Salesforce reports and dashboards interview questions collected from real interviews (updated Oct 2026). Covers joined reports, bucket fields, report types, dynamic dashboards and troubleshooting.
What's Covered
Topics covered in these questions.
01Reports12
02Dashboards7
All Interview Questions
Every question listed one by one, in a fresh order. Answers are not included, so practise explaining each one in your own words.
Reports
1What is a report type?
2What are Joined Reports and when do you use them?
3Why can I not see an object while creating a new report?
4What is a report folder?
5What is not supported in joined reports?
6What is conditional highlighting and what does the report need for it?
7What is the difference between a custom report and a standard report, and between report types?
8Can we create and display a tabular report? How do you subscribe to a report?
9What are the best practices for reports?
10What is a bucket field?
11What is Future Run in a report?
12Can row-level formulas be used in tabular reports?
Dashboards
13What is the difference between a dashboard and a dynamic dashboard?
14A dashboard is not loading data properly. How do you troubleshoot?
15What are the different dashboard components?
16What types of charts are available in reports?
17What is a dashboard?
18How many APIs are there in the dashboard in Salesforce?
19How many components can you display on a single dashboard page?
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