APPIAN CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE DEVELOPER
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM 2026 TEST
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◉ Appian's Data fabric consists of numerous design objects
including:
Record Types
Custom Data Types
Data Stores
Connected Systems
Integrations
Web APIs
Which one is the most common way to work with data? Answer:
Record Types - This object allows you to connect to your enterprise
data and unify it within a single data model.
◉ Appian's ability to automate is primarily displayed using what
design object? Answer: Process Model - You'll see Appian's workflow
through the process modeler that allows you to use complex logic to
connect people, systems, robotic tasks, AI, business rules and data.
,◉ T or F: Appian's process models allow you to automate repetitive
and rule based tasks such as copying data or searching for data
online. Answer: True
◉ What is the difference between a Site and a Portal? Answer: Sites
are the user experience for the employees of your company who are
logged into your app.
Portals are the user experience for users without an Appian login.
◉ What are four use cases for a Portal? Answer: 1. Registering for an
event
2. Reporting an incident
3. Requesting an account
4. Viewing a public record
◉ What Appian capability allows you to:
- Identify the root causes of bottle necks in user workload
- Compare to see if organizational workflow stand up to company
standards and best practices
- Assess target performance of APIs Answer: Process Mining
◉ What is the key benefit of Appian's data fabric? Answer: It
connects and unifies your data within a single data model.
,◉ What Appian feature allows you to automate complex business
workflows? Answer: Process modeler
◉ What does "total experience" refer to? (Select 4)
A. It engages all users
B. It is responsive by default
C. It allows you to sell goods and services
D. It is secure by default
E. It can be built using low-code tools Answer: A, B, D, E
◉ What are the benefits of Appian Process Mining? Select three
options that apply.
A. It allows you to analyze business processes
B. It allows you to discover hidden inefficiencies
C. It minimizes manual tasks
D. It provides data to inform process improvements and automation
Answer: A, B, D
◉ What Appian design object unifies and optimizes data? Answer:
Record Type
, ◉ What three elements are found in a typical Appian app? Answer:
Create: Action to add new records
Read: Record lists and summary views
Update: Related actions to update existing records
CRUD minus the D
◉ T or F: Appian developers can create record types by connecting
to existing data sources, and they can also create record types and
tables from scratch. Answer: True
◉ How do you unify record types in Appian? Answer: Add
relationships from within the record type.
◉ What two record type features can you use to extend existing
data? Answer: Record Events (Who takes action on records and
when. Then displays a history of events to users.)
Custom record fields (You can create these to aggregate, extract,
group or modify data to provide your business users with additional
business insights. You can create a field for graphs such as sum of
column.)
◉ What type of security allows you to configure data visibility at the
row level? Answer: Record-level security in the record type
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM 2026 TEST
PAPER
◉ Appian's Data fabric consists of numerous design objects
including:
Record Types
Custom Data Types
Data Stores
Connected Systems
Integrations
Web APIs
Which one is the most common way to work with data? Answer:
Record Types - This object allows you to connect to your enterprise
data and unify it within a single data model.
◉ Appian's ability to automate is primarily displayed using what
design object? Answer: Process Model - You'll see Appian's workflow
through the process modeler that allows you to use complex logic to
connect people, systems, robotic tasks, AI, business rules and data.
,◉ T or F: Appian's process models allow you to automate repetitive
and rule based tasks such as copying data or searching for data
online. Answer: True
◉ What is the difference between a Site and a Portal? Answer: Sites
are the user experience for the employees of your company who are
logged into your app.
Portals are the user experience for users without an Appian login.
◉ What are four use cases for a Portal? Answer: 1. Registering for an
event
2. Reporting an incident
3. Requesting an account
4. Viewing a public record
◉ What Appian capability allows you to:
- Identify the root causes of bottle necks in user workload
- Compare to see if organizational workflow stand up to company
standards and best practices
- Assess target performance of APIs Answer: Process Mining
◉ What is the key benefit of Appian's data fabric? Answer: It
connects and unifies your data within a single data model.
,◉ What Appian feature allows you to automate complex business
workflows? Answer: Process modeler
◉ What does "total experience" refer to? (Select 4)
A. It engages all users
B. It is responsive by default
C. It allows you to sell goods and services
D. It is secure by default
E. It can be built using low-code tools Answer: A, B, D, E
◉ What are the benefits of Appian Process Mining? Select three
options that apply.
A. It allows you to analyze business processes
B. It allows you to discover hidden inefficiencies
C. It minimizes manual tasks
D. It provides data to inform process improvements and automation
Answer: A, B, D
◉ What Appian design object unifies and optimizes data? Answer:
Record Type
, ◉ What three elements are found in a typical Appian app? Answer:
Create: Action to add new records
Read: Record lists and summary views
Update: Related actions to update existing records
CRUD minus the D
◉ T or F: Appian developers can create record types by connecting
to existing data sources, and they can also create record types and
tables from scratch. Answer: True
◉ How do you unify record types in Appian? Answer: Add
relationships from within the record type.
◉ What two record type features can you use to extend existing
data? Answer: Record Events (Who takes action on records and
when. Then displays a history of events to users.)
Custom record fields (You can create these to aggregate, extract,
group or modify data to provide your business users with additional
business insights. You can create a field for graphs such as sum of
column.)
◉ What type of security allows you to configure data visibility at the
row level? Answer: Record-level security in the record type
