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Salesforce Development-Lifecycle-and-Deployment-Architect Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Operating | 8% | - Production change control and governance - Lifecycle process improvement - Incident and problem management integration - Post-release monitoring and feedback loops |
| Planning | 13% | - Dependency identification and management - Technical reference data management and deployment - Pre-deployment and post-deployment planning - Management of unsupported metadata and configuration |
| Releasing | 14% | - Release communication and stakeholder management - Change management process integration - Release management and versioning strategy - Production readiness and validation |
| Deploying | 14% | - Deployment troubleshooting and rollback strategies - Unlocked and managed packages implementation - Continuous integration and delivery setup - Deployment tools comparison: Change Sets, Metadata API, CLI, Packages |
| Building | 13% | - Coding standards and quality assurance processes - Source control strategy and branching models - Code review and static analysis implementation - Salesforce DX and scratch orgs usage |
| Application Lifecycle Management | 8% | - Single-org vs multi-org architecture decisions - Environment strategy and sandbox design - Development methodologies assessment and selection - Governance strategy design based on organizational maturity |
| Testing | 13% | - Test coverage requirements and execution strategies - Automated testing and regression strategy - Test data management and security - Testing methodology selection and design |
| System Design | 15% | - Compliance and security requirements implementation - Integration and data architecture design - Architecture alignment with business requirements - Scalability and maintainability considerations |
Development-Lifecycle-and-Deployment-Architect Exam FAQs for 2026 Candidates
The Development-Lifecycle-and-Deployment-Architect exam is the official Salesforce exam behind the Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect certification, validating the skills measured by the Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect credential. It sits at the Architect level of the Salesforce certification program. It also connects to Salesforce Certified Technical Architect, Salesforce Certified Application Architect, Salesforce Certified System Architect, so the knowledge you build here carries over to those tracks as well.
The Development-Lifecycle-and-Deployment-Architect exam contains 60 (plus up to 5 unscored questions) questions to be completed within 105 minutes. Before exam day, divide the available time by the question count to work out a comfortable per-question pace, and mark any item that eats into it so you can return later instead of getting stuck. Timed sessions in the Prep4away test engines make that pacing automatic — run at least two full-length mock exams under the clock so time pressure never becomes the reason you drop points.
The passing score for the Development-Lifecycle-and-Deployment-Architect exam is 65%, and the official registration fee is US$400. Retakes are not discounted — every new attempt means paying the full fee again — so it pays to measure yourself before you book. Work through the 230 practice questions on Prep4away, sit a timed practice test, and schedule your exam only when your scores are consistently comfortable. That simple habit is the cheapest exam strategy there is.
No formal prerequisites; recommended 2–3 years Salesforce experience and 1+ year DevOps/governance experience Requirements can change when Salesforce revises its certification program, so confirm the current eligibility rules on the official exam page before you register.
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Salesforce recommends the following training resources for the Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect exam:
- Architect Journey: Development Lifecycle and Deployment
- Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect Exam Guide
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The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect exam blueprint is organized into 8 domains. The first three are:
- Testing — 13% of the exam
- Building — 13% of the exam
- System Design — 15% of the exam
For the complete domain-by-domain breakdown, scroll up to the full exam topics outline above and use it to plan how you distribute your study time.
Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect Sample Questions:
What two things are needed to delete metadata with a deploy() call?= Choose 2 answers
- A. DestructiveChanges.xml file.
- B. Package.XML file.
- C. PurgeOnDelete option must be set to TRUE.
- D. The CURRENT API version must be used.
Correct Answer: A,B 🗳️
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Universal Containers CUC) is an enterprise financial company that operates in EMEA, AMER, and APAC.
Because of regulatory requirements, UC has a separate Salesforce org for each region. Each org has its own customizations that fit for the region needs, but there are also standard processes that apply to all regions requirements.
As the deployment architect, what should be considered for the multi-org deployment strategy?
- A. Deploy metadata to production orgs using managed packages.
- B. Deploy metadata to production orgs using package development model.
- C. Deploy metadata to production orgs using change sets.
- D. Deploy metadata to production orgs using unmanaged packages.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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What are the three considerations that the architect should recommend for Change Set deployment?
Choose 3 answers
- A. Change Sets cannot be used for orgs affiliated with same production org.
- B. Change Sets cannot be rolled back.
- C. Change Sets cannot be automated.
- D. Change Sets cannot be validated before deployment
- E. Change Sets cannot be reused between Production Salesforce orgs.
Correct Answer: B,C,E 🗳️
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Universal Containers CUC) is hiring offshore agile development teams to decrease costs and enhance UC's capability of delivering new features to its customers. However, the CTO Is not able to follow or measure the work of those teams.
What should an architect recommend to increase transparency?
- A. A Request the offshore teams to share their work in progress in a virtual Kanban board tool.
- B. Request the offshore teams to send daily emails to the CTO with the progress of the teams.
- C. Ask the offshore teams to add their progress and status in a shared spreadsheet.
- D. Schedule a daily stand-up meeting with representatives of all offshore teams to share the progress of the teams.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Universal Containers wants to delete the day's test data in a partial copy sandbox every night, setting the sandbox back to a fresh state for tomorrows testing. The test data is approximately 1GB.
What is the best strategy the architect should recommend?
- A. Refresh the sandbox every night.
- B. Create a new developer copy sandbox every night.
- C. Manually delete all records individually.
- D. Execute a batch job that deletes all records created on the day.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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