A record is modified on 1/1/2008
It meets criteria for a time-based workflow rule; this rule schedules an action for 7 days after rule execution.
On 1/4/2008 the record is modified and no longer meets workflow rule criteria.
On 1/5/2008 the record is modified and once again meets the initial time-based workflow rule criteria.
How many workflow actions will execute and when?
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A. B. C.C.
When the record is modified and no longer meets criteria on 1/4 the initial workflow action is dropped from the queue.
The workflow action created on 1/5 is scheduled for 7 days after rule execution (which is 1/5), therefore the only rule that would be executed is on 1/12.
In this scenario, a record is modified on 1/1/2008 and meets the criteria for a time-based workflow rule that schedules an action for 7 days after rule execution.
So, the workflow action is scheduled to execute on 1/8/2008 (i.e., 7 days after the record was modified).
However, on 1/4/2008, the record is modified again and no longer meets the workflow rule criteria. As a result, the scheduled workflow action is removed from the queue.
On 1/5/2008, the record is modified again and meets the initial time-based workflow rule criteria. So, a new workflow action is scheduled to execute on 1/12/2008 (i.e., 7 days after the record was last modified and met the criteria).
Therefore, the answer is option B, which says that two workflow actions will execute, one on 1/8/2008 and the other on 1/12/2008.