Updated for the 2026 exam outline
Salesforce Platform Administrator
Practice Exam
The Platform Administrator credential (formerly Salesforce Administrator) is the most common first Salesforce certification — and the 2026 exam outline added Agentforce and AI topics while trimming legacy configuration. Practice against the current outline, not last year's.
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Platform Administrator exam at a glance
60+5
Scored + unscored questions
105 min
Time limit
68%
Passing score
$200
Registration (retake $100)
Facts last verified against the official exam guide in July 2026. Always confirm current details in the official Salesforce exam guide.
What's on the exam — official section weights
Certifyforce generates questions in these proportions, so your practice mirrors the real exam. Your readiness score is weighted the same way.
| Exam section | Weight |
|---|---|
| Configuration and Setup | 15% |
| Object Manager and Lightning App Builder | 15% |
| Sales and Marketing Applications | 10% |
| Service and Support Applications | 10% |
| Productivity and Collaboration | 10% |
| Data and Analytics Management | 17% |
| Workflow/Process Automation | 15% |
| Agentforce and AI | 8% |
Free sample questions
Three questions from our free diagnostic. Try them, then take the full 12-question diagnostic for a readiness score.
Configuration and Setup
1. Sales reps at Cloud Kicks should only see the opportunities they own, but their managers need visibility into every opportunity owned by their direct reports. What should the administrator configure?
- a.Set the opportunity org-wide default to Private and use the role hierarchy to grant managers access
- b.Set the opportunity org-wide default to Public Read Only
- c.Create a permission set with View All access on opportunities and assign it to managers
- d.Create a sharing rule that shares all opportunities with the sales manager public group
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
A Private org-wide default restricts record visibility to owners, and the role hierarchy automatically grants users access to records owned by people below them. View All (option C) would expose every opportunity in the org, and a sharing rule to all managers (option D) would grant access beyond each manager's own team.
Configuration and Setup
2. The compliance team wants to restrict when and from where employees can log in to Salesforce. Which two settings should the administrator configure? (Choose 2)
- a.Login hours on the user's profile
- b.Login IP ranges on the user's profile
- c.Session timeout in session settings
- d.Setup Audit Trail
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A, B
Login hours control when users can log in, and login IP ranges control where they can log in from — both are set at the profile level. Session timeout only ends idle sessions, and the Setup Audit Trail records configuration changes rather than restricting access.
Object Manager and Lightning App Builder
3. Ursa Major Solar tracks Expenses against Projects using a custom object. Every expense must be linked to a project, expenses should be deleted automatically when their project is deleted, and each project should display the total of its expenses. Which relationship should the administrator use?
- a.Lookup relationship from Expense to Project
- b.Master-detail relationship with Project as the master
- c.Junction object between Expense and Project
- d.Hierarchical relationship on the Expense object
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
A master-detail relationship makes the parent required, cascades deletes to child records, and enables roll-up summary fields such as SUM of expenses — all three requirements. A lookup can't do roll-up summaries natively, a junction object models many-to-many, and hierarchical relationships exist only on the User object.
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the Salesforce Platform Administrator exam?▾
The Platform Administrator exam has 60 scored questions plus 5 unscored questions, with a time limit of 105 minutes.
What is the passing score for the Platform Administrator exam?▾
The passing score is 68%. Certifyforce's readiness score weights your practice results by the official section weights so you know whether you'd clear that bar.
How much does the Platform Administrator exam cost?▾
Registration is USD $200 plus applicable taxes, and retakes cost USD $100. Quality practice is the cheapest way to avoid paying for a retake.
Are these real exam questions or braindumps?▾
No. Certifyforce generates original practice questions aligned to the official exam outline. Using leaked exam questions (dumps) violates the Salesforce certification agreement and can get your credentials revoked — original scenario practice builds the same skills without the risk.
What topics are on the Platform Administrator exam?▾
The exam covers 8 sections: Configuration and Setup (15%), Object Manager and Lightning App Builder (15%), Sales and Marketing Applications (10%), Service and Support Applications (10%), Productivity and Collaboration (10%), Data and Analytics Management (17%), Workflow/Process Automation (15%), Agentforce and AI (8%).
How is Certifyforce different from static practice exams?▾
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