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Salesforce Maps Advanced supports sophisticated store-visit planning through traffic-aware routing, routing constraints, and Visit Windows.

Traffic information helps field representatives and planners account for expected travel conditions. Agentforce Consumer Goods optimized-route functionality uses travel time between visits and provides real-time traffic information and route suggestions so representatives can react to congestion, roadworks, and other delays.

Maps Advanced also performs constraint-based optimization. Route generation considers operational constraints such as the planning period, required visit frequency, working schedules, travel time, maximum segment length, and other optimization criteria. These constraints allow the routing engine to generate routes that balance customer-coverage requirements with the practical capacity of field representatives.

Visit Windows define when a customer or retail location can accept a visit. Administrators can establish specific days and times, such as weekdays between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Maps Advanced then attempts to schedule future visits inside those windows while generating optimized routes.

Together, these capabilities allow sales managers to create realistic multi-stop schedules that account for travel conditions, operational restrictions, and customer availability.

Study Guide Topics:Visit Planning - > Salesforce Maps Advanced - > Route Optimization - > Constraints - > Visit Windows - > Traffic

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The Consumer Goods notification framework provides the most appropriate user experience for communicating team information to field representatives while they continue performing their operational activities. Salesforce supports User Notifications specifically so supervisors and field personnel can communicate important information such as selling messages, business strategies, team updates, customer information, and other operational guidance.

Notifications are created as Task records with the User Notification record type and assigned to the relevant field representative. Users can review notifications and manage their read or unread status without requiring a separate Chatter navigation pattern.

The mobile user experience is optimized for this communication model. Salesforce ' s Advanced User Cockpit includes a dedicated Notifications card. On tablets, the card displays the five most recent unread notifications, enabling representatives to monitor messages while remaining within their normal field-work environment.

This approach avoids modifying every Consumer Goods page, consuming tablet space with a persistent messaging column, or misusing notes as person-to-person notifications. Using the native notification mechanism keeps communication integrated with the field representative ' s workflow while minimizing navigation disruption.

Study Guide Topics:Platform - > Notifications and Tasks - > User Notifications - > Mobile User Cockpit - > Field Collaboration

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A Planogram Check requires the planogram Image to be associated with the appropriate In-Store Location. The In-Store Location identifies the physical area inside the retail outlet-such as an aisle, primary shelf, checkout counter, or endcap-where the expected product arrangement applies.

Salesforce ' s Planogram Check prerequisites require administrators to create an Image record representing the planogram and associate the Image with an In-Store Location. The Product must also be associated with both the Retail Store and the relevant In-Store Location.

The Retail Store KPI then supplies the assessment configuration. Administrators select the appropriate Retail Store Group, In-Store Location Category, Assessment Indicator Definition, planogram Image, and KPI Type. Supported planogram-related KPI Types include Facing, Share of Shelf, and Out of Stock, depending on the indicator being measured.

This relationship ensures that Salesforce can determine which reference layout applies when a representative performs the assessment at a particular location within the store. Associating the Image only with a Promotion, Assessment Task, or Retail Store does not establish the precise physical merchandising context required for Planogram Check execution.

Study Guide Topics:Data Setup - > Planogram - > Image - > In-Store Location - > Retail Store KPI

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The appropriate action is to edit the product tags so that the incorrectly detected object is associated with its correct product classification. Product identification depends on the relationship between the detected item and the product label assigned to it. When two packages have highly similar visual characteristics, a detected object can require correction to ensure subsequent shelf-analysis results reflect the correct SKU or competitor product.

Share-of-shelf measurements depend on accurate identification of the products occupying the shelf. If an item belonging to a competitor is classified as the company ' s own product, the calculated shelf presence becomes overstated and the resulting compliance data is unreliable. Correcting the product tag addresses the classification problem at its source rather than manipulating the physical shelf or abandoning the assessment.

This approach also aligns with the underlying object-detection model. Detection systems generate identified objects and associate those detections with product classifications. Accurate labels and representative examples are fundamental to reliable image-based object recognition. Where product appearance changes substantially, maintaining accurate classification information is essential to preserving measurement quality.

Creating a different planogram would change the expected merchandising arrangement but would not correct an incorrectly classified detected product.

Study Guide Topics:Platform - > Einstein Object Detection - > Product Recognition - > Product Tags - > Share-of-Shelf Accuracy

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Assortment Product, Promotion Product, and Store Product are Consumer Goods data-model objects that establish important relationships between Product2 and retail business contexts.

Assortment Product is a junction object connecting individual products with an Assortment. An Assortment represents a collection of products that are eligible or targeted for sale at specific stores, store groups, or accounts. Salesforce uses the junction relationship to support different product portfolios across retail locations.

Promotion Product connects a Promotion with a Product2 record when a promotion is defined at the product level. This relationship allows Salesforce to determine which specific products participate in promotional activities and enables product-level Promotion Checks during store visits.

Store Product directly associates Product2 with a Retail Store or specific In-Store Location. This relationship supports store-specific product execution, including inventory checks, order capture, product placement, and merchandising activities.

These junction objects provide three distinct dimensions around Product2: assortment eligibility, promotional participation, and store-level availability or placement. Delivery Product and Assessment Task Product are not the corresponding standard junction objects used for these Product2 relationships.

Study Guide Topics:Data Setup - > Product2 - > Assortment Product - > Promotion Product - > Store Product

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An Inventory Check requires the Retail Store KPI to identify the applicable Retail Store Group and Assessment Indicator Definition. These fields establish where the measurement applies and exactly what the field representative must measure.

The Retail Store Group is fundamental because Salesforce defines Retail Store KPIs at the store-group level rather than directly at an individual store level. The group connects the KPI configuration to the Retail Stores that inherit and use the target during field execution.

The Assessment Indicator Definition identifies the metric to be captured-for example, stock quantity, availability, damaged-product count, or another inventory-related measurement. Salesforce ' s Inventory Check prerequisites explicitly require the Retail Store Group and an Assessment Indicator Definition for the applicable product or product category and In-Store Location Category.

Custom Context is associated with custom-task configurations and should remain empty for a standard Inventory Check. Inventory Count is not the configuration field that establishes the Retail Store KPI relationship. KPI Type can categorize the business meaning of an indicator, but the core Inventory Check configuration depends on the Retail Store Group and Assessment Indicator Definition.

Together, these records enable Salesforce to generate the corresponding Retail Visit KPIs when the Inventory Check is instantiated for a Visit.

Study Guide Topics:Data Setup - > Retail Store KPI - > Inventory Check - > Retail Store Group - > Assessment Indicator Definition

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Flow-based tasks operate within the Visit and Assessment Task execution context and require the business context necessary to determine the applicable KPI configuration. The Retail Store KPI represents the target definition for an Assessment Indicator Definition and provides information such as store group, product, location category, target value, and other assessment context.

The flow also operates with the relevant Assessment Task and Visit identifiers so that automation can execute against the correct task instance and scheduled retail visit. This maintains the relationship between the reusable configuration and the transaction generated for an individual field visit.

Salesforce ' s broader assessment architecture reflects the same hierarchy: assigning an Action Plan Template to a Visit creates Assessment Tasks based on Assessment Task Definitions, while Retail Visit KPIs are generated using the applicable Retail Store KPI configuration.

This separation is essential. Retail Store KPI supplies expected business targets, Assessment Task provides the executable activity, and Visit supplies the store-engagement context in which the Flow runs.

Study Guide Topics:Visit Execution - > Flow-Based Tasks - > Retail Store KPI - > Assessment Task - > Visit Context

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Custom assessment tasks use the Consumer Goods Custom Task Measures component to expose KPI information on the related object ' s record page. For this experience to appear, the administrator must both place the component on the relevant Lightning Record Page and ensure that the intended users receive that page through the correct page assignment.

Salesforce instructs administrators to open the custom or standard object ' s Lightning Record Page in Lightning App Builder, drag the Consumer Goods Custom Task Measures component onto the page, configure its properties, and save the page. If the component has not been added, users naturally see the object ' s standard record-page experience instead of the custom KPI interface.

Lightning Record Pages must also be activated for the appropriate application, record type, and user profile. Salesforce ' s page activation framework supports assignments by app, record type, and profile, allowing different users to receive different record-page experiences. If the custom task page is not assigned to the field representative ' s profile, Salesforce can display another assigned or standard record page instead.

These two configuration layers-component placement and profile/page assignment-are therefore required for the KPI component to appear.

Study Guide Topics:Platform - > Lightning App Builder - > Custom Tasks - > Consumer Goods Custom Task Measures - > Record Page Assignment

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The Promotion Channel object provides the association between a Promotion and the business entity or retail destination to which that promotion applies.

A Promotion record defines the commercial activity itself, including the offer or merchandising initiative. Salesforce then uses related records to establish the context of that promotion. Promotion Products identify individual products included in the promotion, while Promotion Product Categories establish category-level participation. Promotion Channel determines where the promotion is applicable.

Salesforce allows administrators to associate a Promotion Channel with a Retail Store, Retail Store Group, or Account. The administrator opens the relevant Promotion and adds the required retail destination through the Promotion Channel related list. An optional In-Store Location can also be specified when the promotional activity applies to a particular physical location inside the outlet-for example, a checkout counter or endcap.

This separation provides a flexible many-to-many structure: one promotion can apply to multiple retail destinations, and a store can participate in multiple promotions. During Visit Execution, Salesforce can then identify the promotions applicable to the store and expose them through Promotion Check activities.

Study Guide Topics:Data Setup - > Promotion - > Promotion Channel - > Retail Store - > Retail Store Group - > Account

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The Maximize Store Sales Einstein Discovery story is designed to identify factors that influence product sales and provide actionable insights that can help sales managers improve store performance.

Salesforce provides preconfigured Einstein Discovery stories within Analytics for Consumer Goods. The sales-focused story analyzes historical data to identify variables that have a positive or negative impact on product sales. Salesforce currently describes this capability as Maximize Store Product Sales, which provides insights into the factors affecting product sales and helps organizations devise strategies to increase sales at a store or store-group level.

Einstein Discovery uses the available analytics dataset to identify statistically relevant relationships and present explanations that business users can act upon. These insights can assist sales managers in understanding how factors such as product availability, assortment, store characteristics, and other operational conditions correlate with sales performance.

The Minimize Out-of-Stock story serves a different objective: it predicts products that are likely to run out of stock so representatives can mitigate availability problems. While out-of-stock conditions can affect revenue, the scenario specifically asks for broader insight into the factors affecting store sales, making the sales-maximization story the appropriate functionality.

Study Guide Topics:Analytics - > Einstein Discovery - > Maximize Store Sales - > Predictive Insights - > Sales Performance

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