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Salesforce Platform App Builder Study Guide

Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder

The Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder exam is for people who design, build and deploy custom apps with the Salesforce Platform's declarative tools. It covers the data model, formulas and validation rules, Flow automation, the Lightning user interface and app deployment. The exam has 60 questions in 105 minutes, and you need 73% to pass.

  • Salesforce certification
  • 5 exam sections
  • 60 questions

This guide is free, with no sign-up. It explains every Salesforce Platform App Builder exam topic in plain English, one chapter at a time. Read them in order or jump straight to the topic you need.

  • 5chapters
  • 19topics
  • 5diagrams and exhibits
  • 1 h 17 minfast track
Start with Salesforce Fundamentals
  • Every topic follows the same simple pattern: what it is, how it works, common mistakes
  • Diagrams and real command output where a picture explains it best
  • Exam tips and worked subnetting and IPv6 practice, with answers

How the exam is weighted

Each domain is worth this share of the exam, so spend your study time in proportion. Select a domain to open its chapter.

Chapters

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1Salesforce Fundamentals3 topics · 13 min fast trackDeclarative vs programmatic tools, AgentExchange, object and record access, sharing and reports.
  1. 1Declarative vs Programmatic Customization and AgentExchange5 min
  2. 2Object, Record and Field Access and Sharing Solutions4 min
  3. 3Reports, Report Types and Dashboards4 min
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2Data Modeling and Management3 topics · 12 min fast trackChoosing a data model, lookup and master-detail relationships, field types and data tools.
  1. 1Choosing a Data Model and Relationship Types4 min
  2. 2Field Data Type Considerations4 min
  3. 3Data Import, Export and External Data Sources4 min
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3Business Logic and Process Automation7 topics · 28 min fast trackFormulas, roll-up summaries, validation rules, Flow, approvals and Agentforce.
  1. 1Formula Fields4 min
  2. 2Roll-Up Summary Fields4 min
  3. 3Validation Rules4 min
  4. 4Flow Types and Building Flows in Flow Builder4 min
  5. 5Flow Approval Processes and Classic Approvals4 min
  6. 6Maintaining, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Flows4 min
  7. 7Agentforce Automation Capabilities4 min
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4User Interface3 topics · 12 min fast trackLightning apps and pages, Dynamic Forms, custom buttons, links and actions, mobile actions and custom components.
  1. 1UI Customization and Declarative Lightning Components4 min
  2. 2Custom Buttons, Links and Actions, Including Mobile4 min
  3. 3Programmatic Lightning Component Customizations4 min
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5App Deployment3 topics · 12 min fast trackApplication lifecycle, sandbox types, change sets, unmanaged, managed and unlocked packages, deployment plans.
  1. 1Application Lifecycle, Sandboxes and Deployment Plans4 min
  2. 2Change Sets and Troubleshooting Deployments4 min
  3. 3Unmanaged, Managed and Unlocked Packages4 min
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