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### What is this wiki?
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### Welcome to The Complete Guide to The Salesforce CTA Review Board
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This wiki houses all my notes for the Salesforce Certified Technical Architect Review Board (or the CTA Exam for short) as well as practice scenarios are publicly available and that I'm allowed to share, example diagrams, and much more.
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When studying for this exam consider additionally reading through and studying the following:
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* [Becoming a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect](https://amzn.to/3iHGIBz)
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* Architect Exam Trailmixes
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* [The Architect Trailblazers Group](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/trailblazer-community/groups/0F930000000blKv?tab=discussion&sort=LAST_MODIFIED_DATE_DESC)
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This guide houses all my notes for the Salesforce Certified Technical Architect Review Board (or the CTA Exam for short), my personal suggestions on the best way to approach solutioning and presenting your scenario, as well as practice scenarios that are publicly available ranked in order of likeness to what you will experience during the day of your review board. Additionally this guide provides example diagrams, suggestions on what and how to study, and much more.
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_**DISCLAIMER:**_ While this wiki hopes to simplify and make studying and preparing for the exam easier and less challenging to figure out, I do not believe it is possible to pass this exam without the help of many other people. You need to form a study group of 3-4 people to study this content with, but more specifically to solve and run CTA scenarios together. You NEED other strong architects in your group, not just your friends or close work colleagues. They must challenge you and be ok with you challenging them in the QA portion of every scenario you solve. Their alternative perspectives will help you hone and improve your own skills. You should also have an existing CTA coach you if possible as it will definitely increase your chances of being prepared and passing. You can find these people in the Architect Trailblazers Group, flowrepublic or in consultancy firms internal CTA training programs.
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When studying for this exam you are going to need ALL the help you can get to be able to successfully pass it. Below is a list of free resources to help you get started down the path of becoming a CTA:
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* [Becoming a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect](https://amzn.to/3iHGIBz) - While this book is well written and jam packed with valuable information that will benefit you. There are many suggestions in it that I believe will lead you astray and will cause you to waste more time when taking your exam than you should. So, the information within is good, but many of the diagrams suggested to be produced for the exam, as well as some of the topics suggested to be studied are not entirely accurate in my opinion.
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* [Architect Exam Trailmixes](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/users/strailhead/trailmixes/architect-trailmix-master) - Studying the content in these trailmixes is definitely worth the time. You will likely notice when you take your exam that the bulk of the customer requirements outlined in the exam are all sourced from some information provided to you, or suggested to be studied in one of these trailmixes.
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* [The Architect Trailblazers Group](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/trailblazer-community/groups/0F930000000blKv?tab=discussion&sort=LAST_MODIFIED_DATE_DESC) - This is a good group to be a part of as an architect no matter what, but it is also a good place to find study partners, find the newest publicly available mocks provided directly from Salesforce, and a good place to ask any general questions you might have about the exam that the exam documentation may not have covered.
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* [The Architect Ohana Slack Channel](https://join.slack.com/t/architectohana/shared_invite/zt-3wtxefn4i-JT~UNx5VHoPbdmScfcv2hA) - This slack channel is a great place for potentially finding other people who are interested in studying for the exam with you as well. It is also filled with many of the existing CTA's in the ecosystem who sometimes will provide answers to the questions you ask.
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* [Certified Technical Architect - Gang of Four](https://ctagof.com/) - This site, setup by some of the most intelligent CTA's in existence (one of which is Jitendra Zaa) is the **ONLY SITE THAT PROVIDES A REALISTIC LOOK AT THE EXAM!** (aside from this guide maybe). Their YouTube channel is particularly amazing imo. It is the only place where you can see people presenting a scenario in a realistic way, just as they would on the board, and the only place you can find a realistic Q&A as well. EVERYWHERE else is basically just CTA's pretending imo. Most other publicly available examples of people presenting mock scenarios are borderline staged in my opinion. Their solutions are too perfect, their slide decks are unrealistically impeccable. That said, what you see on the ctagof youtube channel is exactly what you will experience on board day.
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If you get extremely serious about studying for and passing this exam and you do not work at a company that has their own CTA Coaching program you can take advantage of, it is in your best interest to find an existing CTA to at least do a few practice mocks with. If my company didn't have an internal CTA coaching course where I got to do mocks with many existing Salesforce CTA's, I'm not sure I could've passed this exam. I am trying to do my best to lower costs and the barrier of entry for this exam, and I do offer coaching myself at less than half the price of any other CTA Coach in existence at this moment in time. If you are interested in CTA coaching, you can schedule time with me or join one of my classes (if there are seats open) at the links below:
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* [Schedule 1-on-1 CTA Coaching Time with me here](https://codingwiththeforce.com/cta-1-on-1-coaching/)
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* [Sign up for the CTA Coaching Class with me here](https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/8B7SKNP4SYGEG)
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_**DISCLAIMER:**_ While this study guide hopes to simplify and make studying and preparing for the exam easier and less challenging to figure out, I do not believe it is possible to pass this exam with this wiki alone. You need to practice presenting, as well as practivce judging, many CTA scenarios, which will require the assistance of many other people. In a perfect world you'll want to form a study group of 3-4 people to study this content with, but more specifically to solve and run CTA scenarios together, solving scenarios together will be more valuable than anything else.
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You NEED other very strong experienced architects in your group, not just your friends or close work colleagues. The people in your group must challenge you and be ok with you challenging them in the QA portion of every scenario you solve. Their alternative perspectives will help you hone and improve your own skills.
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Ideally you should also have an existing CTA coach you if possible as it will definitely increase your chances of being prepared and passing. I of course offer these services at a lower cost than anyone else in existence as of today, but you can also find other CTA's willing to coach you within the Architect Trailblazers Group, Architect Ohana Slack Channel, the Flowrepublic Coaching course, or within most large consulting firms you are likely to have an internal CTA training program you can join.
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20) [Governor Limits Notes](<20)-Governor-Limits-and-Suggested-Best-Practices.md>)
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21) [Standard Object Oddities](<21)-Standard-Objects-Oddities-(No-CRUD,-No-Quick-Action,-Can't-Be-Lookups,-Etc).md>)
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21) [Standard Object Oddities](<21)-Standard-Objects-Oddities-(No-CRUD,-No-Quick-Action,-Can't-Be-Lookups,-Etc).md>)
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22) [Session Settings](<22)-Session-Settings.md>)
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23) [Partner Relationship Management (Indirect Sales)](<23)-Partner-Relationship-Management-(Indirect-Sales).md>)
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24) [Multi-Currency](<24)-Multi-Currency.md>)
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25) [Entitlement Management (Service Cloud)](<25)-Entitlement-Management-(Service-Cloud).md>)
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26) [Mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS / 2-Way SSL)](<26)-Mutual-Transport-Layer-Security-(mTLS-or-2-way-SSL).md>)
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27) [Work Orders & Work Order Items (Without FSL)](<27)-Work-Order-and-Work-Order-Items-(Without-Field-Service-Lightning!).md>)
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28) [Networking Basics (Firewalls, DMZs, Reverse Proxies, etc.)](<28)-Networking-Basics-(Firewalls,-DMZ's,-Reverse-Proxies,-etc).md>)
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29) [Object, Field & Record Security](<29)-Object,-Field-&-Record-Security.md>)
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30) [Knowledge Articles](<30)-Knowledge-Articles.md>)
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31) [Experience Cloud Features](<31)-Experience-Cloud-Features.md>)
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32) [External Services](<32)-External-Services.md>)
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33) [Payment Gateways & Processors (Chargent)](<33)-Payment-Gateways-&-Processors---Chargent.md>)
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34) [Document Management Systems (DMS)](<34)-Document-Management-Systems-(DMS).md>)
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There may be other wiki pages not currently listed here. Please check the pages tab to the right for more undocumented wiki pages.
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36) [Privacy and Consent Management Options](<36)-Privacy-and-Consent-Management-Options.md>)

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