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Salesforce Certified Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect (Plat-Arch-205) Exam - Topic 4 Question 69 Discussion

A sales rep (John) at Universal Containers requested to update information in an account record where he has Read-Only access. John requested the Edit access permission from the owner of the record (Paul). Paul manually shared the record with John.Assuming the organization-wide default of the Account object is Public Read-Only, what is the impact in the system?
B) New AccountShare record is created. Row Cause is ''Manual'' and Access Level is ''Read/Write''.
A) Existing AccountShare record is updated. Row Cause is 'Manual'' and Access Level is 'Read/Write'.
C) New AccountShare record is created. Row Cause is ''Owner'' and Access Level is 'Full'.

Salesforce Certified Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect (Plat-Arch-205) Exam - Topic 4 Question 69 Discussion

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Question #: 69
Topic #: 4
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A sales rep (John) at Universal Containers requested to update information in an account record where he has Read-Only access. John requested the Edit access permission from the owner of the record (Paul). Paul manually shared the record with John.

Assuming the organization-wide default of the Account object is Public Read-Only, what is the impact in the system?

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

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France
3 months ago
No, it's definitely B. John needs Edit access, so new share.
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Willetta
3 months ago
But what about A? Existing record could be updated too.
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Brittani
3 months ago
I agree, B makes sense. Manual sharing means new entry.
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Vince
3 months ago
I think it's B. New record created.
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Lorrie
3 months ago
Seems odd that it’s a new record, but I guess that’s how it works!
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Rasheeda
4 months ago
I think it’s definitely B. Manual sharing creates a new record.
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Daryl
4 months ago
Wait, why would it be a new record? Isn’t it just updating the existing one?
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Cassi
4 months ago
Totally agree with Kassandra!
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Kassandra
4 months ago
B is the correct answer. New AccountShare record gets created.
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Dorthy
4 months ago
B) makes the most sense. Can't believe someone would actually think the system would just update the existing record. That's just wishful thinking.
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Leatha
5 months ago
Haha, John must have some serious negotiation skills to get that Read/Write access. Smooth talker, that one.
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Felicia
5 months ago
C) would be nice, but the question clearly states the owner manually shared the record, not set it to Full access.
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Karima
5 months ago
Wow, I'm surprised the default is Public Read-Only. Seems a bit restrictive for sales reps.
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Elinore
5 months ago
B) is the correct answer. The manual sharing by the record owner will create a new AccountShare record with Read/Write access.
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Joanna
6 months ago
I’m confused about the Row Cause. If Paul is the owner, wouldn’t it be C? But then again, I remember that manual sharing creates a new record.
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Malcolm
6 months ago
I practiced a similar question where sharing settings were involved, and I think it was about creating a new record, so I lean towards B as well.
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Tammy
6 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about Row Cause being important. I feel like it could be A since it mentions updating an existing record.
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Dalene
6 months ago
I think the answer might be B because when Paul shares the record with John, it should create a new AccountShare record.
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Yong
6 months ago
I've got this! The manual sharing should override the organization-wide default, so a new AccountShare record will be created with Read/Write access. I'm confident that option B is the right answer here.
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Royal
6 months ago
Okay, let me break this down step-by-step. The key information is that the account has a Public Read-Only default, and the record owner manually shared it with the sales rep. I think option B is the correct answer, but I'll double-check the details to be sure.
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Mi
7 months ago
Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'm a bit confused about the different access levels and how they interact with the organization-wide default. I'll need to make sure I fully understand the scenario before selecting an answer.
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Caprice
7 months ago
I think I understand the question, but I'm not entirely sure about the impact in the system. I'll need to carefully review the options and think through the organization-wide default and manual sharing.
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Paul
24 days ago
Right! It’s interesting how sharing works in Salesforce.
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Odette
2 months ago
Yeah, I agree. Manual sharing changes the access level.
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Ryan
2 months ago
I believe it's option B. A new AccountShare record gets created.
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