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Salesforce Plat-Admn-301 Exam - Topic 6 Question 2 Discussion

Actual exam question for Salesforce's Plat-Admn-301 exam
Question #: 2
Topic #: 6
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AW Computers has created a custom field called Government ID on a custom object. Most users with a custom Sales profile should be unable to access this field. A select group of Sales users called the Institutional Team should be able to access the Government ID field via reports.

How should an administrator accommodate this request?

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Suggested Answer: A

A permission set is a collection of settings and permissions that give users access to various tools and functions in Salesforce. A permission set can be used to extend users' functional access without changing their profiles. You can assign permission sets to individual users or groups of users based on their business needs. In this case, you can create a permission set with Read access to the Government ID field on the custom object and assign it to the Institutional Team users who need access to this field via reports. Reference: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.perm_sets_overview.htm&type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.perm_sets_create.htm&type=5


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Teri
7 days ago
A) seems like the best option for access control.
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Tayna
12 days ago
A) is a bit too simple. A permission set alone won't give the Institutional Team the ability to report on the field.
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Lizbeth
17 days ago
Haha, D) is a funny one. Sharing a report with the sensitive field in a public folder? That's a recipe for disaster!
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Iola
22 days ago
C) is a good option too. Marking the field as read-only and then creating a permission set to re-enable reporting for the Institutional Team is a valid approach.
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Azzie
28 days ago
B) is the correct answer. Configuring a report type with the field and assigning it to the Institutional Team is the best way to accommodate this request.
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Quentin
1 month ago
I’m a bit confused about option D. Sharing a report seems like it wouldn’t actually control field access properly for the Institutional Team.
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Gianna
1 month ago
This question reminds me of a practice scenario we did where we had to manage field access. I think option B might be relevant since it talks about configuring report types.
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Vallie
1 month ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like option C could work too since it mentions making the field Read Only for the Sales profile.
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Justine
2 months ago
I think I'm going to go with option B. Creating a custom report type and assigning it to the Institutional Team is a nice, targeted solution that should meet the requirements.
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Stephanie
2 months ago
Option D seems a bit risky to me. Sharing a report with sensitive information in a public folder doesn't seem like the best idea. I'd want to keep that more controlled.
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Valentin
2 months ago
I'm leaning towards option A. A permission set with read access to the field seems like the simplest approach to give the Institutional Team the access they need.
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Rolland
2 months ago
I remember we discussed permission sets in class, so I think option A makes sense for giving specific access to the Institutional Team.
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Nakita
2 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused. Wouldn't option C be better? That way we can just mark the field as read-only on the sales profile and then create a permission set to re-enable reporting for the Institutional Team.
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Wendell
2 months ago
I think option B is the way to go here. Creating a custom report type with the Government ID field and then assigning that to the Institutional Team seems like the cleanest solution.
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