(Standard and Custom Objects 14%) Describe the standard object architecture and relationship model

Question 1

what are the two types of objects in salesforce?

Answer 1

standard and custom

Question 2

what are standard objects?

Answer 2

they are pre-built objects in salesforce giving the org an initial data model

Question 3

examples of standard objects are?

Answer 3

campaigns, leads, accounts, contacts, opportunities and cases

Question 4

what are custom objects

Answer 4

are those that an administrator creates and defines specifically for a use case

Question 5

what does both standard and custom objects come with?

Answer 5

standard fields but can be expanded with custom fields

Question 6

can standard objects be hidden from a user?

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

can a standard objects be deleted?

Answer 7

no never

Question 8

can standard objects be renamed?

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

what are the main standard objects?

Answer 9

Account, Contact, Lead, Campaign, Opportunity, Case, Solution, User

Question 10

Types of object relationships

Answer 10

master-detail and lookup

Question 11

what is a master detail relationship?

Answer 11

-Tightly relates two objects through a parent-child relationship.

Question 12

what is a lookup relationship.

Answer 12

-A loose relationship between objects

Question 13

where can related records from look-up or master-detail relationships be seen?

Answer 13

related lists on page layout. related list on the parent record displays related child records

Question 14

use of a lookup relationship

Answer 14

Links objects together so users can see related items from one object on another

Question 15

what regular and special relationships can a lookup relationship have?

Answer 15

-can be one-to-one, one-to-many, self, external(external object is the parent), indirect( external object is the child), or hierarchical ( only for user object, allows for a lookup relationship between two users for a custom hierarchy that allows you to point to the next higher up)

Question 16

what relationships can master detail relationship have?

Answer 16

-can be one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many

Question 17

self relationship

Answer 17

Lookup relationship to the same object. e.g an account connected to another account field

Question 18

external relationship

Answer 18

special lookup relationship where the parent is the external object

Question 19

indirect relationship

Answer 19

special indirect relationship where the child is the external object

Question 20

hierarchical relationship

Answer 20

special lookup relationship with a user object only

Question 21

what does a lookup relationship not inherit unlike a master-detail relationship?

Answer 21

sharing and security settings from another object

Question 22

what happens if a master record is deleted?

Answer 22

all of the detail records are deleted as well unless the “allow reparenting” setting is enabled.

Question 23

what does enabling allow reparenting setting do?

Answer 23

allows detail records to be associated with another master record when a master record is deleted

Question 24

what must be true for standard objects to have a relationship with a custom object?

Answer 24

The standard objects must be on the master side.

Question 25

Which is the master if a standard and custom object are related in a master-detail relationship?

Answer 25

the standard object will always be the master in a master detail relationship between a standard and custom object

Question 26

what relationship can create a roll-up summary?

Answer 26

master relationship only!

Question 27

what is a roll-up summary

Answer 27

master detail relationship where there’s a master and several child records. roll up summary updates the sum of the data and inputs it on a field depending on what the formula is. You can get the sum of numbers from all the child records, the minimum number, maximum number ect. it just combines that data and gives you one view on master record

Question 28

What do standard and custom objects become when combined?

Answer 28

become a part of a larger data model through relationships between the objects. those relationships can be tightly define through master detail or more loosely defined with a lookup relationship.

Question 29

when are relationships used in salesforce?

Answer 29

when there’s a need to relate records in an object with records in a different object.

Question 30

how can you customize a standard object?

Answer 30

create a relationship or add fields

Question 31

what does parent mean?

Answer 31

the record the user is looking up. The one with the most records.

Question 32

what does child mean?

Answer 32

The object that has a lookup field that refers to data from the parent

Question 33

which relationship can have a many to many relationship?

Answer 33

master-detail

Question 34

what are the security setting of a child object in a master detail relationship?

Answer 34

child object inherits the sharing and security settings of the parents object and has no settings of its own

Question 35

what are the security settings of a child object in a lookup relationship?

Answer 35

Do not inherit the sharing and security settings from another object unlike- master detail. As a consequence of not having to manually relate an object to another.

Question 36

how are many-to-many relationships implemented?

Answer 36

with the use of a junction object, which sits between 2 other objects and has a master detail relationship with both

Question 37

if you have a relationship with a custom and standard object which one is on the master side?

Answer 37

the standard object

Question 38

can a standard object ever be on the detail side?

Answer 38

no! never! ever!

Question 39

how many total relationships can you have on one object?

Answer 39

40

Question 40

how many master detail relationships can you have in one object?

Answer 40

2

Question 41

how many lookup relationships can you have on a object?

Answer 41

40 *max total

Question 42

which side will the foreign key land on in a object relationship

Answer 42

on the many side of a many - one