Free Salesforce Plat-Arch-205 Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

Exam Code/Number: Plat-Arch-205
Exam Name/Title: Salesforce Certified Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect
Certification Provider: Salesforce
Corresponding Certification: Architect Exams

Exam Questions: 81
Updated On: Jul 07, 2026

Question #10

Besides their own team accounts, sales managers at Universal Containers (UC) need Read access to all accounts of the same segment in other countries. Role Hierarchy was implemented accordingly (based on countries), but a sales manager in the U.S. is complaining that he cannot view account records of the same segment in Canad a.
What should UC do to grant access properly?

A. Change the Role Hierarchy and put all the sales managers in the U.S. and Canada in the same role.

B. Create a public group and include all accounts of the same segment, and then grant access with a permission set.

C. Create an owner-based sharing rule to grant access to account records, that have the same segment, to all sales manager roles.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #11

Which functionality does the system method "runAs()" verify when writing test methods?

A. Enforcement of s user's record sharing

B. Enforcement of a user's permissions

C. Enforcement of a user's Field Level Security

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #12

A banking company wants their customers Date of Birth Field searchable by Banking Reps, but only editable by Customer Support Reps.
Which approach is recommended to meet this requirement?

A. Create 2 Validation rule in the Data of Birth field so the rule returns true only when user.profilename matches Customer Support Rep.

B. Set the Field Level Security for the Date of Birth field to be Visible to Customer Support Rep Profile, and set the Date of Birth field Visible and Readonly to Banking Rep profile.

C. Add Date of Birth field to the Search layout of the Contact Object. Modify the Page layout assigned to Customer Support Rep and add Date of Birth field as Required.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #13

What should an architect recommend to make sure that users that gained access to a custom object record through Apex managed sharing do not lose access to it when its owner is changed?

A. Create a new record in _Share object with RowCause "Manual".

B. Use "With Sharing" keyword to make sure record visibility will be considered.

C. Create a specific Apex Sharing Reason for the custom object.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #14

An architect has a requirement to create a criteria-based sharing rule based on the customer Social Security Number. However, when setting up the rule in Contact Sharing, the field is not shown on the list of available fields.
What is causing this issue?

A. The field has been configured for encryption.

B. The architect's profile docs not have Field Level Security for this field.

C. The architect does not have permission to Compliance fields.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #15

Universal Containers uses the standard Case object to track various support requests sent to servicing agents. Currently, the Case object has more than 400 fields. Eight different types of case processes have been established, each with a unique combination of statuses. The Director of Customer Service wants to ensure that servicing agents see only the required information specific to the case type they are addressing.
Which option is recommended to implement this requirement?

A. Use a custom LWC to override the View action of the Case object, and a Custom Metadata Type to define the relevant fields per case type.

B. Use different Page Layouts per case type, each representing the relevant fields per case type.

C. Use Dynamic Forms with different field sections representing the relevant fields per case type, and control visibility of sections by Case Record Type value.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #16

Which advanced tool should Salesforce enable for large-scale Role Hierarchy realignments?

A. Partitioning by Divisions

B. Skinny Table Indexing

C. Granular Locking

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #17

Universal Containers (UC) operates worldwide, with offices in more than 100 regions in 10 different countries, and has established a very complex Role Hierarchy to control data visibility. In the new fiscal year, UC is planning to reorganize the roles and reassign account owners.
Which feature should an architect recommend to avoid problems with this operation?

A. Skinny table

B. Parallel Sharing Rule recalculation

C. Partition data using Divisions

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #18

Universal Containers (UC) is looking to expand its delivery capabilities through a network of distributors that use a Partner Community license. UC employees currently can view all delivery records through the organization-wide default (OWD) setting of Public Read-Only.
Which approach should an architect recommend to limit the records a distributor can see?

A. Create an ownership-based sharing rule to grant access to the distributor.

B. Set the External OWD to Private for the Delivery object.

C. Create a criteria-based sharing rule to grant access to the distributor.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

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