Demonstrate the Ability to Handle Unexpected Roadblocks and Determine the Appropriate Next Steps. TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21expert · hard

   A technical architect is designing a Salesforce solution that must integrate with a legacy system. The legacy system is being decommissioned in six months, and the client is planning a migration to a new system. The architect discovers that the legacy system's API has a known bug that causes data corruption in certain edge cases. The client is aware of the bug but cannot fix it before the decommission. What should the architect do?

   • ADesign the integration to avoid the edge cases that trigger the bug, and document the limitation.
   • BAssess the business impact of the bug, then present the trade-offs of each mitigation approach to the client for a decision.
   • CBuild a data validation layer in the integration to detect and correct corrupted data.
   • DRecommend that the client accelerate the migration to the new system to avoid the bug entirely.
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2. 22foundation · easy

   A technical architect implements a workaround for a roadblock, but after a few days, the workaround is not fully resolving the issue. What should the architect do next?

   • AAbandon the workaround and restart the original plan
   • BEscalate the issue to the project sponsor immediately
   • CContinue with the workaround and hope it improves over time
   • DAnalyze why the workaround is not working and adjust the approach
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4. 23application · medium

   A technical architect implements a contingency plan to use a batch data load instead of a real-time integration to meet a deadline. After the first batch run, the architect notices that the data load is taking longer than expected and may still miss the deadline. What should the architect do?

   • AAnalyze the batch performance, identify bottlenecks, and adjust the batch size or schedule to improve throughput.
   • BContinue with the batch load and hope the remaining runs are faster.
   • CEscalate the issue to the project sponsor and request a timeline extension immediately.
   • DStop the batch load and revert to the original real-time integration, even if it was delayed.
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5. 24application · medium

   During a Salesforce rollout, the technical architect learns that the client's network team has blocked outbound API calls to a required external service, and the change control process to unblock it will take two weeks. The project timeline is tight. What should the architect do?

   • ADevelop a contingency plan, such as using an on-premises middleware or a different network path, while escalating the issue to the project sponsor.
   • BReconfigure Salesforce to use a different external service that is not blocked.
   • CWait for the network team to resolve the issue and inform the project manager of the delay.
   • DAsk the client to sign a waiver accepting the delay, since the network issue is outside the architect's control.
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6. 25application · medium

   A technical architect is reviewing the test results of a Salesforce integration and notices that a specific field mapping is incorrect, causing data to be written to the wrong field in the target system. The error is not caught by the test suite. What should the architect do first?

   • AInform the project sponsor of the issue and ask for guidance on how to proceed.
   • BIgnore the issue because it was not caught by the test suite and may not be important.
   • CAssess the impact of the incorrect mapping on the data and the business processes that use it.
   • DFix the field mapping and rerun the tests to confirm the correction.
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