Salesforce Platform Administrator Practice Test
Salesforce Admin Automation Practice Questions
Automation makes up 9 of every 60 questions on a Tigertest Salesforce Admin practice test. Here are 10 of the 30 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.
Updated by the Tigertest team. Based on the Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator exam guide. Original questions; 60 per test, weighted like the real exam, 68% to pass. Not affiliated with Salesforce.
1. When a case is created, a field on that same case should be set from its priority as fast as possible. Which flow fits?
- A.A scheduled flow
- B.A before-save flow
- C.An after-save flow
- D.A screen flow
Answer: B. Before-save (fast field update) flows change the triggering record before it is saved, without an extra save, so they are the quickest.
2. When an opportunity closes, a related onboarding record must be created. Which flow fits?
- A.A screen flow
- B.A validation rule
- C.A before-save flow
- D.An after-save flow
Answer: D. After-save flows can create and update related records and run actions. Before-save flows can only update the triggering record.
3. Agents need a step-by-step form that asks questions and creates a case at the end. Which flow type fits?
- A.A screen flow
- B.A platform event flow
- C.A record-triggered flow
- D.A scheduled flow
Answer: A. Screen flows show screens to users and can be launched from Lightning pages, quick actions or the utility bar.
4. Every night at 2 a.m., stale open leads should be marked Inactive. Which flow type fits?
- A.A before-save flow on Lead
- B.A platform event-triggered flow
- C.A schedule-triggered flow
- D.A screen flow
Answer: C. Schedule-triggered flows run at a set time and frequency, optionally for each record in a filtered batch.
5. Which flow type runs only when another flow, Apex or an API call starts it?
- A.A record-triggered flow
- B.A schedule-triggered flow
- C.An autolaunched flow
- D.A screen flow
Answer: C. Autolaunched flows with no trigger run when invoked, for example as a subflow, from Apex or from the REST API.
6. A follow-up task should be created 30 days after an opportunity closes. What should the admin add to the record-triggered flow?
- A.A scheduled path
- B.A loop element
- C.A fault path
- D.A screen element
Answer: A. Scheduled paths run part of an after-save record-triggered flow at a time relative to the trigger or a date field on the record.
7. Which entry setting must a record-triggered flow use to have a scheduled path that fires only once per qualifying change?
- A.When the record is deleted
- B.Every time it is updated
- C.Before the record is saved
- D.Only when updated to meet them
Answer: D. Scheduled paths need the flow to run only when a record is created, or updated to meet its conditions, so it does not reschedule on every edit.
8. Which flow element retrieves records from the database so later elements can use them?
- A.Screen
- B.Get Records
- C.Assignment
- D.Decision
Answer: B. Get Records queries records that meet conditions and stores one record or a collection for later steps.
9. A flow must take different paths depending on a field's value. Which element fits?
- A.Get Records
- B.Decision
- C.Loop
- D.Assignment
Answer: B. Decision elements evaluate conditions and send the flow down the outcome that matches.
10. A flow updates a collection of 300 records. What is the best practice for the update?
- A.Use one flow per record
- B.Use a screen for each record
- C.Update inside the loop
- D.Update once after the loop
Answer: D. Placing Update Records inside a loop can hit governor limits. Change values in the loop, add records to a collection, and update the collection once after it.
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