Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder Practice Exam 2025: Latest Questions

A sales manager wants reps to see only Opportunities they own, while sales operations needs visibility to all Opportunities. The org-wide default for Opportunities is currently Public Read/Write. What is the BEST way to meet the requirement with minimal access exposure?

A custom object stores inspection results and should be automatically deleted 30 days after it is created. Users should not have to manually delete records. Which solution should an app builder use?

Service agents need to quickly log a follow-up task when viewing a Case record in the Lightning App. The task should be created with default values but editable before saving. What should the app builder add to the Case page?

An app builder created a custom report type and a set of reports in a sandbox. They need to move these metadata changes to production using best practices. What should they use?

A company tracks multiple addresses for each Account (billing, shipping, and several service locations). Each address needs its own fields and should support reporting and automation. What is the BEST data model?

Users report they cannot edit a field on the Contact record, even though the page layout shows the field and their profile has edit access to Contacts. What is the MOST likely reason?

When an Opportunity is marked Closed Won, the business wants to automatically create a related Project record and copy several fields from the Opportunity. The solution must be maintainable by admins. What should the app builder use?

A Lightning record page should display a "Risk Details" section only when the custom checkbox Risk__c on the record is true. What should the app builder use?

An app builder creates an after-save record-triggered flow on Case that updates a related Account field. Saving a Case now intermittently fails with an error indicating it exceeded maximum flow recursion or exceeded limits. What is the BEST way to prevent this?

A managed package will be installed in multiple customer orgs. The package includes a custom object and several fields that must be protected from being renamed or deleted by subscribers to avoid breaking automations. What should the app builder do?

A custom object (Invoice__c) has a lookup field to Account. Users want to quickly see all related invoices directly on the Account record page without clicking into a separate tab. What should an app builder configure?

An admin needs to restrict the values users can select in a picklist field (Priority__c) based on the record type. What should the admin use?

A company wants new sales reps to be able to create and edit their own Opportunities, but only read Opportunities owned by other reps. Which feature should be used to meet this requirement with the least configuration?

A support team wants a case to automatically change Status to "Escalated" when Priority is set to "High" and the case has been open for more than 2 days. The update should occur without user action. What should the app builder use?

A company uses a master-detail relationship between Project__c (master) and Task__c (detail). They need some tasks to remain even if a project is deleted. What is the best solution?

Users report that an After-Save record-triggered Flow on Opportunity is failing with a "Too many SOQL queries" error during bulk updates. What should the app builder do to reduce the likelihood of hitting limits?

A sales manager wants a Lightning record page to show different components for users in different roles (e.g., managers see an extra performance chart). What is the recommended approach?

An app builder is deploying changes from a sandbox to production. The changes include a new custom object, fields, a Flow, and updates to a Lightning page. What deployment approach best supports repeatable, auditable releases?

A requirement states: "Prevent users from setting Close Date to a past date unless the Opportunity Stage is 'Closed Lost'." The enforcement must apply to all entry points (UI, API, imports). What should be used?

A company needs to give a partner community user access to a specific set of Account records, but those Accounts are not owned by the partner users. The sharing should be based on matching Account.Region__c to the partner user's Region__c field. What should the app builder implement?

A service team uses a custom object called Incident__c. Users report that after creating a new Incident record, they are not prompted to enter a required "Next Review Date" value, even though business wants it captured before users can proceed. What is the best declarative solution?

A custom object Project__c should have a unique human-readable identifier like "PROJ-000123" that users can reference. The identifier should be assigned automatically when the record is created and should be unique without users entering it. What should an app builder use?

Users need to see two related lists on the Account record: one for "Active Subscriptions" and another for "Expired Subscriptions," both from the same child object Subscription__c. Which approach is recommended?

A developer deploys a change set that includes a new custom field and a validation rule to production. After deployment, users cannot save records because the validation rule blocks existing records that don’t have the new field populated. What is the best way to prevent this issue in future deployments?

A company uses a record-triggered Flow on Opportunity to update related Quote records. Users report the Flow sometimes fails with a message indicating it exceeded limits when many Quotes exist. What is the most appropriate declarative design improvement?