Salesforce Platform Developer Practice Exam

What happens when Feed Tracking is disabled for an object?

1. No updates are tracked

2. Only comments are tracked

3. Field changes are not posted

4. All previous data is lost

The correct answer is: Field changes are not posted

When Feed Tracking is disabled for an object, field changes are not posted to the Chatter feed associated with that object. Feed Tracking is a feature that allows you to monitor and display changes to the fields of records in the Chatter feed, which provides real-time visibility into modifications made to the data. Disabling Feed Tracking means that any modifications to fields will not generate feed items, meaning users won’t see updates or changes reflected in the Chatter feed for that object. While it may seem like the other options could potentially apply, they do not accurately reflect the specific impact of disabling Feed Tracking. For instance, not tracking updates doesn’t mean all updates are lost; it simply means they will not be recorded in the Chatter feed. Comments may still be posted, and previous data remains intact; it simply won’t reflect any new changes in the feed. Therefore, the primary consequence is that field changes are not logged in the Chatter feed, leading to Option C being the appropriate answer.