Salesforce Developer Syllabus
Duration: 40hrs
Certifications:
1. Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I – PD1 $200
2. Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II (Multiple Choice) – PD2 $200
Objects and Fields
1. Describe the capabilities of objects on the Force.com platform
2. Create a custom object
3. Create custom fields
4. Create relationship fields
Work Effectively with Custom Objects and Fields
1. Create formula fields
2. Create roll-up summary fields
3. Describe the capabilities of record types
Programming with Apex
1. Describe key aspects of Apex that differentiate it from other languages, such as Java and C#
2. Describe why Apex transactions and governor limits must be considered when writing Apex
3. Execute simple Apex
4. Use the sObject data type, the primitive data types and basic control statements in Apex
Use SOQL to Query Your Org’s Data
1. Write a basic query using Salesforce’s query language, SOQL
2. Process the result of a query in Apex
3. Create a query dynamically at run-time
Use SOQL to Query Parent-Child Relationships
1. Describe a relationship query
2. Write a query that traverses a child-to-parent relationship
3. Write a query that traverses a parent-to-child Relationship
DML Essentials
1. List the differences between the ways you can invoke DML operations
2. Write Apex to invoke DML operations and handle DML errors
Trigger Essentials
1. Describe what a trigger is used for
2. Describe the syntax of a trigger definition
3. Use trigger context variables
Classes
1. Describe how Apex classes are used
2. Define an Apex class
3. Determine what data an Apex class can access
The Save Order of Execution and Apex Transactions
1. Describe key points in the Order of Execution
2. Describe how triggers fit into and can be impacted
3. by the Order of Execution
4. Describe the lifecycle of an Apex Transaction
5. Describe the memory lifecycle for static variables
Testing Essentials
1. Describe Apex’s testing framework
2. Create test data
3. Write and run an Apex test
Testing Strategies
1. Describe practices for writing code that is easy to maintain and extend
2. Write triggers and classes that assume batches of data as input
3. Write code that works efficiently with the database both in querying and using DML
Lightning Component
1. Convert Salesforce Lightning Design System markup into a fully functional Aura component.
2. Theme Aura components using the Lightning Design System and custom CSS.
3. Surface Aura components in Lightning App Builder, Lightning Experience, the Salesforce App,
and a Lightning application.
4. Create and invoke Apex controller methods to read data from custom objects.
5. Use component events and public methods to enable communication between tightly coupled
components.
6. Create and raise application events to enable communication between loosely coupled
components.
7. Raise application events to invoke native Salesforce functionality.
8. Dynamically enable and disable application functionality depending on whether a feature is
available in the deployment environment.
9. Use Lightning Data Service to read and write custom object data.
10. Create and use external JavaScript in an Aura component.
11. Troubleshoot your JavaScript and CSS.