Top 5 tips for passing the Salesforce dot com certified Force dot com developer exam (SP11)

Top 5 tips for passing the Salesforce dot com certified Force dot com developer exam (SP11)

When looking for a proven professional, the base requirement for most businesses is to make sure that their new hire has the right certificate under their belt. A certified employee means faster implementations and better use of the Salesforce.com platform as a whole.

Christopher Lewis works with Bristol IT consultancy Desynit, delivering cloud computing solutions to businesses who want to move their technology onto the next chapter. About to put live his first major IT project using Force.com technology, Chris was in a great position to take his first level Force.com developer exam. Now a fully fledged and certified Force.com developer, Chris shares his top 5 tips for exam success.

1. This is not a coding exam

The purpose of the developers' exam is to measure how effectively you can describe how to use the various aspects of the platform to construct applications, not to prove how well you can code Visualforce pages or Apex classes. It is more important to be able to define when to use these tools, rather than how.

2. Go back to basics

If like me, you have been working primarily on providing specificcustomization toapplications for a while, it is a good idea to re-reference all the components available on the Force.com platform. Part of my preparation for the exam included building the recruitment application as described inForce.com Fundamentals, which really helped to re-enforce how to use every aspect of the platform.

3. Learn to share

Asubstantialproportion of the questions in the test are centered around how to enable and restrict access to objects and records. Learn the different methods of sharing andappreciatein what kind of scenarios these should be implemented. You should understand the whole range, from object level CRUD permissions using profiles to sharing records using public groups and manual rules. Also, in a similar vein, you should be aware of the relationship that page layouts have with record sharing.

4. Know the optional extras

Aside from the standard Force.com platform functionality, there are several additional features that can be included in an organization by contacting Salesforce. Examples of such features are encrypted fields to encrypt data shown to particular users and enabling the use of multiple currencies. Fortunately, all you need to know about these extras is included in theStudy Guide.

5. A report is more than just a table of data

The reporting tool included on the force.com platform is highly customizable, and you will need to be aware of how you can adapt reports to a specific purpose. It is essential to learn the various report types, and given a situation which one you would use. The same is also true of dashboard components, understand what each is used for andrecognizewhen it is appropriate use them. When revising the use of reports, rather than just read, I think the best approach is to get hands on. If you have a developer force account, construct several reports and dashboards and really experiment with the various ways of presenting data to users.

Good luck following Chris's tips and we wish you exam success. You can find out more about the work Chris does using the Force.com at the Desynit.com website.

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