Universal Containers (UC) is looking to expand its delivery capabilities through a network of distributors...

In Salesforce, controlling access to records for external users starts with the External Organization-Wide Default (OWD) setting. Setting the Delivery object’s External OWD to Private ensures that distributors can only see records explicitly shared with them.

Option A: Ownership-based sharing rules are not applicable if the distributors do not own the records.

Option B: Criteria-based sharing rules can grant access but rely on the External OWD being set to Private first.

Option C (Correct): Setting the External OWD to Private is the foundation for implementing sharing logic, limiting distributors’ access only to records explicitly shared with them.