Platform Foundations Study Guide
Every topic objective in the Salesforce Platform Foundations exam explained thoroughly. Topic summaries and sample scenarios to work through. The most efficient way to study the key concepts in the exam.
Last Updated: June 2026
The overview
This is the starting point for your study, covering all of the exam guide objectives.
The Platform Foundations Study Guide incorporates all 11 Objectives within all 4 Sections of the official Salesforce Platform Foundations Certification Exam Guide.
What's included?
- Covers all 4 Sections of the official Salesforce Certification Exam Guide
- Explains in detail all objectives within each section (a total of 11 objectives)
- Topic summaries that you can use to learn the topics efficiently
- 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
- Includes links to lots of extra resources for further reading
- Detailed scenarios, requirements and sample answers to test your skills to define a solution
- Unlimited Access and Updates for 12 months
Everything you need to prepare for Salesforce Platform Foundations Certification
In order to pass the Salesforce Platform Foundations 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 Foundations Study Guide.
Our study guide will help you understand confusing or difficult concepts from the official Salesforce Platform Foundations 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 Platform Foundations 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 Platform Foundations Study Guide provides a summary of all topics in study guide format.
Every objective is explained in great detail.
Why this guide is important?
Each lesson in our study guide contains individual Topic pages that are assigned to each objective.
Our study guide summarises the key certification objectives in plain English, using examples, diagrams, charts and topic reviews to make sure you’ve cemented your understanding.
The Platform Foundations Certification Study Guide includes screenshots, summary points and diagrams to illustrate key concepts, as well as visually explain and demonstrate Salesforce functionality.
Course content
4 sectionsSalesforce Ecosystem 5 topics
- Given a scenario, describe various resources available to learn and apply in-demand Salesforce skills.
- Given a use case, identify which Salesforce Customer 360 product offerings could be used.
- Describe how companies use Salesforce.
- Differentiate between various job roles and career paths in the Salesforce ecosystem.
- Knowledge Check
Navigation 3 topics
- Given a scenario, identify how a user can locate and access necessary information.
- Given a scenario, identify where Salesforce customization takes place.
- Knowledge Check
Data Model 4 topics
- Explain the relationship between the core standard objects (account, contact, lead, opportunity, case).
- Given a scenario, determine which feature to use to ensure data visibility.
- Given a scenario, determine which tool to use to ensure data integrity.
- Knowledge Check
Reports & Dashboards 3 topics
- Describe reports on Salesforce.
- Describe dashboards on Salesforce.
- Knowledge Check
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Study guides cover all sections of the official Salesforce Certification Exam Guide, explaining all objectives in detail with topic summaries, explanations in plain English, screenshots, diagrams, easy-to-read bullet points, links to extra resources for further reading, and scenarios with sample answers.
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