Salesforce Certified Platform Foundations Exam
2026
What four sections make up the Salesforce Certified Platform Foundations
Exam and how much is each worth? – Answer ✅️ ✅1.)
️ Salesforce Ecosystem
32%
2.) Navigation 28%
3.) Data Model 25%
4.) Reports & Dashboards 15%
How much time is allotted for the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅70
️ mins
How many questions are on the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅40
️ multiple choice
questions, 5 non scored
The Salesforce Ecosystem section makes up what percentage of the
Salesforce platform foundations certification exam? – Answer ✅️
✅32%
️
What 5 parts make up the Salesforce Ecosystem section of the exam? –
Answer ✅️✅1.)
️ Trailblazer
2.) Trailblazer Community
3.) Agentforce
4.) Types of Instances
5.) Multitenant Environment
What is a passing score on the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅62%
️
,What 5 parts make up the Navigation section of the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅1.)
️
Global search
2.) Related lists
3.) User settings
4.) Setup
5.) App Launcher
Related List – Answer ✅️
✅Includes
️ details and links to other records.
The Navigation section makes up what percentage of the Salesforce platform
foundations certification exam? – Answer ✅️
✅28%
️
The Navigation section of the exam covers which key topics?
Multitenant
Custom Apps
App Launcher
Field Types – Answer ✅️
✅App
️ Launcher
What are the five core standard objects? – Answer ✅️
✅1.)
️ Account
2.) Contact
3.) Lead
4.) Opportunity
5.) Case
What parts are in the Data Model section of the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅Objects
️
Lead conversion
Field types
,Schema builder
Record types
Page layouts
Security
Default values
Data validation rules
What happens when a lead is converted? – Answer ✅️
✅A️contact, account,
and opportunity are created.
The Salesforce associate receives a request to make the Priority field visible.
It should only be visible when the Status of the custom Object record is set to
Negotiation. Which approach should the associate use to fulfill this request?
A.) Dynamic Forms
B.) Page Layouts
C.) Apex Code – Answer ✅️ ✅A.)
️ Dynamic Forms – Dynamic forms allow you
to display fields and sections on a page layout individually like a component
so that users only get what they need.
A Salesforce associate wants to display the number of days until an
opportunity closes on the Opportunity report. Which field type should they
use to create the field?
A.) Roll-up summary
B.) Number
C.) Formula – Answer ✅️ ✅C.)
️ Formula – A formula is an algorithm that
derives its value from other fields, expressions or values. Formulas can
automatically calculate the value of a field based on other fields.
, What is Schema Builder? – Answer ✅️
✅A
️tool that allows visualization and
edits to the data model.
What are the Object Relationships? – Answer ✅️
✅1.)
️ Master-detail
2.) Many-to-many
3.) Lookup
What are Record Types? – Answer ✅️ ✅Used
️ for different business processes,
picklist values, and page layouts for different users based on profile.
What are the 3 field types? – Answer ✅️
✅1.)
️ Formula
2.) Checkbox
3.) Date
The Data Model section makes up what percentage of the Salesforce
platform foundations certification exam? – Answer ✅️
✅25%
️
The Data Model section of the exam covers which key topic?
A.) Schema Builder
B.) Filter types
C.) Global search
D.) Sandbox – Answer ✅️
✅A.)
️ Schema Builder
The Reports and Dashboards section is made up of which parts? – Answer
✅️✅Report
️ tab
Report folders
Report preview
Report types
2026
What four sections make up the Salesforce Certified Platform Foundations
Exam and how much is each worth? – Answer ✅️ ✅1.)
️ Salesforce Ecosystem
32%
2.) Navigation 28%
3.) Data Model 25%
4.) Reports & Dashboards 15%
How much time is allotted for the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅70
️ mins
How many questions are on the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅40
️ multiple choice
questions, 5 non scored
The Salesforce Ecosystem section makes up what percentage of the
Salesforce platform foundations certification exam? – Answer ✅️
✅32%
️
What 5 parts make up the Salesforce Ecosystem section of the exam? –
Answer ✅️✅1.)
️ Trailblazer
2.) Trailblazer Community
3.) Agentforce
4.) Types of Instances
5.) Multitenant Environment
What is a passing score on the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅62%
️
,What 5 parts make up the Navigation section of the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅1.)
️
Global search
2.) Related lists
3.) User settings
4.) Setup
5.) App Launcher
Related List – Answer ✅️
✅Includes
️ details and links to other records.
The Navigation section makes up what percentage of the Salesforce platform
foundations certification exam? – Answer ✅️
✅28%
️
The Navigation section of the exam covers which key topics?
Multitenant
Custom Apps
App Launcher
Field Types – Answer ✅️
✅App
️ Launcher
What are the five core standard objects? – Answer ✅️
✅1.)
️ Account
2.) Contact
3.) Lead
4.) Opportunity
5.) Case
What parts are in the Data Model section of the exam? – Answer ✅️
✅Objects
️
Lead conversion
Field types
,Schema builder
Record types
Page layouts
Security
Default values
Data validation rules
What happens when a lead is converted? – Answer ✅️
✅A️contact, account,
and opportunity are created.
The Salesforce associate receives a request to make the Priority field visible.
It should only be visible when the Status of the custom Object record is set to
Negotiation. Which approach should the associate use to fulfill this request?
A.) Dynamic Forms
B.) Page Layouts
C.) Apex Code – Answer ✅️ ✅A.)
️ Dynamic Forms – Dynamic forms allow you
to display fields and sections on a page layout individually like a component
so that users only get what they need.
A Salesforce associate wants to display the number of days until an
opportunity closes on the Opportunity report. Which field type should they
use to create the field?
A.) Roll-up summary
B.) Number
C.) Formula – Answer ✅️ ✅C.)
️ Formula – A formula is an algorithm that
derives its value from other fields, expressions or values. Formulas can
automatically calculate the value of a field based on other fields.
, What is Schema Builder? – Answer ✅️
✅A
️tool that allows visualization and
edits to the data model.
What are the Object Relationships? – Answer ✅️
✅1.)
️ Master-detail
2.) Many-to-many
3.) Lookup
What are Record Types? – Answer ✅️ ✅Used
️ for different business processes,
picklist values, and page layouts for different users based on profile.
What are the 3 field types? – Answer ✅️
✅1.)
️ Formula
2.) Checkbox
3.) Date
The Data Model section makes up what percentage of the Salesforce
platform foundations certification exam? – Answer ✅️
✅25%
️
The Data Model section of the exam covers which key topic?
A.) Schema Builder
B.) Filter types
C.) Global search
D.) Sandbox – Answer ✅️
✅A.)
️ Schema Builder
The Reports and Dashboards section is made up of which parts? – Answer
✅️✅Report
️ tab
Report folders
Report preview
Report types
