APPIAN CERTIFIED DEVELOPER
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Local Variable - ANSWER-Define and store temporary values within an expression.
Unlike rule inputs, local variables do not pass data into and out of an interface.
Can only be used within the context of a particular expression and can only be
accessed within the function that defines it.
What is the best place to assess the performance of a single interface?
A) Health Check
B) Task Report
C) Performance View
D) Process Analytics - ANSWER-C) Performance View
Interfaces - ANSWER-Components within Appian that allow users to interact with the
application
Rule Inputs - ANSWER-Variables that pass data into or out of an interface
What is a way to start a process from an interface?
A) Process Messaging
B) Start Process Link
C) Process Start Event
D) Start Process Smart Service - ANSWER-B) Start Process Link
Ways to start a process model - ANSWER-Record action
From within other processes
Through interfaces
Automatically
Outside Appian:
1) Using a Web API to call the Start Process smart service or initiate a process from
Appian RPA
2) Sending an email
, 3) Exposing your process model as a web service
Workflow Nodes - ANSWER-Consist of Human Tasks, Activities, Events, and
Gateways
Smart Services - ANSWER-Provide specialized business services
Process Variables - ANSWER-Allow passing data into, through, and out of process
models; can be referenced at any point of a process
Process Node (Activity Class Parameters) - ANSWER-Have inputs and outputs; their
data can only be referenced from within that node
What is the recommended action to prevent a user from accessing Appian? -
ANSWER-Deactivate the user's account
If your data lives in a relational database or a database table, how can the record
type access your source data? (Choose all that apply)
A) Through a web service
B) Through a process model
C) Through a cached copy of your database table (if data sync is enabled)
D) Through a Data Store Entity (DSE) - ANSWER-C) Through a cached copy of your
database table (if data sync is enabled)
AND
D) Through a Data Store Entity (DSE)
A record for Employee has been created, with a related action to update an
employee. This action should only be accessible to a certain user group.
How can you manage access to the related action?
A) In the Context setting of the Related Action
B) In the Interface Security within the Process Model
C) In the Related Action Shortcuts setting of the Record View
D) In the Visibility setting of the Related Action - ANSWER-D) In the Visibility setting
of the Related Action
You are configuring a script task and need to output to a target process variable.
Which THREE operators are available in the Operator list for a custom output?
A) is stored at index
B) is multiplied by
C) is added to
D) is appended to list
E) is stored as - ANSWER-A) is stored at index
D) is appended to list
E) is stored as
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Local Variable - ANSWER-Define and store temporary values within an expression.
Unlike rule inputs, local variables do not pass data into and out of an interface.
Can only be used within the context of a particular expression and can only be
accessed within the function that defines it.
What is the best place to assess the performance of a single interface?
A) Health Check
B) Task Report
C) Performance View
D) Process Analytics - ANSWER-C) Performance View
Interfaces - ANSWER-Components within Appian that allow users to interact with the
application
Rule Inputs - ANSWER-Variables that pass data into or out of an interface
What is a way to start a process from an interface?
A) Process Messaging
B) Start Process Link
C) Process Start Event
D) Start Process Smart Service - ANSWER-B) Start Process Link
Ways to start a process model - ANSWER-Record action
From within other processes
Through interfaces
Automatically
Outside Appian:
1) Using a Web API to call the Start Process smart service or initiate a process from
Appian RPA
2) Sending an email
, 3) Exposing your process model as a web service
Workflow Nodes - ANSWER-Consist of Human Tasks, Activities, Events, and
Gateways
Smart Services - ANSWER-Provide specialized business services
Process Variables - ANSWER-Allow passing data into, through, and out of process
models; can be referenced at any point of a process
Process Node (Activity Class Parameters) - ANSWER-Have inputs and outputs; their
data can only be referenced from within that node
What is the recommended action to prevent a user from accessing Appian? -
ANSWER-Deactivate the user's account
If your data lives in a relational database or a database table, how can the record
type access your source data? (Choose all that apply)
A) Through a web service
B) Through a process model
C) Through a cached copy of your database table (if data sync is enabled)
D) Through a Data Store Entity (DSE) - ANSWER-C) Through a cached copy of your
database table (if data sync is enabled)
AND
D) Through a Data Store Entity (DSE)
A record for Employee has been created, with a related action to update an
employee. This action should only be accessible to a certain user group.
How can you manage access to the related action?
A) In the Context setting of the Related Action
B) In the Interface Security within the Process Model
C) In the Related Action Shortcuts setting of the Record View
D) In the Visibility setting of the Related Action - ANSWER-D) In the Visibility setting
of the Related Action
You are configuring a script task and need to output to a target process variable.
Which THREE operators are available in the Operator list for a custom output?
A) is stored at index
B) is multiplied by
C) is added to
D) is appended to list
E) is stored as - ANSWER-A) is stored at index
D) is appended to list
E) is stored as
