This book will assist you in building a strong foundation in Force.com to prepare for the Platform App Builder Certification Exam. It will help you to design, build, and implement custom applications using the declarative customization capabilities of the Force.com platform.
Chapter 1, Getting Started with Force.com, helps you understand the application life cycle of an application build using Force.com.
Chapter 2, Creating a Database on Force.com, helps you start with building a database model to support our application.
Chapter 3, User Interface, focuses on how to create user interfaces and user experiences.
Chapter 4, Implementing Business Logic, focuses on the declarative syntax used to write business logic and connect our database to the user experience.
Chapter 5, Data Management, covers the cloud-based import wizard and the utility data loader to import data. It also gives a brief overview of automatic data loading.
Chapter 6, Analytics and Reporting, teaches you how to generate reports and display maximum information using colorful charts.
Chapter 7, Application Administration, discusses how to configure the application for multiple users.
Chapter 8, Exam Guide and Practice Test, helps you understand the exam and answer the frequently asked questions. This chapter also includes a practice test that will help refresh the skills we have learned throughout the book.
The Salesforce online application can run on any computer with an Internet connection and supports the following browsers:
Google Chrome™, most recent stable version.
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This book is intended for Salesforce developers who are preparing for the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder exam. This book provides an introduction to the Force.com platform if you are new to the platform and don't know where to start.
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