SLM Program Rules 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which rule type in Salesforce Loyalty Management is used to automatically assign points when a member makes a qualifying purchase?
- Segment Assignment Rule
- Accrual Rule (Correct answer)
- Redemption Rule
- Tier Change Rule
Correct answer: Accrual Rule
Accrual Rules define the logic for awarding points or currency to members based on qualifying transactions or activities.
Question 2: A loyalty program administrator wants to prevent a rule from firing multiple times for the same transaction. Which setting should be configured?
- Rule Priority
- Rule Limit (Correct answer)
- Rule Stacking
- Rule Exclusion
Correct answer: Rule Limit
Rule Limit controls how many times a specific rule can be applied, preventing duplicate point awards for the same event.
Question 3: In Salesforce Loyalty Management, what is the purpose of a 'Qualifying Points' accrual rule compared to a 'Non-Qualifying Points' rule?
- Qualifying points count toward tier status; non-qualifying points do not (Correct answer)
- Non-qualifying points expire faster than qualifying points
- Qualifying points can be redeemed; non-qualifying points cannot
- Non-qualifying points are awarded in bonus promotions only
Correct answer: Qualifying points count toward tier status; non-qualifying points do not
Qualifying Points accumulate toward tier threshold calculations, while Non-Qualifying Points only add to the member's redeemable balance.
Question 4: A retailer wants to award double points on weekends. Which feature of Program Rules supports this time-based condition?
- Rule Effective Date
- Rule Schedule
- Rule Condition with Date/Time filter (Correct answer)
- Promotion Overlap Setting
Correct answer: Rule Condition with Date/Time filter
Rule Conditions can include Date/Time filters that restrict when a rule applies, enabling time-specific accrual scenarios.
Question 5: When configuring a redemption rule, what does the 'Minimum Redemption Amount' field control?
- The maximum points a member can redeem per transaction
- The lowest number of points a member must redeem at one time (Correct answer)
- The minimum purchase amount required to trigger redemption
- The minimum number of items in the cart for redemption to apply
Correct answer: The lowest number of points a member must redeem at one time
Minimum Redemption Amount sets the floor for how many points a member must use in a single redemption event.
Question 6: A loyalty program has two accrual rules that could both apply to a single transaction. Which mechanism determines which rule executes first?
- Rule Type
- Rule Priority (Correct answer)
- Rule Effective Date
- Rule Category
Correct answer: Rule Priority
Rule Priority is a numeric field that determines the order in which rules are evaluated when multiple rules match the same event.
Question 7: Which object in Salesforce Loyalty Management stores the individual execution log of a program rule for audit purposes?
- Loyalty Member Currency
- Journal
- Transaction Journal (Correct answer)
- Rule Execution Log
Correct answer: Transaction Journal
Transaction Journals record each loyalty event, including which rules fired and what currency adjustments were made.
Which rule type in Salesforce Loyalty Management is used to automatically assign points when a member makes a qualifying purchase?