Free Practice Questions for Salesforce Marketing-Cloud-Developer Exam

When configuring an automation to import files placed on the SFTP, and starting the automation based on a file matching a specific naming pattern, the substitution string that represents the name of the file is %%TRIGGER_FILENAME%%. This substitution string is used to reference the filename of the triggering file in the File Import Activity.

When using the REST Authorization Service to obtain an OAuth access token, the standard method to include this token in subsequent API requests is by adding it to the Authorization header with the Bearer scheme.

Correct Method: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

This format is a standard practice for OAuth 2.0 token usage.

The error message "Cannot Perform 'Post' on objects of type 'SentEvent'" indicates that the SentEvent object is not updatable via the SOAP API. The SentEvent object is typically read-only and is used for tracking purposes.

Read-Only Object: The SentEvent object is used to log events and is not designed to be modified via API calls. This is why attempts to perform POST operations on it will result in an error.

The error stating that the application cannot insert a duplicate value for the primary key in the data extension occurs because the InsertDE function cannot be used at send time. The InsertDE function is designed to insert records into a data extension, but it cannot handle the transactional nature of email sends where records might be added simultaneously.

To add and verify From Addresses in Marketing Cloud, you can use the following routes:

POST /messaging/v1/domainverification: This endpoint is used to verify a single domain.

POST /messaging/v1/domainverification/bulk/insert: This endpoint is used to verify multiple domains in bulk.

To aggregate monthly energy usage data stored in variables for each month, you should use the ADD function in AMPscript to sum up the values. The ADD function can be nested to handle multiple values.

AMPscript Example:

%%[ SET @total = ADD(@jan, ADD(@feb, ADD(@mar, @apr))) ]%%

To populate a data extension with the date of the most recent click for each subscriber, the developer should use the following SQL query:

SELECT c.SubscriberKey, MAX(c.eventDate) AS eventDate FROM _Click c GROUP BY c.SubscriberKey

This query selects the SubscriberKey and the maximum eventDate for each subscriber from the _Click Data View, ensuring that the most recent click date is retrieved.

To optimize a query activity that is currently timing out, a developer can use the following strategies:

Use Primary key(s) on fields used in joins (C) - Ensures that the join operations are efficient by utilizing indexed fields.

Use intermediate tables to stage data (D) - Breaks down complex queries into simpler steps, improving manageability and performance.

Only update records that have changed since last execution (E) - Reduces the amount of data processed by focusing only on changes since the last query run.

Automation Studio provides tools for extracting tracking data from the Marketing Cloud. This can be done using the Data Extract Activity, which allows you to extract various types of tracking data such as email send, open, and click information.