How to Study for the Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification

By Heather Black

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June 2, 2025
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3 min read

To become a fully fledged Salesforce Admin, you want to go for the hat trick of Certs – The Salesforce Administrator Certification, Advanced Admin Certification and Platform App Builder Certification. These certifications will make you a confident admin and give you the suite of functionality to manage a system with clicks not code on a daily basis.  

At Supermums we take learning seriously and we want you to be the best Salesforce professional you can be. 

Successfully passing your Platform App Builder Certification should represent the following traits:

  • You can confidently set up business logic and process automation 
  • You can confidently manage data modelling and management
  • You can confidently design user interfaces
  • You can build and deploy new apps 
  • You can implement Salesforce Fundamentals

We therefore recommend the following study tips to really help you get equipped and knowledgeable with Platform App Builder:

2. Complete our On-Demand Platform App Builder Course to get all of the information you need.

This 4hr course is delivered by our 5 Star Tutor, Liam O’Shea and covers the following content to prepare you for the job and certification. It’s available now and only £99.

  • Introduction
  • Salesforce Fundamentals
  • Data Modelling
  • UI Customization
  • Automation
  • Security & Access
  • App Development
  • Reports & Dashboards
  • Certification Best Practices & Study Tips

Why choose our course:

  • Comprehensive & Up-to-Date Content
  • Hands-On, Practical Learning
  • Simplified Learning with Clear Explanations
  • Automation & Advanced Concepts Made Easy
  • Cost-Effective Alternative to Live Training
  • Motivational Support

3. Build a Demo of Platform App Builder Functionality

Build out a use case in a Dev Org and really get familiar with all of the functionality and be able to demonstrate your skills to a prospective employer or client. 

4. Produce a Business Analysis Questionnaire and Presentation Deck

Make sure you are ready to gather all of the non-functional requirements related to implementing a Solution and consider all of the technical considerations for requirement you gather to know your options. We equip learners with out of the box Non Functional BA scripts and presentations on our Supermums Consultancy Skills Course. 

Use Focus On Force Questions to test your areas of knowledge and assess how ready you are for the exam.

6. Understand how to extend your capabilities as a Salesforce Platform App Builder Administrator

Check out third party apps to improve your management flows, the system and data.

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  • Visualize processes on an AI-powered visual workspace
  • Auto-generate Documentation of your Salesforce configuration
  • Query AI agents to identify inefficiencies in your setup

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Heather Black

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