Community Curated Resources for Platform App Builder
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Core Resources
Exam Overview
From the official exam guide
Questions
65
60 scored5 unscored
Duration
120 min
2h
To Pass
63%
Min. score
Pricing
$200 registration · $100 retake
Delivery
Online proctored or at a testing center
Experience
6+ months recommended
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required
Exam Topics
Each topic section shows the topic weight, learning objectives, and links to study resources.
Salesforce Fundamentals23%
- Given a scenario, identify the boundaries of declarative customization and the use cases for programmatic customization.
- Identify common scenarios for extending an org using the AppExchange.
- Apply features and capabilities available to restrict and extend object, record, and field access.
- Given a set of business requirements, determine the appropriate sharing solution.
- Identify the features and capabilities available when creating reports, report types, and dashboards.
- Given a set of requirements, determine the appropriate global, object-specific actions and layouts to optimize the Salesforce mobile user experience.
- Describe the customizations and use cases for Chatter.
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Data Modeling and Management22%
- Given a scenario, determine the appropriate data model.
- Given a scenario, explain the capabilities of the various relationship types and the implications of each on record access, user interface, and reporting.
- Given a scenario, determine the considerations when selecting or changing a field data type.
- Explain the capabilities and considerations of the Schema Builder.
- Given a scenario, determine the options and considerations when importing and exporting data, including the capabilities of external data sources.
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Business Logic and Process Automation28%
- Given a scenario, demonstrate the use of formula fields to meet stated business requirements.
- Given a scenario, determine the capabilities, use cases, and implications of roll-up summary fields.
- Given a scenario, demonstrate the use of validation rules to meet stated business requirements.
- Given a scenario, determine the capabilities and use cases for approval processes.
- Given a scenario, determine the tool or action needed to meet business requirements.
- Given a set of business requirements, recommend a solution to automate business processes while avoiding errors in automation.
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User Interface17%
- Describe the user interface customization options.
- Demonstrate the capabilities and use cases for custom buttons, links, and actions.
- Given a scenario, determine the declarative options available for incorporating Lightning components in an application.
- Describe the programmatic customizations available for incorporating custom Lightning components in an application.
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App Deployment10%
- Given a set of business requirements, recommend a solution for key milestones and considerations when managing the application lifecycle and various types of sandboxes.
- Given a use case, demonstrate knowledge, viability, and troubleshooting when using change sets.
- Describe the use cases and considerations when using unmanaged and managed packages.
- Given a scenario, determine the appropriate deployment plan.
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