Given a Set of Business Requirements, Describe the Appropriate Combination of Declarative and Programmatic Functionality Within a Solution. TECHNICAL-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 5)

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1. 21expert · hard

   A company has an existing Apex trigger on the Account object that performs complex calculations and updates related records. The team now needs to add a simple validation that prevents Account names from containing special characters. The team wants to minimize the risk of breaking the existing trigger. Which approach should the architect recommend?

   • AAdd the validation as a Validation Rule, keeping the Apex trigger untouched.
   • BUse a Flow to validate the Account name and block the save.
   • CAdd the validation logic to the existing Apex trigger.
   • DCreate a new Apex trigger on the Account object for the validation.
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2. 22application · medium

   A real estate company needs to calculate the total commission for a Property__c record based on the sum of commissions from all related Transaction__c records. The commission amount is a formula on the Transaction__c record. The total must be displayed on the Property__c record and used in reports. Which approach should the architect recommend?

   • AWrite an Apex trigger on Transaction__c that updates a custom field on Property__c with the total.
   • BCreate a formula field on Property__c that uses a cross-object formula to sum the Transaction__c commissions.
   • CUse a Flow that runs on Transaction__c creation and updates the Property__c total.
   • DCreate a Roll-Up Summary field on Property__c that sums the commission formula field from Transaction__c.
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4. 23application · medium

   A company needs to ensure that when a Case is closed, the related Account's 'Last_Case_Closed_Date__c' field is updated to the current date. The company also wants to send an email to the Account Owner. The team prefers to use declarative tools as much as possible. Which combination should the architect recommend?

   • AUse an Apex trigger to update the Account field and a Flow to send the email.
   • BUse a Process Builder to update the Account field and an email alert to send the email.
   • CUse a Flow to update the Account field and send the email.
   • DUse a Workflow Rule to update the Account field and a separate Flow to send the email.
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5. 24foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a best practice for maintainability when choosing between declarative and programmatic solutions?

   • AAlways use declarative solutions because they are easier to maintain
   • BAlways use programmatic solutions because they are more flexible
   • CUse a mix of declarative and programmatic without considering maintainability
   • DUse the simplest solution that meets the requirements, preferring declarative when possible
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6. 25expert · hard

   A company is designing a solution where a custom button on the Opportunity record must perform a complex calculation, update the Opportunity, and then call an external system. The calculation involves iterating over all related Quote records and their line items. The company expects the button to be used by up to 50 users concurrently. Which approach should the architect recommend?

   • ACreate a Flow that performs the calculation and callout, and invoke it from a custom button.
   • BCreate a Visualforce page with an Apex controller that performs the calculation and callout.
   • CCreate an Apex trigger on Opportunity that performs the calculation and callout when the button is clicked.
   • DCreate an Apex @AuraEnabled method that performs the calculation and callout, and invoke it from a Lightning Web Component button.
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