Salesforce Platform App Builder Practice Exam

The Salesforce Platform App Builder certification targets individuals looking to showcase their proficiency and expertise in creating, constructing, and rolling out custom applications utilizing the declarative customization functionalities of the Lightning Platform. Candidates are empowered to develop, manage, and refine data models, application security measures, business logic, and process automation.

Who should take the exam?

• The Salesforce Platform App Builder certification targets individuals with practical experience in developing custom applications on the Lightning Platform, encompassing the application of skills and concepts outlined in the exam objectives below.
• Typically, a Salesforce Platform App Builder has 6 months to 1 year of experience in constructing applications on the Lightning Platform or a similar technological platform.

Skills Requirement:

The Salesforce Platform App Builder candidate demonstrates proficiency, skills, and knowledge in the following areas:

• Understanding the capabilities of the Lightning Platform
• Knowledge of Salesforce license types and relevant considerations
• Ability to devise applications to align with business processes and reporting needs
• Familiarity with features and customizations utilized for enhancing the mobile user experience
• Understanding of Salesforce development environments and the available options for deploying applications and managing changes on the Lightning Platform
• Comprehension of the resources specified in this exam guide and the additional mandatory study materials supplied by Salesforce

Exam Details 

• Exam Name: Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
• Exam Languages: English
• Time: 105 minutes
• Question: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions and up to 5 non-scored questions
• Passing score: 63%

Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Domain 1: Overview Salesforce Fundamentals: 23%

• 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. 

Domain 2: Understand Data Modeling and Management: 22%

• 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.

Domain 3: Learn about Business Logic and Process Automation: 28%

• 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. 

Domain 4: Understand User Interface: 17%

• 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.

Domain 5: Learn App Deployment: 10%

• 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.