Platform App Builder Study Guide
Every topic objective in the Platform App Builder exam explained thoroughly. The most efficient way to study the key concepts in the exam.
Last Updated: May 2026
The overview
This is the starting point for your study, covering all of the exam guide objectives.
The App Builder Study Guide incorporates all 26 Objectives within all 5 Sections of the official Salesforce Certification Exam Guide.
What's included?
- Covers all 5 Sections of the official Salesforce Certification Exam Guide
- Explains in detail all objectives within each section (a total of 26 objectives)
- Topic summaries that you can use to learn the topics efficiently
- Free Access to interactive Study Group Sessions and study group recordings
- Explanations in plain English, with screenshots and diagrams rather than endless, unremarkable text
- Easy to read bullet points
- Review Flashcards (with questions and answers) for each section
- Topic Videos for selected topics by Guest Instructors explaining topics in detail
- Includes links to lots of extra resources for further reading
- Scenarios and requirements with sample answers to test your ability to determine solutions
- Unlimited Access and Updates for 12 months
Everything you need to prepare for the App Builder Certification
In order to pass the App Builder certification, you’ll find that knowledge and experience of the Salesforce platform aren’t enough. You also need to get to grips with the exam itself.
That’s why we created the Platform App Builder Study Guide.
Our study guide will help you understand confusing or difficult concepts from the official Salesforce Certification Exam Guide and brush up on your skills – all in a format that’s easy to digest and has been proven to work with thousands of happy customers.
The App Builder Study Guide will help you focus on the key points you need to know to pass the exam.
The Salesforce help pages and videos are great when you want to know all the details, but the App Builder Study Guide provides a summary of all topics in study guide format.
Why this guide is important?
You need a guide that summarises the key certification objectives in plain English, using examples, diagrams, charts and topic reviews to make sure you’ve cemented your understanding.
Every objective is explained in detail.
The App Builder Certification Study Guide includes screenshots, summary points and diagrams to illustrate key concepts, as well as visually explain and demonstrate Salesforce functionality.
Course content
10 sectionsApp Builder Study Group Videos
- App Builder Study Group Videos
Salesforce Fundamentals I 5 topics
- Given a scenario, identify the boundaries of declarative customization and the use cases for programmatic customization.
- Identify common scenarios for extending an org using the AppExchange.
- Apply features and capabilities available to restrict and extend object, record, and field access.
- Given a set of business requirements, determine the appropriate sharing solution.
- Knowledge Check
Salesforce Fundamentals II 6 topics
- Identify the features and capabilities available when creating reports.
- Identify the features and capabilities available when creating report types.
- Identify the features and capabilities available when creating dashboards.
- Given a set of requirements, determine the appropriate global, object-specific actions and layouts to optimize the Salesforce mobile user experience.
- Describe the customizations and use cases for Chatter.
- Knowledge Check
Data Modeling and Management I 6 topics
- PART 1: Given a scenario, determine the appropriate data model (Core Objects)
- PART 2: Given a scenario, determine the appropriate data model (Record Types)
- PART 3: Given a scenario, determine the appropriate data model.
- Given a scenario, explain the capabilities of the various relationship types and the implications of each on record access, user interface, and reporting.
- Given a scenario, determine the considerations when selecting or changing a field data type.
- Knowledge Check
Data Modeling and Management II 3 topics
- Explain the capabilities and considerations of the schema builder.
- Given a scenario, determine the options and considerations when importing and exporting data, including the capabilities of external data sources.
- Knowledge Check
Business Logic and Process Automation I 4 topics
- Given a scenario, demonstrate the use of formula fields to meet stated business requirements.
- Given a scenario, determine the capabilities, use cases, and implications of roll-up summary fields.
- Given a scenario, demonstrate the use of validation rules to meet stated business requirements.
- Knowledge Check
Business Logic and Process Automation II 4 topics
- Given a scenario, determine the capabilities and use cases for approval processes.
- Given a scenario, determine the tool or action needed to meet business requirements.
- Given a set of business requirements, recommend a solution to automate business processes while avoiding errors in automation.
- Knowledge Check
User Interface I 4 topics
- PART 1: Describe the user interface customization options.
- PART 2: Describe the user interface customization options.
- Demonstrate the capabilities and use cases for custom buttons, links, and actions.
- Knowledge Check
User Interface II 3 topics
- Given a scenario, determine the declarative options available for incorporating Lightning Components in an application.
- Describe the programmatic customizations available for incorporating custom Lightning Components in an application.
- Knowledge Check
App Deployment 5 topics
- Given a set of business requirements, recommend a solution for key milestones and considerations when managing the application lifecycle and various types of Sandboxes.
- Given a use case, demonstrate knowledge, viability, and troubleshooting when using change sets.
- Describe the use cases and considerations when using unmanaged and managed packages.
- Given a scenario, determine the appropriate deployment plan.
- Knowledge Check
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