Exam format
Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator Exam Format
Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator credential validates the ability to manage complex business requirements using advanced platform features. This exam moves beyond basic administration into the realm of complex automation via Flow, sophisticated security modeling, and large-scale data management. It tests the candidate's capacity to solve multi-layered organizational problems, optimize user experiences through Lightning App enhancements, and ensure data integrity across expansive enterprise instances. Success requires a deep understanding of how different platform components interact to support complex business logic.
- 60 questions
- 105 min
- 65% to pass
- 8 domains
certilumExam facts at a glance
The published specifications for this certification.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Questions | 60 |
| Time limit | 105 minutes (105s per question) |
| Passing score | 65% — 65% |
| Domains | 8 |
| Level | Advanced |
| Question bank here | 60 questions |
| Published format | 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select scored questions plus up to five unscored questions; 105 minutes |
| Source | Official exam specification, published by the vendor |
Official domain weights
The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.
| Domain | Weight | Topics | Practice Qs |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppExchange | 3% |
| 2 |
| Data Management | 10% |
| 6 |
| User Management | 14% |
| 8 |
| Analytics & Reporting | 10% |
| 6 |
| Configuration & Setup | 20% |
| 12 |
| Workflow/Process Automation | 16% |
| 10 |
| Productivity & Collaboration | 7% |
| 4 |
| Object Manager & Lightning Apps | 20% |
| 12 |
The heaviest domain is AppExchange at 3%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.
Note from the vendor record: CRT-211 is the legacy code for the credential now published as Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator II (current exam code Plat-Admn-301); Salesforce renamed "Advanced Administrator" to "Platform Administrator II" as part of its certification name refresh announced for July 21, 2025, and the exam guide now under this URL is titled "Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator II Exam Guide". The official guide states the exam content aligns to the Summer '22 release and requires the Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator certification as a prerequisite. Certification is maintained by completing the Administrator maintenance badge on Trailhead three times a year, otherwise it expires. Platform Administrator II does not appear in the official 2027 Certification Retirements FAQ, so it is not among the 24 credentials retiring on February 1, 2027 (those include CPQ Administrator and various Accredited Professional exams). Official exam page
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