Salesforce Platform Developer I (legacy) — Question 9

Which circumstance will prevent a system administrator from deleting a custom field?

Answer options

• A. The field is used in a page layout.
• B. The field is used in a report.
• C. The field is part of a field dependency.
• D. The field is used in a workflow field update.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

A custom field cannot be deleted if it is involved in a workflow field update because this dependency requires the field to remain intact for the workflow to function correctly. While being used in a page layout, report, or field dependency may limit actions regarding the field, they do not directly prevent deletion as a workflow field update does.