Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification (formerly Force.com Dev 401)
Pass the Certification Exam with the help of this 20 hour course
Watch Promo
Salesforce retired their Developer 401 Certification in September, 2015. Taking its place is the new 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
- Complete Quizzes after each section of the course
- 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
What are the requirements?
- No prior experience is expected or required
- It is ideal if you have some familiarity and background on the Salesforce platform, but not required
- No coding experience required
What am I going to get from this course?
- Understand all of the core concepts on the Platform App Builder Certification
- Build Apps on the Salesforce Platform
- Set up Security and Access Permissions on Salesforce
- Create Workflow Automation Procedures in Salesforce
- Customize the Salesforce1 Mobile App User Interface, Navigation and Actions
- Configure a Role Hierarchy
- Create Permission Sets
- Develop Apps on the New Lightning Experience Interface
- Use the Lightning App Builder and Lightning Components
- Install Apps from the AppExchange
Who is the target audience?
- Anyone who desires to learn how to build apps on the Salesforce Platform
- Beginning Salesforce Developers
- Anyone Wishing to Pass the Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Exam
- Any Certification Holders of the Developer 401 Certification Who Wish to Transition to the Platform App Builder Certification
- Salesforce Administrators Who Wish to Learn Beginning Development Skills and Build Apps
What You Get
- 182 video lectures
- 20 hours of SalesForce training content
Your Instructor
I teach Salesforce because I am passionate about the platform, and the awesome things you can build quickly on it - including your career! There is an extreme shortage of Salesforce talent in the job market, and I am creating Salesforce Certification and User courses so that you can get a good paying job in the cloud. Join over 90,000 students who have learned Salesforce through my courses.
After tens of thousands of Student Survey Ratings for my courses, the students have spoken:
"Are you learning valuable information?" 99.6% answered YES
"Are the explanations of the concepts clear?" 99.8% answered YES
"Is the instructor knowledgeable about the topic?" 99.9% answered YES
I have been building solutions on the Salesforce platform since 2008, and started my own certification journey in 2011. Before discovering Salesforce, I worked as a Technical Writer, Trainer, and built blogs using Wordpress. Once I found Salesforce, I saw it as the quickest path to building world-class web and mobile applications for businesses and consumers. I've attained 6 Salesforce Certifications along the way: Salesforce Developer, Salesforce Administrator, Salesforce Advanced Administrator, Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant, Salesforce Service Cloud Consultant, and Salesforce Platform App Builder.
I am the founder of Mike Wheeler Media, LLC, where my mission is to Train, Inspire, and Equip the masses on the Salesforce Platform. Feel free to connect with me on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Course Curriculum
-
PreviewMy Bio and Getting Started (6:27)
-
StartSigning Up for a Free Salesforce Account (5:52)
-
StartAbout the Platform App Builder Certification – Formerly Dev 401 (14:31)
-
StartHelpful Practice Activity – Downloading the Exam Guide
-
PreviewThe Platform App Builder Certification Study Guide (9:23)
-
StartSigning In and Completing the Lightning Experience Migration Assistant (9:14)
-
StartSwitching from Salesforce Classic to LEX (2:18)
-
StartSalesforce Lightning Experience Interface Quick Tour (9:06)
-
StartSalesforce Classic Interface Quick Tour (5:49)
-
StartAccessing the Setup Menu and Reviewing Your Company Information (6:48)
-
StartHelpful Practice Activity – Setting up Your User Account (10:00)
-
PreviewSalesforce Fundamentals Introduction (2:40)
-
StartMultitenant Architecture Overview (4:34)
-
StartIntroducing the MVC Design Pattern (3:50)
-
StartThe Salesforce Schema (5:48)
-
StartHelpful Practice Activity – Downloading Apps off the AppExchange (8:29)
-
StartAppExchange Sample Exam Question #3 from Study Guide (7:40)
-
StartHelpful Practice Activity – Resetting Your Security Token (1:58)
-
StartSalesforce Fundamentals Quiz
-
PreviewData Modeling and Management Introduction (5:08)
-
StartLet’s Talk About Objects (5:06)
-
StartUnderstanding Standard Objects (9:00)
-
StartUnderstanding Custom Objects (12:08)
-
StartHelpful Practice Activity – Creating Custom Objects for an IMDb Clone App (11:52)
-
StartUnderstanding Standard Fields (10:13)
-
StartUnderstanding Custom Fields (10:12)
-
StartUnderstanding Field Types (7:10)
-
StartCreating Text and URL Fields (12:25)
-
StartSetting Field Level Security on a Field (4:28)
-
StartViewing Field Accessibility on a Field (3:29)
-
StartSetting History Tracking for Changes to Field Values (8:07)
-
StartCreating an Auto-Number Field (3:38)
-
StartIdentifying Salesforce IDs via URLs and the Salesforce Workbench (6:13)
-
StartHelpful Practice Activity – Creating a Basic Formula Field (7:42)
-
StartCreating a Checkbox Field (4:41)
-
StartCreating a Currency Field (4:58)
-
StartEnabling Multi-Currency in Your Org (14:22)
-
StartKeep Your Currency Exchange Rates Up to Date (12:20)
-
StartCreating Date Fields (4:22)
-
StartCreating an Email field (2:28)
-
StartCreating a Geolocation Field (3:47)
-
StartCreating a Custom Object and Number Fields Using the Schema Builder (9:02)
-
StartCreating a Percent Field (2:38)
-
StartCreating a Phone Field (2:32)
-
StartCreating a Picklist Field (13:02)
-
StartCreating a Multi-Select Picklist Field (5:12)
-
StartCreating a Dependent Picklist (4:13)
-
StartCreating a Lookup Relationship (8:56)
-
StartCreating an External Lookup Relationship (2:29)
-
StartCreating a Master-Detail Relationship (5:14)
-
StartCreating an Encrypted Field (7:00)
-
StartRoll Up Summary Fields (9:45)
-
StartSample Exam Question #4 from Study Guide (9:06)
-
StartConsiderations When Changing a Field's Type (9:10)
-
StartIntroducing and Installing the Data Loader (2:27)
-
StartLogging in to the Data Loader with a Security Token (2:18)
-
StartData Loader Configuration (4:47)
-
StartImporting Data – Which Tool is Best? (4:23)
-
StartMass Transfer of Records (17:43)
-
StartHelpful Practice Activity – Creating Unique ID / External ID (6:10)
-
StartExporting Data from Salesforce (14:19)
-
StartRelationship Types and Implications on Record Access (8:44)
-
StartRelationship Types and Implications on User Interface (4:57)
-
StartRelationship Types and Implications on Reporting (3:55)
-
StartMass Delete Records (11:56)
-
StartIntroducing External Objects and External Data Sources (3:07)
-
StartCreating External Objects & Data Source with Salesforce Connect and Heroku (10:17)
-
StartIntroducing the Schema Builder (4:41)
-
StartPractice Activity – Creating Custom & Junction Objects in the Schema Builder (11:29)