Salesforce Plat-101 Exam - Topic 1 Question 10 Discussion

Actual exam question for Salesforce's Plat-101 exam

Question #: 10
Topic #: 1

A sales rep at Get Cloudy Consulting asks the new Salesforce associate to give them a report showing all the active accounts for the sales rep's territory.

Where should the associate go to create a new report for Accounts?

ASetup

BAccounts tab

CReports tab

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Suggested Answer: C

The Reports tab is where the associate should go to create a new report for Accounts. The Reports tab allows the user to create, view, edit, and run reports in Salesforce. The user can select a report type, such as Accounts, Accounts with Contacts, or Accounts with Opportunities, and then add filters, groupings, charts, and other features to customize the report. The Setup menu is where the user can configure the settings and customization of Salesforce, such as creating objects, fields, workflows, and security settings. The Accounts tab is where the user can view, create, edit, and delete account records in Salesforce.

by Leanora at Jan 25, 2026, 12:00 PM

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Clare

24 days ago

Totally agree, Reports tab is the way to go!

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Valene

29 days ago

I thought you had to use the dashboard for that?

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Nieves

1 month ago

You can create it from the Accounts object too.

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Arthur

1 month ago

Just go to the Reports tab!

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Tesha

1 month ago

The Reports tab is the obvious choice. Unless you're a Salesforce newbie, that is.

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Hyman

2 months ago

Reports tab, of course! Where else would you create a report?

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Latrice

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure. Maybe the Dashboards tab?

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Daren

2 months ago

Definitely the Reports tab. That's where you go to create custom reports.

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Barrett

2 months ago

I think the Accounts tab is the right place to create the report.

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Aretha

2 months ago

The report should be created in the Reports tab.

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Terry

3 months ago

If I recall correctly, we should be able to create a new report from the Reports tab and then select the Accounts report type.

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Tamesha

3 months ago

I’m a bit confused about whether we should start from the Accounts object or just go straight to the Reports section.

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Maile

3 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question where we had to create a report. I think we might need to use the report builder to set the criteria.

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Reid

4 months ago

I think we need to go to the Reports tab, but I'm not entirely sure if there's a specific way to filter for active accounts.

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Lawana

4 months ago

I'm a little confused on the best way to approach this. I'll need to review my notes and maybe even ask the instructor for some guidance to make sure I'm doing this correctly.

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Nickolas

4 months ago

Easy peasy! I'd just head to the Reports section, click "New Report", and then select the Accounts object. Should be straightforward from there.

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Vincenza

4 months ago

Okay, for this type of request, I'd probably go to the Reports tab and see if I can create a new custom report from there. That seems like the most logical place to start.

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Earnestine

4 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure where exactly to go to create a new report. I'll need to check the Salesforce documentation to make sure I'm on the right track.

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Sina

5 months ago

I think I'd start by going to the Accounts object and seeing if there's a report template I can use as a starting point.

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