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Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Handbook

By : Siddhesh Kabe
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Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Handbook

By: Siddhesh Kabe

Overview of this book

The Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder exam is for individuals who want to demonstrate their skills and knowledge in designing, building, and implementing custom applications using the declarative customization capabilities of Force.com. This book will build a strong foundation in Force.com to prepare you for the platform app builder certification exam. It will guide you through designing the interface while introducing the Lightning Process Builder. Next, we will implement business logic using various point and click features of Force.com. We will learn to manage data and create reports and dashboards. We will then learn to administer the force.com application by configuring the object-level, field-level, and record-level security. By the end of this book, you will be completely equipped to take the Platform App Builder certification exam.

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Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Handbook
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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Handbook
Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Handbook
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started with Force.com
Getting Started with Force.com
The cloud computing model of Force.com
Understanding the new model of the Salesforce1 platform
Force.com application types
Salesforce editions
Authentication on Force.com
DeveloperForce.com
Trailhead
Summary
Test your knowledge
2
Creating a Database on Force.com
Creating a Database on Force.com
Objects
Fields
An overview of Lightning Connect and external objects
External lookups
Summary
Test your knowledge
3
User Interface
User Interface
Customizing tabs
Custom tabs
Global and local actions
Page layout assignment
Building an application
Declaractive lighting components and actions
Using the Lighting App Builder
Summary
Test your knowledge
4
Implementing Business Logic
Implementing Business Logic
Automating business processes
Automating business processes using Process Builder
Process Builder limitations
Cloud Flow Designer
The Model-View-Container values of the flow
Exercise—creating a quick customer
Permissions to run a flow
Automating time-based actions using workflows
Improving productivity using the automated approval process
Comparing workflows and approval processes
Debugging and monitoring the process
Summary
Test your knowledge
5
Data Management
Data Management
The basics of data operations
Difference between 18 and 15-character record IDs
Relationships - masters first
Data loading tools
Using the Data Import Wizard
Other data manipulation wizards
Data storage limit
Summary
Test your knowledge
6
Analytics and Reporting
Analytics and Reporting
Reports
Creating a report
The summary report format
The matrix report format
The joined report format
Dashboards
Displaying graphical charts using dashboards
Dashboard running user
Scheduling a dashboard refresh
Analytic snapshot
Summary
Test your knowledge
7
Application Administration
Application Administration
Managing the access control
Force.com licenses
Using queues to balance workloads
Localization with the translation workbench
Restricting data access
Assigning roles
Sharing rules
Setting up security
Social features
Summary
Test your knowledge
8
Exam Guide and Practice Test
Exam Guide and Practice Test
An overview of the Salesforce Certified Platform App Developer Exam
A practice test
Additional resources
Summary
Self-Test Answers
Self-Test Answers
Chapter 1, Getting Started with Force.com
Chapter 2, Creating a Database on Force.com
Chapter 3, User Interface
Chapter 4, Implementing Business Logic
Chapter 5, Data Management
Chapter 6, Analytics and Reporting
Chapter 7, Application Administration
Chapter 8, Exam Guide and Practice Test
Index
Index

Difference between 18 and 15-character record IDs

The Force.com platform uses two different types of record IDs to identify each record. When we open a record in Salesforce, it uses a 15-character ID; however, when we extract the data from the backend, it uses an 18-character ID.

The 15-character ID is case-sensitive, while the 18-character ID is not case-sensitive. The 18-character ID is used to migrate data from legacy systems or spreadsheets that do not recognize case-sensitive IDs. Functions such as VLOOKUP in Excel do not recognize case-sensitive IDs, and hence, there is a risk of data corruption. Therefore, we use the case-insensitive 18-character ID.

The record ID can be obtained using any one of the following three methods:

  • By analyzing the URL of the record detail page that contains the 15-character ID

  • By running a report on the object, which will return the 15-character ID

  • By downloading the ID using the data loader and fetching the 18-character ID

  • Administrators can also create formula...

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