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Salesforce Certified Platform Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect Free Sample Questions

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Covers application lifecycle management, org and sandbox strategy, source control and build practices, deployment tooling, test execution, release and package management, and production operations.

12 free sample questions120 in the full practice test Other versions: certified-development-lifecycle-and-deployment-architect(304),Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect(150)

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Plat-Arch-202 Sample Questions

  1. Question 1

    Intermediate

    Application Lifecycle Management · Development Methodologies Assessment

    A global financial services firm is transitioning from a Waterfall to an Agile development methodology for their Salesforce implementation. They operate in a highly regulated environment requiring strict audit trails and separation of duties. The Compliance team is concerned that Agile's iterative nature will compromise their ability to track approvals for metadata changes. Which governance component should the architect recommend to satisfy compliance requirements while enabling Agile velocity?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: C

    In modern regulated Agile environments, automation is key. By linking user stories (requirements) directly to version control commits and deployment records via an ALM tool (like Jira linked to GitHub/Salesforce DevOps Center), the audit trail is generated automatically. This satisfies compliance without slowing down the Agile process with heavy manual CCB reviews for every story or reverting to quarterly releases.

  2. Question 2

    Advanced

    Application Lifecycle Management · Release Management Strategy

    A startup is designing its Salesforce architecture. They anticipate three distinct development teams working on separate functional areas: Sales Cloud customization, a custom partner portal (Experience Cloud), and an internal HR app. These teams need to work independently but share a common data model. Which Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) model best supports this requirement?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: B

    The Package Development Model is ideal for decoupling distinct functional areas. The shared data model can be packaged as a 'Base' Unlocked Package, and the Sales, Portal, and HR apps can be separate Unlocked Packages that depend on the Base package. This allows teams to develop and release independently while maintaining a consistent shared layer.

  3. Question 3

    Beginner

    Application Lifecycle Management · Release Management Strategy

    True or False: In a Continuous Delivery (CD) pipeline for Salesforce, 'Continuous Deployment' implies that every change that passes automated testing is automatically deployed to Production without manual intervention, whereas 'Continuous Delivery' requires a manual approval step for the final Production release.

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    This is a fundamental distinction in DevOps. Continuous Deployment automates the entire path to production. Continuous Delivery automates the path to a deployable state (usually Staging/UAT), but the final push to Production is a business decision/manual trigger.

  4. Question 4

    IntermediateMultiple answers

    Planning · Sandbox Strategy

    An architect is designing a sandbox strategy for a large enterprise project with two parallel workstreams: 'Core CRM Updates' and 'New Billing Integration'. Both streams have a major go-live in 3 months.

    Which sandbox configuration ensures isolation during development while allowing for early conflict detection? (Select TWO)

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answers: B, C

    Isolation is achieved by giving each stream its own development environment (Developer or Developer Pro).

    To detect conflicts early (before UAT), code from parallel streams must be merged frequently in an integration environment. A Partial Copy is suitable for this as it has enough storage for sample data testing.

  5. Question 5

    Intermediate

    Planning · Risk Identification and Mitigation

    A multinational corporation has a strict requirement to test all customizations against the upcoming Salesforce Winter release before it hits production. They have a Full Copy sandbox currently on the Summer release.

    What action must the architect take to ensure they have a valid environment for testing the Winter release features?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: B

    Salesforce provides a specific window for 'Sandbox Preview'. If a refresh occurs during this window, the sandbox is placed on a preview instance (e.g., CS42) that gets the upgrade early. If refreshed outside this window, it may stay on the current release.

  6. Question 6

    Beginner

    Planning · Governance Framework

    The Centers of Excellence (CoE) for a large retail company is defining the role of the 'Release Manager'. Which set of responsibilities correctly aligns with this role in a Salesforce ecosystem?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    The Release Manager is responsible for the 'traffic control' of deployments. They own the environment strategy, schedule deployments, ensure gates (like UAT signoff) are met, and manage the physical deployment process.

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