Salesforce Admin Certification Practice Test

How are security settings established for Look-up relationships?

1. They inherit from the parent record.

2. They are set independently of any related object.

3. They are automatically set by Salesforce.

4. They cannot be changed after creation.

The correct answer is: They are set independently of any related object.

The correct answer is that security settings for look-up relationships are set independently of any related object. In a look-up relationship, each record operates independently, allowing administrators to establish distinct security settings. This flexibility is important in a Salesforce environment because it enables tailored access control that meets the specific needs of each object involved in the relationship. While some other relationship types, such as master-detail relationships, often inherit security settings from the parent object, look-up relationships do not have this constraint. This independence permits organizations to manage data visibility and access on a granular level for the records involved in a look-up relationship. The options that suggest inheritance of security settings from the parent record, automatic settings by Salesforce, or an inability to change them after creation do not apply to look-up relationships and their flexible nature in Salesforce administration.