Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder

Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder credential is designed for those who can demonstrate skills and knowledge in designing, building, and implementing custom applications using the declarative customization capabilities of the Force.com platform

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ABOUT THE SALESFORCE CERTIFIED PLATFORM APP BUILDER CREDENTIAL


The Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder credential is designed for individuals whowould like to demonstrate their skills and knowledge in designing, building, and deployingcustom applications using the declarative customization capabilities of the Force.complatform. The candidate can create, manage, and update data models, application security,business logic, and process automation.


Here are some examples of the concepts you should understand to pass the exam:


 Design the data model, user interface, business logic, and security for customapplications
 Customize applications for mobile use
 Design reports and dashboards
 Deploy custom applications

Module 1:


Overview & Org Settings


 Salesforce Organization creation

 Understand Salesforce & Organization setting
 Licensing

Fundamentals of Salesforce

 Declarative customization Vs Programmatic customization
 User Setup

Understanding Salesforce Structure

 Application Creation
 Object Creation
 Scope and Benefits of external objects / ID


Module 2:

 Fields Creation-Deletion & Types
 Dependent Fields
 Field Tracking
 Formula Fields

Validation Rule

 Standard Validation
 Custom Validation

Business process with Standard Objects

 CRM objects & Relationship Model

Module 3:

 Sales Process
 Service Process
 Sales Productivity Feature

Security Settings

 Network Security measures & Audit
 Organization Wide Defaults
 Profiles

Module 4:

 Permission Set
 Role Hierarchy & Roles
 Sharing Rules
 Manual Sharing

UI with Business Logic

 Page Layout

Module 5:

 Record Type
 Custom buttons
 Custom links
 Actions
 List View

Reports

 Join Reports
 Tabular report

Module 6:

 Summary Report
 Matrix Report
 Date Filters
 Bucket Fields
 Custom Report Types
 Report Scheduling & Sharing Concepts

Dashboards

 Using Dashboards

Module 7:

 Folders access & Scope to Store

Data Management

 Data Loader

Module 8:

 Data Import
 Data Export

Relationship

 Lookup Relationship
 Master Detail Relationship
 Rollup Summary Fields
 Many to many Relationship

Module 9:

 Hierarchical Relationship
 Schema Builder

Salesforce Automation

 Workflow Rules
 Actions in Workflow
 Time dependent Actions

Module 10:

 Approval Process
 Field updates and recursion

Salesforce Apps

 AppExchange

Module 11:

Lightning in Salesforce

 Declarative options for Lightning Components
 Visual Workflow
 Lightning Process Builder

Module 12:

App Deployment

 Milestones & Considerations in application lifecycle
 Sandbox & Types
 Considerations using various types of sandboxes
 Change sets & Types
 Types of Packages
 Deployment & Best Practice

Module 13:

Salesforce getting Social

 What is Social?
 Features

Salesforce Mobile & Apps

 Declarative customization in Salesforce1
 Global and object-specific actions in Salesforce1
 Action layouts in Salesforce1

About the Exam

All proctored Salesforce certification exams can be scheduled as an onsite or online exam.

Quick facts about the exam:

 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions* (2-5 unscored questions may be added)
 105 minutes allotted to complete the exam (time allows for unscored questions)
 63% is the passing score
 No hard-copy or online materials may be referenced during the exam
 No prerequisites

*Please note that on occasion, Salesforce may place a small number of unscored questions on an exam in order to gather data on question performance. These unscored exam questions are in addition to the 60 scored questions on your exam, and have no impact whatsoever on your final exam results. Exam time has been evaluated to accommodate the inclusion of unscored questions. Your exam results will be based on the 60 scored questions.