Level up from Admin to Admin II.

Prove you can handle the hard admin work: security, automation and deployment scenarios. Learn and practice every section until you know you're ready, and earn the cert that marks you as the admin your team leans on.

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Every fact linked to Salesforce Help or Salesforce Developers docs · Enrolled right after checkout

Platform Administrator II Cert Lab: 7 exam sections
18lessons on the hard admin work behind each exam section
362practice questions that explain every answer
4full practice exams that show you're ready before you book
$9.99for 12 months, with a 30-day refund

What Admin II can do for you

You already proved you can run a Salesforce org. Admin II proves you can handle the hard parts: the sharing problem nobody can explain, the automation that fires twice, the deployment that has to go right the first time. Here's what people usually want from it, and how this course gets you there.

A stronger case for a raise or a senior role

Platform Administrator II is a credential anyone can verify with Salesforce. It gives you something concrete to point to in your next review, a promotion conversation or an interview, and it puts a recognized name on the senior-level work you may already be doing.

The admin people come to first

When a sales manager can see records she shouldn't, or a flow and a trigger fight over the same field, you'll know where to look and why. That's the kind of fix your team, your developers and your boss remember.

Confidence with the changes that scare people

Sandboxes, change sets, packages and the order of execution stop being guesswork. You'll make changes knowing what they touch, instead of hoping nothing breaks in production.

Walking into the exam calm

By exam day you'll have taken 4 full practice exams weighted like the real one, so you'll know where you stand against the 65% pass mark before you pay the $200 exam fee.

Know you're ready before you pay $200

Admin II requires the Platform Administrator cert, so you already know the platform. The hard part is knowing whether you're ready. The exam asks for the best solution in long scenarios where several answers would work, and 65% leaves less room than it sounds.

This course replaces that guess with numbers. Study each section at its official weight, check yourself after every lesson, then take 4 full practice exams that show which sections are still weak. When the numbers say you're ready, you book. If they don't, you know exactly what to fix.

Exam details: 60 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions plus up to 5 unscored, 105 minutes, 65% to pass, with the Platform Administrator certification as the prerequisite, according to the official Salesforce exam guide. The exam costs $200 and a retake $100, according to Salesforce's exam pricing page.

Every feature, and what it does for you

Lessons weighted like the exam

18 lessons follow the official guide's 7 sections and weights. Security and Access, Objects and Applications and Process Automation make up 59% of the exam, so 10 of the 18 lessons go to them. Your hours go where the points are.

10 questions after every lesson

You find out right away whether a lesson stuck, while it's still fresh, instead of finding the gap on exam day.

Every answer explained

Each question explains why every option is right or wrong. Admin II asks for the best solution when several would work, and the explanations teach you that judgment, the same judgment senior admins use at work.

Flashcards, a section check and a quiz per section

Short, self-contained study sessions. Ten minutes of flashcards between meetings still moves you forward when your week is full.

4 full 60-question practice exams

A rehearsal of the real exam, at the same length and with the same section weights. Your results show which sections need work, so you book with evidence instead of hope.

Up-to-date links and screenshots

Each lesson links its sources in Salesforce Help or Salesforce Developers docs, and the screenshots match current Setup. You study what's true today and can check any fact yourself.

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A 5-week plan that fits around work

About 24 hours in total, or 5 hours a week. Go faster or slower, you have 12 months. Each section ends with a section check, flashcards and a practice quiz, so you know it stuck before you move on.

Week 1

Security and Access

20% of the exam · 4 lessons

Design record access from org-wide defaults to restriction rules, territories and account teams, and choose between profiles, permission sets and delegated admin. You'll be able to answer “why can she see that record?” and fix it.

Week 2

Objects and Applications, Auditing and Monitoring

29% of the exam · 5 lessons

Pick the right relationships and record types, build Lightning pages users like, then trace what changed with debug logs, Setup Audit Trail and field history.

Week 3

Cloud Applications, Data and Analytics

24% of the exam · 5 lessons

Set up price books, quotes, Knowledge, entitlements and Omni-Channel, keep imports clean and build the joined reports and dynamic dashboards leaders ask for.

Week 4

Process Automation, Environment Management

27% of the exam · 4 lessons

Choose the right automation, predict the order of execution, troubleshoot a failing flow and move changes from sandbox to production with fewer surprises.

Week 5

Practice exams and review

4 full exams · 60 questions each

Take the practice exams, weighted like the real one. They point to your weak sections, so your last hours go where you need them. Book the exam when you're clear of 65%.

Start week 1 tonight

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Why answering beats rereading

Pulling an answer out of memory strengthens it more than rereading does. Researchers call it retrieval practice. In a 2006 study by Roediger and Karpicke, students who practiced recall remembered about 61% a week later, against about 40% for students who reread. A 2013 review led by John Dunlosky rated practice testing as one of only two high-utility study techniques. Read more in The Science of Studying for Salesforce Certifications.

For you, that means more of each study hour is still there on exam day. Here's the kind of question you'll practice. The value is in the explanation, because it teaches the rule you'll use at work too.

An Opportunity has a record-triggered flow set to run before the record is saved, and an Apex before trigger. Both set the same field. Which runs first?

Answer: the before-save flow. When a record is saved, Salesforce runs before-save record-triggered flows, then before triggers. So the trigger sees the value the flow set, and it can overwrite it.

Source: Triggers and Order of Execution, Apex Developer Guide.

Every practice question works this way: why the right answer is right, why the others aren't, and a link to the Salesforce doc that backs it up.

See exactly what you'll study

7 sections · 18 lessons · 362 practice questions · 4 practice exams. Try a free lesson before you decide.

Security and Access · 20% · 4 lessons
  • SA1: Record access: org-wide defaults, roles, sharing rules and restriction rulesTry a free lesson
  • SA2: Territories, account teams and complex business models🔒 Locked
  • SA3: Profiles, permission sets, permission set groups and delegated admin🔒 Locked
  • SA4: User authentication: login hours, trusted IPs, sessions, SSO and MFA🔒 Locked
  • Section check, flashcards and a 24-question practice quiz🔒 Locked
Objects and Applications · 19% · 3 lessons
  • OA1: Relationships: master-detail, lookup, junction objects and Schema Builder🔒 Locked
  • OA2: Record types, page layouts, Lightning record pages and Dynamic Forms🔒 Locked
  • OA3: Lightning App Builder, console apps and page performance🔒 Locked
  • Section check, flashcards and a 22-question practice quiz🔒 Locked
Auditing and Monitoring · 10% · 2 lessons
  • AM1: Debug logs, Setup Audit Trail and field history tracking🔒 Locked
  • AM2: Sensitive data, Shield, Data Mask & Seed and release updates🔒 Locked
  • Section check, flashcards and a 12-question practice quiz🔒 Locked
Cloud Applications · 11% · 2 lessons
  • CA1: Sales Cloud: products, price books, schedules, quotes, orders and forecasting🔒 Locked
  • CA2: Service Cloud: Knowledge, entitlements, Omni-Channel and Case Feed🔒 Locked
  • Section check, flashcards and a 14-question practice quiz🔒 Locked
Data and Analytics Management · 13% · 3 lessons
  • DA1: Data quality and import: validation rules, duplicates, Data Import Wizard, Data Loader and external IDs🔒 Locked
  • DA2: Complex reports: custom report types, joined reports, summary formulas, buckets, cross filters and snapshots🔒 Locked
  • DA3: Dashboards and external data: dynamic dashboards, dashboard filters, big objects and Salesforce Connect🔒 Locked
  • Section check, flashcards and a 16-question practice quiz🔒 Locked
Environment Management and Deployment · 7% · 1 lesson
  • ED1: Sandboxes, change sets and packages🔒 Locked
  • Section check, flashcards and a 10-question practice quiz🔒 Locked
Process Automation · 20% · 3 lessons
  • PA1: Choosing the right automation: flow types, before-save vs after-save, scheduled paths and approvals🔒 Locked
  • PA2: Order of execution🔒 Locked
  • PA3: Troubleshooting automation: debug, fault paths, Flow Trigger Explorer and limits🔒 Locked
  • Section check, flashcards and a 24-question practice quiz🔒 Locked
Practice Exams · 4 x 60 questions
  • Practice Exam 1: 60 questions🔒 Locked
  • Practice Exam 2: 60 questions🔒 Locked
  • Practice Exam 3: 60 questions🔒 Locked
  • Practice Exam 4: 60 questions🔒 Locked
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Your instructor

Nick Frates

Nick Frates, senior Salesforce developer

Every lesson and quiz explanation in the course is checked against Salesforce Help or Salesforce Developers docs, and each lesson lists its sources. If a fact can't be sourced, it isn't in the course.

Nick loved Focus on Force and used it constantly on his way to 17 Salesforce certifications. He learned fastest by taking practice tests rapid-fire, over and over, so he built Cert Lab around that: fast testing with up-to-date links and screenshots, designed to test you to success.

Is it right for you?

You're the admin who wants the senior title

You already do more than the basic admin work. Admin II gives that work a name your manager and future employers recognize.

You want to handle the hard tickets alone

Security, automation and deployment are where admins get stuck and escalate. This course builds the understanding to solve those yourself.

You're short on time

About 24 hours in total, or roughly 5 weeks at 5 hours a week. Lessons, flashcards and quizzes split into short sessions, and you have 12 months to finish.

You're retaking after a miss

Timed, exam-weighted practice exams show which sections cost you points, so you can fix those before you pay the $100 retake fee.

You like to check the facts

Every fact links to its source, and the free lesson lets you judge the quality before you pay.

Who it's not for

Anyone looking for real exam questions (there are none here) or admins new to Salesforce. Start with the free Admin course instead. It costs nothing and gets you ready for the Platform Administrator exam, which Admin II requires.

Everything you get

18 lessons across all 7 exam sections, with up-to-date screenshots and links
Every section covered in proportion to its weight, and the screens match what you see in Setup today		✓
362 practice questions with explanations: 122 in 7 section quizzes and 240 in 4 practice exams
Enough reps that the best answer to a long scenario comes to you quickly		✓
4 full practice exams of 60 questions each, weighted like the real exam
See your score against the 65% pass mark before you book		✓
A section check and flashcards for every section
Quick reviews that fit between meetings		✓
Every answer explained, with a link to the official Salesforce documentation
Learn the reason, then check the source yourself		✓
Bonus: Platform Administrator Cert Lab (all 8 sections)
Refresh the fundamentals Admin II builds on		Free
12 months of access
Study at your pace, and come back to review before a big project		✓
30-day refund
If it isn't for you, email us and get your money back		✓
Your price$9.99
12 months

For comparison, the exam costs $200 and a retake costs $100, according to Salesforce's exam pricing page.

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Questions

How much does the Platform Administrator II Cert Lab cost?

$9.99 for 12 months of access to every lesson, quiz, flashcard set and practice exam.

How long does it take to study for the Platform Administrator II exam with Cert Lab?

About 24 hours, or roughly 5 weeks at 5 hours a week, based on the lessons, section quizzes and 4 practice exams in the course.

Do I need the Platform Administrator certification first?

Yes. Salesforce lists the Platform Administrator certification as the prerequisite for Platform Administrator II. The Platform Administrator Cert Lab is included free if you want to refresh the basics.

What does the exam look like?

60 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions, plus up to 5 unscored ones, in 105 minutes. The passing score is 65%, according to the official Salesforce exam guide.

Is the Platform Administrator II exam the same as the Advanced Administrator exam?

Yes. Platform Administrator II is the current name of the exam formerly called Advanced Administrator, and this lab follows the current exam guide.

What's in the practice exams?

4 full practice exams of 60 questions each, weighted by section like the official exam guide. After you submit, you see the correct answers and an explanation for every question.

How soon can I start?

Right after checkout. You're enrolled as soon as your payment goes through.

How long do I have access?

12 months from the day you buy.

What if it's not for me?

Email refunds@nickfrates.com within 30 days for a full refund. See the refund policy.

Are these real exam questions?

No. Every question is written from the public exam objectives and Salesforce's docs. Using real exam questions breaks Salesforce's certification rules, and it can cost you your certifications.

Become the admin your team leans on.

Pass Admin II, handle the hard problems with confidence and give yourself a credential you can point to.

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Platform Administrator II Cert Lab

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Cert Lab study guide for the Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator II exam: 7 exam sections, Security and Access 20%, Process Automation 20%, Objects and Applications 19%, Data and Analytics Mgmt 13%, Cloud Applications 11%, Auditing and Monitoring 10%, Environment Mgmt 7%

About Course

Study course for the Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator II exam (formerly Advanced Administrator): exam-weighted lessons, practice questions with explanations, flashcards and a quiz for each section. Every fact links to official Salesforce Help or Salesforce Developers docs.

Comparing prep options? See Focus on Force vs Cert Lab for Platform Administrator II.

All 7 sections are live: Security and Access (20%, 4 lessons), Objects and Applications (19%, 3 lessons), Auditing and Monitoring (10%, 2 lessons), Cloud Applications (11%, 2 lessons), Data and Analytics Management (13%, 3 lessons), Environment Management and Deployment (7%, 1 lesson) and Process Automation (20%, 3 lessons), each with a section check, flashcards and a practice quiz. The course ends with 4 full practice exams of 60 questions each, weighted like the real exam.

Who it’s for

  • Certified Platform Administrators ready for the next admin credential.
  • Admins who handle security, auditing, sandboxes, deployments and complex automation.
  • Anyone who missed a pass and wants timed, exam-weighted practice on their weak sections.

What it costs

$9.99 for 12 months of access to every lesson, quiz and practice exam.

How long it takes

About 24 hours, or roughly 5 weeks at 5 hours a week. That's based on what's in the course: 18 lessons at about 30 minutes each, a section check and flashcards for each of the 7 sections, 122 section-quiz questions, and 4 practice exams of 60 questions, each with time to review the explanations.

What you get out of it

  • Lessons follow the official exam guide sections and weights, so your time goes where the points are.
  • Every quiz question explains why each option is right or wrong and links to the official Salesforce documentation.
  • A section check and flashcards close every section, so you review before you move on.
  • 4 full practice exams of 60 questions each, weighted like the real exam, show your weak sections before you book.

Why practice tests work

Drilling practice tests works because of retrieval practice: pulling an answer out of memory strengthens it more than rereading does. In a 2006 study by Roediger and Karpicke, students who practiced recall remembered about 61% a week later, against about 40% for students who reread. A 2013 review led by John Dunlosky rated practice testing as one of only two high-utility study techniques. Read more in The Science of Studying for Salesforce Certifications.

FAQ

How much does the Platform Administrator II Cert Lab cost?

$9.99 for 12 months of access to every lesson, quiz and practice exam.

How long does it take to study for the Platform Administrator II exam with Cert Lab?

About 24 hours, or roughly 5 weeks at 5 hours a week, based on the lessons, section quizzes and 4 practice exams in the course.

Is the Platform Administrator II exam the same as the Advanced Administrator exam?

Yes. Platform Administrator II is the current name of the exam formerly called Advanced Administrator, and this lab follows the current exam guide.

What's in the practice exams?

4 full practice exams of 60 questions each, weighted by section like the official exam guide. After you submit, you see the correct answers and an explanation for every question.

Why do practice tests help?

Retrieving an answer from memory makes it stick better than rereading. This is called retrieval practice, or the testing effect.

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Course Content

Security and Access (20%)

  • SA1: Record access: org-wide defaults, roles, sharing rules and restriction rules
  • SA2: Territories, account teams and complex business models
  • SA3: Profiles, permission sets, permission set groups and delegated admin
  • SA4: User authentication: login hours, trusted IPs, sessions, SSO and MFA
  • Security and Access: Section check
  • Security and Access: Flashcards
  • Security and Access: Practice Quiz

Objects and Applications (19%)

Auditing and Monitoring (10%)

Cloud Applications (11%)

Data and Analytics Management (13%)

Environment Management and Deployment (7%)

Process Automation (20%)

Practice Exams (4 x 60 questions)

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