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Table of Content

Chapter 1: Introduction …… 13
Chapter 2: Integration Concepts and Terminology …… 20
Chapter 3: Integration Problem-Solving …… 29
Chapter 4: Integration Technical Complexities and Patterns …… 36
Chapter 5: Anypoint Platform for System Integration …… 42

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Description

Preface

Welcome to our ebook, “Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Associate Study Guide”. This resource has been meticulously crafted to provide a comprehensive guide for those who are aspiring to take a significant step in their MuleSoft career.

Who is this book for
This book is primarily aimed at individuals looking to take the Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Associate Study Guide. Whether you’re an absolute beginner seeking to kick-start your journey in MuleSoft, or you are a professional who’s familiar with the platform and looking to validate your skills, this guide provides a well-structured path to prepare for the certification.

This book will also be beneficial for IT professionals who want to understand MuleSofts’s capabilities and potential, team leaders who manage MuleSoft projects, and any ambitious individuals keen on delving into the MuleSoft ecosystem.

Exam details
The Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Associate Study Guide is a testament to your knowledge and skills in MuleSoft. It proves your ability to implement, configure, and manage MuleSoft applications in real-world scenarios.

The exam typically comprises 40 multiple-choice questions to be answered in 90 minutes. A passing score is 70%, meaning you must correctly answer at least 28 questions. However, bear in mind that MuleSoft exams are subject to change, and the exact format and passing score may vary.

Exam outline
The exam validates that you can perform the following tasks.

Identify the roles, responsibilities, and lifecycle phases of a typical integration project

  • Identify the common reasons that IT integration projects frequently fail
  • Define the IT delivery gap and describe MuleSoft’s approach to closing it
  • Describe the characteristics and roles of an API-led IT delivery model that emphasizes both production and consumption
  • Describe the common delivery methodologies for integration projects
  • Identify key DevOps practices and tools for building, testing, deploying, and delivering integration solutions
  • Identify and describe the steps of the design, implement, and management stages of MuleSoft’s recommended product-centric API lifecycle
  • Describe the roles and responsibilities within a typical MuleSoft integration project team



Recognize and interpret essential integration concepts and terminology used by MuleSoft architects and developers

  • Distinguish between Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Identify the types of virtualization, computing, and storage infrastructure required by enterprise systems and describe the principles of system scalability
  • Classify and describe common networking protocols used in system communication
  • Recognize the differences between common data formats (e.g., XML, YAML, and JSON) used in transformations and configuration files
  • Define and describe the core concepts of API and enterprise system security
  • Identify and describe the HTTP components that enable RESTful web services
  • Define and correctly use the terms API implementation, API proxy, API interface, API client/consumer, and API invocation
  • Identify and classify RESTful, SOAP, AsyncAPI, and GraphQL APIs


Recognize common integration problems, deconstruct them into their fundamental integration use cases, and identify the appropriate technologies to solve them

  • Classify and describe the characteristics of common enterprise systems
  • Classify and describe the tradeoffs of legacy and modern integration approaches
  • Given a complex business problem, identify the fundamental integration use cases that can deliver an end-to-end business solution
  • Given a scenario, compare, contrast and recommend the components and tools of a successful deployment strategy.
  • Describe the purpose and function of the different classes of integration technologies
  • Identify the types of integration technologies that are most suitable to realize different integration use cases and business scenarios
  • Deconstruct an integration solution into its integration system constituents



Explain the common technical complexities and patterns that are central in integration development

  • Describe the differences between the request-reply, one-way, multicast, batch, and stream interaction patterns
  • Explain the differences between the aggregation, orchestration, and choreography composition patterns
  • Describe the purpose of an API specification and the benefits of following a design-first approach to API development
  • Describe and compare observability approaches for integration solutions including logs, metrics, and tracing
  • Design Mule applications using common features of core connectors
  • Describe the differences between cloud, hybrid, and on-premise deployment architectures
  • Describe the differences and tradeoffs between monolithic and microservices application architectures
  • Describe the difference between a service mesh and an API gateway

Describe the components and benefits of Anypoint Platform for system integration

  • Identify the primary components of Anypoint Platform and their benefits for system integration
  • Identify and describe the common characteristics of popular Anypoint Connectors for connecting to software applications, databases, and protocols
  • Identify the components and describe the benefits of the Anypoint Platform runtime planes and control planes
  • Describe the MuleSoft-hosted and customer-hosted deployment options for Anypoint Platform
  • Describe the uses and benefits of the Anypoint Platform development tools and languages for integration developers and DevOps teams
  • Describe and classify the types of reusable assets in Anypoint Exchange that form the building blocks of integration solutions

Describe the components and benefits of Anypoint Platform for API management

 

  • Identify the primary components of Anypoint Platform and their benefits for API management
  • Identify how MuleSoft products realize the goals of full lifecycle API development and Universal API Management (UAPIM)
  • Explain the advantages of API-led connectivity with Anypoint Platform over other integration and API management approaches



This ebook covers all these areas in detail. We delve deep into each topic, breaking down complex concepts into comprehensible nuggets. We also provide practical examples and scenarios to aid your understanding and prepare you for the type of questions you might encounter in the exam.