Question

Universal containers tracks reviews as a custom object in a recruiting application. An interview score is tracked on each review record and should be numerical, so that hiring managers can perform score calculations. The scores should be restricted to integer values 1 through 5 and displayed as a set of radio buttons. How can a developer meet this requirement?

1) Create the Interview score field as a picklist, displayed as a radio button on page layout
2) Create a formula field that displays the interview score as a set of radio buttons
3) Create the interview score field with a data type of radio button
4) Create a visualforce component to display the interview score as a set of radio buttons

Answer 1

To meet the requirement of tracking interview scores on a custom object within a recruiting application, it would be practical to create a picklist and use a Visualforce page or Lightning Component to display the picklist values as radio buttons, as Salesforce does not support radio buttons natively on page layouts.

Step-by-step explanation:

The requirement is to create an interview score field in a custom object within a recruiting application on a platform like Salesforce that allows hiring managers to perform score calculations. This field should restrict values to integer values from 1 through 5 and should be displayed as radio buttons. Among the options provided, the closest to a valid Salesforce approach would be to create the field as a picklist and then use a Visualforce page or a Lightning Component to render it as radio buttons on the page layout because Salesforce does not natively support displaying picklists as radio buttons directly on standard layouts. The other options provided such as creating a formula field or creating the field with a data type of radio button are not feasible because formula fields only display data and do not store it and there is no data type of radio button in Salesforce object schema. Furthermore, the Visualforce Component could also be used to ensure that only integer values are selected by users and to enforce the requirement.

Answer 2

To meet the requirement of restricting interview scores to integer values 1 through 5 and displaying them as a set of radio buttons, a developer should create the Interview score field with a data type of radio button (Option 3).

Step-by-step explanation:

Create the Interview Score Field: Use a custom field with the data type set to radio button. This allows you to define specific values (1 through 5) and ensures that users can select only those values.

Data Type of Radio Button: This directly addresses the requirement for numerical scores and their display as a set of radio buttons. Other options such as picklists or formula fields do not provide the same level of control over data type and input validation.

Page Layout Configuration: Ensure that the radio button field is appropriately added to the page layout for visibility and user interaction.

Option 3 is the answer.