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Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect Exam
- Provider
- Salesforce; Pearson VUE testing centers or Pearson OnVUE online proctoring
- Format
- Proctored multiple-choice/multiple-select; no hard-copy or online reference materials
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 60–65; Scored questions: 60; Unscored questions: 0–5; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 105 minutes
- Passing score
- 58%
- Exam fee
- Registration US$400 plus applicable taxes; retake US$200 plus applicable taxes
Examination outline
Data Modeling/Database Design (25%)
- Data model design techniques and considerations
- Scalable models respecting security and sharing
- Business and technical metadata
- Big objects versus standard and custom objects
- Avoiding data skew
Master Data Management (5%)
- MDM solution techniques and considerations
- Golden record and system of truth in a single org
- Consolidating attributes and selecting winning values
- Customer reference data, metadata and traceability
Salesforce Data Management (25%)
- Salesforce license types and object use
- Consistent data persistence
- Single customer view across systems of interaction
- Consolidation and use of multiple Salesforce instances
Data Governance (10%)
- GDPR compliant models and personal and sensitive information
- Enterprise data governance programs
Large Data Volume Considerations (20%)
- Scalable data models and solution performance
- Archiving, purging and storage management
- Virtualized data choices and options
Data Migration (15%)
- Data quality at load time
- Performance of large data volume migrations
- Exporting Salesforce data
Examination sources
- Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect Exam Guide
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