Magento 2 Certified Professional Developer notes

1. Magento Architecture and Customization Techniques (18%)
   1.1 Describe Magento’s module based architecture
   1.2 Describe Magento’s directory structure
   1.3 Utilize configuration XML and variables scope
   1.4 Demonstrate how to use dependency injection
   1.5 Demonstrate ability to use plugins
   1.6 Configure event observers and scheduled jobs
   1.7 Utilize the CLI
   1.8 Demonstrate the ability to manage the cache
2. Request Flow Processing (12%)
   2.1 Utilize modes and application initialization
   2.2 Demonstrate ability to process URLs in Magento
   2.3 Demonstrate ability to customize request routing
   2.4 Determine the layout initialization process
3. Customizing the Magento UI (10%)
   3.1 Demonstrate ability to utilize themes and the template structure
   3.2 Determine how to use blocks
   3.3 Demonstrate ability to use layout and XML schema
   3.4 Utilize JavaScript in Magento
4. Working with Databases in Magento (7%)
   4.1 Demonstrate ability to use data related classes
5. Using the Entity-Attribute-Value -EAV- Model (8%)
   5.2 Demonstrate ability to use EAV entity load and save
6. Developing with Adminhtml (10%)
   6.1 Describe common structure architecture
   6.2 Define form and grid widgets
   6.4 Utilize ACL to set menu items and permissions
7. Customizing the Catalog (12%)
   7.1 Demonstrate ability to use products and product types
   7.2 Describe price functionality
   7.3 Demonstrate ability to use and customize categories
   7.4 Determine and manage catalog rules
8. Customizing the Checkout Process (13%)
   8.1 Demonstrate ability to use quote, quote item, address, and shopping cart rules in checkout
   8.2 Demonstrate ability to use totals models
   8.3 Demonstrate ability to customize the shopping cart
   8.4 Demonstrate ability to customize shipping and payment methods
9. Sales Operations (5%)
   9.1 Demonstrate ability to customize sales operations
10. Customer Management (5%)
    10.1 Demonstrate ability to customize My Account
    10.2 Demonstrate ability to customize customer functionality

• 60 Multiple Choice items
• 90 minutes to complete the exam
• A score of 64% or higher is needed to pass the Magento 2 Certified Professional Developer exam
• Based on Magento Open Source (2.2) and Magento Commerce (2.2), but applicable to those using any version of Magento 2.

• Magento 2 Certified Professional Developer
• Magento 2.2 Developer Documentation
• Markdown Cheatsheet
• Markdown Cheatsheet RU
• Swiftotter Study Guide

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