Overview
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for programmatic developers looking to write programmatic customizations to both business logic and UI layers using Apex and Visualforce. You should have a good understanding of core object-
oriented programming concepts and experience building declarative solutions on the Salesforce Platform. This course is also a great foundation builder if you’re looking to earn your Salesforce Platform Developer I credential.
When you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Learn modern tools for developing on the Salesforce Platform using Visual Studio Code, the Salesforce Extension Pack, and the Salesforce CLI.
- Write business logic customizations using Apex triggers and classes; those customizations will use SOQL and DML.
- Design programmatic solutions that take advantage of declarative customizations.
- Describe how your trigger code works within the basics of the Save Order of Execution.
- Describe some of the fundamental aspects of designing programs on a multi-tenant platform.
- Write Visualforce markup and code to customize the user interface.
- Use the built-in testing framework to test Apex and Visualforce.
COURSE OUTLINE
Declarative Automation
Create Formula Fields
Create Roll-Up Summary Fields
Understand Record Types
Review Other Automation Tools
Build a Data Model on the Salesforce Platform
Programming with Apex
Describe Key Aspects of Apex That Differentiate It from Other Languages, Such as Java and C#
Describe Why Apex Transactions and Governor Limits Must Be Considered When Writing Apex
Execute Simple Apex
Use the sObject Data Type, the Primitive Data Types, and Basic Control Statements in Apex
Using SOQL and SOSL to Retrieve Your Org’s Data
Write a Basic Query Using Salesforce’s Query Language, SOQL
Process the Result of a Query in Apex
Create a Query Dynamically at Run-Time
Use SOQL to Query Parent-Child Relationships
Describe a Relationship Query
Write a Query That Traverses a Child-to-Parent Relationship
Write a Query That Traverses a Parent-to-Child Relationship
Use SOSL to Search Data
Using DML to Manipulate Your Org’s Data
List the Differences Between the Ways You Can Invoke DML Operations
Write Apex to Invoke DML Operations and Handle DML Errors
Deployment
What Is Deployment?
Deploy Code Using Change Sets
Use the Ant Migration Tool
Review Managed and Unmanaged Packages
Explore Salesforce DX
Trigger Essentials
Describe What a Trigger Is Used For
Describe the Syntax of a Trigger Definition
Use Trigger Context Variables
Use Trigger Context Variables
Apex Class Essentials
Describe How Apex Classes Are Used
Define an Apex Class
Determine What Data an Apex Class Can Access
The Save Order of Execution, Apex Transactions, and Platform Events
Describe Key Points in the Order of Execution
Describe How Triggers Fit Into and Can Be Impacted by the Order of Execution
Describe the Lifecycle of an Apex Transaction
Describe the Memory Lifecycle for Static Attributes
Use Platform Events for Immediate Error Logging
Apex Testing
Describe the Apex Testing Framework
Create Test Data
Write and Run an Apex Test
Test Best Practices
Strategies for Designing Efficient Apex Solutions
Describe Best Practices for Writing Code That Is Easy to Maintain and Extend
Write Triggers and Classes That Assume Batches of Data as Input
Write Code That Works Efficiently with the Database, Both in Querying and Using DML
Trigger Design Strategies
List Declarative Mechanisms You Can Use to Implement Complex Business Logic, What Types of Problems
They’re Best Used for, and Their Limitations
Describe Ways in Which You Can Use Declarative Functionality to Improve Your Programmatic Solutions
Working with Visualforce
Create a Visualforce Page
Reference a Standard Controller
Launch a Visualforce Page Using a Custom Button
Display Data from a Record in a Visualforce Page
Reference Custom Controllers and Controller Extensions
Work with List Controllers
Visualforce Development Considerations and Testing
Describe Common Limit Issues and Security Concerns
Describe Strategies for Testing Visualforce Controllers
Write Tests for Controller Constructors
Write Tests for Action Methods, Getters, Setters, and Properties
Lightning Components
Create and Surface an Aura Component
Create and Surface a Lightning Web Component
