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Salesforce Plat-Arch-205 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Salesforce Certified Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect |
| Exam Number: | Sharing-and-Visibility-Architect |
| Passing Score: | 58% |
| Related Certifications: | Salesforce Certified Data Architecture and Management Designer Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder Salesforce Certified Identity and Access Management Designer |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 (multiple-choice and multiple-select) |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, English |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Select, Multiple Choice |
| Exam Price: | USD 200 |
| Exam Duration: | 105 minutes |
| Recommended Training: | Salesforce Trailhead - Sharing and Visibility Architect Prep Salesforce Architect Learning Paths |
| Exam Registration: | Salesforce Certification Registration Webassessor / Kryterion Exam Portal |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite testing center exam delivery via Salesforce authorized testing providers. |
| Pre Condition: | No strict prerequisite required; recommended experience includes Salesforce Platform App Builder and Data Architecture knowledge. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://trailhead.salesforce.com/credentials/platformsharingvisibilityarchitect |
Salesforce Plat-Arch-205 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Record Access Fundamentals | - Core sharing model concepts
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| Record Sharing Mechanisms | - Sharing configuration and automation
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| Organizational Structure and User Management | - Org-wide access settings and user hierarchy
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| External User Data Access (Experience Cloud) | - External sharing considerations
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| Content and Collaboration Security | - Secure access to shared content
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The official Salesforce Certified Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect outline defines 5 domains. The leading three are Record Sharing Mechanisms, External User Data Access (Experience Cloud), and Content and Collaboration Security. The full list is in the topics section above, and ValidVCE's 87 practice questions cover each one.
The Salesforce Certified Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect exam contains 60 (multiple-choice and multiple-select) to complete within 105 minutes. Timed simulation in the ValidVCE Desktop Test Engine teaches that rhythm before exam day does.
The Plat-Arch-205 exam is a Salesforce certification exam validating the Salesforce Certified Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect syllabus shown above. It belongs to these credential paths: Salesforce Certified Data Architecture and Management Designer, Salesforce Certified Identity and Access Management Designer, Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder. Candidates in 2026 start with ValidVCE's 87 practice questions, available as a printable PDF, a Windows Desktop Test Engine, and an Online Test Engine — three versions of the same materials.
No strict prerequisite required; recommended experience includes Salesforce Platform App Builder and Data Architecture knowledge. Since requirements change over time, confirm the latest on the official Salesforce exam page before scheduling.
The Salesforce Certified Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect exam requires 58% to pass, and registration costs USD 200. A failed attempt means paying the same fee again — a readiness check with the ValidVCE engines before booking is the cheaper option.
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Salesforce Certified Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect Sample Questions:
Sales reps at Universal Containers (UC) are complaining about the manual activities they need to perform to grant access to supporting internal users (legal, engineering, finance, etc.) for customer records when they need help. In general, the sales reps involved in the deals will not change. How should a Platform Sharing and Visibility Architect help UC improve sales reps ' productivity?
- A. Leverage the default Account team.
- B. Create a criteria-based sharing rule to grant access to other users.
- C. Create a permission set with View All Data and assign to supporting users.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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At Universal Containers, there ' s a team of auditors distributed throughout the organization that all need access to high-value opportunities. With a Private sharing model, which option should an architect recommend when designing a solution for this requirement?
- A. Add the auditors to the default Opportunity Team.
- B. Put the auditors at the highest level of the Role Hierarchy.
- C. Create a criteria-based sharing rule to give access to the public group for high-value opportunities.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Universal Containers is implementing Sales Cloud. During the final quarter of the financial year, sales managers help each other close deals. They requested a solution in Salesforce to allow them to share opportunities with other sales managers from different teams as needed. They also requested that sharing deals should expire automatically 2 weeks after the new fiscal year starts. Which proposed solution meets the requirements?
- A. Scheduled Apex job to remove access
- B. Apex sharing to share opportunities with sales managers
- C. Sharing rules to share opportunities with sales managers
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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A junior account manager owns an account and creates a new opportunity to manage a complex deal. She needs the help of the product specialist and solution engineer. Given the size of this deal, she knows the account is likely to be reassigned to a senior account manager in the near future. What is the optimal way for the junior account manager to share the opportunity, given the private sharing model?
- A. Manual share on the opportunity
- B. Opportunity Team
- C. Manual share on the account
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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A sales coach at Universal Containers wants to create and share a report folder with other sales coaches.
Which two permissions are required to accomplish this?
- A. Create Report Folders and manage Reports in Public Folders
- B. Create and customize Reports and Report Folders
- C. Manage Reports in Public Folders and edit My Reports
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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