Salesforce Salesforce Certified Platform Integration Architect (Plat-Arch-204) Integration-Architect Exam Dumps: Updated Questions & Answers (September 2025)

 The OAuth protocol is a standard way to authorizeaccess to web resources. By configuring a connected app with an authorization endpoint of the API gateway, Salesforce can obtain an access token from the API gateway and use it to invoke the external API securely. This avoids the need to manage certificates oruser credentials for authentication2

The integration architect should consider whether the fulfillment system can make a callback into Salesforce and whether it can implement a contract-first Outbound Messaging interface. A callback is a wayfor the fulfillment system to send a response or an acknowledgment back to Salesforce after receiving an order1. This can help ensure data consistencyand reliability between the two systems. A contract-first Outbound Messaging interface is an approach where the integration is designed based on a predefined XML schema that defines the structure and content of the messages2. This can help ensure interoperability and compatibility between the two systems. The other two questions are not relevant for the integration architect to consider. The fulfillment system does not need to create new addresses within the Order Create service, as this is a function of Salesforce3. The product catalog data does not need to be identical at all times in both systems, as long as there is a mapping or synchronization mechanism to handle any discrepancies

 Using a third party integration tool to stage records off platform is a solution that can handle the high volume of data and avoid hitting the API limits for the REST API call to the external system. A third party integration tool can also provide features such as data transformation, error handling, and logging. Due to high volume of records, number of concurrent requests can hitthe limit for the REST API call to external system is not a solution, but a problem that needs to be addressed. Due to high volume of records, the external system will need to use a BULK API Rest endpoint to connect to Salesforce is not a solution, as therequirement is to send data from Salesforce to the external system, not vice versa. Due to high volume of records, Salesforce will need to make a REST API call to external system is not a solution, as it does not address how to handle the high volume of data and avoid hitting the API limits. Reference: Salesforce Integration Architecture Designer Resource Guide, page 18-19

OpenId ConnectAuthentication Provider and Registration Handler, and SAML SSO and just-in-time provisioning are two requirements that the Salesforce Community Cloud can support for self-registration and SSO. OpenId Connect is a protocol that allows users to authenticatewith an external identity provider and access Salesforce resources. A registration handler is a class that implements the Auth.RegistrationHandler interface and defines the logic for creating or updating a user in Salesforce after authentication. SAML SSOis a protocol that allows users to log in to Salesforce with a single click, using an assertion from an identity provider that confirms the user’s identity. Just-in-time provisioning is a feature that allows Salesforce to create or update a user account based on the information in the SAML assertion. References: Certification - Integration Architect - Trailhead, [OpenID Connect Authentication Providers], [SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Service for Salesforce]

The correct answer is A, C, and D. These are three relevant details that a Salesforce Integration Architect should seek to specifically solve for Integration architecture needs of the program. These detailscan help the Integration Architect to understand the scope, requirements, and constraints of the integration solution, and to choose the appropriate tools, methods, and patterns. The details are:

Source and Target system, Directionality, data volume & transformation complexity along with any middleware that can be leveraged. This detail can help theIntegration Architect to identify the systems involved in the integration, the direction of data flow, the amount and complexity of data to be exchanged, and the middleware or platform capabilities that can facilitate the integration.

Timing aspects - real-time/near real-time (synchronous or asynchronous), batch; update frequency. This detail can help the Integration Architect to determine the latency, reliability, and scalability requirements of the integration solution, and to choose the suitable integration protocols and techniques.

Integration Style - Process based, Data based, Virtual integration. This detail can help the Integration Architect to select the appropriate integration style that matches the business needs and objectives. Process based integration focuses on orchestrating business processes across systems, data based integration focuses on synchronizing data across systems, and virtual integration focuses on providing a unified view of data across systems.

Change Data Capture is a feature that enables you to receive near-real-time changes of Salesforce records, including create, update, delete, and undelete operations. Change Data Capture retainschange events in the event bus for up to three days, so you can resume data replication from the point of failure. Change Data Capture also provides a consistent and reliable way to synchronize data changes with external systems, without the need for custom triggers or code. Reference: Salesforce Integration Architecture Designer Resource Guide, page 24

The Fire and Forget pattern is suitable for this business use case because it allows sending a message from Salesforceto the remote system without waiting for a response or acknowledgement. This reduces the latency and complexity of the integration and enables asynchronous processing of the orders in the remote system. The platform event defined in Salesforce can be used to publish the order details to the remote system, which can subscribe to the event and create the order accordingly1

The recommendations that the Salesforce integration architect should make to fulfill the requirements around caching, queuing, error handling, alerts, retries, event handling, etc. arebased on the best practices and capabilities of the middleware tools. The recommendation B is valid because middleware tools can provide true message queueing for integration scenarios that require asynchronous processing, guaranteed delivery, load balancing, etc. The recommendation D is valid because middleware tools can handle various events that may occur during the integration process, such as logging errors, sending notifications, triggering recovery actions, etc. The recommendation E is valid becausemiddleware tools can support the publish/subscribe pattern for event-driven integration, where the middleware can route messages from publishers to subscribers based on topics or filters. The recommendation A is not valid because transforming a fire-and-forget mechanism to request-reply does not improve performance, but rather increases the latency and complexity of the integration. The recommendation C is not valid because message transformation and protocol translation are tasks that are better suited for middleware tools than Salesforce, as they can handle different formats and protocols more efficiently and flexibly23

1: Integration Architecture Designer Resource Guide 2: Integration Patterns and Practices 3: Salesforce Integration Architecture Designer Certification Exam Guide

Remote Site Settings and Named Credentials are solutions that should be implemented to minimize potential downtime for users in this situation. Remote Site Settings allow you to specify external domains that your organization can access during API calls or integrations. Named Credentials allow you to store authentication information for external services in a secure way. By using Named Credentials, you can easily update the URL of the external service without changing any code or configuration that references it. Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Remote Site Settings are not solutions that should be implemented in this situation because ESB is a middleware that facilitates communication between different systems, not a way to update the URL of an external service. Event Monitoring and Content Security Policies are also not solutions that should be implemented in this situation because Event Monitoring is used to track user activity and performance metrics, not to monitor external service availability. Content Security Policies are used to control what resources can be loaded on a web page, not to update the URL of an external service.