certified-development-lifecycle-and-deployment-architect Free Sample Questions

A financial services firm is implementing a complex, multi-stream development model with three parallel projects targeting the same production org. The CTO has mandated a strict quality gate process where features from different projects must be integrated and tested together before being considered for a production release. The current process involves manual merges, which has led to significant delays and integration bugs. The architect needs to recommend a branching strategy that formalizes this integration step and provides stability for releases.

A large enterprise is adopting Salesforce DevOps Center. They have a complex pipeline with stages for Integration, UAT, Staging, and Production. The security team requires that any deployment to the UAT environment must first pass all Apex tests, but they want to avoid running tests on every commit to the Integration environment to speed up development cycles. How should the architect configure the DevOps Center pipeline stages to meet these requirements?

A global healthcare provider is using Event Monitoring to track user activity for HIPAA compliance. They are specifically concerned about unauthorized access to patient data stored in a custom object named `Medical_Record__c`. An architect needs to design a monitoring solution to generate a near real-time alert whenever a user who is NOT a member of the 'Clinical Staff' public group views more than 10 `Medical_Record__c` records within a 5-minute window. Which combination of tools is best suited to build this solution? (Select TWO)

A development team is building a new feature using the package development model. They have created an unlocked package version and promoted it through their CI/CD pipeline to the UAT sandbox. During UAT, a critical bug is found. The developer fixes the bug in their scratch org. What is the correct sequence of steps the developer must take to get the bug fix deployed to UAT?

A company performs weekly deployments to production every Saturday. The release manager wants to implement a comprehensive testing strategy that ensures high quality without significantly delaying the release. The architect has defined several testing phases: Unit Tests, Regression Testing, Performance Testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Which testing phase is MOST critical to perform in the full copy sandbox (Staging) right before the production deployment?

True or False: When using the Salesforce CLI command `sf project deploy start` with the `--test-level RunLocalTests` flag, the deployment will fail if the overall code coverage in the target org drops below 75% as a result of the deployment, even if all tests pass.

A project manager is concerned about the team's ability to meet a tight deadline due to a high change failure rate and long lead times for changes. The development team currently uses Change Sets for all deployments. The architect has been asked to recommend a strategy to improve deployment velocity and reliability. Which action provides the MOST significant improvement in these areas?

A development team is migrating from an org-based development model using Change Sets to a source-driven model using Salesforce DX and Git. The architect needs to explain the purpose of the `.forceignore` file to the team. Which of the following are valid use cases for the `.forceignore` file? (Select TWO)

A new release manager has joined a company that has a mature CI/CD process. They notice that the deployment pipeline includes a 'Quick Deploy' option for promotions to production. The architect explains that this is a feature of the Metadata API. Under which specific circumstance is a Quick Deploy available for a production deployment?

An architect is designing an environment strategy for a new Salesforce implementation. The project involves a large data migration, extensive integration development with an ERP, and a new custom UI for the sales team. The project plan requires separate environments for developers, integration testing, and final business sign-off with production-like data. Which combination of sandboxes represents the most cost-effective and appropriate strategy? ```mermaid graph TD A[Developer Sandboxes] --> B(Integration Environment); B --> C(UAT/Staging Environment); C --> D((Production)); ```