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Salesforce Platform App Builder
Certificate Exam

The Salesforce Platform App Builder Exam is for those who have experience with the Salesforce platform and want a certification to showcase their skills to the companies in designing, building, and deploying custom applications using the declarative customization capabilities the Lightning Platform.

Why should you learn Salesforce?

3.3 million jobs are expected in the Salesforce ecosystem by 2022

More than 200k companies have switched to the Salesforce

Annual growth of the platform is expected to be 65 percent.

Acc to IDC, Salesforce ecosystem leads the market with 20% of the total market share.

Source: IDC

Why should I get Salesforce certified?

In a recent survey done by Salesforce, 77% of Salesforce professionals said they have at least one Salesforce certification, and 39% of Salesforce professionals stated that there is an increment in the salary after becoming Salesforce certified. Getting a Salesforce certification helps in going ahead of the competitors and improves your career in the domain.

What is expected from the certified candidate?

After clearing the Salesforce Platform App Builder exam, the candidate is expected to have good knowledge of the Lightning Platform capabilities, awareness of Salesforce license types and related considerations, ability to design applications to support business processes and reporting requirements, develop custom applications on the Lightning Platform.

About the Exam

Read on for details about the Salesforce Platform App Builder exam.

  • Content: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions and 5 non-scored questions
  • Time allotted to complete the exam: 105 minutes
  • Passing score: 63%
  • Registration fee: USD 200, plus applicable taxes as required per local law
  • Retake fee: USD 100, plus applicable taxes as required per local law
  • Delivery options: Proctored exam delivered onsite at a testing center or in an online proctored environment. Click here for information on scheduling an exam.
  • References: No hard-copy or online materials may be referenced during the exam.
  • Prerequisite: None; program attendance highly recommended

Source: Salesforce

Exam Outline

The Salesforce Platform App Builder exam measures a candidate’s knowledge and skills related to the below-mentioned objectives:

A candidate should have hands-on experience developing custom applications on the Lightning Platform and have demonstrated the application of each of the features/ functions below.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 capabilities and use cases for workflow, Flow, and Process Builder.
  • Given a set of business requirements, recommend a solution to automate business processes while avoiding errors in automation.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Source: Salesforce

How to give the Salesforce Platform APP Builder Certificate Exam?

  • The first step is to register yourself for the exam, which is to be done online Salesforce portal.
  • The second step is to choose the mode of examination – Salesforce provides the below-mentioned options:
  • On-site proctored exam – This option lets you give the exam at a local testing center at your chosen date and time. Salesforce has partnered with Kryterion, which has testing centers worldwide, making the examination process more convenient for the candidates looking to get certified.
  • Online proctored exam – This option lets you give your exam remotely, even from your home. An examiner will monitor and proctor the exam through the webcam, and you will also have to download software to allow the examiner to view your screen as you work through the exam.

You may register and take the exam on the same day. However, it is suggested that you register for the exam one week prior to your examination date.

Maintaining Your Salesforce Certification

Holding a Salesforce certificate is a benefit but keeping it updated is an added advantage. We should always keep our Salesforce certificates up-to-date on new product releases (updates).

Salesforce requires you to complete the certification maintenance modules on Trailhead once per year. Your certificate can get expired if you do not complete all maintenance requirements by the due date.