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Salesforce Plat-Dev-301 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II (Multiple Choice) |
| Exam Number: | Plat-Dev-301 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 (+ up to 5 unscored) |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Multiple Select |
| Exam Price: | USD 400 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Related Certifications: | Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or Onsite at a testing center |
| Pre Condition: | Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I (required) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://trailhead.salesforce.com/credentials/platformdeveloperi |
Salesforce Plat-Dev-301 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Integration | 15% | - REST and SOAP web services (Apex callouts) - Named Credentials and authentication - External Services and Connect REST API - Platform Events and Change Data Capture |
| Topic 2: Architecture | 18% | - Design patterns and Apex trigger frameworks - Apex Enterprise Patterns - Namespace and package management - Governor limits and bulkification |
| Topic 3: Logic and Process Automation | 22% | - Invocable Actions and Platform Events - Advanced Apex programming - Dynamic Apex and SOQL/SOSL - Asynchronous Apex (Batch, Queueable, Future, Scheduled) |
| Topic 4: Testing, Debugging, and Deployment | 15% | - Apex unit testing best practices - Deployment tools (SFDX, Metadata API) - Test data strategies and mocking - Debugging and performance profiling |
| Topic 5: User Interface | 18% | - Visualforce advanced controllers - Aura Components - Lightning Data Service - Lightning Web Components (LWC) advanced features |
| Topic 6: Data Modeling | 12% | - Large data volumes considerations - External objects and data sources - Advanced object relationships and data modeling |
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II - Multiple Choice Exam: Experience-Built Preparation
The Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II - Multiple Choice exam contains 60 (+ up to 5 unscored) to complete within 120 minutes. Timed simulation in the PracticeVCE Desktop Test Engine teaches that rhythm before exam day does.
The official Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II - Multiple Choice outline defines 6 domains. The leading three are User Interface (18%), Data Modeling (12%), and Testing, Debugging, and Deployment (15%). The full list is in the topics section above, and PracticeVCE's 204 practice questions cover each one.
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The Plat-Dev-301 exam is a Salesforce certification exam validating the Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II - Multiple Choice syllabus shown above. It belongs to these credential paths: Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I. Candidates in 2026 start with PracticeVCE's 204 practice questions, available as a printable PDF, a Windows Desktop Test Engine, and an Online Test Engine — three versions of the same materials.
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Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II - Multiple Choice Sample Questions:
Universal Containers decided to use Salesforce to manage a new hire interview process. A custom object called Candidate was created with organization-wide defaults set to Private. A lookup on the Candidate object sets an employee as an Interviewer.
What should be used to automatically give Read access to the record when the lookup field is set to the Interviewer user?
- A. The record cannot he shared with the current setup.
- B. The record can be shared using an Apex class.
- C. The record can be shared using a permission set.
- D. The record can be shared using a sharing rule.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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Universal Containers is leading a development team that follows the source-driven development approach in Salesforce. As part of their continuous integration and delivery (CL/CD) process, they need to automatically deploy changes to multiple environments, including sandbox and production.
'Which mechanism or tool would best support their CI/CD pipeline in source-driven development?
- A. Ant Migration Tool
- B. Change Sets
- C. Salesforce CLI with Salesforce DX
- D. Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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A user receives the generic "An internal server error has occurred" while interacting with a custom Lightning component.
What should the developer do to ensure a more meaningful message?
- A. Use platform events to process the error
- B. Add an error-view component to the markup.
- C. Add an onerror event handler to the tag.
- D. Use an AuraHandledexception in a try-catch block.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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A developer is tasked with creating a Lightning web component that allows users to create a Case for a selected product, directly from a custom Lightning page. The input fields in the component are displayed in a non-linear fashion on top of an image of the product to help the user better understand the meaning of the fields.
Which two components should a developer use to implement the creation of the Case from the Lightning web component?
Choose 2 answers
- A. lightning-record-form
- B. lightning-input-fimld
- C. Lightning-input
- D. Lightning-record-edit-forth
Correct Answer: A,C 🗳️
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A developer is creating a Lightning web component to display a calendar. The component will be used in multiple countries. In some locales, the first day of the week is a Monday, or a Saturday, or a Sunday. 'What should the developer do to ensure the calendar displays accurately for users in every locale?
- A. Use a custom metadata type to store key/value pairs.
- B. Use UserInfo.getLocale() in the component.
- C. Import the @salesforce/i18n module and use the firstdayofweek internationalization property.
- D. Query the FirstDayofweek field from the Locale for the current user.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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