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Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I

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The Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I certification validates your ability to build and customize applications on the Salesforce Platform using Apex, Lightning Web Components, and declarative tools. It is designed for developers who translate business requirements into technical solutions that extend Salesforce's capabilities. Earning this credential demonstrates hands-on expertise in data modeling, business logic, and user interface development, positioning you for roles that demand Salesforce development proficiency.

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29Objectives

132Practice pages

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PLATFORM-DEVELOPER-I free practice questions

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Describe the considerations when developing in a multi-tenant environment.

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Describe how the Salesforce platform features map to the MVC pattern.

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

Describe the capabilities of the core CRM objects in the Salesforce schema.

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

Identify the common scenarios for extending an application's capabilities using the AppExchange.

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

Identify common use cases for declarative customization of the Lightning Platform, and customization and features of the Heroku platform.

19 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–19

Given a set of requirements, determine the appropriate data model.

18 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–18

Describe the capabilities of the various relationship types and the implications of each on record access, user interface (UI), and object-oriented programming.

18 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–18

Describe the impact of schema design and modifications on Apex Development.

16 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–16

Describe how to visualize and create entity relationships.

17 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–17

Describe the options for and considerations when importing and exporting data into development environments.

18 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–18

Declarative Automation

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

Apex Fundamentals

19 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–19

Triggers and Data Processing

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Visualforce and Controllers

6 questions · 2 pages

Questions 1–5 6–6

Security and Programmatic Access

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Describe how to display Salesforce data using a Visualforce page.

21 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–21

Describe the types of web content that can be incorporated into Visualforce pages.

13 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–13

Describe how to incorporate Visualforce pages into Lightning Platform applications.

19 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–19

Describe the benefits of the Lightning Component framework.

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Describe the resources that can be contained in a Lightning Component.

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Describe the testing framework and requirements for deployment.

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Describe how to write unit tests for triggers, controllers, and classes.

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Describe when and how to use various sources of test data.

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

Describe how to execute one or multiple test classes.

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Describe the differences between invoking Apex in execute anonymous vs. unit tests.

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

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Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I

PLATFORM-DEVELOPER-I free practice questions

Describe the considerations when developing in a multi-tenant environment.

Describe how the Salesforce platform features map to the MVC pattern.

Describe the capabilities of the core CRM objects in the Salesforce schema.

Identify the common scenarios for extending an application's capabilities using the AppExchange.

Identify common use cases for declarative customization of the Lightning Platform, and customization and features of the Heroku platform.

Given a set of requirements, determine the appropriate data model.

Describe the capabilities of the various relationship types and the implications of each on record access, user interface (UI), and object-oriented programming.

Describe the impact of schema design and modifications on Apex Development.

Describe how to visualize and create entity relationships.

Describe the options for and considerations when importing and exporting data into development environments.

Declarative Automation

Apex Fundamentals

Triggers and Data Processing

Visualforce and Controllers

Security and Programmatic Access

Describe how to display Salesforce data using a Visualforce page.

Describe the types of web content that can be incorporated into Visualforce pages.

Describe how to incorporate Visualforce pages into Lightning Platform applications.

Describe the benefits of the Lightning Component framework.

Describe the resources that can be contained in a Lightning Component.

Describe the testing framework and requirements for deployment.

Describe how to write unit tests for triggers, controllers, and classes.

Describe when and how to use various sources of test data.

Describe how to execute one or multiple test classes.

Describe the differences between invoking Apex in execute anonymous vs. unit tests.

Describe how to monitor and access various types of debug logs.

Describe the capabilities and security implications of the Developer Console, Workbench, and Force.com IDE.

Describe the different processes for deploying metadata and business data.

Describe how the different environments are used in the development and deployment process.

Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I

PLATFORM-DEVELOPER-I free practice questions

Domain 1 · SALESFORCE FUNDAMENTALS18% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 110 questions18%

Domain 2 · DATA MODELING AND MANAGEMENT14% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 87 questions14%

Domain 3 · LOGIC AND PROCESS AUTOMATION16% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 96 questions16%

Domain 4 · USER INTERFACE18% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 108 questions18%

Domain 5 · TESTING19% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 118 questions19%

Domain 6 · DEBUG AND DEPLOYMENT TOOLS14% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 87 questions14%