CERTIFIED PEGA SYSTEM ARCHITECT (PEGACPSA25V1: CPSA) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES 2026 JUST
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Exam Overview:
The Certified Pega System Architect (CPSA) exam tests candidates’ understanding of Pega
Platform fundamentals, focusing on building robust, maintainable, and scalable applications.
Candidates should expect questions on:
1. Pega Platform Fundamentals – Case management, stages, steps, and work objects.
2. Application Rules and Data Modeling – Classes, properties, data types, and integration.
3. User Interface (UI) and Forms – Harnesses, sections, layouts, controls, and dynamic UI
features.
4. Business Rules and Decisioning – Decision tables, strategies, and validation rules.
5. Flows and Flow Actions – Flow shapes, assignment handling, subflows, and exceptions.
6. Process Automation and Work Distribution – Routing, assignments, SLA, and work
queues.
7. Security, Authentication, and Access Control – Roles, access groups, privileges, and
security layers.
8. Pega Tools and Reporting – Reports, lists, charts, and audit features.
9. Best Practices – Application design, reuse, rule delegation, and performance
optimization.
Exam Format:
• 80–100 multiple-choice questions (hard-level)
• Focus on conceptual understanding, practical scenarios, and problem-solving
• Duration: ~2 hours
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Question 1:
In Pega, what is the primary purpose of a case type?
A) Define the structure, lifecycle, and processing of a business
transaction
B) Store user interface themes
C) Log system errors only
D) Manage security roles
Answer: A) Define the structure, lifecycle, and processing of a
business transaction
Rationale:
Case types in Pega represent business transactions or work
items, outlining stages, steps, and process flow. They are central
to case management.
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Question 2:
Which of the following is a valid use of a property in Pega?
A) Capture and store data about a case, user, or process
B) Execute system-level code
C) Define report layout only
D) Configure access groups
Answer: A) Capture and store data about a case, user, or
process
Rationale:
Properties in Pega are data fields that hold values used
throughout the case lifecycle or application.
Question 3:
Which rule type is used to define user interface layouts and
forms in Pega?
A) Section
B) Flow
C) Decision Table
D) Access Group
Answer: A) Section
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Rationale:
Sections are UI containers used in harnesses and portals to
present data and controls to users.
Question 4:
What is the difference between a Stage and a Step in Pega case
design?
A) A stage groups steps logically; a step represents an individual
action
B) A stage executes code; a step stores data
C) A step can contain stages; a stage cannot
D) Stages are only for reporting
Answer: A) A stage groups steps logically; a step represents an
individual action
Rationale:
Stages provide logical phases of a case, while steps define
individual tasks or assignments within those phases.
Question 5:
Which flow shape is used to send a case to a human for action?
A) Assignment
B) Utility