Which sequence best represents the typical lifecycle of moving code and configuration from development to production?

Production → Testing → Development

Production → Sandbox → Development

Testing → Production → Development

Development → Testing → Production

A company has a large production org with sensitive data. They need a sandbox for UAT that includes a realistic data sample but must exclude certain sensitive records. They also need to refresh this sandbox regularly. Which sandbox type and refresh strategy should they use?

Production environment with restricted user permissions

Full Copy sandbox and manually delete sensitive records after each refresh

Partial Copy sandbox with a sandbox template that filters sensitive data

Developer Pro sandbox and manually create all test data

In the deployment process, what is the typical direction for promoting changes from a sandbox to production?

From production to a sandbox and back

A team is using a typical development lifecycle with Developer sandboxes, a Partial Copy sandbox for integration testing, and production. They need to deploy a new feature that includes a custom object, a trigger, and a change to an existing page layout. What is the most efficient way to deploy these components to production?

Use the Data Export Service to move the components

Create a single outbound change set in the Partial Copy sandbox that includes all three components

Deploy directly from the Developer sandbox to production

Create three separate outbound change sets, one for each component

What is the primary role of a sandbox in the deployment process?

To serve as the live environment for end users

To host the final version of the application for customers

To store backup copies of production data

To provide a safe place for development and testing before changes are deployed to production

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A company has a large production org with sensitive data. They need a sandbox for UAT that includes a realistic data sample but must exclude certain sensitive records. They also need to refresh this sandbox regularly. Which sandbox type and refresh strategy should they use?
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In the deployment process, what is the typical direction for promoting changes from a sandbox to production?
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A team is using a typical development lifecycle with Developer sandboxes, a Partial Copy sandbox for integration testing, and production. They need to deploy a new feature that includes a custom object, a trigger, and a change to an existing page layout. What is the most efficient way to deploy these components to production?
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