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Salesforce Certified Platform Integration Architect Exam

Provider
Pearson VUE; online proctoring through Pearson OnVUE
Format
Proctored multiple-choice/multiple-select examination, onsite or online; no hard-copy or online reference materials permitted.
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
67%
Exam fee
Registration US$400 or JPY¥60,000; retake US$200 or JPY¥30,000; applicable local taxes are additional.
Examination outline
  • Evaluate the Current System Landscape (8%)
    • Identify the system landscape, standards, limitations, boundaries and protocols from business requirements
    • Analyze landscape constraints and pain points against business requirements
    • Evaluate landscape authentication and authorization needs
  • Evaluate Business Needs (11%)
    • Identify functional and nonfunctional integration requirements
    • Classify integration data as Confidential, Secure or Public
    • Identify CRM success factors for integration requirements
    • Identify business growth and regulatory factors affecting integration choices
  • Translate Needs to Integration Requirements (22%)
    • Inventory systems and integration patterns from the existing landscape diagram
    • Evaluate system and business process constraints
    • Identify integration security, authentication and authorization requirements
    • Identify volume, response time and latency needs and propose appropriate integration solutions
  • Design Integration Solutions (28%)
    • Select integration patterns that meet business requirements
    • Define solution components that meet business requirements
    • Identify proposed solution trade-offs, limitations and constraints
    • Specify Salesforce APIs for technical requirements, constraints and drivers
    • Determine integration standards, components, techniques and security mechanisms
  • Build Solution (23%)
    • Design and implement APIs with Salesforce as provider and consumer
    • Consider options for outbound calls to external systems
    • Consider scalable solution construction
    • Determine error handling for integration options
    • Create security solutions for inbound and outbound integrations
    • Build integration resilience for system updates
  • Maintain Integration (8%)
    • Identify performance monitoring needs for integration maintenance
    • Identify error handling, escalation and recovery procedures for failed integrations
    • Identify integration monitoring reporting needs
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