SAA Development & Deployment 4

Question 1

An architect is evaluating packaging strategies. Which statement BEST describes the difference between unlocked packages and managed packages?

Accepted Answer

Managed packages support upgrades and intellectual property protection; unlocked packages offer flexibility without IP protection

Answer

Managed packages protect ISV intellectual property and support versioned upgrades, while unlocked packages give customers full control and visibility of the source.

Question 2

A company uses a scratch org strategy for feature development. What is a scratch org PRIMARILY designed for?

Accepted Answer

Short-lived, source-driven development environments created from a project definition file

Answer

Scratch orgs are disposable, short-lived environments (up to 30 days) created from a definition file to support source-driven Salesforce DX development.

Question 3

During deployment, a validation fails due to an Apex test class not covering a new trigger. Which action should the architect take FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Write or update test methods to cover the trigger's logic

Answer

The correct first step is to write or update Apex test methods that cover the new trigger logic to meet the 75% coverage requirement.

Question 4

An architect wants to prevent accidental changes to production during off-hours deployments. Which control is MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

Use a deployment window enforced through the CI/CD pipeline with branch protection rules

Answer

Branch protection rules and deployment window controls in the CI/CD pipeline enforce approved time windows and prevent unauthorized production deployments.

Question 5

A developer must invoke an external REST API from Salesforce when a record is saved, without blocking the user's transaction. What is the recommended pattern?

Accepted Answer

A @future(callout=true) method called from an after-save trigger

Answer

A @future(callout=true) method executes asynchronously after the transaction commits, allowing HTTP callouts without blocking the user's save operation.

(SAA) Salesforce Application Architect Certification Practice Test

(SAA) Salesforce Application Architect Certification Practice Test

SAA Development & Deployment 4