Question

Difficulty: MediumData Import Wizard and Data Loader Utilities

A Salesforce administrator at a healthcare organization needs to import 45,000 Contact records into Salesforce. The import process must trigger active workflow rules and automatically prevent duplicate record creation based on matching email addresses. Which tool should the administrator use to fulfill these requirements?

  1. Data Import Wizard, because it supports up to 50,000 records for standard objects like Contacts and includes built-in duplicate matching features.Answer
  2. B
    Data Loader, because it is the only utility capable of executing active workflow rules and validation rules during record insertion.
  3. C
    Data Import Wizard, because it automatically bypasses validation rules to guarantee all records import without failure.
  4. D
    Data Loader, because Data Import Wizard only supports custom objects and cannot import standard objects like Contacts.

Answer

Data Import Wizard should be used because it handles up to 50,000 records for supported standard objects like Contacts and includes native duplicate prevention.
The choice stating that Data Import Wizard should be used is correct because the import volume (45,000 records) is within its 50,000 limit, Contacts are a supported standard object, and Data Import Wizard provides native duplicate prevention options using field matching.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate record volume limits
The batch of 45,000 records is within the 50,000 record capacity limit of the Data Import Wizard.
Data Import Wizard is capped at 50,000 records, while Data Loader handles up to 5,000,000 records.
2
Verify object support
Contacts are a standard object supported by the Data Import Wizard.
Data Import Wizard supports Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Solutions, Campaign Members, and all custom objects.
3
Assess duplicate prevention requirements
Data Import Wizard provides built-in duplicate matching on fields like Email.
Data Loader does not perform automatic duplicate checking during record insertion.

Key Concept

Selecting between Data Import Wizard and Data Loader based on record volume limits (50,000 vs 5,000,000), standard object support, and built-in duplicate prevention capabilities.
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