UPDATE (2025/2026) WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What are the three tiers in GW application architecture - Data, application,
presentation (or user interface/web clients)
In which tier are the following used? PCF Files, Gosu, and Data model entities? -
Presentation, application, and data respectively
For each of the following, identify if it is stored as a database table, as a table
column, or not stored in the database at all:
a) An entity (such as ABContact)
b) A physical data field (such as ABContact.CreateTime)
c) A virtual data field (such as ABContact.FullName)
d) A foreign key field (such as ABContact.AssignedUser) - a) table
b) column
c) not stored
d) column (foreign key column)
For each of the following, identify if it is stored as a database table, as a table
column, or not stored in the database at all:
a) an array key field (such as ABContact.Contact Notes)
b) a typelist (such as VendorType)
c) a typekey Field (such as ABContact.VendorType) - a) not stored in the database
b) table
c) column (foreign key column)
Name two circumstances in which you would execute the gwb genDataDictionary
command. - When you install app and when you extend Data Model (and are
concerned with data model validation beyond schema validation in Entity Editor). If
you modify system permissions or some other aspect of access and would need to
regenerate the Security Dictionary.
How many ETX files can a given entity have? - One ETX file per entity in most
cases.
What datatype do you enter for fields that will store...
a) String values?
b) Boolean values?
c) Numbers with decimal values? - a) varchar
, b) bit
c) decimal
Which datatypes require columnParam subelements? - a) decimal requires
precision and scale
b) varchar requires size
When does a GW app actually modify the physical structure of the database? -
Physical structure of the database is only modified during start-up.
Describe some of the differences between the files in the \Metadata\Typelist and
\Extensions\Typelist folders - Metadata: OOTB typelists. Not-editable. TIX and TTI
files.
Extensions: contains editable items, developers are able to make modifications here.
TTX and TTI files.
Define the broad purpose for each element category:
a) atomic widgets
b) container widgets
c) locations - a) display individual elements of data and/or functionality
b) group atomic widgets into logical groups
c) define how users move from one place in app to the next
What does a PCF file define? - A container widget or location and its contents
What does each PCF editor convention mean?
a) A container widget shaded light blue
b) a light green line
c) a red background - a) container widget is referenced by the current PCF file and
its contents are contained in another file
b) for currently selected widget tool, a new widget of that type will be placed in the
current location
c) the PCF file has an error in it
How do you deploy PCF changes? - Navigate to UI and hit Alt + Shift + L OR you
can restart the server OR you can log in as admin and reload files from Internal
Tools Reload page.
What must you specify in a widget's "value" property? - You must specify the field in
the data model that the widget is bound to.
When would you see the keyword "as" in the value property? - When the
container's base object is subtyped, and the field to which the widget is bound is at
one of the subtype levels.
What is a display key? - It is an abstract display value referenced by a widget's
label property. It can have one or more language-specific values, and when the UI is
rendered, the value matching the user's language is used.