The Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II program is
designed for individuals who would like to demonstrate their skills and
knowledge in advanced programmatic capabilities of the Force.com platform and
data modeling to develop complex business logic and interfaces. The candidate
can design, develop, test, and deploy programmatic solutions that are
maintainable and re-usable and follow design patterns and object-oriented
programming best practices.
designed for individuals who would like to demonstrate their skills and
knowledge in advanced programmatic capabilities of the Force.com platform and
data modeling to develop complex business logic and interfaces. The candidate
can design, develop, test, and deploy programmatic solutions that are
maintainable and re-usable and follow design patterns and object-oriented
programming best practices.
It has the below three levels to get certified from Salesforce.
Level 1 – Multi
Choice Questions (60 questions)
Choice Questions (60 questions)
This exam is a prerequisite for the Programming Assignment
and Essay exams. Passing Score is 63% i.e. you must answer at least 40
questions correctly out of 60 questions. Time allotted to complete the exam is
120 minutes.
and Essay exams. Passing Score is 63% i.e. you must answer at least 40
questions correctly out of 60 questions. Time allotted to complete the exam is
120 minutes.
Tips for the level1 exam.
1. Apex Development
2. Visual Force Development
3. Test Class best practices
4. Apex Trigger best practices
5. SOQL and SOSL
6. Order of execution in both VF and Apex
7. Governor Limits
8. Exception Handling
9. Do the Mock Test given on Bulkified.com –
http://bulkified.com/Certifications/?certificationId=4
http://bulkified.com/Certifications/?certificationId=4
Level 2 –
Programming Assignment
Programming Assignment
Register for this exam only when you are ready. Do not
register if you are going to be busy during the exam schedule. We get 30 days
to complete the assignment. Spend at least 4 hours each day.
register if you are going to be busy during the exam schedule. We get 30 days
to complete the assignment. Spend at least 4 hours each day.
Check the Programming Assignment schedule date here –
http://certification.salesforce.com/programmingassignment.
http://certification.salesforce.com/programmingassignment.
The Salesforce Certification Programming Assignment asks
each candidate to develop a working application using the capabilities of the
Force.com platform. Each application should meet the identified business and
technical requirements outlined in this document.
each candidate to develop a working application using the capabilities of the
Force.com platform. Each application should meet the identified business and
technical requirements outlined in this document.
The final application should be developed in a Force.com
sandbox and deployed to the production organization provided. Candidates should
consider this application to be a working prototype, rather than a market-ready
application. To minimize development time, the requirements are intentionally
limited in scope.
sandbox and deployed to the production organization provided. Candidates should
consider this application to be a working prototype, rather than a market-ready
application. To minimize development time, the requirements are intentionally
limited in scope.
Below are the important things to be considered while
developing the application.
developing the application.
1. Make sure the code uses DML and SOQL efficiently.
2. The solution should consider data access and
visibility.
visibility.
3. Code should catch all possible errors/exceptions in
the controller.
the controller.
4. Code readability should be excellent.
5. Visualforce page should display user-friendly error
messages.
messages.
6. The test class should assert application behavior in
all cases.
all cases.
7. Make sure governor limits are considered.
8. Try 100% code coverage.
9. Test class should consider large data volumes.
10. Use proper comments in the code.
11. Use proper indentation in the code.
12. Do all the development in the Sandbox.
13. Load multiple dummy records with proper values in
both Sandbox and Production. Use data loader to load bulk data.
both Sandbox and Production. Use data loader to load bulk data.
14. Bulkify the trigger.
15. User Test Utility class for test data.
16. Use trigger handlers for triggers.
17. Use proper naming for variables, triggers, pages and
other components.
other components.
Note:
Start the application development on the Day 1 of the
assignment receival. Do not wait for the last week. Trust me, this is not an
easy exam.
assignment receival. Do not wait for the last week. Trust me, this is not an
easy exam.
Level 3 – Essay
Exam
Exam
Essay exam is purely based on the assignment work. Do not
miss the due date for Essay Exam. Essay exam should be completed within the 30
days of programming assignment. So, schedule it accordingly. Do not wait for
the last week to schedule the exam. You may not get the pro-metric center
appointment if you schedule it at the last moment.
miss the due date for Essay Exam. Essay exam should be completed within the 30
days of programming assignment. So, schedule it accordingly. Do not wait for
the last week to schedule the exam. You may not get the pro-metric center
appointment if you schedule it at the last moment.
In the essay exam, talk about the below things.
1. How have you designed the application?
2. What are all the best practices applied? Best
practices for development, data load, and test classes.
practices for development, data load, and test classes.
3. Deployment plan.
4. Testing plan.
The wait for results can vary, but typically you can
expect to wait around 4-8 weeks to find out. Salesforce gives us a report with
our strengths and areas for improvement with detailed explanation.
expect to wait around 4-8 weeks to find out. Salesforce gives us a report with
our strengths and areas for improvement with detailed explanation.
Links for
references:
references:
https://developer.salesforce.com/page/The_Path_to_Advanced_Developer_Certification