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MuleSoft Catalyst (MuleSoft-Catalyst)
The Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Catalyst exam validates an associate‑level professional’s ability to apply Catalyst methodology, design API‑led solutions, and leverage Anypoint Platform integration patterns for seamless Salesforce integration.
Who Should Take This
It is intended for integration consultants, solution architects, and developers who have foundational experience with MuleSoft and Salesforce. These learners seek to demonstrate competence in API‑led connectivity, integration patterns, and the Catalyst framework to advance their consulting credentials and deliver faster, more reliable integrations.
What's Covered
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Domain 1: Catalyst Methodology
2
Domain 2: API-Led Connectivity
3
Domain 3: Anypoint Platform
4
Domain 4: Integration Patterns
5
Domain 5: Salesforce Integration
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Domain 6: Security and Governance
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Domain 7: Implementation
8
Domain 8: Analytics and Optimization
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Course Outline
64 learning goals
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Domain 1: Catalyst Methodology
2 topics
Framework Overview
- Identify MuleSoft Catalyst methodology including Discover Design and Deliver phases with their objectives and deliverables
- Apply Catalyst discovery techniques including stakeholder interviews journey mapping and capability assessment for project scoping
- Configure Catalyst templates including project charters architecture blueprints and implementation roadmaps for methodology execution
- Analyze organizational context to design Catalyst engagement plans aligning integration strategy with business transformation goals
Business Outcomes
- Identify business outcome mapping including KPI definition value stream analysis and success metrics for integration projects
- Configure outcome tracking including metric definitions baseline establishment and measurement cadence for value demonstration
- Configure business case artifacts including cost-benefit analysis ROI projections and risk assessment for stakeholder alignment
- Analyze business requirements to design outcome frameworks connecting integration capabilities to measurable business value
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Domain 2: API-Led Connectivity
2 topics
API Strategy
- Identify API-led connectivity tiers including System Process and Experience APIs with their roles in integration architecture
- Configure API specifications including RAML or OAS design API naming conventions and versioning strategies for API governance
- Configure API catalogs including Anypoint Exchange asset publishing discovery settings and API documentation for reusability
- Analyze integration requirements to design API-led architectures organizing APIs into system process and experience tiers
API Design
- Identify API design principles including RESTful design resource modeling and data schema standardization for consistency
- Configure API specifications including endpoint definitions request-response schemas and error handling patterns for contracts
- Configure API lifecycle including design review implementation testing and deprecation procedures for API management
- Analyze API design to recommend patterns improving reusability consistency and developer experience across the API portfolio
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Domain 3: Anypoint Platform
2 topics
Platform Architecture
- Identify Anypoint Platform components including Design Center Runtime Manager API Manager and Exchange for integration
- Configure Anypoint Platform including environment setup organization hierarchy and business group provisioning for administration
- Configure runtime environments including CloudHub Hybrid and Runtime Fabric deployment options for API and integration hosting
- Analyze platform requirements to recommend deployment topology balancing performance security and operational considerations
Design Center
- Identify Design Center tools including API Designer Flow Designer and API Console for API specification and testing
- Configure API Designer including RAML/OAS editing mock service creation and API documentation for specification development
- Configure Flow Designer including trigger configuration transformation steps and connector setup for integration flow creation
- Analyze design requirements to recommend tooling strategies supporting team collaboration and specification quality standards
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Domain 4: Integration Patterns
2 topics
Common Patterns
- Identify integration patterns including synchronous request-reply asynchronous messaging and event-driven for architecture design
- Configure synchronous integration including HTTP connectors database connectors and error handling for real-time data exchange
- Configure asynchronous integration including message queues publish-subscribe and reliable messaging for decoupled architectures
- Analyze integration scenarios to recommend patterns balancing performance reliability and coupling for specific use cases
Data Patterns
- Identify data integration patterns including ETL data synchronization data virtualization and CDC for data architecture
- Configure data transformation including DataWeave mapping aggregation filtering and format conversion for data processing
- Configure batch processing including batch jobs watermark-based polling and error recovery for high-volume data integration
- Analyze data requirements to design integration architectures supporting real-time near-real-time and batch data processing
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Domain 5: Salesforce Integration
2 topics
Salesforce Connector
- Identify Salesforce connector capabilities including SOQL queries bulk operations and platform events for CRM integration
- Configure Salesforce connector including authentication setup object operations and SOQL query execution for data integration
- Configure bulk operations including batch insert update delete and upsert for high-volume Salesforce data processing operations
- Analyze Salesforce integration requirements to design connector architectures supporting real-time and batch CRM data operations
Composable Architecture
- Identify Composable architecture including Salesforce Platform Events CDC and pub-sub messaging for event-driven integration
- Configure Salesforce Platform Events including event definition publishing and subscription for real-time event-driven integration
- Configure Change Data Capture including object selection event processing and replay for real-time data synchronization patterns
- Analyze event-driven requirements to design integration architectures connecting Salesforce events with downstream systems
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Domain 6: Security and Governance
2 topics
API Security
- Identify API security features including OAuth client credentials rate limiting and encryption for API protection policies
- Configure API policies including authentication rate limiting IP whitelisting and message transformation for API governance
- Configure client management including application registration API key provisioning and scope management for consumer access
- Analyze security requirements to design API protection strategies balancing accessibility with authentication and authorization
Governance
- Identify governance features including API lifecycle management version control and analytics for portfolio management
- Configure API governance including automated policy enforcement contract testing and SLA monitoring for quality management
- Configure monitoring including API analytics performance dashboards and alerting for operational visibility and troubleshooting
- Analyze governance requirements to design management frameworks supporting API quality consistency and organizational standards
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Domain 7: Implementation
2 topics
Project Delivery
- Identify delivery methodologies including Agile iteration planning sprint execution and continuous delivery for MuleSoft projects
- Configure project infrastructure including source control CI/CD pipelines and environment management for development workflow
- Configure testing strategies including unit testing integration testing and performance testing for API and integration quality
- Analyze project requirements to design delivery approaches optimizing velocity quality and team collaboration for integration
Center of Excellence
- Identify C4E components including team structure governance standards and enablement programs for integration competency
- Configure C4E practices including API standards reuse metrics and developer training for organizational integration capability
- Configure reuse tracking including API consumption metrics asset rating and discovery analytics for measuring platform value
- Analyze organizational maturity to design C4E evolution roadmaps progressing from initial adoption through optimized operations
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Domain 8: Analytics and Optimization
2 topics
Platform Analytics
- Identify platform analytics including API analytics runtime monitoring and business metrics for platform health and value
- Configure Anypoint Monitoring including dashboards alerts and log aggregation for runtime health and performance visibility
- Configure custom dashboards including business metrics API usage trends and error rate tracking for stakeholder reporting
- Analyze platform data to design monitoring strategies supporting proactive issue resolution and performance optimization
Performance Tuning
- Identify performance factors including throughput latency concurrency and resource utilization for integration optimization
- Configure performance testing including load testing stress testing and benchmarking for capacity planning and optimization
- Configure caching strategies including object store distributed cache and API response caching for performance improvement
- Analyze performance data to recommend optimization strategies improving throughput reducing latency and ensuring scalability
Scope
Included Topics
- Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Catalyst exam topics.
Not Covered
- Custom Apex/LWC development.
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