Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder — Question 304

A custom object named Assignment has private sharing setting that grants access using hierarchies. The organization has a role hierarchy where each Territory
Manager reports to an Area Manager, who reports to a VP of Sales. The VP of Sales is at the top of the role hierarchy. A user who is in the Area Manager role creates a new Assignment record.
Who can see this record?

Answer options

• A. The record owner only.
• B. The record owner and the VP of Sales.
• C. The record owner and all of the other Area Managers.
• D. The record owner and all of the Territory Managers in their hierarchy.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because the private sharing settings allow access through hierarchies, meaning the VP of Sales, being higher in the role hierarchy, can view the record created by the Area Manager. Options A, C, and D do not account for the VP of Sales's access, which is enabled by the hierarchy structure.