Salesforce Certified Data Architect — Question 16

A customer wants to maintain geographic location information including latitude and longitude in a custom object.
What should a data architect recommend to satisfy this requirement?

Answer options

• A. Create formula fields with geolocation functions for this requirement.
• B. Create custom fields to maintain latitude and longitude information.
• C. Create a geolocation custom field to maintain this requirement.
• D. Recommend AppExchange packages to support this requirement.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because a geolocation custom field is specifically designed to store latitude and longitude information efficiently. Options A and B do not provide the specialized functionality needed for geographic data, while D suggests using external packages, which may not be necessary when a built-in solution is available.