Question

Difficulty: EasyApproval Processes

A system administrator is configuring an approval process for Travel Expense custom object records in Salesforce. When a user submits an expense record for approval, which standard behavior occurs automatically by default during initial submission?

  1. The submitted record is locked to prevent editing while undergoing approval evaluation.Answer
  2. B
    The submitter's user account is frozen until the request completes the approval workflow.
  3. C
    The record ownership is automatically transferred to the System Administrator.
  4. D
    All validation rules on the custom object are permanently disabled for the record.

Answer

The submitted record is locked to prevent editing while undergoing approval evaluation.
When a record enters an approval process in Salesforce, the system automatically applies a record lock as part of default initial submission processing to prevent users from altering data while the review is pending.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the standard system action performed upon initial submission to an approval process.
Salesforce locks the record automatically upon entry.
Locking the record protects data integrity while approvers review the submission.

Key Concept

Approval Process Default Initial Submission Actions
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