Given a Scenario, Recommend and Justify the Appropriate Integration Strategy and the Use of Common Integration Patterns. TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   A marketing team needs to send a daily summary of new leads from Salesforce to an external analytics platform. The summary is not time-sensitive and the volume is large. Which integration strategy is most appropriate?

   • AEvent-driven integration
   • BBatch integration using file transfer
   • CPoint-to-point integration
   • DReal-time API integration
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2. 2application · medium

   A large retail company needs to synchronize product inventory between its Salesforce org and an external warehouse management system (WMS). The WMS updates inventory levels continuously throughout the day, and the sales team must see near-real-time stock availability when creating orders. The company has a requirement to minimize the number of API calls to the WMS to avoid rate limits. Which integration strategy should the architect recommend?

   • AEvent-driven integration using platform events
   • BBatch file transfer every 15 minutes
   • CReal-time request-reply for every inventory check
   • DScheduled batch API call every hour
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4. 3application · medium

   A government agency needs to integrate Salesforce with an external case management system. The external system is legacy and only supports file-based data exchange. The agency needs to update case statuses in Salesforce every 6 hours. Which integration strategy is most appropriate?

   • ABatch file transfer every 6 hours
   • BEvent-driven messaging
   • CReal-time API
   • DPublish-subscribe
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5. 4application · medium

   A global manufacturing company wants to integrate Salesforce with an ERP system to sync order status. The integration must handle high volumes of order updates and tolerate temporary network failures without losing data. The business does not require real-time updates; a delay of up to 5 minutes is acceptable. Which integration strategy best meets these requirements?

   • AAsynchronous messaging with a queue
   • BDirect database replication
   • CBatch file transfer every 24 hours
   • DSynchronous request-reply API
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6. 5application · medium

   A financial services firm must integrate Salesforce with a legacy on-premises core banking system. The legacy system only supports file-based data exchange and can only process data during nightly batch windows. The firm needs to update customer account balances in Salesforce daily. Which integration pattern is most appropriate, and why?

   • APublish-subscribe, because it supports multiple consumers
   • BEvent-driven messaging, because it decouples systems
   • CFile transfer, because it aligns with the legacy system's batch processing capability
   • DReal-time API, because it provides immediate balance updates
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