Platform App Builder Study Guide

Hello Champs!!

I am back with new study guide to prepare yourself for Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification. Before jumping into reading topics, can we have a look at the exam guide?

Here it is (Platform App Builder Exam Guide):

• Content: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions and 5 un-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; course attendance highly recommended

If you have knowledge or experience as Admin, it will be a good advantage. It is not mandatory to have Admin Experience.

Let’s have a look at topics! I think this one is really important to prepare for exam.

• Salesforce Fundamentals: 8%
• Data Modeling and Management: 20%
• Security: 10%
• Business Logic and Process Automation: 27%
• Social: 3%
• User Interface: 14%
• Reporting: 5%
• Mobile: 5%
• App Development: 8%

Forget about percentages, if you really want to gain the knowledge. But the numbers are important when you are writing an exam. So, concentrate on your weak topics and rock on them.

It’s time to break the guide into different sections and plan them for preparation. I made it easy for you with my study plan. Follow my plan, if you like it or you can prepare on your own.

Begin the show!

Week – 1

We should know basics for any thing before we deep dive. Here are the basics to learn for App Builder:

Salesforce Fundamentals

• Lightning Experience Customization
• Service Cloud for Lightning Experience

Data Modeling and Management

• Leads & Opportunities for Lightning Experience
• Data Modeling
• Data Management

Week – 2

• Picklist Administration
• Duplicate Management

Security

• Data Security
• Identity Basics
• Security Specialist

Week – 3

Business Logic and Process Automation

• Formulas & Validations
• Lightning Flow
• Screen Flow Distribution
• Lightning Experience Productivity
• Which Automation Tool Do I Use?

Week – 4

Do the Superbadge to practice the learning up-to Week – 3. If you have already done the superbadge, no worries – you can do it again by creating new account. Practice makes you Perfect!!

Process Automation Specialist

Social

• Chatter Administration for Lightning Experience

User Interface

• Lightning App Builder
• Lightning Experience Specialist (Superbadge)

Week – 5

Reporting

• Reports & Dashboards for Lightning Experience
• Create Reports and Dashboards for Sales and Marketing Managers (Mini-Project)
• Lightning Experience Reports & Dashboards Specialist (Superbadge)

Mobile

• Salesforce Mobile App Customization

App Deployment

• Build a Battle Station App (Mini-Project)
• App Customization Specialist (A wonderful Superbadge to make yourself perfect in App Customization)

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Here are other resources to prepare yourself for Platform App Builer

Cheat Sheets

• Formulas
• Process Automation

You can even join for Instructor lead training for Platform App Builder provided by Trailhead Academy.

Cert-Days

Join a free, half-day webinar to help you prepare for your Salesforce Certification. You can also get a $100 off Certification Voucher by attending the webinar.

All the best for your preparation champs!!

If you need any help, don’t hesitate to contact me. Comment below this post and I will reply you shortly.