What is the first benefit of using VIPs?

• A. They reduce maintenance costs by eliminating the need for APIs.
• B. Improve performance: VIPs improve the performance of Vlocity Cards. They can read data from Salesforce or external systems, and they can be called from an API.
• C. They introduce redundant data storage.
• D. They require more server resources.

Answer: (B)

VIPs provide a fast data access layer for OmniStudio apps. The first benefit is improved performance for Vlocity Cards because VIPs can read data from Salesforce or external systems and be called from an API. By orchestrating data retrieval in one place, they reduce multiple separate calls and round-trips from the UI, lowering latency and speeding up how quickly a card can render. They also offer a reusable, API-accessible way to fetch and transform data across components, which further boosts overall performance.

Eliminating APIs isn’t accurate because VIPs still rely on APIs to fetch data. They don’t introduce redundant data storage; they orchestrate and fetch data without forcing duplicates. They don’t inherently require more server resources—the primary benefit highlighted here is faster data access and reduced round-trips.