Salesforce Plat-Arch-202 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Salesforce Certified Platform Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect |
| Exam Number: | Plat-Arch-202 |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, English |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Multiple select |
| Exam Price: | $400 USD |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Related Certifications: | Salesforce Application Architect Salesforce System Architect Salesforce Technical Architect |
| Passing Score: | 65% |
| Exam Duration: | 105 minutes |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Recommended Training: | Salesforce Architect Trailmix: Development Lifecycle and Deployment |
| Exam Registration: | Salesforce Certification Registration |
| Sample Questions: | Salesforce Plat-Arch-202 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite testing via Salesforce certification providers |
| Pre Condition: | None (recommended experience: Salesforce platform development, DevOps, and application lifecycle management knowledge) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://trailheadacademy.salesforce.com/certificate/exam-dev-lifecycle---Plat-Arch-202 |
Salesforce Plat-Arch-202 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Releasing | 14% | - Release management
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| Operating | 8% | - Monitoring and governance
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| Planning | 10% | - Release planning
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| Deploying | 13% | - Deployment tools and automation
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| Testing | 10% | - Test automation
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| Building | 13% | - Development practices
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| Application Lifecycle Management | 17% | - Version control strategies
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| System Design | 15% | - Environment strategy
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Salesforce Certified Platform Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect Sample Questions:
Question 1
Universal Containers has just completed several projects, including new custom objects and custom fields. Administrators are having difficulty maintaining the application due to not knowing how objects and fields are being used. Which two options should an Architect recommend? Choose 2 answers
A. Create Design standards to consistently use the description field on custom fields.
B. Create Design standards to consistently use the description field on custom objects.
C. Create Design standards with a document to store all custom objects and custom fields
D. Create Design standards to require help text on all custom fields and custom objects.
E. Create Design standards to require all custom fields on all custom object page layouts
Question 2
A team has completed a sprint and intends to deploy these changes after business approval, but they will immediately begin the next sprint.
What strategy should an architect recommend?
A. Migrate the current code to the UAT sandbox. Begin new sprint development in the Dev sandbox. Make fixes in the UAT environment and deploy UAT for production after business approval.
B. Commit upcoming changes to the features branch without merging into the develop branch. Deploy from the develop branch and then merge new sprint features into the develop branch.
C. Using Git, create a release branch from the develop branch. All fixes must be made in the release branch. After deployment, merge release with develop.
D. The first task of the new sprint must be the deployment approval. After that, the other tasks of the sprint can be performed in the environments and Git.
Question 3
Universal Containers is building a new complex integration to a legacy system. the legacy system is also going through a major upgrade. Senior leadership has committed to the board that the combined programs will be completed on time. What is the risk with this plan?
A. Multiple work -streams with dependencies could impact the go-live
B. The project team has decided to use the Waterfall methodology
C. The legacy system team is using an Agile methodology
D. The deadline is scheduled during a Salesforce release
Question 4
Universal Containers (UC) has multiple development teams that work on separate streams of work, with different timelines. Each stream has different releases of code and config, and the delivery dates differ between them.
What is a suitable branching policy to recommend?
A. Scratch-org-based development
B. Leaf-based development
C. GitHub flow
D. Trunk-based development
Question 5
Universal Containers's architect is documenting the application lifecycle management (ALM) process to communicate it to the development teams from different implementation partners.
Which three steps apply to any Salesforce development project?
Choose 3 answers
A. Change Sets
B. Build Release
C. Continuous Integration
D. Test
E. Develop
Solutions:
| Question 1 Answer: A,B | Question 2 Answer: C | Question 3 Answer: A | Question 4 Answer: C | Question 5 Answer: B,C,D |
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