Chapter 5 of 5 · Salesforce Platform App Builder
App Deployment
Application lifecycle, sandbox types, change sets, unmanaged, managed and unlocked packages, deployment plans.
- 3topics
- 12 minfast track
- 3diagrams and exhibits
- 13%of the exam
Topics in this chapter
Take them in order, or jump to the one you need.
- 1Application Lifecycle, Sandboxes and Deployment PlansSalesforce application lifecycle: sandbox types, storage and refresh intervals, development models, DevOps Center, and planning…Diagram4 min
- 2Change Sets and Troubleshooting DeploymentsSalesforce change sets: deployment connections, outbound and inbound change sets, dependencies, validate and deploy, what they…Diagram4 min
- 3Unmanaged, Managed and Unlocked PackagesSalesforce packages compared: unmanaged, managed and unlocked packages, namespaces, upgrades, editing installed components, and…Diagram4 min
About this chapter
What this chapter covers
App Deployment is 13% of the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder exam. It covers application lifecycle management and sandboxes, change sets and troubleshooting, unmanaged and managed packages, and deployment plans.
Questions are mostly scenarios: a company has a requirement, and you choose the declarative feature or setting that meets it. Writing code is the expected answer only when declarative tools cannot meet the requirement.
How the topics fit together
Changes are built and tested in sandboxes, then moved to production with change sets, or to other orgs with packages, following a deployment plan.
Change sets move metadata only between related orgs. Packages reach unrelated orgs. Neither moves records.
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 App Builder question bank has 648 questions, with timed practice exams and an explanation for every answer.
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