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Exam Preparation Guide: Adobe Commerce Developer - Expert Certification AD0-E716

Introduction

The Adobe Certified Expert - Commerce Developer exam guide provides potential candidates with the information needed to prepare for the certification exam.

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Exam Guide Sections

  • Minimum candidate experience
  • Intended audience
  • Exam information
  • Exam objectives and scope
  • Readiness self-assessment
  • Online practice test
  • How to prepare for the exam

Minimum Candidate Experience

At a minimum, the candidate seeking to become certified as an Adobe Commerce Developer has at least 2 years of experience with Adobe Commerce Development. They should be familiar with the following technologies and environments:

  • Adobe Commerce - version 2.4
  • PHP
  • XDebug/PHP debugging tools, browser debugging tools
  • Linting tools
  • Composer
  • SSH, basic Linux
  • Redis, Elasticsearch, SQL, Varnish, RabbitMQ
  • API validation tools, API client tools (Postman)
  • Version control software such as Git
  • Cloud Architecture

Intended Audience

Typical roles of candidates preparing for this certificate include:

  • Developers
  • Lead Developers
  • Backend Developer
  • Solution Architects
  • Technical Leaders

Exam Information

  • Exam number: AD0-E716
  • Exam name: Adobe Commerce Developer
  • Certificate level: Certified Expert
  • Status: Active
  • Available languages: English
  • Number of questions: 69
  • Formats: Multiple choice and multiple select
  • Duration: 138 minutes
  • Delivery: Online proctored (requires camera access)
  • Passing mark: 41/69
  • Price: $225 USD (global) / $150 USD (India)
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Exam Objectives and Scope

Section 1: Adobe Commerce Architecture and Customization Techniques (36%)

  • Demonstrate how to effectively use cache in Adobe Commerce
  • Build, use, and manipulate custom extension attributes
  • Recommend solutions for how to apply theme custom updates to product/category pages
  • Correctly apply observers, preferences, and plugins (effects of sort order)
  • Demonstrate the ability to use the configuration layer in Adobe Commerce
  • Demonstrate knowledge of how routes work in Adobe Commerce
  • Demonstrate ability to customize pagebuilder
  • Determine the effects and constraints of configuring multiple sites on a single instance
  • Describe the capabilities and constraints of dependency injection
  • Describe how to add and configure fields in store settings
  • Explain the use cases for Git patches and the file level modifications in Composer
  • Create new commands in CLI
  • Demonstrate how to write an integration test
  • Identify Adobe Commerce security feature (CSP, escaping, form keys, sanitization, reCAPTCHA, input validation)
  • Explain how the CRON scheduling system works
  • Demonstrate the ability to load and manipulate data
  • Demonstrate the ability to use App emulation

Section 2: Working with Databases and EAV (10%)

  • Manipulate EAV attributes and attribute sets programmatically
  • Demonstrate the ability to extend the database schema
  • Demonstrate the ability to import / export data from Adobe Commerce
  • Describe how to use patches and recurring set ups to modify the database

Section 3: Developing with Admin (6%)

  • Demonstrate the ability to update and create grids and forms
  • Extend Grid actions
  • Demonstrate the ability to create modifier classes
  • Demonstrate the ability to restrict access to ACL

Section 4: Customizing the Catalog (6%)

  • Apply changes to existing product types and create new ones
  • Modify and extend existing Catalog entities
  • Demonstrate the ability to manage Indexes and customize price output
  • Explain how multi-source inventory impacts stock (program level)

Section 5: Customizing Sales Operations 6%)

  • Demonstrate the ability to develop new payment methods or customize existing payment methods
  • Demonstrate the ability to add and customize shipping methods
  • Demonstrate the ability to customize sales operations
  • Explain how to customize totals

Section 6: APIs and Services (4%)

  • Demonstrate the ability to create new APIs or extend existing APIs
  • Demonstrate the ability to use the queuing system

Section 7: Adobe Commerce Cloud architecture (16%)

  • Demonstrate knowledge of Adobe Commerce architecture/environment workflow
  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of cloud project files, permission, and structure
  • Demonstrate the ability to setup multi domain based stores on Adobe Commerce Cloud (multi domain sites mix of dev work and support)
  • Demonstrate a general knowledge of application services and how to manage them (YAML , PHP, MariaDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, etc)
  • Identify how to access different types of logs
  • Demonstrate the ability to deploy a project (Main steps of deployment)
  • Define features provided by ECE tools
  • Identify uses for ECE patches (Security breach)
  • Describe how to Maintain and upgrade ECE tools
  • Distinguish when to contact support *Yaml files and limitations (DIY vs Support tickets)
  • Demonstrate basic knowledge of OOTB FASTLY features configuration and installation

Section 8: Setup/Configuring Adobe Commerce Cloud (10%)

  • Describe how to setup/configure Adobe Commerce Cloud
  • Apply Basic Cloud troubleshooting knowledge (Hierarchy of web UI and variables, configurations precedence)
  • Demonstrate understanding of cloud user management and onboarding UI
  • Describe how to update cloud variables using UI
  • Describe environment Management using UI
  • Demonstrate understanding of branching using UI
  • Identify Adobe commerce Cloud Plan capabilities

Section 9: Commerce Cloud CLI tool (Managing part) (6%)

  • Demonstrate understanding of updating cloud variables using CLI
  • Demonstrate understanding of environment Management using CLI (CLI exclusive features :activate emails, rebase environments, snapshot, db dump, local environment setup)
  • Demonstrate understanding of branching using CLI
  • Demonstrate how to troubleshoot to cloud services? (My SQL, Redis, tunnel:info)

Readiness Self-Assessment

Complete the online readiness questionnaire to see if your current experience matches the recommended minimum candidate qualification.

Practice Test

We are excited to offer free practice tests and provide a detailed coaching report upon completion of each one. You will have unlimited access to all available practice tests for Adobe’s expert-level exams. Our practice tests are developed from the same blueprints as the live exams, so they can help you gauge how you are doing in each topic area. However, taking a practice test does not guarantee that you will pass the certification exam.

Go to the Adobe Credential Management System to launch a practice test.

Go to the Scheduling Page > Practice Tests > Adobe Certification Prep Portal > click on Launch Adobe Exam Prep Portal (on the far-right side).

How to Prepare for the Exam

You are not required to complete training before taking the exam, and training alone will not provide you with the knowledge and skills required to pass the exam. A combination of training and successful, on-the-job experience are critical to providing you with the repository needed to pass the exam. Here are some suggested resources to help you prepare:

Section 1: Adobe Commerce Architecture and Customization Techniques

Section 2: Working with Databases and EAV

Section 3: Developing with Admin

Section 4: Customizing the Catalog

Section 5: Customizing Sales Operations

Section 6: APIs and Services

Section 7: Adobe Commerce Cloud Architecture

Section 8: Setup/Configuring Adobe Commerce Cloud

Section 9: Setup/Configuring Adobe Commerce Cloud

Questions?

Please contact the Adobe Credential Program Customer Support team.

The content in this exam guide is subject to changes and updates. Last update January 2023.

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