Certified Platform App Builder (PAB)
Validates ability to design, build, and implement custom applications using declarative customization on the Salesforce Platform. For professionals who create apps with Lightning components, data models, automation, and deployment.
What the Certified Platform App Builder (PAB) exam covers
Domains and their approximate weight on the exam.
Business Logic and Process Automation
28%Workflow, Flow, and Process Builder capabilities and use cases. Approval processes. Validation rules. Roll-up summary fields. Formula fields. Record types. Avoiding errors in automation. Which automation tool to use for given scenarios.
Salesforce Fundamentals
23%Standard Salesforce objects. Sharing solutions and access control. Restricting and extending object, record, and field access. Reports, report types, and dashboards. AppExchange apps. Chatter. Mobile optimization. Global and object-specific actions. Declarative vs programmatic customization boundaries.
Data Modeling and Management
22%Relationship types and impact on record access, UI, and reporting. Schema Builder capabilities. Field data types and considerations when changing. Import and export data. External objects. Determining appropriate data model. Core CRM objects.
User Interface
17%Lightning components - declarative and programmatic options. Lightning App Builder. Record types. Custom buttons, links, and actions. Quick Actions. Page types. UI customization options.
App Deployment
10%Change Sets. Unmanaged and managed packages. Sandboxes and application lifecycle. Deployment plans. Key milestones and troubleshooting.
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