PD1 Deployment Strategies 2

Question 1

Which Salesforce tool allows developers to compare metadata between two orgs or between an org and a local directory?

Accepted Answer

Salesforce CLI (sf org diff)

Answer

The Salesforce CLI provides the 'sf org diff' command to compare metadata between orgs or between an org and a local directory.

Question 2

What happens to a record-triggered Flow when it is deployed to a new org via a Change Set?

Accepted Answer

It deploys as Inactive and must be manually activated

Answer

Flows deployed via Change Sets arrive in Inactive status and must be manually activated in the destination org.

Question 3

A developer needs to deploy only a subset of components from a package.xml. Which approach achieves this without modifying the original package.xml?

Accepted Answer

Use a separate package.xml with only the desired components

Answer

Creating a separate package.xml listing only the desired components is the cleanest way to deploy a subset of metadata.

Question 4

Which deployment method is BEST suited for complex environments requiring approval gates between Dev, QA, and Production?

Accepted Answer

Salesforce CLI with a CI/CD pipeline

Answer

Salesforce CLI integrated with a CI/CD pipeline supports automated testing, approval gates, and controlled progression across environments.

Question 5

What is the purpose of the 'sf project deploy preview' command?

Accepted Answer

Shows what would be deployed without actually deploying

Answer

'sf project deploy preview' performs a dry run showing which components would be deployed without making any changes to the org.

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