SP Software Development Lifecycle 3

Question 1

In Salesforce DevOps, what is a 'scratch org' primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

Short-lived, configurable dev environments spun up on demand for feature development

Answer

Scratch orgs are ephemeral Salesforce environments configured from source that exist for up to 30 days, ideal for isolated feature development.

Question 2

Which type of sandbox provides a full copy of production data and is typically used for performance and load testing?

Accepted Answer

Full Copy Sandbox

Answer

A Full Copy Sandbox replicates all production data and metadata, making it suitable for load testing and final UAT.

Question 3

What is the maximum number of active scratch orgs a Salesforce DX project can have by default with a Developer Edition org?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

Developer Edition orgs allow up to 5 active scratch orgs at a time by default, while Enterprise orgs receive a higher limit.

Question 4

A team is using GitFlow. After completing a hotfix branch merged into main, what additional step is required per GitFlow conventions?

Accepted Answer

Merge the hotfix branch back into the develop branch as well

Answer

GitFlow requires hotfix branches to be merged into both main and develop so that the fix is included in ongoing feature development.

Question 5

Which Salesforce CLI command retrieves metadata from an org into the local SFDX project source format?

Accepted Answer

sf project retrieve start

Answer

The 'sf project retrieve start' command pulls metadata from a connected org into the local source-format project directory.

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