Salesforce Certified Data Architect — Question 47

Universal Containers (UC) has adopted Salesforce as its primary sales automation tool. UC has 100,000 customers with a growth rate of 10% a year. UC uses an on-premise web-based billing and invoice system that generates over 1 million invoices a year supporting a monthly billing cycle.
The UC sales team needs to be able to pull up a customer record and view their account status, invoice history, and open opportunities without navigating outside of Salesforce.
What should a data architect use to provide the sales team with the required functionality?

Answer options

• A. Create a visual force tab with the billing system encapsulated within an iframe.
• B. Create a custom object and migrate the last 12 months of invoice data into Salesforce so it can be displayed on the Account layout.
• C. Write an Apex callout and populate a related list to display on the account record.
• D. Create a mashup page that will present the billing system records within Salesforce.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because creating a mashup page allows seamless integration of the billing system's records with Salesforce, enabling the sales team to view necessary information without leaving the platform. Option A, while it allows for some integration, may not provide the same level of user experience. Option B limits visibility to only the last 12 months of invoice data, which may not be sufficient. Option C involves additional complexity and does not guarantee a user-friendly display of the billing records.