Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Training - API Name

The video tutorial explains the importance of unique identifiers in formula fields and programs, highlighting their role in business flows. It covers API naming conventions, using 'customer_name__C' as an example, and discusses how these identifiers can be used for future needs and expanding capabilities for users.

What is the primary purpose of having a uniquely identified field in a formula field or program?

• To make the field accessible and part of business flows

• To ensure data is encrypted

• To increase the complexity of the program

• To reduce the number of fields in a database

How is the API's name related to the field name in the context of unique identifiers?

• The API's name is completely different from the field name

• The API's name is a shortened version of the field name

• The API's name is a modified version of the field name

• The API's name is the same as the field name

What is an example of a unique identifier for a customer name in an API?

• customerName

• customer_name__C

• Customer-Name

• customerName123

What future capabilities are associated with unique identifiers?

• They can be used to reduce system performance

• They can be hidden from users

• They can be viewed and related to future needs

• They can be deleted easily

Why is it important for unique identifiers to be related to future needs?

• To make them obsolete quickly

• To allow for expansion and development

• To limit their use to current applications

• To ensure they are never used again