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An administrator at an international logistics company manages a custom object named Shipment_Audit__c used for compliance tracking. The object's standard Name field was initially configured as an Auto-Number with the format AUD-{0000}. Due to operational changes, stakeholders now require users to manually enter a descriptive text title for new records while ensuring existing auto-numbered records retain their assigned identifiers unchanged. Which action should the administrator take to meet this requirement?

  1. Change the Data Type of the standard Name field from Auto-Number to Text in Object Manager.Answer
  2. B
    Delete the standard Name field from the custom object and configure lead conversion field mapping to populate a new custom field.
  3. C
    Create a roll-up summary field on the related account object to dynamically calculate and overwrite the record name.
  4. D
    Create a new record type for Shipment_Audit__c and modify the picklist value assignment settings for the Name field.

Answer

Change the Data Type of the standard Name field from Auto-Number to Text in Object Manager.
In Salesforce custom object management, changing the standard Name field's data type from Auto-Number to Text allows users to input arbitrary text strings for new records while existing records retain their previously generated auto-number values as static text.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the requirement for custom object standard field management.
Identified that existing auto-generated record names must be preserved while allowing manual text input for future records.
Salesforce custom objects always contain a standard Name field which can be set to either Text or Auto-Number.
2
Evaluate the behavior of converting an Auto-Number field to a Text field in Object Manager.
Converting Auto-Number to Text keeps all previously existing numbers intact as text and permits manual text entry for new records.
This direct data type transition fulfills both historical preservation and future flexibility requirements without data loss.

Key Concept

Standard Name Field Modification on Custom Objects
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Standard and Custom Object Management

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