SALESFORCE ADMIN EXAM HIGH-YIELD DATA
MODELING, SECURITY, AND AUTOMATION
SUMMARY 2026
◉ What action can a user take on contacts if profile access is CRED
and OWD is public read-write?
Answer: Create, read, edit, and delete all contacts in Salesforce
◉ What action can a user take if profile access is CR and OWD is
public read-write?
Answer: Create and read any contact, but not edit or delete any
contacts
◉ Can OWD open up user profile permissions wider?
Answer: No, OWD can never grant users more access than they have
through user profile permissions
◉ What does Role Hierarchy do?
Answer: Extends access to records when OWD is set to anything
more restrictive than Or read/write
◉ What are sharing rules used for?
,Answer: Opening up record access horizontally to users when org
wide defaults are more restrictive than public read/write
◉ What three items do record types control?
Answer: Business processes, page layouts, and picklist values
◉ Can you edit a standard profile? Can you delete it?
Answer: No, but you can clone a standard to make a profile
◉ What 5 branding settings can users customize?
Answer: Density settings, top navigation bar, chatter branding,
lightning chrome extension
◉ What branding can admins/developers customize?
Answer: default density settings, org wide themes and branding,
report chart picklist colors, app and navigation layouts, record page
layouts, my domain, email templates, mobile branding
◉ Can you make a multi-select picklist a controlling field?
Answer: No
◉ Which two field types can't be a dependent field?
Answer: Standard picklist, checkbox
, ◉ Can you create roll up summary fields from a lookup field?
Answer: No
◉ What is the maximum number of columns you can have on a
related list?
Answer: 10
◉ What function does assigning record types on profile allow?
Answer: Create/edit permission for records with that record type
◉ What happens when you delete a custom field?
Answer: Dependent information, escalation, and assignment rules
are impacted
◉ How long are deleted fields kept in Salesforce?
Answer: 15 days
◉ What factors will prevent deletion of a custom field?
Answer: Workflow rules, existing code
◉ Can a formula field count the values from multiple records?
MODELING, SECURITY, AND AUTOMATION
SUMMARY 2026
◉ What action can a user take on contacts if profile access is CRED
and OWD is public read-write?
Answer: Create, read, edit, and delete all contacts in Salesforce
◉ What action can a user take if profile access is CR and OWD is
public read-write?
Answer: Create and read any contact, but not edit or delete any
contacts
◉ Can OWD open up user profile permissions wider?
Answer: No, OWD can never grant users more access than they have
through user profile permissions
◉ What does Role Hierarchy do?
Answer: Extends access to records when OWD is set to anything
more restrictive than Or read/write
◉ What are sharing rules used for?
,Answer: Opening up record access horizontally to users when org
wide defaults are more restrictive than public read/write
◉ What three items do record types control?
Answer: Business processes, page layouts, and picklist values
◉ Can you edit a standard profile? Can you delete it?
Answer: No, but you can clone a standard to make a profile
◉ What 5 branding settings can users customize?
Answer: Density settings, top navigation bar, chatter branding,
lightning chrome extension
◉ What branding can admins/developers customize?
Answer: default density settings, org wide themes and branding,
report chart picklist colors, app and navigation layouts, record page
layouts, my domain, email templates, mobile branding
◉ Can you make a multi-select picklist a controlling field?
Answer: No
◉ Which two field types can't be a dependent field?
Answer: Standard picklist, checkbox
, ◉ Can you create roll up summary fields from a lookup field?
Answer: No
◉ What is the maximum number of columns you can have on a
related list?
Answer: 10
◉ What function does assigning record types on profile allow?
Answer: Create/edit permission for records with that record type
◉ What happens when you delete a custom field?
Answer: Dependent information, escalation, and assignment rules
are impacted
◉ How long are deleted fields kept in Salesforce?
Answer: 15 days
◉ What factors will prevent deletion of a custom field?
Answer: Workflow rules, existing code
◉ Can a formula field count the values from multiple records?
