Chapter 7: Designing a Scalable Salesforce Data Architecture
In this chapter, we will continue looking at other Salesforce-specific knowledge areas that you must know about if you wish to pass the CTA review board. This is the third domain out of the seven mentioned earlier. We will go through the necessary knowledge and preparations for each domain and then complete a hands-on exercise using a mini hypothetical scenario.
The data domain is a broad domain with a lot of interdependencies. It impacts several other domains, and it is impacted, in turn, by several domains. We have come across several design decisions related to data in the previous two chapters already and will continue to come across more of them in the chapters to come.
This is because the data domain is at the center of any Salesforce solution. It involves understanding the key principles of designing your Salesforce data model, which is at the heart of your solution. There are hardly any successful enterprise...