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Salesforce Data-Con-101 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Security and Data Governance | - Compliance and data privacy considerations - Data access control and permissions |
| Topic 2: Data Ingestion and Modeling | - Data ingestion methods and connectors - Data model objects and schema design |
| Topic 3: Segmentation and Activation | - Data activation to Salesforce and external systems - Segment creation and audience building |
| Topic 4: Identity Resolution | - Identity stitching and matching rules - Profile unification and resolution strategies |
| Topic 5: Insights and Analytics | - Reporting and data analysis use cases - Calculated insights and metrics |
| Topic 6: Data Cloud Fundamentals | - Salesforce Data Cloud architecture overview - Core concepts of unified customer data |
Everything Candidates Ask About the Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant
To pass the Data-Con-101 exam you need 68%, and the official registration fee is $200 USD. Since a failed attempt is not discounted — retaking means paying $200 USD in full again — treat the booking as the last step, not the first. Work through the PracticeVCE practice questions until your timed scores sit comfortably above 68%, and only then lock in your exam date.
The Data-Con-101 (Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant) is the official Salesforce examination that awards the Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant certification to candidates who pass it. Within the Salesforce program it is classed as a Professional credential. It sits alongside related certifications such as Salesforce Certified Administrator, Salesforce Platform App Builder, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement. Because the credential comes straight from the vendor, employers treat it as verified proof of skill — and the 170 practice questions at PracticeVCE follow the same published blueprint.
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The official Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant blueprint breaks the content into 6 domains, starting with these three:
- Segmentation and Activation
- Security and Data Governance
- Data Cloud Fundamentals
The full domain-by-domain outline is listed above on this page — use it as your checklist while you work through the PracticeVCE practice questions.
On exam day you will have 105 minutes to complete 60-65 questions in the Data-Con-101 exam. Divide your attention deliberately: answer what you know first, mark anything doubtful, and sweep back through flagged items near the end rather than burning minutes on a single question. The best way to defuse time pressure is exposure — schedule at least one full-length timed session in the PracticeVCE test engine so the pacing feels automatic when it counts.
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Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant Sample Questions:
What does it mean to build a trust-based, first-party data asset?
- A. To obtain competitive data from reliable sources through interviews, surveys, and polls
- B. To provide trusted, first-party data in the Data Cloud Marketplace that follows all complianceregulations
- C. To provide transparency and security for data gathered from individuals who provide consentfor its use and receive value in exchange
- D. To ensure opt-in consents are collected for all email marketing as required by law
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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A customer has a calculated insight about lifetime value.
What does the consultant need to be aware of if the calculated insight.
needs to be modified?
- A. New dimensions can be added.
- B. Existing measures can be removed.
- C. Existing dimensions can be removed.
- D. New measures can be added.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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A customer creates a large segment of customers that placed orders in the last 30 days, and adds related attributes from the... to the activation. Upon checking the activation in Marketing Cloud, they notice It contains orders that are older than 30 days.
What should a consultant do to resolve this issue?
- A. Use SQL in Marketing Cloud Engagement to remove orders older than 30 days.
- B. use data graphs that contain only 30 days of data.
- C. Apply a data space fitter to exclude orders older than 30 days.
- D. Apply a filter to Purchase Order Date to exclude orders older than 30 days.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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A customer is concerned that the consolidation rate displayed in the identity resolution is quite low compared to their initial estimations.
Which configuration change should a consultant consider in order to increase the consolidation rate?
- A. Include additional attributes in the existing matching rules.
- B. Change reconciliation rules to Most Occurring.
- C. Reduce the number of matching rules.
- D. Increase the number of matching rules.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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A Data Cloud consultant tries to save a new 1-to-l relationship between the Account DMO and Contact Point Address DMO but gets an error.
What should the consultant do to fix this error?
- A. Change the cardinality to many-to-one to accommodate multiple contacts per account.
- B. Make sure that the total account records are high enough for Identity resolution.
- C. Map Account to Contact Point Email and Contact Point Phone also.
- D. Map additional fields to the Contact Point Address DMO.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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