Salesforce ADX-201 Exam - Topic 6 Question 95 Discussion

Actual exam question for Salesforce's ADX-201 exam

Question #: 95
Topic #: 6

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The administrator has been asked to automate a simple field update on the account. When a

support agent changes the status of the account to 'Audited', they would like the system to

automatically update the Audited date field on the account with today's date.

Which tool should the administrator use to complete this automation?

AApproval process

BFormula Field

CFlow Builder

DValidation Rule

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Suggested Answer: B

A formula field is a type of field that calculates a value based on an expression or formula that references other fields or constants. For example, a formula field can display today's date by using the TODAY() function. In this case, the administrator can create a formula field on the account object that updates the audited date field with today's date when the status of the account is changed to 'Audited'. Reference: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fields_about_formulas.htm&type=5

by France at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Stefany

6 days ago

Definitely Flow Builder. Validation rules and formula fields won't work for this use case.

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Shelton

11 days ago

I agree, Flow Builder is the way to go for this type of automation.

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Ernestine

16 days ago

Flow Builder seems like the best option to automate this field update.

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Rene

21 days ago

I keep mixing up validation rules and approval processes, but I don't think either of those would work for this scenario.

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Keshia

26 days ago

This seems similar to a practice question we did on automating updates; I feel like Flow Builder was the right choice there too.

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Marion

1 month ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about formula fields being more for calculations rather than updates.

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Aleta

1 month ago

I think we might need to use Flow Builder for this, since it can handle updates based on record changes.

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Noble

1 month ago

Flow Builder is probably the way to go. That'll let me build the logic to update the Audited date field when the status changes to 'Audited'.

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Diego

2 months ago

Approval process? I don't think that's the right tool for this kind of simple automation. Feels like overkill.

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Lorean

2 months ago

Validation Rule could work, but that would just prevent the status change if the Audited date isn't set. I'd want something that actually updates the date automatically.

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Nydia

2 months ago

Hmm, not sure if a Formula Field would work here since we need to update the field based on a status change, not just a formula.

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Elenor

2 months ago

I think I'd go with Flow Builder for this one. Seems like the best tool to automate the date update when the status changes.

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