{"id":109,"date":"2015-10-29T23:20:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T04:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/?p=109"},"modified":"2016-06-02T01:46:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T06:46:06","slug":"tips-to-pass-the-salesforce-certified-platform-app-builder-transition-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/?p=109","title":{"rendered":"How to pass the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder Transition exam with 100% success :)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Updated<\/strong>: <em>March 03 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Those of you who hold the Salesforce Certified Developer certification actually hold a piece of history because this certification was made to ride heroically into the sunset on Sept 14 2015.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 584px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/leo-oscars.jpg\" alt=\"Once in a lifetime! and don&#039;t forget about climate change!\" width=\"574\" height=\"432\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/leo-oscars.jpg 574w, https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/leo-oscars-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/leo-oscars-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Once in a lifetime! and don&#8217;t forget about climate change!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Salesforce.com has introduced 3 new exams among others in the recent past. These exams are:<br \/>\n1. Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder<br \/>\n2. Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I (I also hold this certification and more about it in another blog post)<br \/>\n3. Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, Salesforce has tried to break out the declarative capabilities of the platform and utilize the App Builder cert to test our knowledge about it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/SFDC-new-certs.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/SFDC-new-certs.png\" alt=\"SFDC-new certs\" width=\"848\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/SFDC-new-certs.png 848w, https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/SFDC-new-certs-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decodingthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/SFDC-new-certs-458x300.png 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you hold the erstwhile developer certification, then you are eligible to write a short transition exam to get the new App Builder cert.<em> <em><strong>Now isn&#8217;t that awesome!!!!<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The rest of this blog focuses on the transition exam and in case you are not eligible then its gonna be a little more harder as you need to take the complete exam.<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s some info about the exam.<br \/>\n<strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The developer exam was discontinued starting on September 14, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>The developer exam will still be recognized by SFDC<\/li>\n<li>The goal is to move to the Salesforce Developer I certification by FY18.<\/li>\n<li>Platform Developer I\u00a0will become the replacement certification for Certified Force.com Developer in the Salesforce Consulting Partner Program and in the individual partner certification growth targets.<\/li>\n<li>Please refer to the transition plan.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/campaigns\/success-services\/certified-force-developers.jsp\">http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/campaigns\/success-services\/certified-force-developers.jsp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pre-Requisites and additional info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You should have passed the Developer certification. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li>You are not expected to have programming experience (APEX, Visualforce, Lightning components using APEX or JS). But great if you do.<\/li>\n<li>You are not expected to administer Sales Cloud or Service Cloud.<\/li>\n<li>But you <strong>ARE<\/strong> expected to have the following experience:\n<ul>\n<li>Familiarity with the declarative capabilities of the Force.com platform.<\/li>\n<li>Awareness of Salesforce license types and the related considerations.<\/li>\n<li>You know to design applications to support business processes and reporting requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with the social and mobile capabilities of the platform. Think Salesforce1.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with the Salesforce development environments and the options available to deploy applications and manage changes on the Force.com platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Exam Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: multiple-choice\/multiple-select transition exam.<\/li>\n<li>Number of questions: 20 (Don&#8217;t let this fool you)<\/li>\n<li>Time allotted to complete the exam: 30 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Passing Score: 65% (13 right answers and I hope my math is correct here d-oh!)<\/li>\n<li>Attempts to pass: 3 (Seriously? Pass it in the first attempt)<\/li>\n<li>Registration fee: 100 USD; Retake fee: 50 USD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important topics with links (How convenient!):<\/strong><br \/>\nRecord Types Overview<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=customize_recordtype.htm\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=customize_recordtype.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/help\/pdfs\/en\/salesforce_recordtypes_cheatsheet.pdf\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/help\/pdfs\/en\/salesforce_recordtypes_cheatsheet.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Roll-up Summary Fields<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=fields_about_roll_up_summary_fields.htm\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=fields_about_roll_up_summary_fields.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Workflow Field Update Considerations<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=workflow_field_update_considerations.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=workflow_field_update_considerations.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Social Accounts, Contact and Leads Overview<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/apex\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=social_networks_overview.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/apex\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=social_networks_overview.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>External Objects<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=external_object_define.htm\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=external_object_define.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/apex\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=external_object_relationships.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/apex\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=external_object_relationships.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/apex\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=ext_data_sync_database.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/apex\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=ext_data_sync_database.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lightning Components<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8WsU0_ghZ_Q\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8WsU0_ghZ_Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/developerforce.github.io\/lightning-app-builder-tutorial\/\">http:\/\/developerforce.github.io\/lightning-app-builder-tutorial\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/developerforce.github.io\/lightning-components-tutorial\/\">http:\/\/developerforce.github.io\/lightning-components-tutorial\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Object-Specific Actions<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=actions_overview_object_specific.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=actions_overview_object_specific.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Understanding Sandbox Environment Types<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=data_sandbox_environments.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=data_sandbox_environments.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Packages<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/apex\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=sharing_apps.htm&#038;language=en\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/apex\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=sharing_apps.htm&#038;language=en<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.salesforce.com\/page\/An_Introduction_to_Packaging\">https:\/\/developer.salesforce.com\/page\/An_Introduction_to_Packaging<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Workflows and Order of Execution<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewSolution?id=000005694&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewSolution?id=000005694&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=workflow_field_updates_reevalute_wf.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=workflow_field_updates_reevalute_wf.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=workflow_field_update_considerations.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=workflow_field_update_considerations.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Salesforce Automation Options<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=process_which_tool.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=process_which_tool.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Person Accounts<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=account_person.htm\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=account_person.htm<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=account_person_behavior.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=account_person_behavior.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Custom Objects and relationships<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=search_fields_custom_object.htm&#038;language=en_US\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=search_fields_custom_object.htm&#038;language=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.salesforce.com\/docs\/atlas.en-us.api.meta\/api\/relationships_among_objects.htm\">https:\/\/developer.salesforce.com\/docs\/atlas.en-us.api.meta\/api\/relationships_among_objects.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=relationships_considerations.htm\">https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=relationships_considerations.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please refer to the <a href=\"http:\/\/certification.salesforce.com\/SG_CertifiedPlatformAppBuilderTransition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">study guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Final thoughts:<\/strong><br \/>\nDo not underestimate this exam. Even though there are just 20 questions, most questions are tricky and you have a lot of study material so everything in the study guide is fair game.<\/p>\n<p>Focus on the new Salesforce features &#8211; Lightning connect, process builder, lightning pages\/components and external objects. You know the rest of the stuff. <\/p>\n<p>I took about 15 minutes to complete the exam and took another 5 minutes to revise my answers. I always add kind words in the feedback form that appears when you submit your exam. Not sure if this plays a role in seeing &#8220;Pass&#8221; every time \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>But overall, you should know most of the information already, just make sure you have gone through the study guide and you will be fine.<\/p>\n<p>Use the Salesforce online help and trailhead for the topics listed and you should be good. <\/p>\n<p>Finally good luck to all of you and please let me know if you have any questions or comments.<br \/>\n<strong><em>It will also be good hear from you if this helped you with your exam<\/em><\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Please do follow me on Twitter if you are on there.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/calvin_nr\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-size=\"large\">Follow @calvin_nr<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 610px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nexterawrestling.net\/uploads\/5\/7\/3\/2\/5732092\/2006341_orig.jpg?248\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" class \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">YES YES YES!!!! 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