Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder Dumps & Sample Questions

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Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder Dumps & Sample Questions List :

1. Sales representatives want to capture custom Feedback record details related to each Account. The sales reps want to accomplish this with minimal clicks on the Salesforce Mobile Application. Which two solutions should be recommended in order to meet this requirement? (Choose two.)

1. Create predefined values for most of the fields

2. Create an object-specific action on Account

3. Create a feedback object as a parent of Account

4. Create a global action on Account

2. What is true about external lookup relationship fields? (Choose all that apply.)

1. Only objects that have a custom field with the External ID and Unique attributes are available as parent objects in indirect lookup relationships

2. All of the above

3. Lookup filters are available for external lookup relationship fields

4. Cascade-delete isn't available for external object relationships

3. When using the Data Export Wizard to manually export data, you can only export data if __________.

1. Your data doesn't include attachments, images, or documents

2. You've installed a client application to export the data

3. You are an Admin

4. Enough time has passed since your last export

4. Your manager has asked you to create an object with radio buttons that track a rating of 1-5. How will you achieve this?

1. Create a radio button with 5 option

2. Create a Visualforce page with radio buttons

3. Create a dependent picklist that feeds the radio button type field

4. Create a formula field

5. Which three standard component types are available in Lightning App Builder? (Choose three.)

1. Recent items

2. Plain text

3. Report details

4. Rich text

5. Filter report

6. An app builder has modified a Lightning record page for a case and has added an email button item to the page layout; however, users are unable to see the new item on the layout. What are two potential reasons why users are unable to view the item on the Case Lightning record page? (Choose two.)

1. The page layout excludes the case feed component

2. The case page layout also contains custom buttons

3. The email button contains JavaScript

4. The page layout includes the case feed component

7. Which of these is NOT an appropriate use case for Lightning Connect?

1. You want to integrate external data without writing custom code

2. The external data is changing frequently

3. You only need real-time access to a small fraction of the external data

4. You need to setup workflows and triggers for the external data

8. Which of these is not a method for controlling record-level access?

1. Sharing Rules

2. Profiles

3. Organization-Wide Defaults

4. Role Hierarchy

9. Cloud Kicks wants to display the number of opportunities that are Closed Won with a Close Date within the last year on the Account detail page. Which tool should an app builder use to implement this?

1. Workflow Rule

2. Activity Timeline

3. Process Builder

4. Roll-Up Summary Field

10. An app builder wants to show Groups as the last navigation menu item in the mobile app. However, the app builder is unable to select Groups as one of the items on the drop-down menu. What could cause this?

1. Groups is included in the Smart Search items but unavailable on the navigation menu

2. Groups is unavailable in the selected list for the navigation menu

3. Groups is available in the Chatter section of the navigation menu

4. Groups is available in the recent section of the navigation menu

11. Universal Containers (UC) has 20 different workflows on the Opportunity object. To ensure that updates are processing properly for all field updates; UC has the "Re-evaluate Workflow Rules After Field Change" checkbox checked. Recently after adding a new workflow, users have reported receiving errors about workflow limits. What should an app builder review to address this issue?

1. Time-dependent actions that are reevaluated after save

2. Workflows that cause each other to fire recursively

3. Number of workflows per object limit

4. Cross-object workflows that are being re-triggered

12. A custom field contains a feedback score which is on a scale of one to five. End users would like a visual indicator of one to five stars based on the number found in the feedback score custom field. How can this visual indicator be displayed?

1. Use a custom number field

2. Use a custom formula field

3. Use a custom text field

4. Use a custom image field

13. When should you refresh a sandbox?

1. When you are finished with the current sandbox

2. Anytime

3. 10 Days after an implementation

4. 3 Hours before you need it

14. How can you control object level access? (Choose two.)

1. OWD

2. Permission Sets

3. Profiles

4. Groups

5. Roles

15. Universal Containers has purchased a Lightning Component on the AppExchange. In which two areas can these Components be utilized? (Choose two.)

1. Process Builder

2. Salesforce Mobile App

3. Flow Builder

4. Standalone Lightning App

16. Universal Containers is adding drone delivery to service offerings, and the developer has written and tested code prior to deployment to production, and the change set is ready to go. The deployment window will occur when the developer is on vacation. What can the app builder do to ensure a smooth deployment to production?

1. Validate the outbound change set

2. Validate the inbound change set

3. Use a metadata package set

4. Remove Apex classes from inbound change set

17. Ursa Major Solar wants to convert the relationship between Galaxy and Star from a lookup relationship to a master-detail relationship so each Galaxy record can be equipped with a roll-up summary count of Star records. Which two considerations should be made? (Choose two.)

1. The Star object has fewer than two existing master-detail relationships

2. The Galaxy object has fewer than two existing master-detail relationships

3. The Star records are all required to have an existing value in their Galaxy field

4. The Galaxy object is required to contain existing roll-up summary fields

18. In Salesforce Classic, which two statements are true for embedding a Visualforce page in a page layout? (Choose two.)

1. Visualforce pages can be placed in the details section of a page layout

2. Visualforce pages can only be placed in the Visualforce section in a page layout

3. Visualforce pages on a field set have attribute for width and height

4. Visualforce pages on a page layout have attributes for width and height

19. Universal Containers assigns system access via permission sets and permission set groups to ensure each user has proper access. One department with varying levels of support stuff has five consistent permission sets they require in order to complete their duties. Some higher-level staff have additional permission sets that are only required for them. How should an app builder recommend assigning permission sets to users?

1. Utilize the manage assignments button to assign each user with the same set of permission set groups and permission sets

2. Utilize the manage assignments button to assign a permission set group and additional individual permission sets to each user

3. Utilize the Data Loader to mass update the desired users with their full list of permission sets and permission set groups

4. Utilize the Data Import Wizard to mass update the desired users with their full list of permission sets and permission set groups

20. Which of the following is true about Roll-up Summary Fields?

1. Roll-up Summary Fields are readonly

2. Roll-up Summary can only be set on the parent of a Master-Detail or Lookup relationship

3. The results of the Roll-up Summary is displayed on the child in a master-detail relationship

4. Roll-up Summary can be used to compute SUM, MIN, MAX, AVG over a set of records

21. Ursa Major Solar has a lookup relationship between a custom Galaxy_c object and a custom Star_c object. An app builder wants to create a roll-up summary field that counts the total number of Star_c records related to each Galaxy_c record. How would the current configuration impact the ability to achieve the desired result?

1. The lookup relationship will need to be converted to a master-detail relationship before a roll-up summary field can be created

2. The roll-up summary can be achieved by creating a formula field on the Galaxy_c object

3. The roll-up summary can be achieved by creating a formula field on the Star_c object

4. A roll-up summary field will need to be created on the Galaxy_ c object with a field filter that selects all related Star_c records

22. What sandbox should you use for data load and integration testing?

1. Developer

2. Full Sandbox

3. Partial Copy

4. Developer Pro

23. What should be done to create a custom object from the Schema Builder?

1. From the Elements tab, drag Object onto the canvas

2. Right-click in the canvas and select "New Object"

3. From the Objects tab, select New>Object

24. Which two options are available to an app builder when defining an object-specific Create Record custom action? (Choose two.)

1. Pre-defining field values on the target object

2. Allowing the end user to choose the record type

3. Specifying the fields and layout of the action

4. Redirecting the end user to the detail page of the target object

25. For an external object relationship, you can create an indirect lookup relationship. What type of object(s) can be the parent?

1. Custom

2. Standard or Custom

3. External

4. Standard or External

26. What is not a capability of the lead object? (Choose two.)

1. Standard or Custom fields can be mapped to fields in the Account, Contact and Opportunity objects as part of lead conversion

2. Leads can be grouped into queues

3. Custom objects that have been related to a lead can be copied when a lead is converted to the account, contact or opportunity

4. Leads can be automatically assigned to users or queues

27. Cloud Kicks (CK) switched to Lightning Experience and started using Chatter across its global workforce to support its fast-paced sales cycle. CK loves Chatter but struggle with gathering feedback from core team members, including understanding who is available to respond. Which two ways could CK use Chatter to solve this problem? (Choose two.)

1. Out of Office

2. Polls

3. Topics

4. Streams

28. At Universal Containers, all US Sales Reps should be able to view the US Team Dashboard. However, only the US Sales Directors should be able to see the data in the component and view its source report. How can an app builder ensure the proper access is granted?

1. Share the dashboard folder with roles and subordinates of the US Sales Director and share the report folder with the role of US Sales Director

2. Make the dashboard dynamic and give US Sales Reps the View My Team's Dashboard permission

3. Make the US Sales Director the running user and share the dashboard folder with the role US Sales Rep

4. Share the dashboard with the Public Group US Sales Reps and share the dashboard source reports folder with the US Sales Director profile

29. Service agents at Ursa Major Solar want a more condensed case view. Service agents also want to be able to modify the associated contact and account records from the case page layout on the Lightning record page. Which two components should an app builder use to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

1. Path

2. Related record

3. Rich text

4. Tabs

30. To increase adoption, Universal Containers is proposing changes to its Salesforce data model to allow easier visibility for sales reps into key metrics. The proposal has three custom objects related to the Account object, one with a master-detail, and two that are not. Each of these objects has 15 fields they would like to summarize on the Account object. What are two considerations for this proposal? (Choose two.)

1. Roll-up summaries allow MAX, MIN, SUM, COUNT, and AVG

2. An object can have 20 object references

3. An object can have 25 roll-up summaries

4. Roll-up summaries are limited to master-detail relationship

31. Cloud Kicks has five years of sales data and would like to track when customers made their first purchase. How should an app builder use a roll-up summary to meet the requirements?

1. Create a new date field called First Order Date, create a new Workflow to set the date, and roll up the value with a filter where IsWon = TRUE

2. Create a new date field called First Order Date, then create a roll-up summary to update the field using Type MIN

3. Create a new roll-up summary field called First Order Date, using Type MIN on the Opportunity Close Date with a filter where IsWon = TRUE

4. Create a new roll-up summary field called First Order Date, using Type SUM on Opportunity Close Date

32. When an opportunity is closed date is pushed more than 30 days, manager approval is required. An approval process is in place but reps frequently forget to submit for approval to run the process. How can an app builder ensure that these opportunities are submitted into the approval process?

1. Use a validation rule and an email alert to the manager requesting approval

2. Submit the record for approval from an automated process

3. Give the manager the "API Enabled" permission to permit approval responses by email

4. Change the entry criteria on the approval process to criteria are met and lock the record on initial submission

33. Universal Containers is setting up Salesforce for the first time. Management wants the sales and marketing teams to have different navigation menus in the Salesforce Mobile App. Which option is available to an app builder to satisfy this requirement?

1. Create sales and marketing apps and assign the respective profiles to each app

2. Create roles for sales and marketing and assign a custom homepage layout for each role

3. Create mobile navigation menus for both the sales and marketing profiles

4. Create public groups for sales and marketing and create mobile navigation menus for each group

34. Universal Containers has Public Read/Write as the Account organization-wide default (OWD) setting. Visitors to the customer community site report that they can see all of the company's account records. How should an app builder configure Account sharing so that community users only see their own Account?

1. Create an account record type for external accounts

2. Set the account external OWD to private

3. Define an owner-based sharing rule for external account

4. Define a permission set for external accounts

35. Universal Containers wants users to have access to the pricing guidelines document when viewing a Contract related to an Account. What feature should an app builder use to create easy access to the document?

1. A custom detail page link on the Account object

2. A custom detail page link on the Contract object

3. Quick Action on the Contracts object

4. Quick Action on the Account object

36. Which type of component CANNOT be added to a Lightning App Builder page?

1. Global Actions

2. Dashboards

3. Filter List

4. Visualforce

37. Which statement is true about an External ID field? (Choose two.)

1. The field can be unique based on case-sensitive or case-insensitive values

2. The field contains unique record identifiers from a system outside of Salesforce

3. The field must contain at least one number and at least one letter

4. The field must be unique since duplicates are not allowed within Salesforce

38. Standard picklist fields can be controlling.

1. True

2. False

39. What type of relationships can you create on External Objects? (Choose all that apply.)

1. Lookup

2. Direct lookup

3. Indirect lookup

4. External lookup

5. All of the above

40. Launch a troubleshooting wizard from a button, at the end of which a knowledge article is created if it'd be helpful to other users. Which tool would you use for the following use case?

1. Flow

2. Process builder

3. Workflow

4. Approvals

41. What is true about Junction objects?

1. The first master-detail relationship you create on your junction object becomes the primary relationship

2. If both associated master records are deleted, the junction object record is deleted permanently and can't be restored

3. All of the above

4. Junction object records are deleted when either associated master record is deleted and placed in the Recycle Bin

42. An app builder has created a custom Lightning App and wants to make it available to the internal users at Universal Containers. Which two steps are necessary to accomplish this task? (Choose two.)

1. Assign app to profiles

2. Upload the app to Static Resources

3. Add the app to a Visualforce page

4. Build a Custom Tab for the app

43. An app builder needs to change the data types of a few custom fields. The app builder is not able to delete and recreate any of the fields, nor modify any Apex code. What data type change will require the app builder to perform additional steps in order to retain existing functionality?

1. Changing the data type of a field used in lead conversion from number to text

2. Changing the data type of a field used in a report from text to an encrypted field

3. Changing the data type of a field used in an Apex class from number to text

4. Changing the data type of a field used as an External ID from number to text

44. Universal Containers (UC) requires that all users specify a contract is sent on each Opportunity prior to marking it as `Closed Won`. UC wants to be able to report on how many Opportunities have sent Contracts compared to how many have a missing contract when the Opportunities closed. What type of field should an app builder configure to fulfill this requirement?

1. Text

2. Picklist

3. Checkbox

4. Text Area

45. A user has requested a field that counts the number of child records associated with a custom object. These custom objects have a lookup relationship between each other. Which feature would best accomplish this requirement?

1. Visual Flow

2. Lightning Process Builder

3. Apex Trigger

4. Roll-Up Summary Field

46. Person Accounts ___________. (Choose two.)

1. Are enabled by default

2. Can only be merged with other person accounts

3. Have the same icon as Business accounts

4. Do use space in both account and contacts table

5. Are enabled via feature license

47. Universal Containers has a custom picklist called Support Level on the Account object. They would like to show the real-time value of Support Level on all case records. How should an app builder implement this requirement?

1. Create a roll-up summary field using Support Level on the Account object

2. Create a formula field on the Case object using the TEXT function

3. Create a Process Builder and use a field update on the Case object

4. Create a formula field on the Account object using the ISPICKVAL function

48. Universal Containers uses a custom object to track Projects. When the status of a Project is changed from "In Progress" to "On Hold", the business wants the Project owner to be automatically assigned to an "On Hold" queue. What capability can be used to accomplish this?

1. Quick Action

2. Assignment Rule

3. Escalation Rule

4. Workflow Rule

49. The finance manager at Universal Containers wants to receive a new business notification email each time a new client is won. The sales manager wants to receive a task letting them know to onboard the new client unless it is a top-tier client. Which automation tool should an app builder use to best address all these requests?

1. Apex

2. Record-triggered flow

3. Approval process

4. Screen flow

50. Ideally, who should be in charge of logging all changes in production?

1. QA EngineerExplanation

2. Product Manager

3. Administrator

4. Developer

FAQs

1. What is the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder certification?

The Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder certification validates your ability to design, build, and deploy custom applications on the Salesforce Platform using declarative features like objects, automation, and security tools.

2. How do I become a Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder?

You can earn this certification by passing the Salesforce Platform App Builder exam, which tests your knowledge of app development, data modeling, user interface design, and security configuration in Salesforce.

3. What are the prerequisites for the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder exam?

There are no mandatory prerequisites, but Salesforce recommends familiarity with the Salesforce Platform, CRM concepts, and basic app customization.

4. How much does the Salesforce Platform App Builder certification cost?

The exam costs $200 USD, and a retake costs $100 USD, excluding applicable taxes.

5. What topics are covered in the Salesforce Platform App Builder exam?

The exam includes data modeling, business logic, process automation, user interface customization, security, and app deployment on the Salesforce Platform.

6. How difficult is the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder exam?

It’s a moderately challenging certification suitable for developers and administrators familiar with Salesforce’s declarative tools.

7. How long does it take to prepare for the Salesforce Platform App Builder certification?

Most candidates prepare within 6–8 weeks, combining Trailhead study modules, hands-on practice, and mock exams.

8. Is the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder worth it?

Yes, it’s highly valuable for professionals aiming to build a career in Salesforce development, as it demonstrates practical skills in app creation and customization.

9. What jobs can I get after earning the Salesforce Platform App Builder certification?

You can work as a Salesforce App Builder, Salesforce Developer, or CRM Consultant, and it’s also a great stepping stone toward advanced certifications.

10. What is the average salary for a Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder professional?

Certified Salesforce App Builders earn between $90,000 and $125,000 per year, depending on experience and job role.