Who is Listed Under the Last Modified Field of a Record?
Question
User A modifies a record.
This modification triggers a workflow rule for immediate execution that includes a field update on the current record.
After the execution is complete, what user will be listed under the Last Modified field of this record?
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Explanations
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The Last Modified field on a record in Salesforce indicates the user who last modified the record. In the scenario provided, User A modifies the record, and this modification triggers a workflow rule for immediate execution that includes a field update on the current record.
When a workflow rule is executed in Salesforce, it can update the record and its fields. However, the user who initiated the update is still recorded as the last user to modify the record in the Last Modified field. This means that the answer to the question is A. User A will be listed under the Last Modified field of this record.
The designated workflow user and the default workflow user are not relevant to the Last Modified field. The designated workflow user is the user who is specified to perform certain actions in the workflow, and the default workflow user is the user who is specified to perform actions when no other user is specified.
Finally, the last user to modify the record prior to User A is not relevant to the question because User A is the one who modified the record, and the Last Modified field reflects the most recent modification.
