GUIDEWIRE ASSOCIATE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
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
Name two places where application logic exists. - Answer-Gosu rules
Business rules
The User Interface
Classes
Entity Names
During the Deployment phase, what happens during the Pilot step? - Answer-- Allow a
subset of users to use the system
- Gather feedback
- Triage feedback
- Implement changes as needed
What are the three components of a user story? - Answer-A role, an action, and a
reason.
What does Guidewire mean by Inception? - Answer-Guidewire projects include an
inception phase to confirm
-- the scope of the project,
--produce an initial sizing, and
--create the project baseline.
What are the key objectives from Inception? - Answer-1. Formally kick off the project
2. Train the team on base product and methodology
3. Introduce the team to agile concepts
4. Determine an approach to address any product gaps
5. Document the high-level design (HLD) for integrations
6. Explain estimation changes as a result of the workshops
Who typically attends Inception? - Answer-Product owners, SMEs, business analysts,
developers, and testers
Which criteria are used to prioritize the backlog? - Answer-(In no particular order)
Priority, value, size, risk
, What are the benefits of the Guidewire Community website? - Answer-The Community
is your one-stop shop for information about Guidewire products. There are on-demand
resources such as software downloads, knowledge articles, and documentation. Also,
this is where you can contact Guidewire Customer Support by creating a case. You can
also participate in the Community through the discussion groups.
What is the naming convention for story cards? - Answer-1. xCenter with version
2. Theme
3. Sub-Theme / Screen
4. Guidewire ID
5 Common UI areas of all InsuranceSuite products - Answer-Screen area
sidebar
tab bar
info bar
workspace
Business rules are used to create - Answer-1. Activities
2. Exposures
3. Reserves
What are the Business Rule Components? - Answer-1. Basic Information
2. Applicability criteria
3. Rule conditions
4. Rule actions
What are te logics those can be configured in PCFs? - Answer-1. Field behavior -
visibility, availability, editability
2. Screen behavior - add buttons, links, and menu items
Logic that can be configured in classes - Answer-1. New computed values or business
logic
2. Non-dev document requirements for calculations or formatting changes
3. Dev writes code to implement requirement and tests it
What are Gosu classes based on? - Answer-Business objects
What are utility classes based on? - Answer-Common, reusable tasks and calculations
Integration Mechanisms - Answer-1. Predefined plugins (authentication/geocoding)
2. Web services - xml based information exchange system
3. Messaging - exchanging messages between systems
4. Startable plugins - listens for requests from external systems 5. Batch processes -
completes work without user input
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
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
Name two places where application logic exists. - Answer-Gosu rules
Business rules
The User Interface
Classes
Entity Names
During the Deployment phase, what happens during the Pilot step? - Answer-- Allow a
subset of users to use the system
- Gather feedback
- Triage feedback
- Implement changes as needed
What are the three components of a user story? - Answer-A role, an action, and a
reason.
What does Guidewire mean by Inception? - Answer-Guidewire projects include an
inception phase to confirm
-- the scope of the project,
--produce an initial sizing, and
--create the project baseline.
What are the key objectives from Inception? - Answer-1. Formally kick off the project
2. Train the team on base product and methodology
3. Introduce the team to agile concepts
4. Determine an approach to address any product gaps
5. Document the high-level design (HLD) for integrations
6. Explain estimation changes as a result of the workshops
Who typically attends Inception? - Answer-Product owners, SMEs, business analysts,
developers, and testers
Which criteria are used to prioritize the backlog? - Answer-(In no particular order)
Priority, value, size, risk
, What are the benefits of the Guidewire Community website? - Answer-The Community
is your one-stop shop for information about Guidewire products. There are on-demand
resources such as software downloads, knowledge articles, and documentation. Also,
this is where you can contact Guidewire Customer Support by creating a case. You can
also participate in the Community through the discussion groups.
What is the naming convention for story cards? - Answer-1. xCenter with version
2. Theme
3. Sub-Theme / Screen
4. Guidewire ID
5 Common UI areas of all InsuranceSuite products - Answer-Screen area
sidebar
tab bar
info bar
workspace
Business rules are used to create - Answer-1. Activities
2. Exposures
3. Reserves
What are the Business Rule Components? - Answer-1. Basic Information
2. Applicability criteria
3. Rule conditions
4. Rule actions
What are te logics those can be configured in PCFs? - Answer-1. Field behavior -
visibility, availability, editability
2. Screen behavior - add buttons, links, and menu items
Logic that can be configured in classes - Answer-1. New computed values or business
logic
2. Non-dev document requirements for calculations or formatting changes
3. Dev writes code to implement requirement and tests it
What are Gosu classes based on? - Answer-Business objects
What are utility classes based on? - Answer-Common, reusable tasks and calculations
Integration Mechanisms - Answer-1. Predefined plugins (authentication/geocoding)
2. Web services - xml based information exchange system
3. Messaging - exchanging messages between systems
4. Startable plugins - listens for requests from external systems 5. Batch processes -
completes work without user input
