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SLACK-ADMN-201 Exam Topics and Domains
SLACK-ADMN-201 is organized into 7 weighted domains. Expect to work with Enterprise Grid, Slack Channels, Slack, Slack Admin Console, and more.
Fundamentals
Slack User Roles and Privileges
Summarize the key privileges and responsibilities of each Slack user role.
Slack Paid Plans
Identify the unique features of each Slack paid plan.
Admin and Owner Responsibilities
Identify the common responsibilities of Slack Admin and Owner roles.
Workspace and Org-Level Settings and Dashboards
Identify workspace and org-level settings and dashboards.
Workspace Administration
Workspace Creation and Design
- Determine when to create a workspace to meet the needs of an organization.
- Manage the workspace creation and approval process.
Workspace Visibility and Access
Choose a workspace visibility setting that meets the needs of the members and organization.
Enterprise Grid Design
Prepare an Enterprise Grid design that meets the needs of the members and organization.
Workspace Consolidation
Recommend how to consolidate workspaces.
Channel and User Group Administration
Channel Setup and Administration
- Set up and administer Slack channels.
- Recommend when to use a channel, a direct message (DM), or a group DM.
Channel Visibility and Sharing
- Recommend when to use a public or private channel.
- Recommend when to use multi-workspace channels.
- Given a business case, recommend when to share a channel with an outside organization.
- Demonstrate how to manage connections, channels, and DMs with outside organizations.
Channel Posting Permissions
Administer channel posting permissions.
Channel Naming and Lifecycle Management
- Establish channel-naming guidelines and set recommended prefixes to meet the needs of an organization.
- Administer policies to manage the status or state of channels (for example, delete, archive, and convert).
User Groups
Recognize when to use and how to set up Slack user groups.
User Lifecycle Management
Authentication Options
Implement the best authentication option based on the Slack plan and an organization's requirements.
User Provisioning
- Recommend a process for new account creation for different use cases.
- Recommend when to use a system for cross-domain identity management (SCIM) versus just-in-time (JIT) to provision users.
User Onboarding and Offboarding
- Recommend a process for getting new users into the right workspace(s) and channels.
- Demonstrate the two ways full member accounts can be deactivated (manual deactivation versus SCIM deprovisioning).
- Create a guest user request and approval process.
App Administration
Apps and Interoperability
- Summarize the value of interoperability for decision makers and end users.
- Understand the App installation process.
Workflow Builder
Use Workflow Builder to automate routine tasks and manual business processes.
App Approval Process
Set up and manage an app-approval process.
Security
Slack Security Features and Settings
Identify Slack product security features and settings to meet an organization's security needs.
Security Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance
Describe how Slack prioritizes security governance, risk management, and compliance and identify examples of each.
Access and Mobile Device Management
Describe product features that manage access and mobile devices to meet specific business needs.
Data Protection
Recommend product features that protect and manage sensitive data to meet specific business needs.
Information Governance
Recommend product features that govern information to meet specific business needs.
Auditing User Activity
Recommend when to audit user activity in Slack.
Enabling Slack Success
Vision and Goals
Develop a vision and identify goals for Slack at an organization.
Analytics and Data-Driven Decisions
- Use the analytics dashboard to track Slack usage.
- Make recommendations based on analytics data (for example, channel archival, work with Slack Champions, publish a Slack etiquette guide).
Building a Slack Team and Enablement
- Build a Slack team to maintain a workspace or org based on best practices.
- Enable admins to promote Slack as the Digital HQ for their organization.
- Promote ongoing member enablement and engagement with specific programs and resources.
How do I earn this certification?
Passing SLACK-ADMN-201 earns the Salesforce Certified Slack Administrator certification. It sits in the Slack track.
- Plat-Admn-201 - Salesforce Certified Platform AdministratorComplementary administrator skills for the broader Salesforce Platform
- BA-201 - Salesforce Certified Business AnalystBusiness analysis skills complement Slack administration for understanding organizational needs
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: Summer '24 release alignment
- Slack Connect Current External channel sharing and Slack Connect management are part of the 28% Channel and User Group Administration domain
- Workflow Builder Current Workflow Builder automation is tested within the 10% App Administration domain
- Enterprise Key Management (EKM) Current EKM is an Enterprise Grid exclusive feature tested in the 15% Security domain
Who should take this exam?
- 6+ months of experience as a Slack Administrator
- Familiarity with admin roles, Slack architecture, user provisioning, settings and policies, channel structure, app approval processes, data security, process design, and user adoption
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