Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Consultant · Free Practice Question Medium
Question 3
Northern Trail Outfitters receives data from their point-of-sale system every night. The file is placed on their Enhanced FTP, but there is not a consistent time or naming convention for the file. In which two ways should they set up their automation to import the data from the file on a nightly bais (Choose 2 answers)?
- A %%BASEFILENAME_FROM_TRIGGER%%
- B %%BASEFILENAME_FROM_FILEDROP%%
- C Scheduled Starting Source
- D File Drop Starting Source
Reveal correct answers
Correct answers: A, D
Explanation
A and D are the correct answers because: A. %%BASEFILENAME_FROM_TRIGGER%%: This is a variable that can be used in the Import Activity configuration to dynamically reference the name of the file that triggered the automation. This variable is useful in situations where the file name is not consistent, as is the case with Northern Trail Outfitters. By using this variable, the automation will be able to import the data from the file regardless of its name. D. File Drop Starting Source: This option allows the automation to monitor a specific folder on the Enhanced FTP and import any new files that are dropped into the folder. This is also useful in situations where the file name is not consistent, as the automation will simply import any new files that appear in the folder, without having to rely on a specific file name or time. B and C are incorrect because: B. %%BASEFILENAME_FROM_FILEDROP%%: This variable is similar to %%BASEFILENAME_FROM_TRIGGER%%, but it is specific to the File Drop Starting Source. This means that it only works when using the File Drop Starting Source option, which is one of the correct answers. It is not useful when using the Scheduled Starting Source option. C. Scheduled Starting Source: This option allows the automation to run at a specific time each day, but it does not address the issue of inconsistent file names. Using this option would require Northern Trail Outfitters to establish a consistent naming convention for their files, which is not possible based on the information provided in the question. Therefore, this option is not a viable solution for this scenario.Discussion
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