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Salesforce Plat-Arch-201 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect |
| Exam Number: | Plat-Arch-201 |
| Exam Duration: | 105 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | Salesforce Certified Technical Architect Salesforce Certified Application Architect |
| Exam Price: | $400 USD |
| Exam Format: | Multiple-select, Scenario-based, Multiple-choice |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Passing Score: | 65% |
| Recommended Training: | Architect Journey: Data Architecture and Management |
| Exam Registration: | Salesforce Certification Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite proctored at authorized testing centers |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 1–2 years of Salesforce experience and 5–8 years of experience in data-centric projects; no mandatory prerequisites |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://trailhead.salesforce.com/credentials/dataarchitect |
Salesforce Plat-Arch-201 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
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| Data Migration | 15% | - Data quality and validation
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| Data Governance, Quality and Security | 15% | - Data quality management
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| Data Integration | 20% | - Integration patterns and technologies
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| Large Data Volumes and Performance | 20% | - Storage and scalability planning
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| Master Data Management | 5% | - Golden record and system of truth
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| Data Modeling and Database Design | 25% | - Object type selection
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Answers Every Plat-Arch-201 Candidate Should Read First
The Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect exam is the official Salesforce test registered under exam code Plat-Arch-201. Passing it earns you the Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect certification, a credential at the Expert level. It is also linked to the related certifications: Salesforce Certified Application Architect, Salesforce Certified Technical Architect. Salesforce exams are valued because they test job-ready skills, so a passing score here carries real weight on a resume.
The Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect exam includes 60 questions to be completed within 105 minutes. Do the pacing math before exam day: with that many items on the clock, you need a steady rhythm and the discipline to flag a hard question and move on instead of stalling. Two or three full timed sessions with the ActualCollection test engine will show you exactly what that pace feels like, so time pressure stops being a factor on the real day.
To pass the Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect exam you need 65%, and the official registration fee is $400 USD. A retake is not discounted: a failed attempt means paying the full $400 USD again, so treat your first sitting as the expensive one. A sensible rule is to book your seat only after you are scoring comfortably above the passing mark on the ActualCollection practice tests, not just squeaking past it once.
Recommended: 1–2 years of Salesforce experience and 5–8 years of experience in data-centric projects; no mandatory prerequisites
Eligibility rules do change from time to time, so confirm the current requirements before you register on the official exam page.
Registration for the Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect exam goes through the official channels below.
As for the delivery format, the exam is taken Online proctored or onsite proctored at authorized testing centers.
Salesforce points candidates toward the following training options for Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect.
Course work builds the foundation; question practice makes it stick. The 279 practice questions in the ActualCollection Plat-Arch-201 package let you rehearse each topic under exam-style pressure before the real thing.
Yes. ActualCollection offers a free PDF demo of the Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect material so you can judge the question quality and format before spending anything. After purchase, your license includes 365 days of free updates, and if you want to keep receiving updates after that period, renewals are available at a 50% discount.
If you take the Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect exam within 60 days of your purchase and do not pass, ActualCollection backs you with a 100% money-back guarantee. The claim must match the exam your product covers: attempts taken within 3 days of purchase are not eligible (that is too little preparation time), and neither are downloaded-but-unused products, free materials, or expired orders. The candidate name must match the payer name, and you need to submit a scanned enrollment slip plus the official Score Report PDF within 2 days of the exam; claims are processed within 7 days. Prefer not to refund? You can swap instead and receive two other exam products of equal value for free while keeping the update service on your original purchase.
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The official Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect syllabus is organized into 6 domains. Key areas include Data Modeling and Database Design (25%), Data Integration (20%), and Master Data Management (5%). The complete, up-to-date topic list appears in the exam topics section above; work through it line by line and flag anything you cannot yet explain in your own words.
Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect Sample Questions:
Universal Containers (UC) is implementing a Salesforce project with large volumes of data and daily transactions. The solution includes both real-time web service integrations and Visualforce mash - ups with back-end systems. The Salesforce Full sandbox used by the project integrates with full-scale back-end testing systems. What two types of performance testing are appropriate for this project? Choose 2 answer
- A. Pre-go-live unit testing in the Salesforce Full sandbox.
- B. Post go-live automated page-load testing against the Salesforce Production org.
- C. Stress testing against the web services hosted by the integration middleware.
- D. Pre-go-live automated page-load testing against the Salesforce Full sandbox.
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Northern Trail Outfitters (NTO) wants to start a loyalty program to reward repeat customers. The program will track every item a customer has bought and grants them points for discounts. The following conditions will exist upon implementation:
- Data will be used to drive marketing and product development
initiatives.
- NTO estimates that the program will generate 100 million rows of date monthly.
- NTO will use Salesforce's Einstein Analytics and Discovery to
leverage their data and make business and marketing decisions.
What should the Data Architect do to store, collect, and use the reward program data?
- A. Have Einstein connect to the point of sales system to capture the Reward Program data.
- B. Create a big object in Einstein Analytics to capture the Loyalty Program data.
- C. Create a custom object in Salesforce that will be used to capture the Reward Program data.
- D. Create a custom big object in Salesforce which will be used to capture the Reward Program data for consumption by Einstein.
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An architect has been asked to provide error messages when a future date is detected in a custom Birthdate _c field on the Contact object. The client wants the ability to translate the error messages. What are two approaches the architect should use to achieve this solution? Choose 2 answer
- A. Create a trigger on Contact and add an error to the record with a custom label.
- B. Create a workflow field update to set the standard ErrorMessage field.
- C. Implement a third -party validation process with translate functionality.
- D. Create a validation rule and translate the error message with translation workbench.
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Universal Containers is planning out their archiving and purging plans going forward for their custom objects Topic__c and Comment__c. Several options are being considered, including analytics snapshots, offsite storage, scheduled purges, etc. Which three questions should be considered when designing an appropriate archiving strategy?
- A. How many fields are defined on the custom objects that need to be archived?
- B. If reporting is necessary, can the information be aggregated into fewer, summary records?
- C. Which profiles and users currently have access to these custom object records?
- D. Will the data being archived need to be reported on or accessed in any way in the future?
- E. Are there any regulatory restrictions that will influence the archiving and purging plans?
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What makes Skinny tables fast? Choose three answer
- A. Their tables are kept in sync with their source tables when the source tables are modified
- B. They support up to a max of 100 of columns
- C. They do not include soft-deleted records
- D. They avoid resource intensive joins
- E. They can contain fields from other objects
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