Salesforce Platform Developer II (PD2) Practice Tests +Expl.

Prepare for and pass the Salesforce Platform Developer II exam with comprehensive practice exams! Master key concepts and solidify your understanding with detailed explanations for both correct and incorrect answers. We provide links to relevant Salesforce documentation for accurate insights.

The Salesforce Platform Developer II program is designed for developers ready to showcase advanced programmatic skills on the Lightning Platform. Develop complex business logic and user interfaces by mastering data modeling. You'll learn to design, develop, test, and deploy maintainable, reusable solutions using design patterns and object-oriented programming best practices. Note: Salesforce Platform Developer I certification is a prerequisite.

This certification path includes two parts: the proctored Platform Developer II exam and three valuable superbadges: Apex Specialist, Data Integration Specialist, and Advanced Apex Specialist. These credentials can be earned in any order and automatically qualify you for the official Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II certification.

The Salesforce Platform Developer II exam covers a wide range of critical topics:

• Data Modeling & Best Practices: Understand and apply best practices for Salesforce data modeling, user experience design, code development, and testing in real-world development scenarios.
• Lightning Platform Customization: Define effective solutions to meet business challenges by extending and customizing the platform using both declarative and programmatic features.
• Apex Code Development: Develop scalable Apex code optimized for large datasets, with a strong understanding of platform behaviors, limits, and performance considerations.
• Large Data Handling: Understand the implications of working with large data volumes (approximately 300,000 to 480,000 records).
• Custom User Interface Development: Build and modify custom user interfaces using Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura Components, advanced Visualforce, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Visualforce Optimization: Tuning Visualforce pages and understanding the performance implications of controller design.
• Security Best Practices: Apply best practices for general web and Salesforce-specific security.
• Sharing Model Design: Design and implement complex sharing models using both declarative and programmatic approaches.
• Test Planning & Execution: Design and implement a robust test plan covering code coverage, application behavior, scalability, environment independence, and security.
• Lightning Web Component Testing: Test Lightning Web Components effectively using Jest.
• Deployment & Development Lifecycle: Deploy custom applications, understand the Salesforce development lifecycle, and utilize various deployment tools.
• Web Services (SOAP & REST): Understand and implement Apex SOAP and REST web services, including calling out from Apex using these protocols.
• Asynchronous Programming: Utilize asynchronous programming techniques like Queueable, Batchable, Schedulable, and @future.
• Error Handling: Implement appropriate error and exception handling techniques in various programmatic contexts.
• Trigger Development & Design Patterns: Implement best practices for trigger development, design patterns, business logic development, and code reuse.
• Component Surface: Know how to surface Lightning Web Components and Aura Components on Lightning pages, Visualforce pages, and Quick Actions.