Salesforce Platform Developer I Training

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igmGuru offers a comprehensive Salesforce Apex & Visualforce Training Course designed for learners of all experience levels. This program covers essential Salesforce development concepts such as custom objects and fields, relationships, Apex fundamentals, data types, control statements, SOQL and SOSL queries, DML operations, triggers, classes, transactions, testing, Visualforce development, and many more. The Salesforce Apex & Visualforce course curriculum is designed by industry experts with over 15 years of real-world Salesforce development experience. Enroll in our Salesforce Platfrom Developer 1 Training to gain hands-on exposure to real-world Salesforce development challenges through guided labs, practical exercises, assignments, and project-based learning.

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Salesforce PD 1 Course Overview

Build strong Salesforce development skills with our Salesforce Platform Developer I (PD1) Course, designed for aspiring developers and professionals. This training covers Apex programming, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, SOQL, data modeling, automation, security, and application development on the Salesforce platform. Through hands-on exercises and real business scenarios, you will learn how to design, build, test, and deploy scalable Salesforce applications while preparing confidently for the Salesforce Platform Developer I certification exam.

What You Will Learn

Understand Salesforce platform fundamentals, including custom objects, fields, relationships, formulas, and record types
Write Apex code using primitive data types, sObjects, control statements, and collections
Query Salesforce data using SOQL and SOSL, including parent-child and child-parent relationships
Perform DML operations in Apex and handle exceptions and errors
Develop and manage Apex triggers using context variables and order of execution concepts
Create Apex classes and understand data access, transactions, and static variables
Apply best practices for bulk processing, governor limit management, and efficient database usage
Write Apex test classes, generate test data, and measure code coverage

Why Apex and Visualforce are in Demand

Apex is Salesforce’s primary server-side programming language used in enterprise implementations
Many existing Salesforce organizations continue to maintain and enhance Apex and Visualforce-based applications
Platform Developer I certification requires strong knowledge of Apex, SOQL, triggers, and testing
Businesses rely on Apex to implement complex business logic that cannot be achieved using declarative tools alone
Skilled Salesforce developers are required to optimize performance, ensure scalability, and maintain secure applications

Benefits of Our Salesforce Apex Course

Structured curriculum aligned with Salesforce Platform Developer I (PD1) exam objectives
Practical, hands-on learning through guided labs, exercises, and assignments
Focus on real-world Salesforce development scenarios and best practices
Emphasis on writing scalable, maintainable, and testable Apex code
Coverage of both programmatic and declarative considerations in Salesforce development
Training designed by industry professionals with extensive Salesforce development experience

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Instructor Led Training: 24 Hrs
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Salesforce Apex Training Modules

Lesson 1 - Objects and Fields

1. Describe the capabilities of objects on the Salesforce platform

2. Create a custom object

3. Create custom fields

4. Create relationship fields

Lesson 2 - Work Effectively with Custom Objects and Fields

1. Create formula fields

2. Create roll-up summary fields

3. Describe the capabilities of record types

Lesson 3 - Programming with Apex

1. Describe key aspects of Apex that differentiate it from other languages, such as Java and C#

2. Describe why Apex transactions and governor limits must be considered when writing Apex

3. Execute simple Apex

4. Use the sObject data type, the primitive data types, and basic control statements in Apex

Lesson 4 - Use SOQL to Query Your Organize Data

1. Write a basic query using Salesforce query language, SOQL

2. Process the result of a query in Apex

3. Create a query dynamically at run-time

Lesson 5 - Use SOQL to Query Parent-Child Relationships

1. Describe a relationship query

2. Write a query that traverses a child-to-parent relationship

3. Write a query that traverses a parent-to-child relationship

Lesson 6 - DML Essentials

1. List the differences between the ways you can invoke DML operations

2. Write Apex to invoke DML operations and handle DML errors

Lesson 7 - Trigger Essentials

1. Describe what a trigger is used for

2. Describe the syntax of a trigger definition

3. Use trigger context variables

Lesson 8 - Classes

1. Describe how Apex classes are used

2. Define an Apex class

3. Determine what data an Apex class can access

Lesson 9 - The Save Order of Execution and Apex Transactions

1. Describe key points in the Order of Execution

2. Describe how triggers fit into and can be impacted by the Order of Execution

3. Describe the lifecycle of an Apex Transaction

4. Describe the memory lifecycle for static variables

Lesson 10 - Testing Essentials

1. Describe Apexa testing framework

2. Create test data

3. Write and run an Apex test

Lesson 11 - Testing Strategies

1. Describe practices for writing code that is easy to maintain and extend

2. Write triggers and classes that assume batches of data as input

3. Write code that works efficiently with the database, both in querying and using DML

Lesson 12 - Strategies for Designing Efficient Apex Solutions

1. Determine your code coverage percentages

2. Create tests using best practices

Lesson 13 - Trigger Design Strategies

1. List declarative mechanisms you can use to implement complex business logic, for what types of problems they are best used, and their limitations

2. List declarative mechanisms you can use to implement complex business logic, for what types of problems they are best used, and their limitations

3. Describe ways in which you can use declarative functionality to improve your programmatic solutions

Lesson 14 - Creating Visualforce Pages

1. Create a Visualforce page

2. Reference a standard controller

3. Launch a Visualforce page using a custom button

4. Display data from a record in a Visualforce page

Lesson 15 - Exploring the View and Controller Layers of Visualforce

1. Create a Visualforce page

2. Display related data

3. Invoke standard controller actions

Lesson 16 - Working with Custom Controllers and Controller Extensions

1. Create controller extensions

2. Create a custom controller

3. Work with properties

4. Use PageReferences

5. Invoke custom methods in Visualforce pages

6. Create a custom list controller

Lesson 17 - Working with List Controllers and SOSL Queries

1. Use a standard list controller in a Visualforce page

2. Create a SOSL query

Lesson 18 - Visualforce Development Considerations

1. Determine whether a declarative solution exists for your requirements

2. Describe common governor limit issues and security concerns

3. Describe Visualforce strategies

Lesson 19 - Testing Visualforce Controllers

1. Describe how a Visualforce controller interacts with the view

2. Write tests for controller constructors

3. Write tests for action methods, getters, setters, and properties

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How To Get Salesforce Certified in 2025?

By enrolling in igmGuru's salesforce online training program, you can learn Salesforce from basic to advanced levels. We also help you prepare for the certification exam to validate your skills.. Here are the steps you need to follow today:

Step 1: Visit the official site of Salesforce after finishing the training.
Step 2: Register for Salesforce Platform Developer I exam.
Step 3: Take the exam and get certified.

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Are there any other online courses igmGuru offers under Salesforce?

Yes, igmGuru offers several other online courses under Salesforce. These include specialized online courses, tailored to different skill levels. igmGuru greatly emphasizes upskilling and boosting career opportunities across IT industry sectors, with each online course designed to help learners enhance their expertise in Salesforce . Below are the few courses.

Are there any other Certification courses igmGuru offers?

Yes, igmGuru offers several other online certification courses. These include specialized online certification courses, tailored to different levels. igmGuru, greatly emphasizes upskilling and boosting career opportunities across any industry sectors, with each online certification course designed to help learners enhance their expertise.

Who is a Salesforce Developer?

Developers are the masters of creating and playing with Code. A salesforce developer helps to satisfy the Client by modifying or writing the code. Working all together for a more significant partner like Salesforce or a bank, Salesforce Developer helps in making life easy for the Client, while working on the Salesforce cloud.

What are the training objectives?

IgmGuru's Apex and Visualforce course helps: 1. Developers to make customizations to forecast sales and revenue 2. Creating and maintaining more successful business workflows

For whom this training is beneficial?

This course can benefit Naïve Programmatic Developers willing to add programmatic customization in the business logic and the visual interface layer. One gets savvy with the programming customization to both the business logic and the user interface layers using the Apex and Visualforce.

What are the prerequisites for the Salesforce Training Online Program?

The conditions for becoming a Certified and skilled Salesforce Developer 1 are: 1. Basic understanding of Salesforce concepts and functionality 2. One year programming in JAVA or any other object-oriented programming language like a. Basic data modeling for relational databases b. Basic SQL c. Basic HTML d. Basic JavaScript

How to become a certified Salesforce Developer?

Complete your Salesforce Platform Developer training. Login and register for your certification exam on salesforce.com. Clear your exam and become a certified Salesforce Developer.

What will I gain post-Salesforce Online Training?

1. Write business logic customizations using Apex triggers and classes. Those customizations will use SOQL and DML. 2. Design programmatic solutions that take advantage of declarative customizations 3. Describe how your trigger code works within the basics of the Save Order of Execution 4. Describe some of the fundamental aspects of designing programs on a multi-tenant platform 5. Write Visualforce markup and code to customize the user interface 6. Use the built-in testing framework to test Apex and Visual forces

Why does my career needs this Training?

Over 500 fortune companies' CRM software relies on the Salesforce Company. The CRM software of Salesforce dominates companies' CRM. You can join this ever-growing chain of Salesforce certified professionals and earn a handsome salary in the coming years

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How soon can I start with the salesforce developer program?

You can get started with the training at the earliest. Contact representatives of IgmGuru and get started with the Demo classes. You can talk about further enrollment based on your Demo classes' experiences.

May I join this course along with my other responsibilities?

Surely you can opt for the Salesforce Developer Course along with your other responsibilities. IgmGuru online sessions are tailor-made to suit the need of every Salesforce Application Development prospect. Get in touch with our Counsellors, and we will get the best arrangements made for you.

Is Salesforce Apex in demand?

Yes, Salesforce Apex is in demand and continues to be a skill companies look for when hiring candidates.

How do I practice Apex in Salesforce?

You can practice Apex on Forcecode, using the Monaco IDE in your browser.

Is Salesforce Apex hard to learn?

Salesforce Apex can be hard to learn if you are completely novice to the field with no prior coding knowledge. It is a long process but our training will make it easy for you.

What is Salesforce Platform Developer?

The Salesforce Platform Developer certification validates the skills and knowledge of developers working on the Salesforce platform. It is intended for professionals specializing in building custom applications, automating business processes, and extending Salesforce functionality using Apex and Visualforce. Salesforce Platform Developers excel in declarative development, programmatic customization, and platform integration. They are proficient in designing scalable solutions, creating custom user interfaces, and leveraging diverse Salesforce features and technologies. This certification showcases their expertise in Salesforce development, making it a valuable credential for developers aiming to advance their careers in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Does Salesforce platform developer need coding?

Yes, Salesforce platform developers need coding skills as they are responsible for creating, customizing, and maintaining applications on the Salesforce platform. They use programming languages such as Apex and JavaScript to write code for building business logic, automating processes, and integrating external systems. Coding expertise allows them to design and implement custom solutions tailored to specific business requirements. Additionally, developers leverage Salesforce's declarative features, such as point-and-click configuration, in conjunction with coding to create robust and scalable applications on the platform.

How do I learn Apex in Salesforce?

Enrolling in igmGuru’s Salesforce Training Online will help you learn the following best practices -

Bulkify your code
Avoid nested loops
Avoid SOQL/DML queries in loops
Avoid hard-coded IDs
Avoid business logic in triggers
Declare the sharing model explicitly
Modularize your code
Test multiple scenarios

Can I learn Salesforce in 2 weeks?

It is normal for Salesforce candidates to be curious about the time required to study and get ready for the Salesforce certification test. Getting a Salesforce certification typically takes 6 to 8 weeks, while preparation time varies based on experience level and interest in the certification. It takes six weeks to study for the Salesforce admin certification exam, and new Salesforce users must put in at least ten hours a week.