Custom object design, page layouts, and app development concepts tested on the Salesforce Platform App Builder certification exam.
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- What is the primary purpose of a custom object in Salesforce?
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To store custom data specific to your organization's unique business requirements.- How many custom objects can a single Salesforce org create by default?
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Up to 2,000 custom objects, limited by storage and license type.- What are the two main components of a page layout?
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Fields and related lists.- What is the purpose of a record type in Salesforce?
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To allow different users to see different page layouts, field values, and picklist options for the same object.- What is a lookup relationship?
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A relationship that links two objects together, allowing records to reference records from another object.- What is the difference between a lookup and a master-detail relationship?
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Master-detail creates a parent-child relationship where child records cannot exist without a parent; lookup allows optional references.- What happens to child records when you delete a master record in a master-detail relationship?
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Child records are automatically deleted (cascade delete).- How many master-detail relationships can a single custom object have?
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Up to 2 master-detail relationships per object.- What is a Salesforce app?
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A collection of tabs, pages, and features organized to provide functionality for a specific business process or user group.- What types of tabs can you add to a Salesforce app?
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Standard object tabs, custom object tabs, web tabs, and Visualforce tabs.- What is the App Launcher?
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A navigation interface that displays all apps and items accessible to the current user.- What is a validation rule?
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A rule that prevents users from saving records that do not meet specified criteria.- At what point does a validation rule execute?
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Before the record is saved, during the save process.- What is the maximum length of a validation rule error message?
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4,000 characters.- What is a field dependency in Salesforce?
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A relationship between two picklist fields where the available values in one field depend on the value selected in another field.
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