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Salesforce Certified Experience Cloud Consultant (EX-Con-101) Exam - Topic 3 Question 85 Discussion

Posted by Audra on Feb 06, 2025 at 10:28 PM

Northern Trail Outfitters (NIO) is considering how to manage its accounts for the B2B portion of its business. NIO uses person accounts for its B2C business, and business accounts with related contacts for its B2B business. NTO has several B2B customer accounts that are very large. These accounts have child accounts that represent departments and opportunities at the department level that will need to be visible to users at the parent account level. NTO has Customer Community Plus licenses.

How should NTO manage its accounts in its Partner Community?

Suggested Answer: D

To give customers the access they need, CK should use the Account Portal template. The Account Portal template is a pre-built site that includes features such as account management, case management, and refund claims. CK can use this template to provide self-service options to its customers, such as viewing and updating their account information, creating and viewing cases, and submitting refund claims. CK can also provide access to articles from its Knowledge base using the Knowledge component or the CMS Connect component.


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29 comments · newest first
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Brock 11 months ago
I’m leaning towards D, sounds like a safer route given their setup.
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Mike 11 months ago
C seems like a solid choice too, especially for sharing access.
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Coral 12 months ago
Wait, can they even use External Account Hierarchy with person accounts?
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Lettie 12 months ago
Definitely agree with B! External Account Hierarchy is key.
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Roosevelt 1 year ago
I think option B makes the most sense for visibility.
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Benedict 1 year ago
I vaguely recall that if person accounts are involved, it complicates things with the External Account Hierarchy. Option D seems to suggest that, but I’m not completely confident.
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Honey 1 year ago
I’m a bit confused about the implications of using child accounts. I thought extending the role hierarchy was a good approach, but I’m not certain if it applies here.
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Lashanda 1 year ago
I think we practiced a similar question where we had to decide between using sharing sets and role hierarchies. I feel like option C might be the best fit for granting access.
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Zena 1 year ago
I remember discussing the importance of the External Account Hierarchy in class, but I'm not entirely sure if it's the right choice here since they also use person accounts.
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Kati 1 year ago
I feel pretty confident about this. I think the key is to use the Business Accounts and Contacts with Sharing Sets to grant the necessary record access, since NTO has person accounts.
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Derick 1 year ago
Hmm, not sure about this one. I'll need to weigh the pros and cons of the different options and make sure I understand how they work with person accounts and the Customer Community Plus licenses.
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Cassi 1 year ago
Okay, I've got this. Based on the information provided, I think the External Account Hierarchy setting is the way to go to manage the departments as child accounts.
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Kristal 1 year ago
I'm a bit confused by the details here. I'll need to re-read the question and think through the different account hierarchy and sharing options to figure out the best approach.
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Valda 1 year ago
This seems like a tricky question, but I think I have a good strategy. I'll need to carefully consider the different account management options and how they might work with NTO's specific setup.
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Eric 1 year ago
I wonder if the 'Northern Trail Outfitters' name was just a pun on 'no trail left untrodden' in their customer management strategy.
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Arlene 1 year ago
I bet the person who wrote this question has never actually had to manage a real-world B2B account setup. Option B all the way!
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Ailene 1 year ago
Option C sounds like a lot of manual work. I'd rather let Salesforce handle the hierarchy for me. B is the obvious choice here.
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Tula 1 year ago
↳ replying to Ailene
Letting Salesforce handle the hierarchy sounds like the way to go.
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Verda 1 year ago
↳ replying to Ailene
It would definitely simplify things for NTO.
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Pauline 1 year ago
↳ replying to Ailene
I agree, using the External Account Hierarchy setting makes sense.
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Kayleigh 1 year ago
↳ replying to Ailene
I think option B is the best choice.
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Dana 1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused. If they're using person accounts for B2C, can they really use the External Account Hierarchy? Option D might be the safer bet.
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Lachelle 1 year ago
I think option B is the way to go. The External Account Hierarchy sounds perfect for managing those large B2B accounts and their child departments.
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Dudley 1 year ago
↳ replying to Lachelle
Using the External Account Hierarchy setting for departments as child accounts makes sense for NTO's B2B business.
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Tamra 1 year ago
↳ replying to Lachelle
I think option B would provide the visibility needed for users at the parent account level.
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Matt 1 year ago
↳ replying to Lachelle
I agree, option B seems like the best choice for managing those large B2B accounts.
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Stevie 2 years ago
I'm not sure, but maybe we could also consider using groups and sharing rules if needed.
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Stephania 2 years ago
I agree with Tambra. It seems like the most efficient way to grant additional record access.
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Tambra 2 years ago
I think we should use the Business Accounts and Contacts with Sharing Sets option.
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