Salesforce Certified Integration Architect

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Salesforce Integration Architect exam sections

Below are all the sections, which will be tested during the exam.

A candidate should have a hands-on experience and deep understanding of the following areas.

Evaluate the Current System Landscape: 8%

• Given a set of business requirements, identify the current system landscape and determine what standards, limitations, boundaries and protocols exist.
• Given an existing system landscape, analyze for constraints and/or pain-points to satisfy a business requirement(s).Given a set of requirements, evaluate the authentication and authorization needs based on the system landscape.

Evaluate Business Needs: 11%

• Given a use case, identify functional and non-functional requirements needed for integration.
• Based on a given integration requirement, identify and classify data into Confidential/Secure/Public.
• Given a use case, identify key factors for CRM success that should be included as integration requirements.
• Given a use case, identify the business growth and regulatory factors that can impact choice of integration solutions.

Translate Needs to Integration Requirements: 22%

• Given an existing system landscape diagram, create an inventory of the systems and integration patterns.
• Given a use case and business process, evaluate system and process constraints.
• Given a use case, identify integration security / authentication / authorization requirements.
• Given a use case, identify performance needs (volumes, response times, latency) and propose appropriate integration solutions that will meet business requirements.

Design Integration Solutions: 28%

• Given a use case, identify the integration pattern that meets business requirements.
• Given a use case, define the components which create a solution that meets business requirements.
• Given a use case, identify the trade-offs, limitations, and constraints that meet the proposed solution.
• Given a use case that includes technical requirements, constraints or drivers, specify the appropriate Salesforce API(s) for the proposed solution.
• Given a use case that includes technical requirements, constraints or drivers determine the standards, components, techniques, and security mechanism that should be used.

Build Solution: 23%

• Given a use case that includes technical requirements, constraints or drivers, identify the considerations when designing and implementing API(s), both Salesforce as an API provider and Salesforce as an API consumer.
• Given a use case, identify the considerations when choosing the right option in making an outbound call to an external system.
• Given a use case, describe what should be considered when building a scalable solution.
• Given a use case, determine error handling for different integration options.
• Given a use case, create a security solution for inbound or outbound integrations.
• Given a use case, identify the factors needed to build resilience in an integration solution for system updates.

Maintain Integration: 8%

• Given an integration maintenance use case, identify performance monitoring needs for integration requirements.
• Given a use case, identify the appropriate error handling, escalation and recovery procedures for a failed integration.
• Given a use case, identify reporting needs for integration monitoring.

For the reference: Check Salesforce official Exam Guide.