Chapter 2 of 8 · Salesforce Platform Administrator
Object Manager and Lightning App Builder
Objects and relationships, fields, page layouts, record types, actions.
- 2topics
- 8 minfast track
- 1diagrams and exhibits
- 15%of the exam
Topics in this chapter
Take them in order, or jump to the one you need.
- 1Objects and RelationshipsSalesforce data model: standard and custom objects, lookup, master-detail and junction relationships, record types and Schema…Diagram4 min
- 2Fields, Page Layouts, Lightning Pages and ActionsSalesforce customization: creating and deleting fields, page layouts, Lightning record pages and Dynamic Forms, compact layouts…4 min
About this chapter
What this chapter covers
Object Manager and Lightning App Builder is 15% of the Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator exam. It covers the standard object model and relationships, creating and deleting fields, and building page layouts, Lightning pages, record types, business processes and actions.
Questions are mostly scenarios: a company has a requirement, and you choose the declarative feature or setting that meets it. Writing code is never the expected answer on this exam.
How the topics fit together
Objects hold data, relationships link them, fields describe them, and layouts, Lightning pages and record types decide how each user sees and works with a record.
Record types let one object support different business processes, picklist values and page layouts for different users. Page layouts and Lightning pages only change what users see, not what they are allowed to access.
How to use these pages
Each topic page has the same shape, so you can skim for what you need.
- What it is: the idea in plain words.
- How it works: the mechanism, with tables and examples.
- What to remember for the exam: the facts to memorise and how questions are phrased.
- Common mistakes: the classic traps.
- Check yourself: three questions to test your understanding.
Ready for more practice?
The full Salesforce Platform Administrator question bank has 650 questions, with timed practice exams and an explanation for every answer.
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