Salesforce Certified Application ArchitectPractice Test

• 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

• Describe how to programmatically access and utilize the object schema
• Describe the capabilities and use cases for formula fields
• Describe the capabilities and use cases for roll-up summary fields
• Describe the capabilities of the declarative process automation features
• Describe when to use declarative automation features vs. Apex classes and triggers
• Describe how to declare variables and constants in Apex and how to assign values using expressions
• Describe the primitive and complex Apex data types and when to use them
• Describe how to use and apply Apex control flow statements
• Describe how to write and when to use Apex classes and interfaces
• Describe how to use basic SOSL, SOQL, and DML statements when working with objects in Apex
• Describe the basic patterns used in triggers and classes to process data efficiently
• Describe when to use and how to write triggers
• Describe the implications of governor limits on Apex transactions
• Describe the relationship between Apex transactions, the save order of execution, and the potential for recursion and/or cascading
• Describe how to implement exception handling in Apex
• Describe how to write Visualforce controllers
• Describe when and how to use standard Visualforce controllers vs. Apex custom controllers and controller extensions
• Describe the programmatic techniques to prevent security vulnerabilities in Apex and Visualforce
• Describe how Apex impacts the ability to make declarative changes

• 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

• Compare and contrast various techniques and considerations for designing Lightning Platform data model (objects, fields, relationships, object features)
• Given a customer scenario, design a data model that is scalable, supports all business processes with appropriate level of customizations (click vs. code), while considering performance for large data volumes

• Given a customer scenario, identify the issues impacting data quality along key dimensions
• Given a customer scenario, recommend approaches for improving data quality using various techniques in Salesforce
• Given a customer scenario, recommend appropriate techniques and tools to monitor data quality on an ongoing basis
• Given a customer scenario, recommend appropriate techniques and methods for ensuring high data quality at the point of entry

• Compare and contrast the various techniques, approaches and considerations for implementing Master Data Management Solutions
• Given a customer scenario, recommend techniques for establishing a golden source of truth/system of record
• Given a customer scenario, recommend approaches for consolidating data attributes from multiple sources and criteria for picking winning attributes

• Compare and contrast various techniques for capturing and managing business and technical metadata
• Given a customer scenario, recommend approaches to capture and maintain metadata to preserve traceability and establish a common context for business rules

• Compare and contrast various approaches for arriving at a data archiving and purging plan
• Given a customer scenario, recommend a data archiving and purging plan optimal for data storage management needs

• Compare and contrast approaches for designing and implementing enterprise data governance programs
• Given a customer scenario, recommend a data governance model in terms of roles, responsibilities, processes, metrics and KPIs
• Given a customer scenario, recommend an approach for optimizing data stewardship engagement for mitigating duplicates

• Compare and contrast approaches for creating analytical reports and dashboards
• Given a customer scenario, recommend approaches for leveraging Salesforce analytics to enhance enterprise analytics capabilities and maintain performance with large data volumes

• Compare and contrast various techniques and considerations for importing data into and exporting data out of Salesforce
• Given a customer scenario, recommend an optimal data migration plan taking into account parallelism, managing locks, and handling sharing rules

Compare and contrast various techniques for improving performance when migrating large data volumes into Salesforce, generating reports and dashboards, and querying large data sets

• Given a customer scenario, describe the appropriate use and limitations of relevant object and field level security settings
• Given a customer scenario, describe the relevant settings required for all declarative platform security features
• Demonstrate ability to evaluate and implement Account and Opportunity Teams for visibility and collaboration
• Demonstrate how views and folders can be segmented for different groups using out of box security features
• Given a customer's organization hierarchy, describe the impact of role hierarchy on record sharing
• Given a scenario with external users, describe how security and sharing can enforce record visibility for different community user types
• Given a customer scenario, have awareness of how Territory Management 2.0 can be applied to complex security requirements
• Given data storage and residency requirements, have awareness of marketplace solutions leveraging declarative and programmatic security features
• Given an Architect's design and configuration, describe the methods of validating sharing and visibility

• Given a scenario, design a solution leveraging programmatic sharing functionalities to achieve requirements beyond declarative functionality
• Given a scenario, describe how to minimize security risks in programmatic customizations relative to data visibility
• Demonstrate how to properly design unit tests to verify programmatic security solutions
• Demonstrate how to properly enforce Object and Field level permission when designing Programmatic Solutions

• Given a complex customer org setup, describe how apex sharing and calculation can impact system performance
• Given a complex customer org setup, design a security model that is maintainable at large numbers of users and records