Build an IMDb Clone App While Studying for the Platform App Builder Certification.
Salesforce retired their Developer 401 Certification in September, 2015. Taking its place is the Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification, which is considered the starting point for Beginner and Aspiring Developers on the Salesforce Platform. This course covers every core concept that you need to understand in order to pass the Platform App Builder Certification Exam.
This course is structured after the official Study Guide for this certification. We go through each section of the Study Guide and I have devoted a corresponding section of the course with each section of the Study Guide. Helpful quizzes close out each section of the course, so you can test your retention and knowledge of these core concepts as you pursue getting certified.
In this course we will:
Sign You Up for a Free 2-User Salesforce Account
Go through over 20 hours of video training content
Develop an IMDb Clone app throughout the duration of this course
Create External Objects and External Data Sources using Salesforce Connect and Heroku
Work extensively in the Setup Menu for both Salesforce Classic and the new Lightning Experience.
In this lesson, I walk you through the Exam Guide for the Platform App Builder Certification, and how it relates to the structure of this course. I also discuss the maintenance schedule for credentialed professionals and the timeframe for new features to make their way to the certification exam. ...
I walk you through the process of signing up for a free Salesforce Tableau CRM-enabled Developer Edition here - https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/promo/orgs/analytics-de
We explore the learning objectives found in the fist knowledge area of the exam guide, which is Salesforce Fundamentals.
In this lesson, I discuss the boundaries of declarative customization.
Resource:
Which Automation Tool Should I Use? - https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.process_which_tool.htm&type=5
In this lesson, I discuss extending your Salesforce org using the AppExchange.
Resource:
AppExchange - https://appexchange.salesforce.com
In this lesson, I introduce the upcoming security and access related learning objectives from the exam guide, which are:
- Apply features and capabilities to restrict and extend object, record, and field access.
- Given a set of business requirements, determine the appropriate sharing solution.
In this lesson, I discuss the Object Manager as well as introduce high-level concepts related to the Salesforce object model.
In this lesson, I visit the Types of Data Access section from Salesforce's 'A Guide to Sharing Architecture' documentation.
Resource:
A Guide to Sharing Architecture - https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.dat.meta/dat/dat_components.htm
In this lesson, I discuss extending object access and introduce you to CRUD - (Create, Read, Update and Delete).
In this lesson, I demonstrate how to turn the Enhanced Profile User Interface via User Management Settings.
In this lesson, I discuss how to extend object access to users via their Profile.
Much the same as with Profiles, you can also extend object access to users via Permission Sets.
You can group permission sets together inside of Permission Set Groups.
In this lecture I discuss the Salesforce Schema. We visualize this by getting introduced to the Schema Builder.
In this lecture I show you how to install a few good applications off of the AppExchange. These apps contain good reports and dashboards that we will demonstrate and work with further in subsequent lectures. I provide links to these apps as well as additional ones from the Resources section of th...
In this lecture, I walk you through Sample Exam Question #3 from the exam guide. Please note that Salesforce no longer provides a PDF exam guide with practice test questions. Refer to the current exam guide link below for the latest exam guide that they provide.
Resource:
Exam Guide - https://tr...
In this lecture I show you how to reset your security token. You will need your security token in order to log in to certain applications, such as the Data Loader and the Force.com IDE.
In this lecture, I introduce you to the Data Modeling and Management Introduction section of the course.
This lecture introduces you to the concept of objects, and specifically, the two types of objects you must be familiar with in order to not only pass the Administrator exam, but to also effectively administer the Salesforce platform. Those two types of objects are:
Standard Objects
Custom Objec...
In this lecture I introduce you to the Object Manager in Lightning Experience. I walk you through how to identify standard vs. custom objects in the Object Manager. We also switch to Salesforce Classic and look at how the Setup menu has the Customize menu for Standard Objects and Create for Custo...
In this lecture I discuss custom objects in Salesforce. We explore the api name of custom objects as well.
Creating a Custom Object (PDF) - https://d1aettbyeyfilo.cloudfront.net/mikewheelermedia/28119058_1652713248385Creating_a_Custom_Object.pdf
In this lecture, I walk you through the process of creating custom objects that we will use for our IMDb Clone app.
Creating a Custom Object (PDF) - https://d1aettbyeyfilo.cloudfront.net/mikewheelermedia/28119058_1652713248385Creating_a_Custom_Object.pdf
In this lecture we review Standard fields. We also investigate the different types of standard fields that are available on different standard objects and custom objects.
In this lecture I introduce you to Custom Fields. We walk through the steps of creating a custom field on our Productions app that we are building, that we will use to capture the Year of a production. I also show you how to make a field required, which may be a topic you find on your certificati...
