Describe the Capabilities of and Use Cases for Validation Rules. PLATFORM-APP-BUILDER Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Why are validation rules not suitable for complex cross-object logic?

   • AThey only run on standard objects.
   • BThey cannot use formulas.
   • CThey can only reference fields on the same record.
   • DThey are too slow for large data volumes.
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2. 7application · medium

   A marketing agency uses Salesforce to manage campaigns. They have a custom object 'Campaign_Entry__c' with fields 'Start_Date__c' and 'End_Date__c'. They want to ensure the End Date is after the Start Date. The admin creates a validation rule with the error message 'End Date must be after Start Date'. Where should this error be displayed to provide the best user experience?

   • AOn the 'Start_Date__c' field
   • BOn the 'End_Date__c' field
   • CIn the 'Activity History' related list
   • DAt the top of the page layout
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4. 8application · medium

   A university uses Salesforce to manage course registrations. They have a custom object 'Registration__c' with a field 'Student_Email__c'. They want to ensure the email address contains an '@' symbol. Which validation rule formula should the admin use?

   • ALEN(Student_Email__c) > 5
   • BNOT(CONTAINS(Student_Email__c, "@"))
   • CCONTAINS(Student_Email__c, "@")
   • DISBLANK(Student_Email__c)
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5. 9expert · hard

   A manufacturing company uses Salesforce to track work orders. They need to enforce a business rule: a Work Order cannot be marked 'Closed' if any related 'Safety Inspection' records have a status of 'Pending'. The admin attempts to create a validation rule on the Work Order object but is unable to reference the related records. What is the most likely reason for this limitation, and what should the admin do instead?

   • AThe admin must first create a formula field on the Work Order object that rolls up the 'Pending' statuses, then reference that field in the validation rule.
   • BValidation rules only run on record creation, not on updates; the admin should use a workflow rule instead.
   • CThe 'Safety Inspection' object is not on the page layout; the admin should add it to the layout and retry.
   • DValidation rules cannot reference fields from related objects; the admin should use a Flow or Apex trigger to enforce this cross-object rule.
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6. 10application · medium

   A software company uses Salesforce to track bug reports. They have a custom object 'Bug__c' with a field 'Severity__c' (picklist: Low, Medium, High, Critical). They want to ensure that when Severity is 'Critical', the 'Priority__c' field must be set to 'High'. The admin creates a validation rule. What should the error message and location be?

   • AError message: 'Critical bugs require High priority.' Location: At the top of the page layout.
   • BError message: 'Priority must be High for Critical bugs.' Location: On the 'Priority__c' field.
   • CError message: 'Invalid Severity.' Location: On the 'Severity__c' field.
   • DError message: 'Please fix the bug.' Location: On the 'Priority__c' field.
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