Question 1
Choose 1
Which methodology does Salesforce Maps offer to facilitate the addition of geocoordinates for each retail
store location by an admin?
Correct answer:
B. Set up a batch job through Salesforce Maps automation to read an address field and add geocoordinates
to selected fields.
Explanation
This question tests understanding of how an admin can automate adding geocoordinates to store records at scale in Salesforce Maps, rather than doing it manually for each location.
✅ B. Set up a batch job through Salesforce Maps automation to read an address field and add geocoordinates to selected fields.
Salesforce Maps triggers geocoding either on demand when a record is plotted, or through batch automation, which runs a scheduled batch to read the address field on retail store records and populate the configured latitude and longitude fields. This is the supported method for bulk-adding geocoordinates without manual entry.
❌ A. Under geolocation in setting, enable the 'automate geocoordinate mapping to retail store' option.
There's no such setting in Salesforce Maps. Geocoding isn't turned on through a single toggle; it depends on how base objects are configured with address and coordinate fields, which then drives either on-demand or batch geocoding.
❌ C. Click on the individual retail store marker and copy/paste the coordinates from the tooltip to the corresponding retail store longitude and latitude fields.
This describes a manual, record-by-record workaround, not a supported methodology for bulk geocoding. It doesn't scale across many store locations and isn't how Salesforce Maps is designed to populate coordinate fields.
❌ D. Create a new map layer containing the desired retail store locations and execute the 'add geocodes' mass action.
Map layers are used to visualize and filter records that are already plotted with coordinates; there's no "add geocodes" mass action tied to layer creation. Geocoding happens through base object configuration and batch automation, not layer actions.
Reference
🔧 Configure for Location Accuracy – Salesforce Trailhead → confirms batch automation as the supported method for geocoding records in Salesforce Maps.
This question tests understanding of how an admin can automate adding geocoordinates to store records at scale in Salesforce Maps, rather than doing it manually for each location.
✅ B. Set up a batch job through Salesforce Maps automation to read an address field and add geocoordinates to selected fields.
Salesforce Maps triggers geocoding either on demand when a record is plotted, or through batch automation, which runs a scheduled batch to read the address field on retail store records and populate the configured latitude and longitude fields. This is the supported method for bulk-adding geocoordinates without manual entry.
❌ A. Under geolocation in setting, enable the 'automate geocoordinate mapping to retail store' option.
There's no such setting in Salesforce Maps. Geocoding isn't turned on through a single toggle; it depends on how base objects are configured with address and coordinate fields, which then drives either on-demand or batch geocoding.
❌ C. Click on the individual retail store marker and copy/paste the coordinates from the tooltip to the corresponding retail store longitude and latitude fields.
This describes a manual, record-by-record workaround, not a supported methodology for bulk geocoding. It doesn't scale across many store locations and isn't how Salesforce Maps is designed to populate coordinate fields.
❌ D. Create a new map layer containing the desired retail store locations and execute the 'add geocodes' mass action.
Map layers are used to visualize and filter records that are already plotted with coordinates; there's no "add geocodes" mass action tied to layer creation. Geocoding happens through base object configuration and batch automation, not layer actions.
Reference
🔧 Configure for Location Accuracy – Salesforce Trailhead → confirms batch automation as the supported method for geocoding records in Salesforce Maps.