A new field has been added to the Applicant object that is part of an...

The correct answer is A. Add the field to the custom report type field layout.

The report already exists: Position with or without Applicants Report. The issue is not that reporting is disabled for the object; the issue is that the new Applicant field is not available as a column in that custom report type. For custom report types, fields available to report builders are controlled by the custom report type field layout. Salesforce’s documentation for adding fields to a custom report type directs admins to open the report type and use Edit Layout to add the missing fields.

B is incorrect because field-level security can hide a field from a user, but the troubleshooting step for a field missing from a custom report type column list is to add it to the custom report type layout.

C is incorrect because the report type already exists and is being used.

D is incorrect because the field data type was already assigned when the field was created.

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