Note
June 2022 Exam Outline Update:
Salesforce has updated the official exam guide on June 17, 2022. There were small to medium type of updates, the main highlight was decreasing the sections from 5 to 4, and rebalancing the weighted percentages.
Salesforce Fundamentals and Data Modeling and Management were combined into 1 section which resulted with a lesser number of Objectives. There were a couple of Objectives from Process Automation and Logic and User Interface that were retired.
There was no new content introduced, most of the changes will involve migrating of content from one section to another. Our team has started analyzing these changes and we will be gradually updating our materials.
UPDATE:
Our team has implemented all the changes as of 06/24/2022.
Resources
Developer Fundamentals
- Understand multi-tenant concepts and design frameworks, such as MVC architecture and Lightning Component Framework.
- Given a scenario, identify common use cases and best practices for declarative versus programmatic customizations, including governor limits, formula fields, and roll-up summaries.
- Given a scenario, determine, create, and access the appropriate data model including objects, fields, relationships, and external IDs.
- Given a scenario, identify the options and considerations when importing and exporting data into development environments.
- Knowledge Check
Process Automation and Logic: Advanced Topics
- Given a scenario, follow best practices to write Apex classes and triggers.
- Given a scenario, identify the implications of governor limits on Apex transactions
- Describe the relationship between Apex transactions, the save order of execution, and the potential for recursion and/or cascading
- Implement exception handling in Apex, including custom exceptions as needed
- Knowledge Check
User Interface
- Given a scenario, display content or modify Salesforce data using a Visualforce page and the appropriate controllers or extensions as needed
- Describe the Lightning Component framework, its benefits, and the types of content that can be contained in a Lightning web component
- Given a scenario, prevent user interface and data access security vulnerabilities
- Given a scenario, display and use a custom user interface components, including Lightning Components, Flow, and Visualforce.
- Describe the use cases for Lightning Web Component events.
- Given a scenario, implement Apex to work with various types of page components, including Lightning Components, Flow, Next Best Actions, etc.
- Knowledge Check
Testing, Debugging and Deployment: Debugging and Deployment
- Describe how to approach debugging system issues and monitoring flows, processes, and asynchronous and batch jobs, etc.
- Given a scenario, know how and when to use the Salesforce Developer tools such as Salesforce DX, Salesforce CLI, and Developer Console.
- Describe the environments, requirements, and process for deploying code and associated configurations.
- Knowledge Check
Hello, does the Platform Dev 1 exam contain any Aura material?
Hi Tudor, thanks for the inquiry. Yes, the exam outline mentions Lightning components and contains reference links to both Aura and Lightning web components.
Just curious if the current Dev 1 cert exam still has questions where Process Builder and/or Workflow Rules are the preferred approach given that both of them are slated to be retired soon. Love the material… I’ve passed every cert exam I’ve ever taken on the first try with the help of FoF study guides and mock exams… Thanks!!!
Hi Ryan, thanks for the inquiry. Processes, for example, are still mentioned in the exam guide. So, we’ll continue maintaining content related to these automation tools as long as they’re part of the exam objectives. We’re grateful that you find our materials helpful in your Salesforce journey. Cheers!
The course prepares you so extensively for both certification as well as real time jobs.
Hello Arvind, the whole team is happy to know that you find our materials helpful! We wish you all the best on your certification goals! Cheers!
I’m just starting – this is my second attempt to complete the course. I guess it will be tough as I don’t have experience with OOP but I’m going to give my best:
1. Complete the study guide
2. Complete trailmix on Trailhead
3. Complete the mock exams
4. Read about about Java to have better understanding of OOB conecpts.
5. Complete the Java ecourse to have better understanding of OOB conecpts.
6. Watch some tutorials on Youtube
7. Read some books about Salesforce and apex from Amazon
I give myself 100 days to get preparred for the exam.
Best wishes on your preparations Sylwester. We look forward to hearing some great news from you after the 100 day timeline that you’ve set for yourself. Never give up, buddy!
Check these links out too:
https://focusonforce.com/salesforce-certification-study-tips/
https://focusonforce.com/salesforce-certification-test-taking-tips/
Finally crossed the finish line for PD1. Big Thanks to Focus on Force
Hi Ashley! We are glad to know that you have passed the PD1 Certification. Congratulations on this milestone. It is our honor to be able to prepare you well for the exam you had. Great job! On to the next goals that you have set!
Just so excited to start this course, I’m on my 4th attempt at Dev 1 and I hope this will really help me study more in-depth. Looking forward to posting my success story soon
Hello Hetile! We will continue to do what we do best — keeping the materials as relevant and up-to-date to be able to help more users like you. Excited to read about your success story real soon. We wish you the best!