A system administrator is tasked with managing data maintenance operations for an organization. The administrator must schedule recurring automated backups of organizational data—including file attachments—and also perform a mass deletion of obsolete custom object records such that they bypass the Recycle Bin completely. Which TWO actions should the administrator take to fulfill these requirements?
- Schedule an automated data backup using the Data Export Service in Setup and select the option to include attachments and images.Answer
- Use Data Loader to execute a Hard Delete operation on the target custom object records.Answer
- CUse the Data Import Wizard to perform a mass hard delete operation on the custom object records.
- DDelete the parent record in a master-detail relationship to remove the custom object records while keeping detail records in the Recycle Bin for individual restoration.
Answer
The administrator should schedule a recurring backup using the Data Export Service with attachment options selected, and use Data Loader to perform a Hard Delete operation on the custom object records.
The Data Export Service in Setup is the official native feature for scheduling automated weekly or monthly data backups, including attachments. For mass operations requiring records to bypass the Recycle Bin, Data Loader's Hard Delete function permanently purges the records from the organization immediately.
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Key Concept
Data Export Service scheduling and Data Loader Hard Delete capabilities