Platform Developer I and Salesforce Administrator Certification have similar course contents. But there are some high level differences that you should know:
The below table is showning more detailed analysis:
Points | Developer | Administrator | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Salesforce CRM Overview | No | Yes | Standard objects, Standard Applications are part of Admin certification |
Identity Confirmation | Yes | Yes | Authentication is in scope for both exams |
Navigation - User Interface settings | No | Yes | Details on end-user user-interface settings are not required for Developer exam |
Organization Administration | No | Yes | Configuring time zone, currency, locale, fiscal year, email templates & language are out of scope for Developer |
Customization | Yes | Yes | |
Security & Access | Yes | Yes | |
Workflow | Yes | Yes | |
Workflow Approval Processing | Yes | Yes | |
Data Validation | Yes | Yes | |
Data Utilities | Yes | Yes | |
Analytics | Yes | Yes | |
Marketing Administration | No | Yes | Details on campaigns and leads not in scope for Developer certification. |
Service & Support Administration | No | Yes | Functionality of Case and Solution not in scope for Developer exam. |
Salesforce Console | Yes | Yes | Basics of Console are required in both the exams. |
Custom Objects, Applications, & Tabs | Yes | Yes | |
The AppExchange | Yes | Yes | |
Activities | No | Yes | Comparison of tasks and events, managing public calendars etc. not in scope of Developer certification |
Advanced Configuration Options | No | Yes | |
Application Design | Yes | No | Concept of Model-View-Controller is not included in Administrator exam |
Data Model | Yes | No | Management of custom objects, fields is in scope for both exams. But details on types of objects relationships not in Administrator exam. |
Overview of Force.com platform | Yes | No | |
User Interface | Yes | No | Overview of VisualForce and Sites not in Administrator exam |
Business Logic | Yes | No | Overview of Formulae, Apex, debugging not in Administrator exam. |
Data Management | Yes | Yes | |
Reporting and Analysis | Yes | Yes |
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