This study guide covers all of the topics in the Platform App Builder exam. It includes summaries of all topics, screenshots and review questions. The weighting from the official study guide is shown before the topic name.
Resources
Lessons
Salesforce Fundamentals I
- 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.
- Knowledge Check
Salesforce Fundamentals II
- Identify the features and capabilities available when creating reports.
- Identify the features and capabilities available when creating report types.
- Identify the features and capabilities available when creating 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.
- Knowledge Check
Data Modeling and Management I
- PART 1: Given a scenario, determine the appropriate data model (Core Objects)
- PART 2: Given a scenario, determine the appropriate data model (Record Types)
- PART 3: 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.
- Knowledge Check
Business Logic and Process Automation I
- 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.
- Knowledge Check
Business Logic and Process Automation II
- 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.
- Determine the capabilities and use cases for WORKFLOW.
- Determine the capabilities and use cases for FLOW.
- Determine the capabilities and use cases for PROCESS BUILDER.
- Given a set of business requirements, recommend a solution to automate business processes while avoiding errors in automation.
- Knowledge Check
App Deployment
- 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.
- Knowledge Check
Hi all, I just cleared the app builder exam by just spending two full days on preparation mainly from Focusonforce exam prep materials and some study up on trailhead . I have to say HANDS DOWN your materials and sample exams have helped me clear the exam on first try. A few observations this exam had 65 questions(1 hour 44 min duration) (as opposed to 60 that the practice exam had), some questions really racked my brain to understand the real ask, I have to admit there were very few straightforward questions so its very important to read the question and the options thoroughly to pick the correct answers since they will quiz you very well on the capabilities. Wanted to say a big thanks to the Focusonforce team for such a detailed course catalog and for highlighting all the tips that one needs to remember, the question banks and the flip cards were very helpful.
Amazing news, N Ray! Congratulations on clearing the exam, and thanks for sharing your experience with the community! The whole team is happy to know that our materials helped! Cheers!
With regard to the number of questions, there are 5 non-scored questions included on the exam, hence the reason there are a total of 65 questions.
Does that mean I can Skip any 5 questions?
Hi Amit, it is important to finish answering all 65 questions, when taking the certification exam, you will not see which of the 5 are the ones that are non-scored.
Hello Focus on Force Team,
Thanks for the great study material (and practice exams as well)! Got my App Builder certification yesterday after studying just one week … My piece of advice to all students: after you get some certification, use the momentum and get another one. For instance, Admin cert has a lot of overlapping with App Builder, both of them just have a little different emphasis on certain topics. If you wait too long, you might need to re-study many things, especially if you do not use Salesforce in your daily job.
Happy studying and good luck!
Thomas
Amazing news, Thomas! Congratulations on clearing the exam! The whole team is happy to know that our materials helped, and thanks for sharing your experience with our community! Cheers!
Hi
I’ve been hearing here and there that Salesforce is not recommending Workflows anymore.
If that’s true, did the test got updated this year to not consider Workflows as a recommended tool for automation or can I keep trusting when it is stated that Workflows are best for some scenarios?
There are certain scenarios where the automation solution is simple enough that it can be addressed by using a workflow. Although Salesforce hasn’t explicitly said that they are retiring it, they have said that they will no longer be providing updates to its functionality. So in terms of automation solutions that would require flexibility for future requirements, Workflows aren’t recommended.
I got my certification today, thanks FOF!!
Hi Sammy, congratulations! We’re happy to hear that our course helped!
Thank you FoF, I’ve cleared my Platform App Builder certification today.
Great news, Einat! Congratulations on clearing the exam! We are glad to know that we are able to help, cheers!
Got my cert today, thank you, FoF Team.
Congratulations, Charlie! We are happy to know that we are able to help, cheers!
The current exam (WI21 ) has 65 questions but it said 60 questions on here. When did the last time this course get updated?
Hi Bailey, the official scored item of the certification exam is 60 as there are 5 additional questions that are non-scored. You can find more details on the App Builder certification exam here – https://trailhead.salesforce.com/help?article=Salesforce-Certified-Platform-App-Builder-Exam-Guide#outline
Anyone who attempted recently, please let me know if inbuilt camera is enough for online Salesforce certification ?any key points will help..thanks
yes, they will accept that. there is a download that you can run beforehand to confirm your system’s suitability. before the exam, you will need to remove extraneous material from the test area. There are instructions for what to do.
Have the practice Exams here on FocusOnforce been updated too accordingly? Thanks
Hi Bettina, yes, the practice exam is now updated with the questions from retired sections migrated to Salesforce Fundamentals.
Hello. What happened with the Mobile, Reporting and Social? I can’t find them today.
Hi Lisandro, there was a recent update on the official exam guide for App Builder – https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/help?article=Salesforce-Certified-Platform-App-Builder-Exam-Guide#outline
From 9 categories, it was consolidated to 5. Most of the detailed objectives from the categories that were retired will be migrated to Salesforce Fundamentals. To know more details about this recent update, please check the blog post that we published – https://focusonforce.com/certification/app-builder-exam-update-february-2021/
I see. Thanks for keeping the content updated!