Salesforce Certified Data Architecture Practice Test

How can an Architect access information about changes made to certain fields within the past four months?

1. Create a field history report for the fields in question.

2. Export the setup audit trail for the fields in question.

3. Export the metadata and search it for the fields in question.

4. Remove "customize application" permissions from everyone else.

The correct answer is: Export the setup audit trail for the fields in question.

The correct approach for accessing information about changes made to certain fields within the past four months is to export the setup audit trail for those fields. The setup audit trail in Salesforce logs all significant changes that have been made in the setup, including changes to fields and object definitions. By exporting this audit trail, an Architect can specifically review the documented alterations for the desired fields over the specified timeframe, including when they were changed and what modifications were applied. Creating a field history report is suitable for monitoring changes related to specific records, but it is limited to tracking field values instead of setup changes, especially for custom fields. On the other hand, exporting metadata does not directly provide a change history; rather, it captures the structural aspects of the Salesforce instance at a point in time. Lastly, removing "customize application" permissions does not facilitate access to change history; it merely restricts user capabilities related to changing the application setup without providing insights into past changes.