Why Study with PlanetCert?
The Latest Questions
Practice questions and exam topics aligned with the current exam objectives.
Detailed Explanations
Go beyond the answer. Master the material with comprehensive learning and professional explanations for every concept.
AI-Powered Insights
Personalized preparation guidance that adapts to your performance and identifies weak spots automatically.
Exam Information
Official specifications published by Salesforce
Exam Format
Registration
Validity
AP-202 Exam Topics and Domains
AP-202 is organized into 6 weighted domains. Expect to work with Apex Controllers, Lightning Web Components, Apex Classes for Commerce, Apex Exception Handling, and more.
Checkout Flow Development
Customize Checkout Flows
Customize existing checkout flows to address the most common customer needs and provide an optimal Storefront experience
- Modifying checkout flow components
- Implementing custom payment integrations
- Configuring shipping options
- Testing checkout flows
- Not considering mobile checkout experience
- Insufficient error handling
- Overlooking performance optimization
- Failing to test all checkout scenarios
Reference Implementations
Implement Checkout and Payment Interfaces
Code implementations against the 4 crucial reference implementations used in checkout and payment interfaces with in-depth knowledge of all supported actions
- Implementing checkout reference patterns
- Integrating payment gateways
- Creating custom actions
- Testing reference implementations
- Not following reference implementation patterns
- Incorrect action method usage
- Missing error handling in integrations
- Not leveraging existing reference code
Basic Lightning Web Component Development
Enhance Storefront with LWC Modifications
Improve the Storefront experience with enhancements to Lightning Web Components
- Modifying existing LWC components
- Configuring component properties
- Implementing event handlers
- Styling components with SLDS
- Not following LWC best practices
- Ignoring accessibility requirements
- Poor component performance
- Not testing component variants
Advanced Lightning Web Component Development
Create New Lightning Web Components
Improve the Storefront experience by creating new Lightning Web Components
- Building LWC components from scratch
- Implementing wire adapters
- Creating Apex controllers for LWC
- Testing custom components
- Deploying components to Experience Cloud
- Over-complicating component architecture
- Not handling async operations properly
- Insufficient error handling
- Poor component performance optimization
- Not following naming conventions
Data Management
Manage B2B Commerce Data
Manage data intelligently with regard to relationships and integrations as needed to support getting a B2B Storefront established and running
- Configuring B2B Commerce data model
- Importing product data
- Setting up catalog hierarchies
- Configuring pricing and inventory
- Managing customer accounts and permissions
- Not understanding data relationships
- Poor data import strategies
- Incorrect catalog configuration
- Missing data validation rules
- Not optimizing bulk data operations
Error Handling and Diagnostics
Troubleshoot B2B Commerce Systems
Troubleshoot the B2B Commerce system using available tools
- Using Developer Console for debugging
- Analyzing debug logs
- Setting up monitoring and alerts
- Implementing error handling in code
- Performance profiling
- Not logging enough information
- Poor error message design
- Not handling all exception types
- Insufficient monitoring setup
- Not testing error scenarios
How do I earn this certification?
Passing AP-202 earns the B2B Commerce for Developers Accredited Professional certification. It sits in the Commerce track.
- AP-201 - B2B Commerce for Administrators Accredited Professional Complementary B2B Commerce administration skills
- AP-219 - Order Management Administrator Accredited Professional Order processing and fulfillment expertise
- AP-220 - Order Management Developer Accredited Professional Technical order management customization skills
- B2C Commerce Developer - Salesforce Certified B2C Commerce Developer Expand to B2C Commerce development expertise
- Platform Developer II - Salesforce Certified Platform Developer IIAdvanced Salesforce development capabilities
- AP-221 - Process Automation Accredited ProfessionalDeep automation skills for commerce workflows
- AP-225 - Heroku Developer Accredited Professional External application integration capabilities
- AP-216 - Marketing Cloud Personalization Accredited Professional Personalization for commerce experiences
- AP-215 - Marketing Cloud Intelligence Accredited Professional Analytics and intelligence for commerce insights
Practice with Precision
The PlanetCert Simulator mirrors the real exam environment with authentic questions and timed pressure.
How to study for this exam?
The most effective way to prepare for AP-202 is by using the PlanetCert Simulator to practice questions and review detailed explanations.
What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: 2024-09-27
- Announcement date: 2021-07
- Lightning Web Components Latest (Spring '25) LWC development comprises 50% of exam (Basic 20% + Advanced 30%) • Release date: 2025-02
- B2B Commerce on Lightning Experience Summer '24 Exam content aligned to Summer '24 release • Release date: 2024-06
- Experience Cloud Spring '25 Experience Cloud administration is a prerequisite skill area • Release date: 2025-02
- Flow Builder Spring '25 Process automation with Flow is a required skill • Release date: 2025-02
Who should take this exam?
- Salesforce Administration in Lightning Experience
- Experience Cloud (formerly Communities) administration
- Process Automation with Flow Builder
- Lightning Web Component development experience
- Basic knowledge of Salesforce CMS