Salesforce Plat-Admn-301 Exam - Topic 4 Question 6 Discussion

Actual exam question for Salesforce's Plat-Admn-301 exam

Question #: 6
Topic #: 4

A custom object called Item has a many-to-many relationship with the Account and Quota objects. At Cloud Kicks, account owners are changed frequently while ownership of Quota records remains unchanged. When an account owner is updated, the new account owner can only see Item records if they are also the owner of the Quota record.

What step should the administrator take to give access to all Item records?

Change the data format of the Quota relationship field from master-detail to lookup.

ARe-assign the Quota master-detail to the primary and the

BAccount master-detail to secondary.

CCreate a Quota criteria-based sharing rule using ISCHANGED for the Account Owner field.

DGive the account owner Read access to both the Account and the Quota objects

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Suggested Answer: D

Giving the account owner Read access to both the Account and the Quota objects will give access to all Item records. Since Item is a junction object between Account and Quota, users need to have at least Read access to both parent objects to see Item records. If users have access to only one parent object, they will not be able to see Item records related to the other parent object. Reference: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.relationships_manytomany.htm&type=5

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

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Willetta

13 days ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about changing the data format. Seems like it could have unintended consequences.

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Erick

18 days ago

I'd go with C. Criteria-based sharing rules are a neat way to handle this kind of scenario.

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Glendora

23 days ago

Option D seems like the most straightforward solution. Why complicate things?

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Alysa

28 days ago

I’m a bit confused about the implications of changing the relationship type. Wouldn't that affect existing records?

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Queen

1 month ago

I feel like giving the account owner Read access to both objects might be the simplest solution, but I can't recall if that's enough.

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Odelia

1 month ago

I think we practiced a question similar to this where sharing rules were involved. Maybe option C could work?

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Craig

1 month ago

I remember something about master-detail relationships and how they control access, but I'm not sure if changing it to a lookup is the right move here.

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Ryan

2 months ago

I'm a bit unsure about this one. The relationship between the objects is tricky, and I'm not sure if changing the data format of the Quota relationship field is the right approach. I think I'll need to re-read the question and think it through a bit more.

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Cathrine

2 months ago

I'm leaning towards option D. If we give the account owner Read access to both the Account and Quota objects, that should solve the problem and give them visibility into the Item records.

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Brigette

2 months ago

Okay, I'm thinking option C might be the way to go. If we create a criteria-based sharing rule using ISCHANGED for the Account Owner field, that should give the new account owner access to the Item records through the Quota records.

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Carylon

2 months ago

Hmm, I think the key here is that the Quota records are not changing ownership, but the Account records are. So we need to find a way to give the account owner access to the Quota records as well.

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Lenora

2 months ago

I'm a bit confused by this question. It seems like we need to give the account owner access to the Item records, but the relationship between Item and Quota is the tricky part.

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