The Plat-Arch-201 exam has a reputation for tripping up even experienced professionals, and the 2026 blueprint is no gentler. GuideTorrent breaks Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect down into 279 practice questions with verified answers, turning a formidable test into a series of manageable study sessions.
Salesforce Plat-Arch-201 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Data Migration | 15% | - Describe the tools and best practices for data migration - Describe the considerations for data migration - Describe the implications of data migration on data quality |
| Topic 2: Data Governance | 10% | - Describe the considerations for data classification - Describe the elements of a data governance framework - Describe the considerations for data quality |
| Topic 3: Master Data Management | 5% | - Describe the methods for aligning data across systems - Describe the considerations for a Master Data Management strategy |
| Topic 4: Large Data Volumes | 20% | - Describe the implications of LDV on data modeling - Describe the considerations for Large Data Volumes (LDV) - Describe the features and best practices for LDV |
| Topic 5: Data Modeling/Database Design | 25% | - Describe the considerations when designing a data model for Salesforce - Explain the usage of external objects - Describe the implications of LDV on data modeling - Describe the options and considerations for Large Data Volumes (LDV) |
| Topic 6: Salesforce Data Management | 25% | - Describe the considerations for data archival - Describe the considerations for data migration - Describe the considerations for data governance - Describe the implications of LDV on data management |
Plat-Arch-201 Certification Exam — Your Questions, Answered
The Plat-Arch-201 exam is the official Salesforce exam behind Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect — passing it earns you the Application Architect certification, a credential positioned at the Expert level. It is built for candidates who want to validate the skills measured by Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect. Depending on your track, the exam is also linked to the Salesforce Certified Application Architect and Salesforce Certified Technical Architect certifications, so one pass can move you toward more than one Salesforce credential.
The Plat-Arch-201 exam presents 60 questions to be completed within 105 minutes. That pace leaves little room for second-guessing: read each question carefully on the first pass, flag the ones you want to revisit, and keep moving instead of stalling on a single item. Before exam day, run at least one full timed session in the GuideTorrent desktop or online test engine with a comparable question load — a steady rhythm under the clock is a trainable skill, and it is often what separates a pass from a near miss.
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The Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect syllabus is organized into 6 domains. Among the headline areas are Data Governance (10%), Master Data Management (5%), Data Modeling/Database Design (25%). Rather than copying every subtopic here, we keep the complete, current outline in the Exam Topics section above — work through it domain by domain with the GuideTorrent Plat-Arch-201 practice questions so nothing on the blueprint catches you off guard.
Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect Sample Questions:
Universal Container is Implementing salesforce and needs to migrate data from two legacy systems. UC would like to clean and duplicate data before migrate to Salesforce. Which solution should a data architect recommend a clean migration?
- A. Define duplicate rules in Salesforce, and load data into Salesforce from both databases.
- B. Define external IDs for an object, Insert data from one database, and use upsert for a second database
- C. Set up staging data base, and define external IDs to merge, clean duplicate data, and load into Salesforce.
- D. Define external IDs for an object, migrate second database to first database, and load into Salesforce.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Universal Containers (UC) is migrating from an on-premise homegrown customer relationship management (CRM) system. During analysis, UC users highlight a pain point that there are multiple versions of many customers. What should the data architect do for a successful migration to mitigate the pain point?
- A. Store the data in a staging database, and de-duplicate identical records.
- B. Migrate the data as is, and use Salesforce's de-duplicating feature.
- C. Have the users manually clean the data in the old system prior to migration.
- D. Hire an intern manually de-duplicate the records after migrating to Salesforce.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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UC is preparing to implement sales cloud and would like to its users to have read only access to an account record if they have access to its child opportunity record. How would a data architect implement this sharing requirement between objects?
- A. Implicit sharing will automatically handle with standard functionality.
- B. Create a criteria-based sharing rule.
- C. Add appropriate users to the account team.
- D. Create an owner-based sharing rule.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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A custom pricing engine for a Salesforce customer has to be decided by factors with the following hierarchy:
- State in which the customer is located
- City in which the customer is located if available
- Zip code in which the customer is located if available
- Changes to this information should have minimum code changes
What should a data architect recommend to maintain this information for the custom pricing engine that is to be built in Salesforce?
- A. Maintain require pricing criteria in custom metadata types.
- B. Assign the pricing criteria within customer pricing engine.
- C. Configure the pricing criteria in price books.
- D. Create a custom object to maintain the pricing criteria.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Northern Trail Outfitter has implemented Salesforce for its associates nationwide, Senior management is concerned that the executive dashboard is not reliable for their real-time decision- making. On analysis, the team the following issues with data entered in Salesforce.
- Information in certain records is incomplete.
- Incorrect entry in certain fields causes records to be excluded in
report fitters.
- Duplicate entries cause incorrect counts.
Which three steps should a data architect recommend to address the issues?
- A. Build a sales data warehouse with purpose-build data marts for dashboards and senior management reporting.
- B. Periodically export data to cleanse data and import them back into Salesforce for executive reports.
- C. Leverage Salesforce features, such as validate rules, to avoid incomplete and incorrect records.
- D. Explore third-party data providers to enrich and augment information entered in salesforce.
- E. design and implement data-quality dashboard to monitor and act on records that are incomplete or incorrect
Correct Answer: A,C,D 🗳️
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