Salesforce Certified Associate Practice Exam

What does a Partial Copy Sandbox provide?

1. A complete clone of the production org without any data.

2. Some data from your org along with a customizable selection.

3. An environment dedicated to development only.

4. A test space used exclusively for user training.

The correct answer is: Some data from your org along with a customizable selection.

A Partial Copy Sandbox provides some data from your production organization along with a customizable selection. This type of sandbox is particularly useful for testing and development activities where you need a realistic environment that includes a subset of your actual data. With the Partial Copy Sandbox, you can choose specific objects and records to include, which allows for more targeted testing while maintaining a manageable size. This sandbox is particularly beneficial for scenarios such as user acceptance testing, quality assurance, and validation of new features, as it uses a portion of your production data while still allowing you to tailor what is included based on your needs. This flexibility in selecting data helps ensure that testing can be both relevant and secure without the need to create a full copy of the production environment, which could be resource-intensive and potentially expose sensitive information. Other options presented relate to different types of sandboxes or environments that do not reflect the specific capabilities of a Partial Copy Sandbox. For instance, a complete clone of the production org without data would reflect a Full Sandbox, while a development-only environment aligns more with a Developer Sandbox. Lastly, a training-focused environment corresponds to a Training Sandbox, which, while it may use production data, serves a different purpose distinct from the Partial Copy Sandbox.