How to Earn the Application Architect Credentials
The Application Architect certification pyramid requires mastering data modeling, security sharing architectures, and declarative platform extensions. It is granted automatically upon earning four prerequisite certifications.
Prerequisite Certifications
1. Platform App Builder: Custom objects, relationships, declarative automation.
2. Platform Developer I (PDI): Apex, SOQL, SOSL, LWC basics.
3. Data Architecture & Management Designer: Large Data Volumes (LDV), indexing, data skew.
4. Sharing and Visibility Architect: Implicit sharing, Apex managed sharing, programatic security.