Plat-Arch-202 sample questions

Question 1

A startup is designing its Salesforce architecture. They anticipate three distinct development teams working on separate functional areas: Sales Cloud customization, a custom partner portal (Experience Cloud), and an internal HR app. These teams need to work independently but share a common data model. Which Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) model best supports this requirement?

Accepted Answer

Package Development Model with Unlocked Packages using a dependency strategy.

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Change Set Development Model with three separate Developer Pro sandboxes.

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Managed Package Model with a private AppExchange listing.

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Org Development Model with a single monolithic repository.

Question 2

True or False: In a Continuous Delivery (CD) pipeline for Salesforce, 'Continuous Deployment' implies that every change that passes automated testing is automatically deployed to Production without manual intervention, whereas 'Continuous Delivery' requires a manual approval step for the final Production release.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 3

An architect is designing a sandbox strategy for a large enterprise project with two parallel workstreams: 'Core CRM Updates' and 'New Billing Integration'. Both streams have a major go-live in 3 months.

Which sandbox configuration ensures isolation during development while allowing for early conflict detection? (Select TWO)

Accepted Answer

Assign separate Developer Pro sandboxes for each workstream to build features independently.

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Use a shared Partial Copy sandbox as a 'System Integration' environment where both streams merge code weekly.

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Wait until the week before go-live to merge both streams into the Production org.

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Merge both streams directly into a Full Copy sandbox for development to ensure data accuracy.

Question 4

A multinational corporation has a strict requirement to test all customizations against the upcoming Salesforce Winter release before it hits production. They have a Full Copy sandbox currently on the Summer release.

What action must the architect take to ensure they have a valid environment for testing the Winter release features?

Accepted Answer

Refresh the Full Copy sandbox during the 'Sandbox Preview' window ensuring the sandbox is routed to a preview instance.

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Do nothing; all sandboxes are automatically upgraded to the preview release 30 days before production.

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Use a Scratch Org, as scratch orgs always default to the upcoming release version regardless of configuration.

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Submit a case to Salesforce Support requesting the Winter release be applied to their Production org immediately.

Question 5

The Centers of Excellence (CoE) for a large retail company is defining the role of the 'Release Manager'. Which set of responsibilities correctly aligns with this role in a Salesforce ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Managing the deployment schedule, resolving environment conflicts, and coordinating the path to production.

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Designing the data model, writing Apex triggers, and conducting code reviews.

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Setting strategic vision, approving budget, and hiring implementation partners.

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Defining business requirements, writing user stories, and conducting User Acceptance Testing.

Question 6

A conglomerate is deciding between a Single-Org and Multi-Org strategy. They have three business units (BU):
1. BU A operates in the EU and deals with strict GDPR data residency requirements.
2. BU B operates in the US and requires high-volume B2C transaction processing.
3. BU C is a global internal IT support function.

Which strategy addresses the regulatory and performance constraints most effectively?

Accepted Answer

Multi-Org Strategy: Separate orgs for BU A (EU) and BU B (US), with a third org or shared instance for BU C.

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Multi-Org Strategy with Salesforce to Salesforce connection for all data replication.

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Single-Org Strategy with Salesforce Shield Platform Encryption and Divisions.

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Single-Org Strategy with distinct Apps and Profiles for each BU.

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The Centers of Excellence (CoE) for a large retail company is defining the role of the 'Release Manager'. Which set of responsibilities correctly aligns with this role in a Salesforce ecosystem?

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