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Deployment Architect (Deployment-Architect)
The Salesforce Certified Deployment Architect exam validates an architect’s mastery of deployment strategy, source control, CI/CD, environment and release management, and testing within Salesforce, ensuring efficient, reliable implementations.
120
Minutes
60
Questions
60/100
Passing Score
$400
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
Mid‑level to senior Salesforce administrators, developers, or solution architects who have several years of hands‑on ALM experience and aim to lead complex release pipelines should pursue this certification. It equips them to design, govern, and optimize deployment processes that align with enterprise governance and accelerate time‑to‑value.
What's Covered
1
Domain 1: Deployment Strategy
2
Domain 2: Source Control and CI/CD
3
Domain 3: Environment Management
4
Domain 4: Release Management
5
Domain 5: Testing Strategy
6
Domain 6: DevOps Center and Tooling
7
Domain 7: Governance and Compliance
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Adaptive Knowledge Graph
Practice Questions
Lesson Modules
Console Simulator Labs
Exam Tips & Strategy
20 Activity Formats
Course Outline
65 learning goals
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Domain 1: Deployment Strategy
2 topics
Change Sets and Metadata API
- Implement change set deployments with component selection, dependency resolution, and validation testing in target environments
- Analyze deployment approach selection evaluating change sets, metadata API, and Salesforce CLI for different project complexity requirements
- Design deployment strategies incorporating pre-deployment validation, post-deployment verification, and rollback procedures for production safety
- Configure change sets metadata api configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
Package-Based Development
- Implement second-generation managed packages with namespace management, versioning, and dependency tracking for modular deployments
- Design package decomposition strategies separating base, extension, and configuration packages for independent lifecycle management
- Analyze package dependency graphs evaluating circular references, version compatibility, and upgrade path complexity for release planning
- Compare package-based development configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
2
Domain 2: Source Control and CI/CD
2 topics
Version Control
- Implement Git-based source control workflows with branching strategies, merge policies, and pull request review processes for team development
- Design source control architectures using trunk-based development, feature branches, and release branches for multi-team coordination
- Analyze branching strategy trade-offs evaluating merge complexity, release isolation, and hotfix workflows for enterprise development teams
- Optimize version control configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Analyze version control configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
CI/CD Pipelines
- Implement CI/CD pipelines with automated Apex testing, static analysis, and deployment validation using GitHub Actions or Jenkins configurations
- Design continuous delivery architectures with environment promotion paths, quality gates, and automated regression testing for safe releases
- Analyze pipeline effectiveness evaluating build times, test coverage trends, and deployment failure rates for continuous improvement planning
- Apply ci/cd pipelines configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Apply ci/cd pipelines configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
3
Domain 3: Environment Management
2 topics
Sandbox Strategy
- Implement sandbox management strategies with refresh schedules, data seeding procedures, and environment-specific configuration management
- Design multi-environment architectures using full, partial, developer pro, and developer sandboxes for development lifecycle support
- Analyze sandbox utilization evaluating refresh frequency, storage consumption, and developer productivity impact for environment optimization
- Analyze sandbox strategy configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Optimize sandbox strategy configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
Scratch Org Management
- Implement scratch org definitions with features, settings, and shape source orgs for consistent ephemeral development environments
- Design scratch org strategies with pooling, automated provisioning, and seed data scripts for rapid developer onboarding workflows
- Analyze scratch org limitations evaluating feature parity, data volume constraints, and duration limits for development workflow suitability
- Architect scratch org management configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Compare scratch org management configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
4
Domain 4: Release Management
2 topics
Release Planning
- Design release management frameworks with versioning strategies, feature toggles, and phased rollout plans for controlled production releases
- Implement release orchestration workflows coordinating metadata deployments, data migrations, and configuration updates across dependent packages
- Analyze release risk factors evaluating metadata dependencies, data migration impacts, and user communication requirements for governance
- Deploy release planning configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Configure release planning configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
Rollback and Recovery
- Implement rollback procedures with metadata snapshots, destructive changes, and data restoration scripts for deployment failure recovery
- Design recovery architectures with pre-deployment backups, incremental rollback capability, and service continuity planning for production safety
- Analyze deployment failure patterns evaluating common root causes, detection mechanisms, and prevention strategies for reliability improvement
- Assess rollback recovery configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Design rollback recovery configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
5
Domain 5: Testing Strategy
2 topics
Test Architecture
- Implement automated test frameworks with Apex unit tests, integration tests, and UI tests for comprehensive deployment validation coverage
- Design testing pyramids balancing unit, integration, and end-to-end test coverage for optimal quality assurance with manageable execution times
- Analyze test effectiveness evaluating code coverage metrics, test execution time, and defect escape rates for testing strategy optimization
- Plan test architecture configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Examine test architecture configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
Quality Assurance
- Implement code quality gates using PMD static analysis, ESLint rules, and custom validation scripts in CI/CD pipeline configurations
- Design quality assurance processes with peer review workflows, architecture review checkpoints, and automated compliance scanning procedures
- Implement quality assurance configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Design quality assurance configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
6
Domain 6: DevOps Center and Tooling
2 topics
DevOps Center
- Implement DevOps Center configurations with project setup, work item tracking, and environment connections for managed deployment workflows
- Design DevOps Center adoption strategies evaluating team workflows, permission requirements, and integration with existing ALM tooling
- Analyze DevOps Center capabilities evaluating pipeline management, conflict resolution, and change tracking features for team productivity
- Implement devops center configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Create devops center configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
Salesforce CLI
- Implement Salesforce CLI scripts with source tracking, manifest-based deployments, and org authentication for automation workflows
- Design CLI-based deployment automation with custom scripts, plugin extensions, and environment-specific parameter management patterns
- Evaluate salesforce cli configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Examine salesforce cli configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
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Domain 7: Governance and Compliance
2 topics
Change Management
- Implement change management processes with approval workflows, impact assessments, and stakeholder communication plans for deployment governance
- Design governance frameworks with architecture review boards, deployment authorization matrices, and compliance checkpoints for enterprise standards
- Analyze change management effectiveness evaluating lead time metrics, approval bottlenecks, and emergency change frequency for process improvement
- Evaluate change management configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Recommend change management configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
Compliance and Audit
- Implement deployment audit trails capturing metadata changes, deployment timestamps, and user authorization for regulatory compliance evidence
- Design compliance monitoring architectures tracking deployment frequency, change volume, and environment drift for governance reporting
- Recommend compliance audit configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
- Create compliance audit configurations including platform-specific optimization patterns, enterprise deployment considerations, and production monitoring strategies
Scope
Included Topics
- Salesforce deployment strategies including change sets, metadata API, Salesforce CLI, and DevOps Center.
- Environment management with sandbox types, scratch orgs, and environment hub configurations.
- CI/CD pipeline design, automated testing, and release management for enterprise Salesforce development.
- Source-driven development, version control integration, and package-based deployment patterns.
Not Covered
- Apex code development and Lightning Web Component programming.
- Data architecture and large data volume management.
- Marketing Cloud and Commerce Cloud deployment specifics.
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