Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
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Process Automation and Logic 30%
1.1
Declarative Process Automation
3 subtopics1.1.1Formula Fields
1.1.2Roll-up Summary Fields
1.1.3Process Automation Tools
Learning Objectives
- 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
1.2
Apex Fundamentals
6 subtopics1.2.1Variables and Data Types
1.2.2Control Flow Statements
1.2.3Apex Classes and Interfaces
1.2.4SOQL and SOSL
1.2.5DML Operations
1.2.6Schema Access
Learning Objectives
- 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 how to programmatically access and utilize the object schema
1.3
Advanced Apex Topics
7 subtopics1.3.1Apex Triggers
1.3.2Bulk Patterns and Governor Limits
1.3.3Order of Execution and Transactions
1.3.4Exception Handling
1.3.5Visualforce Controllers
1.3.6Security in Apex and Visualforce
1.3.7Impact of Apex on Declarative Changes
Learning Objectives
- Describe when to use and how to write triggers
- Describe the basic patterns used in triggers and classes to process data efficiently
- 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
Domain Hands-on Skills
Writing Apex classes with proper OOP principlesCreating and managing Apex triggers with handler classesImplementing bulkification patternsQuerying data with SOQL and SOSLPerforming DML operationsHandling exceptions appropriatelyWriting Visualforce controllers and extensionsImplementing security best practices
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- SOQL/DML inside loops
- Not handling exceptions properly
- Ignoring governor limits
- Not implementing bulk patterns
- Missing trigger recursion prevention
- Not considering order of execution
- Security vulnerabilities (SOQL injection, XSS)
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User Interface 25%
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Developer Fundamentals 23%
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