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Salesforce Plat-Dev-210 Exam - Topic 2 Question 12 Discussion

Posted by Scarlet on Mar 31, 2026 at 09:09 PM

A developer needs to configure a calculation procedure to calculate the sum of the entire base price.

What is the most efficient way for the developer to meet this requirement?

Suggested Answer: B

he Aggregation Step in a calculation procedure allows the developer to perform aggregate functions such as SUM, COUNT, MIN, MAX, and AVG on the output of a previous step.The developer can use this step to calculate the sum of the entire base price by specifying the field name and the aggregation function


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12 comments · newest first
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Deja 3 months ago
Option A seems good too, but it might be overkill for this task.
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Monroe 3 months ago
I prefer option C. Calculation steps are straightforward.
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Freeman 3 months ago
I think option B is the best. Aggregation steps are efficient.
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Louvenia 4 months ago
Wait, can you really use a Preprocessor for this?
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Michel 4 months ago
D? Really? That seems unnecessary.
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Lai 4 months ago
C sounds right, but I’m not sure about the efficiency.
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Susy 5 months ago
I think A might be overkill for this task.
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Donette 6 months ago
B is the simplest option for this.
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Xochitl 6 months ago
I lean towards option B, but I wonder if there are performance implications I haven't considered. It seems like the simplest approach.
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Gwen 7 months ago
I'm a bit confused about the difference between a Preprocessor and a Postprocessor. I feel like creating a Postprocessor class might be overkill for just summing prices.
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Brett 7 months ago
I remember practicing a similar question where we had to choose between a calculation step and a postprocessor. I think the calculation step could be the right choice here.
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Ruthann 7 months ago
I think adding an Aggregation Step as SUM (BasePrice) might be the most straightforward option, but I'm not entirely sure if it's the most efficient.
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