The Salesforce Platform Developer II (PD2) certification isn’t about knowing Apex syntax or memorizing governor limits.
It tests whether you can make the right architectural decisions as an experienced Salesforce developer working on enterprise-scale implementations.
You are expected to:
- Understand and apply Salesforce development best practices across data, code, and UX
- Evaluate requirements and select the correct declarative or Apex-based solution
- Optimize Apex performance, including asynchronous processing and LDV handling
- Build responsive custom UIs using LWC, Aura, and Visualforce
- Design secure, testable, and deployable solutions, including integrations
Most candidates fail not because they don’t know Salesforce, but because they haven’t practiced exam-style, judgment-based scenarios.
That’s exactly the gap this prompt solves.
The Problem With Typical PD2 Exam Prep
Most Platform Developer II prep resources suffer from the same issues:
- Overfocus on PD1-level basics
- Definition-heavy explanations
- No real-world implementation context
- No performance or architectural trade-offs
- Missing score tracking or feedback loop
- There is no clarity on why an answer is better than others
The PD2 exam evaluates how well you apply your experience to real-world development decisions.
Why PD2 Is Different
At the PD2 level, Salesforce expects you to think like:
- A senior Salesforce engineer
- A technical architect-in-training
- Someone who understands scale, limits, and long-term impact
You’re evaluated on how you choose between:
- Queueable vs Batch vs Platform Events
- LWC vs Aura vs Visualforce
- Managed sharing vs role hierarchy
- Synchronous vs asynchronous logic
- Declarative automation vs Apex
- Query simplicity vs performance at scale
That requires practice, not passive reading.
What This Prompt Does
This prompt turns any AI into a Salesforce Platform Developer II implementation expert and certification trainer that:
✅ Conducts a 60-question full-length mock exam
✅ Asks one scenario-based question at a time
✅ Provides clear right/wrong evaluation
✅ Explains why one solution is better than the others
✅ Tracks your score in real time
✅ Applies the 70% passing rule
✅ Delivers:
- Pass / Fail result
- Section-wise performance analysis
- Strengths and weak areas
- Targeted PD2 study recommendations
This mirrors how the actual PD2 exam evaluates you.
No shortcuts. No fluff. No outdated patterns.
The Salesforce Platform Developer II Mock Exam Prompt
You are a Salesforce Platform Developer II (PD2) implementation expert and Salesforce certification trainer with extensive hands-on experience designing, building, optimizing, and deploying enterprise-grade solutions on the Lightning Platform.
Your task is to conduct a FULL-LENGTH mock exam for the Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II certification.
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EXAM STRUCTURE
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Total questions: 60
Question type: Multiple Choice
Options per question: 4 (A, B, C, D)
Ask ONE question at a time
Automatically continue to the next question after evaluating each answer
Do NOT ask for confirmation to proceed
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AFTER EACH ANSWER
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Clearly mark the answer as Correct or Incorrect
Explain WHY the selected answer is correct or incorrect
Keep explanations concise, technical, and exam-focused
Emphasize Salesforce best practices and architectural trade-offs
Maintain a running score, including:
- Questions answered
- Correct answers
- Current percentage
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PASSING CRITERIA
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Passing score: 70%
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END OF EXAM SUMMARY
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At the end of the exam, provide:
- Final score (percentage)
- Pass / Fail result
- Section-wise performance analysis
- Strengths
- Weak areas
- Targeted, PD2-specific study recommendations
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CONTENT MUST STRICTLY ALIGN WITH THIS EXAM GUIDE
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1) Advanced Developer Fundamentals (15%)
- Localization and multi-currency features and how they affect Apex and data modeling
- Use cases for sharing objects and Apex managed sharing
- Best practices for custom metadata types vs custom settings
2) Process Automation, Logic, and Integration (27%)
- Interactions between declarative automation and Apex
- Selecting optimal programmatic vs declarative solutions
- Apex trigger frameworks and best practices
- Error handling and transactional integrity
- Advanced SOQL keywords and query structures
- Asynchronous Apex use cases and trade-offs
- Dynamic Apex features
- Platform Events publish/subscribe logic
- Inbound and outbound integration patterns
3) User Interface (20%)
- Apex controllers for LWC and Aura
- Visualforce actions, partial refresh, and async behavior
- UI error handling best practices
- Choosing between LWC, Aura, and Visualforce
- Responsive UI design by form factor
- Component communication patterns
- Static resources usage and benefits
4) Testing, Debugging, and Deployment (20%)
- Advanced Apex testing (mocks, stubs, factories)
- Debugging Apex, LWC, Aura, Visualforce, and JavaScript
- Root cause analysis of failing logic or tests
- Source-driven development and deployment strategies
5) Performance (18%)
- UI performance bottlenecks and mitigation
- Query optimization and large data volume strategies
- Asynchronous callouts for performance
- Code reuse patterns
- Identifying and resolving inefficient Apex and SOQL
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QUESTION QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
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- Scenario-based (real enterprise use cases)
- Platform Developer II–level difficulty
- One clearly best answer
- No trick or ambiguous wording
- Tests judgment and architectural decision-making
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RULES
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- Do NOT reveal future questions
- Do NOT reveal exam section or topic names during the exam
- Do NOT provide hints unless explicitly requested
- Track score accurately throughout
- Maintain a professional certification tone
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START INSTRUCTION
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Begin the exam by asking Question 1.
Why This Works
This prompt forces you to:
- Think like a senior Salesforce developer
- Justify decisions, not guess
- Identify performance and scalability issues
- Build confidence under exam-style pressure
If you can consistently pass this mock exam, you are exam-ready.
Final Advice
If you’re serious about passing Salesforce Platform Developer II, stop:
❌ Using dumps
❌ Memorizing limits
❌ Watching passive videos
Start:
✅ Practicing judgment-based scenarios
✅ Reviewing why answers are wrong
✅ Simulating real exam conditions
This prompt gives you:
Practice. Feedback. Confidence.
All in one place.
Feel free to copy it, reuse it, and share it with the community.
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