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Salesforce Troubleshooting Interview Questions check how you find and fix problems when users say “it does not work”. This is Part 18 of our 25-part series, with questions on access, login, email, reports, automation errors and debug tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Troubleshooting builds on Part 5<\/a> on security and Part 17<\/a> on flows. Our debug logs guide<\/a> and field history and audit trail guide<\/a> show the main tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Use These Salesforce Troubleshooting Interview Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Interviewers want a calm, step-by-step method. So for each question, say what you check first, second and third. Start with the simplest cause, such as a missing permission, before you look at complex ones. Then say how you would stop the problem from coming back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Salesforce Troubleshooting Interview Questions follow one method: reproduce, check, fix, then prevent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Salesforce Troubleshooting Interview Questions on A Method for Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. What steps do you follow when a user reports a problem?<\/li>\n\n
  2. Why should you try to reproduce the problem first?<\/li>\n\n
  3. What is the “Log in as” feature?<\/li>\n\n
  4. How do you get login access to a user account?<\/li>\n\n
  5. What questions do you ask the user first?<\/li>\n\n
  6. How do you know if a problem affects one user or everyone?<\/li>\n\n
  7. Why should you check recent changes in the Setup Audit Trail?<\/li>\n\n
  8. How do you write up a fix so others can learn from it?<\/li>\n\n
  9. Why should you test a fix in a sandbox first?<\/li>\n\n
  10. How do you tell a user that a problem is fixed?<\/li>\n\n
  11. What is a known issue, and where do you check it?<\/li>\n\n
  12. Scenario: three users report the same error at the same time. Where do you start?<\/li>\n\n
  13. Scenario: a user says “Salesforce is broken” with no details. What do you do?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Record and Field Access Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Study with Sharing Rules, Roles and OWD<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. A user cannot see a record. What do you check, in order?<\/li>\n\n
    2. What does the Sharing button on a record show?<\/li>\n\n
    3. Define the “View Sharing Hierarchy” option.<\/li>\n\n
    4. A user cannot see a field. What do you check?<\/li>\n\n
    5. A user cannot edit a record they can see. Why?<\/li>\n\n
    6. A user cannot see a tab. What do you check?<\/li>\n\n
    7. A user cannot see a button or action. What do you check?<\/li>\n\n
    8. A user cannot see a related list. Why?<\/li>\n\n
    9. Why can a manager see a record that the owner cannot share?<\/li>\n\n
    10. What is the user access summary, at a high level?<\/li>\n\n
    11. Why might a user see a record in a report but not open it?<\/li>\n\n
    12. Why does a user get “Insufficient Privileges” on a record?<\/li>\n\n
    13. How do you check if a permission set group mutes a permission?<\/li>\n\n
    14. Scenario: a sales rep lost access to her accounts after a role change. What happened?<\/li>\n\n
    15. Scenario: a field shows on the layout for some users only. What do you check?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Salesforce Troubleshooting Interview Questions on Login Problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Study with Org Security and MFA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. How do you check why a login failed?<\/li>\n\n
      2. What is login history?<\/li>\n\n
      3. What do you do when a user is locked out?<\/li>\n\n
      4. Explain the difference between freezing and deactivating a user.<\/li>\n\n
      5. How do you reset a password for a user?<\/li>\n\n
      6. What are login IP ranges, and how can they block a user?<\/li>\n\n
      7. What are login hours?<\/li>\n\n
      8. Why might MFA stop a user from logging in?<\/li>\n\n
      9. What happens if a user loses their MFA device?<\/li>\n\n
      10. Why might single sign-on fail?<\/li>\n\n
      11. How do you see the login IP of a failed login?<\/li>\n\n
      12. What does “Login restricted by IP” mean?<\/li>\n\n
      13. What do you check if a user never received a welcome email?<\/li>\n\n
      14. Scenario: a user can log in from the office but not from home. What do you check?<\/li>\n\n
      15. Scenario: a whole team cannot log in after an SSO change. What do you do first?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Email Problems Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Study with Email Templates and Alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Emails from Salesforce are not arriving. What do you check?<\/li>\n\n
        2. What is the email deliverability setting?<\/li>\n\n
        3. Why are emails from a sandbox not sent?<\/li>\n\n
        4. What is the email log, and how do you request it?<\/li>\n\n
        5. What are bounced emails?<\/li>\n\n
        6. Why might emails go to spam?<\/li>\n\n
        7. What are SPF and DKIM, at a high level?<\/li>\n\n
        8. Why might an email alert not fire?<\/li>\n\n
        9. Why might an email template show blank merge fields?<\/li>\n\n
        10. How do you check the daily email limit?<\/li>\n\n
        11. Why might an email template show the wrong language?<\/li>\n\n
        12. Scenario: customers say they never get the case reply email. How do you find out why?<\/li>\n\n
        13. Scenario: an email alert works for one record type but not another. What do you check?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          Checking access compared with checking automation in Salesforce Troubleshooting Interview Questions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          Salesforce Troubleshooting Interview Questions on Report and Dashboard Problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Study with Reports and Dashboards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. A report shows no data. What do you check?<\/li>\n\n
          2. Why might two users see different numbers in the same report?<\/li>\n\n
          3. Why does a dashboard show old data?<\/li>\n\n
          4. Briefly, why can a user not see a report folder?<\/li>\n\n
          5. Why is a field missing from a report type?<\/li>\n\n
          6. Why might a report time out?<\/li>\n\n
          7. Briefly, why might a dashboard component show an error?<\/li>\n\n
          8. Why do totals look wrong in a summary report?<\/li>\n\n
          9. Why might a report filter remove records you expect?<\/li>\n\n
          10. Briefly, why is a currency total different in a report and on a dashboard?<\/li>\n\n
          11. How do you check who last changed a report?<\/li>\n\n
          12. Scenario: a manager says the pipeline report is wrong. How do you check it?<\/li>\n\n
          13. Scenario: a dynamic dashboard shows each user nothing. What happened?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Automation and Data Errors Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Study with Debug Logs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            1. What is a debug log?<\/li>\n\n
            2. How do you set a debug log for a user?<\/li>\n\n
            3. What is a trace flag?<\/li>\n\n
            4. How do you find which automation changed a field?<\/li>\n\n
            5. Why might a validation rule block a data load?<\/li>\n\n
            6. What does “FIELD_CUSTOM_VALIDATION_EXCEPTION” mean?<\/li>\n\n
            7. What does “UNABLE_TO_LOCK_ROW” mean, at a high level?<\/li>\n\n
            8. Briefly, what does “Too many SOQL queries” mean?<\/li>\n\n
            9. How do you see who changed a record?<\/li>\n\n
            10. What is the Setup Audit Trail used for in troubleshooting?<\/li>\n\n
            11. How do you read a debug log for a flow?<\/li>\n\n
            12. What does “Required fields are missing” mean during a load?<\/li>\n\n
            13. What does “DUPLICATES_DETECTED” mean?<\/li>\n\n
            14. Briefly, what is the Apex jobs page, and when do you check it?<\/li>\n\n
            15. Scenario: a field keeps changing back after a user saves. How do you find the cause?<\/li>\n\n
            16. Scenario: a data import fails on 300 rows. What do you do?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Salesforce Troubleshooting Interview Questions on Performance Problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              Study with Lightning Page Performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1. Why might a record page load slowly?<\/li>\n\n
              2. What is Lightning Page Analysis?<\/li>\n\n
              3. How do too many components slow a page?<\/li>\n\n
              4. Why might list views be slow?<\/li>\n\n
              5. How do browser and network issues affect Salesforce speed?<\/li>\n\n
              6. What is the Salesforce Trust site, and when do you check it?<\/li>\n\n
              7. How do you check the browser version a user has?<\/li>\n\n
              8. How can too many fields on a page layout slow it down?<\/li>\n\n
              9. Scenario: the whole org feels slow this morning. What do you check first?<\/li>\n\n
              10. Scenario: one record page takes 10 seconds to load. How do you fix it?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                Salesforce Troubleshooting Interview Questions FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                How do I answer troubleshooting questions well?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                Give a clear order of checks, start with simple causes, and end with how you would prevent the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Which troubleshooting question is asked most?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                “A user cannot see a record” is asked in almost every admin interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Official Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n