Salesforce Certified Application Architect

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Salesforce Certified Application Architect

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The Salesforce Certified Application Architect credential validates a candidate's ability to design complex, scalable, and secure solutions within the Salesforce platform

120 min
65% to pass
60 bank questions
4 domains
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Sample Salesforce Certified Application Architect exam question

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ProficientDevelopment Lifecycle

An architecture team needs to link Projects to Tasks while allowing Tasks to survive Project deletion and have their own sharing model. Which relationship type is appropriate?

Exam facts at a glance

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Time limit
120 minutes
Passing score
65%
Domains
4
Questions in our bank
60
Level
EXPERT
Measured complexity
2.1 / 10
Question mix
20 single · 20 multi · 20 interactive

Where the hard questions actually are

We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.

Exam complexity score2.1/10Gentle · measured across 60 bank questions
  • Data Architecture15 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle

    33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive

  • Development Lifecycle15 questions · complexity 2.2/10 · Gentle

    33% multi-select · 7% scenario · 33% interactive

  • Identity and Access Management15 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle

    33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive

  • Integration Architecture15 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle

    33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive

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