GUIDEWIRE ASSOCIATE EXAM (INSURANCESUITE
ANALYST FUNDAMENTALS UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What are some examples of what can be configured in the Data Model?
Answer:
Information that the base application does not store (add passport number). Values for a Typelist (add valid
values for AddressType or PhoneType). Data to support regulatory requirements.
Question:
2. What are the four main areas of configuration in a Guidewire application?
Answer:
1. User Interface
2. Data Model
3. Application Logic
4. Integration
Question:
3. What are some of the technologies used in InsuranceSuite applications?
Answer:
Page Configuration Format (PCF) files Gosu (programming language)
Question:
4. What are some reasons for a non-developer to understand the technology stack?
Answer:
To determine what data is stored and if new requirements need additional data elements. To know how and
where data is used. To communicate what data may be needed beyond what is in the base configuration..
To determine valid values or circumstances for the new data.
Question:
5. What are some examples of what can be configured in the User Interface?
Answer:
The order of fields, change labels, regroup fields (simple change). Fields on a screen (moderate
change).Screens (complex change). Screen-based logic (complex change).
Question:
6. Why is it important for non-developers to understand the basics of the UI architecture and components?
Answer:
So that they can request changes to the UI that are consistent with the base product architecture and
communicate effectively with developers.
Question:
7. What are five common areas of the UI architecture?
, Answer:
1. The Screen Area
2. The Sidebar
3. The Tab Bar
4. The Info Bar
5. The Workspace
Question:
8. Name three components of a PCF
Answer:
Card ListView Button Text Input Contact Picker Radio button Checkbox
Question:
9. What keyboard shortcut provides just the location information for a screen viewed in an Insurance- Suite
product?
Answer:
ALT+SHIFT+I displays the Location Info window
Question:
10. What tool does a developer use to configure InsuranceSuite products?
Answer:
Guidewire Studio
Question:
11. What are the two main components of the data model?
Answer:
1. Entities
2. Typelists
Question:
12. What is the purpose of the Data Dictionary?
Answer:
It shows the data elements that belong to entities and typelists.
Question:
13. What are some of the relationships between entities?
Answer:
Foreign keys - a link to a single row in another entity Array keys - a link to multiple rows in another entity
Type keys - a link to a specific value in a typelist
Question:
14. Why should a non-developer have a basic understanding of application logic?
Answer:
Most projects require some changes to application logic. Non-developers define requirements for UI
changes. Non-developers help define requirements for Gosu rules. Non-developers define requirements for
business rules.
ANALYST FUNDAMENTALS UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What are some examples of what can be configured in the Data Model?
Answer:
Information that the base application does not store (add passport number). Values for a Typelist (add valid
values for AddressType or PhoneType). Data to support regulatory requirements.
Question:
2. What are the four main areas of configuration in a Guidewire application?
Answer:
1. User Interface
2. Data Model
3. Application Logic
4. Integration
Question:
3. What are some of the technologies used in InsuranceSuite applications?
Answer:
Page Configuration Format (PCF) files Gosu (programming language)
Question:
4. What are some reasons for a non-developer to understand the technology stack?
Answer:
To determine what data is stored and if new requirements need additional data elements. To know how and
where data is used. To communicate what data may be needed beyond what is in the base configuration..
To determine valid values or circumstances for the new data.
Question:
5. What are some examples of what can be configured in the User Interface?
Answer:
The order of fields, change labels, regroup fields (simple change). Fields on a screen (moderate
change).Screens (complex change). Screen-based logic (complex change).
Question:
6. Why is it important for non-developers to understand the basics of the UI architecture and components?
Answer:
So that they can request changes to the UI that are consistent with the base product architecture and
communicate effectively with developers.
Question:
7. What are five common areas of the UI architecture?
, Answer:
1. The Screen Area
2. The Sidebar
3. The Tab Bar
4. The Info Bar
5. The Workspace
Question:
8. Name three components of a PCF
Answer:
Card ListView Button Text Input Contact Picker Radio button Checkbox
Question:
9. What keyboard shortcut provides just the location information for a screen viewed in an Insurance- Suite
product?
Answer:
ALT+SHIFT+I displays the Location Info window
Question:
10. What tool does a developer use to configure InsuranceSuite products?
Answer:
Guidewire Studio
Question:
11. What are the two main components of the data model?
Answer:
1. Entities
2. Typelists
Question:
12. What is the purpose of the Data Dictionary?
Answer:
It shows the data elements that belong to entities and typelists.
Question:
13. What are some of the relationships between entities?
Answer:
Foreign keys - a link to a single row in another entity Array keys - a link to multiple rows in another entity
Type keys - a link to a specific value in a typelist
Question:
14. Why should a non-developer have a basic understanding of application logic?
Answer:
Most projects require some changes to application logic. Non-developers define requirements for UI
changes. Non-developers help define requirements for Gosu rules. Non-developers define requirements for
business rules.
