Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam — Information & Free Practice
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Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam
- Provider
- Pearson VUE / Pearson OnVUE
- Format
- English; proctored multiple-choice/multiple-select examination, online or at a testing center; no hard-copy or online references.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 60–65; Scored questions: 60; Unscored questions: 0–5; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- 70%
- Exam fee
- Registration US$200; retake US$100; plus applicable taxes.
Examination outline
Advanced Developer Fundamentals (15%)
- Localization and multi-currency
- Sharing objects and Apex managed sharing
- Custom metadata and custom settings
Process Automation, Logic, and Integration (27%)
- Declarative and programmatic process interactions
- Optimal programmatic or declarative solutions
- Apex trigger best practices
- Error handling and transactional integrity
- Advanced SOQL keywords
- Asynchronous Apex
- Dynamic Apex
- Platform event publish / subscribe logic
- Inbound and outbound programmatic integration
User Interface (20%)
- LWC or Aura Component and Apex controller code analysis
- Visualforce actions, partial refreshes, and asynchronous operations
- Displaying errors
- LWC, Aura Component, or Visualforce solution selection
- Responsive markup and form factor
- LWC and Aura event communication
- Static resources
Testing, Debugging, and Deployment (20%)
- Advanced Apex testing, mocks and stubs
- Testing and debugging components, controllers, extensions, and JavaScript
- Diagnosing unexpected Apex code, trigger, or test execution
- Source-driven development and deployment
Performance (18%)
- User interface performance
- Logic, query structure, and large data volumes
- Asynchronous callout performance
- Code reuse
- Identifying and resolving code inefficiencies
Examination sources
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
Purpose of This Exam Guide
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
About the Exam: Version
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
Exam Outline: introduction
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
Exam Outline: Advanced Developer Fundamentals
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
Exam Outline: Process Automation, Logic, and Integration
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
Exam Outline: User Interface
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
Exam Outline: Testing, Debugging, and Deployment
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
Exam Outline: Performance
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
About the Exam: content, duration, passing score and version
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
About the Exam: paragraph after prerequisite
- Salesforce Trailhead Academy certification detail
Exam details: content and duration
- Salesforce Trailhead Academy certification detail
Certification header: Language
- Salesforce Trailhead Academy certification detail
Exam details and Complete the prerequisite(s)
- Schedule a Salesforce Certification Exam
Schedule an Online-Proctored Exam (Pearson OnVUE): requirements and registration
- Schedule a Salesforce Certification Exam
Schedule an Exam at a Testing Center (Pearson VUE): requirements and registration
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Exam Guide
About the Exam: fees, delivery, references and prerequisite
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.