About this Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder study guide
This page is your Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder (exam code App Builder)—formerly Salesforce Certified App Builder study guide. The certification validates skills that employers look for in Salesforce roles—whether you're an administrator, consultant, developer, or architect. It is designed for administrators and related roles who want to prove their knowledge with an industry-recognized credential.
Here you'll find section-wise exam weightage so you know exactly which topics carry the most questions, exam tips and prerequisites, a focused study plan, and sample practice questions with detailed explanations. All content on this page is original and unique—written specifically for this certification to help with both your preparation and search engine indexing. Use this page to align your study with the official outline and to gauge when you're ready to sit the exam. Many candidates use section weightage to prioritize high-value topics and practice questions to build exam-day confidence.
Passing this certification can support career progression, higher earning potential, and recognition in the Salesforce ecosystem. Salesforce exams are updated periodically, so we keep our materials aligned with current objectives.
Last reviewed: January 2025. Salesforce exam outlines may change; always check the official exam guide on Trailhead before booking.
Release compatible: Winter '26 — Study materials and objectives are aligned with the Winter '26 release (compared to Summer '25).
What's new in Winter '26:
- Agentforce and AI: New Agentforce for Service (IT Service), Agentic Commerce, and Agentforce Grid for low-code AI workflows—expect more AI-related objectives on Admin and Consultant exams.
- Data Cloud: Clean Rooms for privacy-safe data collaboration and zero-copy analytics; Data Cloud objectives may include new collaboration and governance topics.
- Automation & Platform: Enhanced automation capabilities and platform updates; Flow, Process Builder, and integration topics remain core—check the official outline for weightage changes.
- Tableau & Analytics: Tableau Next Concierge in Slack and conversational analytics; Tableau certs may reference new Slack and natural-language features.
- Security & Access: Continued focus on identity, access management, and secure data handling; relevant for Administrator and Architect tracks.
Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder (App Builder) Study Guide
The Platform App Builder certification validates your skills in designing, building, and deploying custom applications on the Salesforce platform.
Exam Weightage by Section
Exam Topics
Exam Tips
- 1Data Modeling and User Interface are ~42% combined—master relationships, page layouts, record types.
- 2Business Logic and Process Automation is the largest section; know Flow and validation rules well.
- 3Understand when to use Master-Detail vs Lookup and cascade delete behavior.
- 4Practice creating apps with Lightning App Builder and assigning to profiles.
Prerequisites
- •Platform experience
- •Administrator cert recommended
Focus Areas
- •Data Modeling
- •User Interface (Lightning)
- •Business Logic and Process Automation
- •Reports and Dashboards
Study Strategy
Focus on declarative development: no code. Build a small app end-to-end (objects, relationships, automation, reports, dashboard). Align each piece with the exam outline.
Sample Practice Questions
Test your knowledge with these sample questions. Click on an answer to select it, then check your answer to see if you're correct.
Which relationship type should be used when the child record should be deleted if the parent record is deleted?
What is the maximum number of roll-up summary fields that can be created on a master object?
A user wants to display different page layouts based on the record type. What should be configured?
Which automation tool should be used to update a field based on criteria when a record is created or edited?
What is the purpose of a Junction Object?
What is the maximum number of master-detail relationships allowed on a custom object?
Which component in Lightning App Builder allows users to see related records on a record page?
A developer wants to create a custom field that automatically calculates a value when a record is saved. Which field type should be used?
What is the purpose of a Record Type?
Which automation tool can be used to create records in related objects automatically?
A user wants to restrict access to specific fields based on user profiles. Which feature should be used?
What is the difference between a Lookup and Master-Detail relationship?
Which Lightning App Builder component allows users to navigate between related records?
A company wants to ensure data quality by preventing duplicate records. Which feature should be implemented?
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- What is covered on the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder (App Builder) exam?
- The Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder (App Builder) exam—formerly Salesforce Certified App Builder— covers section-wise weightage as shown above. Use the exam topics and practice questions on this page to align your study with the official outline.
- What is the difference between Platform Administrator and Platform App Builder certifications?
- Platform Administrator focuses on day-to-day administration, security, and user management. Platform App Builder focuses on declarative development—building custom applications using clicks, not code. App Builder is ideal for those who want to build custom apps without programming.
- Do I need programming experience for the Platform App Builder exam?
- No, the Platform App Builder certification focuses on declarative (no-code) development. You should be comfortable with data modeling, relationships, automation tools like Flow, and Lightning App Builder, but no programming knowledge is required.
- How do I prepare for the Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder (App Builder) certification?
- Use the exam tips, prerequisites, and study strategy on this Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder (App Builder) study guide—formerly Salesforce Certified App Builder— Focus first on the highest-weighted sections, then take the sample practice questions. Schedule the exam when you consistently score well on practice tests.
- Where can I find the official exam outline for Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder (App Builder)?
- Salesforce publishes exam guides and outlines on Trailhead (trailhead.salesforce.com). This page's section weightage and topics are aligned with those outlines to help you prepare.