Exploring on Salesforce: Tips for passing Salesforce Certified Sharing and Visibility Designer

Today (24th July'2017) I have successfully passed after around 100 hours of studying which have taken around 4 weeks though I didn't get a chance to prepare everyday.

So, before preparing the exam, I have registered the exam and then started preparing exam.

Exam Outline

Content: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions*

Time allotted to complete the exam: 120 minutes
Passing Score: 68%
Registration fee: USD 400; Retake fee: USD 200
Delivery options: Proctored exam delivered onsite at a testing center or in an online proctored environment. Click here for information in scheduling an exam.
References: No hard-copy or online materials may be referenced during the exam.
Prerequisite: None

I have faced 65 questions, some of the them are very descriptive and I was running out of time. Even if few questions I have marked for review to revisit, but didn't get time of review. But finally I am happy to see me passed.

Preparing myself

Before I started my preparation, I have prepared a document and noted down all the points mentioned by these guys which helped me focusing on certain areas.

How to Prepare For and PASS Sharing and Visibility Designer Exam - By Maciej Jozwiak
Salesforce Sharing and Visibility Designer Exam! - By Binod Kumar
Preparing For The Salesforce ‘Sharing and Visibility Designer’ Exam - By Mayank Srivastava
Sharing and Visibility Designer - By Clapor
PASSING THE SALESFORCE SHARING AND VISIBILITY DESIGNER ARCHITECT EXAM - By Chris W.
Salesforce Sharing & Visibility Designer Certification. - By Jitendra Joysar

And if anyone follows those blogs and prepare the way they have mentioned then anybody can pass this exam and I am really thankful to those guys.

I have also prepared an excel on Group Membership operation and sharing recalculation for my understanding and revision.

The worksheet can be downloaded from here : Notes on Designing Record Access

Topics I have received on Exam

Difference between profile and permission set
Use of System.runAs()
Login Hours and Login IP changes
How to restrict or grant access to the records by using Role Hierarchy, Public Groups, Team, Territory, Partners.
Default sharing model for Internal and External users
Given a code snippet to identify the security threat
When to use territory management
Encryption in rest and transit
Use of Protected Custom metadata types, Protected Custom settings, Crypto class
Locking related issues and how to overcome that.
Use of Salesforce Shield
Apex managed sharing and reason and when to use what.
Sharing Set
Manual sharing and what happens if ownership is changed.
Use of FLS, Recordtype, page layout, permission set and custom permissions
How reports and dashboards and files can be shared.
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