Sales & service applications
⏱ ~3-min readAceMark GuideWhat this topic is really about
Tasks log completed activities like calls and emails, with relationships to a Contact (Who) and another record like Opportunity (What). Events are calendar items with a duration. Notes attach text.
Case assignment rules automatically assign new cases to users or queues based on criteria such as origin or type. Escalation rules act when SLAs are missed, validation rules enforce data quality, and sharing rules grant record access.
See the mechanism
Tasks log completed activities like calls and emails, with relationships to a Contact (Who) and another record like Opportunity (What). A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.
An exam-style question, fully explained
A sales rep logs a phone call and links it to a contact and opportunity. Which standard object captures this?
- Identify what the question tests: A sales rep logs a phone call and links it to a contact and opportunity..
- Tasks log completed activities like calls and emails, with relationships to a Contact (Who) and another record like Opportunity (What).
- Events are calendar items with a duration.
- Notes attach text.
- Campaign Member ties a Lead/Contact to a Campaign.
Traps the examiner sets
- Read each option carefully — distractors on Sales & service applications are designed to look plausible.
- Re-check the exact wording of the question stem before committing to an answer.
- Watch the qualifiers ("always", "only", "except") that flip a correct-looking option.
Test your recall
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