Manufacturing-Cloud-Professional Exam Dumps - Salesforce Accredited Professional Certification Questions and Answers

 Account Manager Targets is a feature of Manufacturing Cloud that allows you to set up and manage sales goals and track performance for your account managers and their teams. To use this feature, you need to enable it in Setup and define some settings that affect how targets are created, assigned, and distributed. The three options that can be defined by an admin in the Setup area in Account Manager Targets are:

Target Measure Type: This is the unit of measurement for the targets, such as revenue, volume, or any custom measure. You can define up to three target measure types for your org and assign them to different target types. For example, you can have a target type for revenue and another one for volume, and use different target measure types for each one.

Team Member Hierarchy: This is the hierarchy that determines how targets are rolled up from individual account managers to their managers and so on. You can use the standard User Role hierarchy or a custom hierarchy based on a custom object. The hierarchy affects how targets are distributed, aggregated, and reported.

Distribution Frequency: This is the frequency at which targets are distributed from parent targets to child targets. You can choose from monthly, quarterly, or yearly distribution. The distribution frequency affects how targets are calculated and displayed for different time periods.

References: Account Manager Targets in Manufacturing Cloud | Salesforce Trailhead Module, Enable Account Manager Targets - Salesforce, Define Account Forecast Settings Unit | Salesforce Trailhead Module

 Rebate Management allows businesses to create and manage rebate programs that reward their partners for meeting sales targets. A rebate program consists of a rebate type, which defines the incentive structure, and a rebate agreement, which specifies the eligible partners and products. A rebate type benefit is a component of a rebate type that defines the thresholds of an incentive and how payouts are scaled for varying quantities and amounts. A benefit tier is a subcomponent of a rebate type benefit that specifies a range of sales targets and applicable benefit values. The minimum and maximum range values of a benefit tier must be positive integers and must not overlap with other benefit tiers in the same benefit. Therefore, the sequence of 0 to 100 is valid, while the other sequences are not. References: Rebate Management, Create and Manage Rebate Programs, Rebate Management Workflow

Account Forecasting is a prerequisite feature for using the Advanced Account Forecasting Analytics for Manufacturing app. This app allows users to create holistic forecasts across multiple dimensions and horizons, and analyze their forecast data using dashboards. To enable Account Forecasting, users need to have the Manufacturing Cloud permission set license and the Manufacturing Cloud permission set assigned to them. The other options are not relevant for this requirement. Sales Agreements and Orders are not required for creating and sharing the app, although they can be used as data sources for the forecasts. References: Create Holistic Forecasts with Advanced Account Forecasting, Set Up Users and Permissions for Manufacturing Cloud, Use Advanced Account Forecasting Analytics for Manufacturing

 The recommended method for an administrator to enable the full functionality of the Service Console for Manufacturing app is to grant the Service Agents the Service Console for Manufacturing and Industry Service Excellence permission sets. These permission sets provide access to the Service Console for Manufacturing app and the components within it, such as the Customer 360 Timeline, the Asset Performance Monitor, and the Warranty Claims Manager1. Adding the Service Console for Manufacturing component to the Service Console Lightning Page Layout or creating a custom permission set are not necessary steps to enable the app functionality2. References: Set Up Users and Permissions for Manufacturing Cloud, Learn About Service Console for Manufacturing

 Data Processing Engine (DPE) Templates are used to customize the data model and calculations for account-based forecasting in Manufacturing Cloud. DPE Templates allow users to define the dimensions, metrics, and formulas for their forecasts based on their business needs. In this case, UC needs to customize the DPE Template to include the product category as a dimension, and the ordered quantity, revenue, shipped quantity, and revenue as metrics. UC also needs to specify the custom fiscal year and the weekly forecast frequency in the DPE Template. The other options are not relevant for this requirement. Sales Agreement Metrics are used to track the performance of sales agreements, not forecasts. Advanced Account Forecast Fact object is a standard object that stores the forecast data, not a customization option. References: Customize Data Processing Engine (DPE) Templates, Account-Based Forecasting in Manufacturing Cloud

To conduct proper testing of Manufacturing Cloud, the end users need the following items:

Sandbox access: A sandbox is a copy of the production environment that allows users to test changes and features without affecting the live data. Manufacturing Cloud offers different types of sandboxes for different testing purposes, such as learning, pre-release, and base12.

Test data: Test data is a set of realistic and representative data that is used to simulate the actual business scenarios and workflows in Manufacturing Cloud. Test data can be created manually, imported from external sources, or copied from the production environment34.

Process scripts: Process scripts are step-by-step instructions that guide the users through the testing scenarios and expected outcomes. Process scripts help to ensure that the testing is consistent, comprehensive, and aligned with the business requirements . References: Create a Manufacturing Cloud Trial Org, Try Manufacturing Cloud for Free, Create Test Data for Your Full Sandbox, Import Data into Your Org, [Create a Test Plan for Your Salesforce Implementation], [Test Your Salesforce Implementation].

Manufacturing Cloud supports two types of Experience Clouds: Customer and Partner. Experience Cloud is a digital experience platform that enables you to create secure websites, portals, and apps with connected data. Customer Experience Cloud allows you to build self-service portals, help centers, and storefronts for your customers, where they can access their account information, order products, manage cases, and more. Partner Experience Cloud allows you to build partner portals, channel management solutions, and microsites for your partners, where they can collaborate with you, manage leads and opportunities, access marketing campaigns, and more. Manufacturing Cloud also provides a standard Manufacturing Experience Cloud Template that includes two key functionalities: Sales Agreements and Account Based Forecasts. References: Experience Cloud | Salesforce DXP, What Is Experience Cloud?, Manufacturing Experience Cloud Template.

Account Based Forecasting allows the account owner to set the account growth and market growth values for each account. These values are used to calculate the forecast quantity and revenue based on the historical orders, sales agreements, and opportunities. The account growth represents the expected growth of the account relative to the market, while the market growth represents the expected growth of the market for the products sold by the account. If Universal Containers expects a 5% increase in the market but has a target growth of 10%, the account owner should set the account growth to 5%, which means the account is expected to grow 5% faster than the market. This will increase the forecast quantity and revenue by 5% compared to the baseline forecast. Updating the account forecast to 10% or the market growth to 10% will not achieve the same result, as they will affect the forecast calculations differently. References: Create Accurate Account Forecasts, Considerations for Working with Manufacturing

Account forecasts are long-term projections of revenue and volume for accounts based on sales agreements, opportunity products, and account manager targets. Account forecasts can be generated and displayed monthly or quarterly, depending on the business needs. The forecast frequency can be changed in the account forecast settings by an administrator. However, changing the forecast frequency has some consequences that the administrator needs to be aware of. First, a full regeneration of all the eligible account forecasts will be carried out, meaning that all the existing account forecasts will be recalculated based on the new frequency. This may take some time and consume system resources. Second, all the previously active account forecasts will expire, meaning that they will no longer be available for viewing or editing. This is to avoid confusion and inconsistency in the forecast data. Therefore, the administrator should carefully consider the impact of changing the forecast frequency and communicate the change to the account managers and other stakeholders. References: Define Account Forecast Settings, Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud Flashcards, Configure Forecast Generation and Display Settings