Declarative Design27% of the exam

Path, actions, flows and console productivity

Which declarative feature removes steps from a multi-step task: Path with key fields and guidance, Kanban, screen flows on quick actions, object-specific vs global actions and action layouts, mass quick actions, Dynamic Actions, lead conversion, and console split view, subtabs and macros.

Official exam objective
Given a scenario, describe declarative features that improve user efficiency over a series of steps.

~8 min read · 13 practice questions ·

What the exam expects

  • Guide users through a stage-based process with Path (key fields and guidance per step, one path per record type) and work many records by stage with Kanban.
  • Choose between a screen flow on a quick action, an object-specific action with a trimmed action layout, and a global action.
  • Explain what mass quick actions and Dynamic Actions do for users, and their limits.
  • Use lead conversion instead of re-keying records.
  • Reduce navigation in Lightning console apps with split view, workspace tabs and subtabs, and automate repeated steps with macros and bulk macros.

Key terms: path (a visual of a picklist's steps with key fields and guidance for each); object-specific action (an action that creates or updates records in the context of the record being viewed); action layout (the fields shown when a user runs an action); mass quick action (a Create or Update a Record action run on many selected records); macro (a saved set of instructions that performs several case actions in one click).

Key facts

Path scope
Detail
One path per object, picklist and record type
Path step content
Detail
Up to 5 key fields and 1,000 characters of guidance
Kanban basis
Detail
A list view; records with no Group By value are hidden
Kanban yellow triangle
Detail
Overdue tasks, no open activities, or no activity for 30 days
Update actions
Detail
Must be object-specific
Mass quick action size
Detail
Up to 100 records; Create or Update a Record only
Mass quick action limits
Detail
No undo; not in the mobile app or Experience Cloud
Bulk macro objects
Detail
Accounts, Cases, Contacts, Leads; processed 10 at a time
Console access
Detail
Lightning Console User permission plus profile on the app
Sources for this section (8)
  • Why does a new rep benefit more from Path than from a validation rule?
  • When should a designer pick a screen flow on a quick action over an action layout?
  • Which fields does a mass quick action change?
  • Why do console subtabs reduce navigation?

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