Detailed Course Outline
Objects and Fields
- Describe the capabilities of objects on the Force.com platform
- Create a custom object
- Create custom fields
- Create relationship fields
Work Effectively with Custom Objects and Fields
- Create formula fields
- Create roll-up summary fields
- Describe the capabilities of record types
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
Use SOQL to Query 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
DML Essentials
- List the differences between the ways you can invoke DML operations
- Write Apex to invoke DML operations and handle DML errors
Trigger Essentials
- Describe what a trigger is used for
- Describe the syntax of a trigger definition
- Use trigger context variables
Classes
- Describe how Apex classes are used
- Define an Apex class
- Determine what data an Apex class can access
The Save Order of Execution and Apex Transactions
- 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 variables
Testing Essentials
- Describe Apex’s testing framework
- Create test data
- Write and run an Apex test
Testing Strategies
- Describe 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
Strategies for Designing Efficient Apex Solutions
- Determine your code coverage percentages
- Create tests using best practices
Trigger Design Strategies
- List declarative mechanisms you can use to implement complex business logic, for what types of problems they are best used, and their limitations
- Describe ways in which you can use declarative functionality to improve your programmatic solutions
Creating Visualforce Pages
- 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
Exploring the View and Controller Layers of Visualforce
- Create a Visualforce page
- Display related data
- Invoke standard controller actions
Working with Custom Controllers and Controller Extensions
- Create controller extensions
- Create a custom controller
- Work with properties
- Use PageReferences
- Invoke custom methods in Visualforce pages
Working with List Controllers and SOSL Queries
- Use a standard list controller in a Visualforce page
- Create a SOSL query
- Create a custom list controller
Visualforce Development Considerations
- Determine whether a declarative solution exists for your requirements
- Describe common governor limit issues and security concerns
- Describe Visualforce strategies
Testing Visualforce Controllers
- Describe how a Visualforce controller interacts with the view
- Write tests for controller constructors
- Write tests for action methods, getters, setters, and properties