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Difficulty: MediumData Import Wizard and Data Loader Utilities

A Salesforce Administrator needs to complete two separate data management operations for an enterprise application:
1. Import 7500075{}000 Opportunity records into the system.
2. Hard delete (permanently remove without placing in the Recycle Bin) 1200012{}000 obsolete custom object records.

Which two administrative utilities or configurations must the administrator select to execute these tasks? (Choose 2 options.)

  1. Data Loader to import the Opportunity records, as Opportunities are not supported by the Data Import Wizard and the volume exceeds 50,000 records.Answer
  2. Data Loader to perform a Hard Delete operation on the custom object records.Answer
  3. C
    Data Import Wizard to import the Opportunity records by selecting the Bulk API processing mode.
  4. D
    Data Import Wizard to execute the hard delete operation on the custom object records.

Answer

The administrator must select Data Loader to import the Opportunity records (due to object limitations and the 50,000 record cap of the Data Import Wizard) and Data Loader to execute the Hard Delete operation (to bypass the Recycle Bin).
Data Loader is the appropriate tool for both operations. First, the Data Import Wizard is limited to 50,000 records and does not support importing Opportunity records. Data Loader can handle up to 5,000,000 records and supports all standard and custom objects. Second, hard deleting records to permanently bypass the Recycle Bin is a feature unique to Data Loader (when Bulk API is enabled), whereas Data Import Wizard cannot perform hard deletes.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate the import task constraints: importing 7500075{}000 Opportunity records.
Identify that Data Import Wizard only supports up to 5000050{}000 records and does not support the Opportunity object. Therefore, Data Loader must be used.
Data Import Wizard is limited to standard objects like Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Solutions, and custom objects, up to 50,000 records.
2
Evaluate the deletion task constraints: permanently deleting 1200012{}000 custom object records without sending them to the Recycle Bin.
Identify that hard deleting records to bypass the Recycle Bin requires Data Loader with Bulk API enabled.
Data Import Wizard lacks hard delete functionality.

Key Concept

Tool selection criteria based on record volume limits, supported standard objects, and operational capabilities like hard deletion.
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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