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Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect

Salesforce professional certification for architects designing scalable enterprise data-management solutions on the Salesforce Platform.

Licensing authority: Salesforce · Application information

Initial by examination
Language
English examination selected from the official available languages.
Prerequisite
None. The background described in the guide is recommended experience; Platform App Builder, Platform Developer and Platform Developer II are recommended, not required.
Qualification
Pass the named proctored certification examination (published passing score 58%); accept the Certification Program Agreement and Code of Conduct.
Scheduling
Register through Trailhead Academy and select an available appointment online or at a Pearson VUE testing center; online delivery requires compatible equipment and a system test; acceptable identification is required and the name must match the booking.
Scope
Initial qualification only; annual maintenance is not a separate initial examination requirement.

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
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