Get started with Platform App Builder certification

The Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder Credential is designed for individuals who would like to demonstrate their skills and knowledge in designing, building, and deploying custom applications using the declarative customization capabilities of the Lightning Platform. The candidate can create, manage, and update data models, application security, business logic, and process automation

Here are some examples of the concepts you should understand to pass the exam.

· How to design the data model, user interface, business logic, and security for custom applications

· How to customize applications for mobile use

· How to design reports and dashboards

· How to deploy custom applications

The Salesforce Platform App Builder Exam is intended for an individual who has experience developing custom applications on the Lightning Platform, including practical application of the skills and concepts noted in the exam objectives below. The Salesforce Platform App Builder generally has six months to one year of experience building applications on the Lightning Platform and/or on a similar technology platform.

The Salesforce Platform App Builder candidate has the experience, skills, and knowledge outlined below.

· Familiarity with the capabilities of the Lightning Platform

· Awareness of Salesforce license types and related considerations

· Ability to design applications to support business processes and reporting requirements

· Familiarity with capabilities and customization used to enhance the mobile user experience

· Familiarity with the Salesforce development environments and the options available to deploy applications and manage changes on the Lightning Platform

· Comprehension of the resources listed in this exam guide and the additional required study materials provided by Salesforce

A candidate for this exam is not expected to be able to administer Sales Cloud or Service Cloud, have programmatic development experience, design custom interfaces using Visualforce, or design custom Lightning components using Apex or JavaScript.

This series will take a comprehensive look into these areas delivered by our Supermums inhouse certified Salesforce Instructor Liam.