APPIAN SENIOR DEV EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (ALREADY
GRADED A+)
When creating a Web API, which two items are configured in the administration
console? (Choose 2) - ANSWER-1. Service Account
2. API Key
Which review format is the most efficient way to coach team members to improve code
quality? - ANSWER-Peer dev review
You have configured a process model to send an email to one or more recipients using
the out-of-the-box Send EMail node. Executing the process model results in the Send
EMail node encountering this error: "Error: Email could not be sent." Where do you go
first to find more details on why the node encountered an error? - ANSWER-Investigate
the application server stdout.log
Using the View, you pull a report on different employee transactions. You receive the
following error "a!queryEntity: An error occurred while retrieving the data." What is the
most likely root cause? - ANSWER-The view contains a large number of rows, requiring
more time to fetch the data
You are facing issues when attempting to establish a SAML connection to an identity
provider. You determine you need to increase the authentication-specific logging levels
to that you can view trace level statements about the connection attempt in the
application server log. Which property file should you update to modify the log output
level? - ANSWER-appian_log4j.properties
During the design review, you identified slow-operating expression rules querying a
specific data store. Which metric from the data_store_details.csv file will help you
understand the "number of operations against data stores? - ANSWER-Total count
Your table contains several indexes. Which two statements regarding indexes are
correct? (Choose 2) - ANSWER-1. Indexes decrease the performance of Write
operations
2. Indexes increase the performance of Read operations
You are creating a table to store book information for a library. The book has a
reference number (ISBN_ID), as well as a unique identifier (BOOK_ID). For the CDT to
be created, which data type should you choose for the BOOK_ID? - ANSWER-Number
(Integer)
, You are about to deploy a package to another environment. Which two statements are
true? - ANSWER-1. It is not possible to undo changes from an import to all types of
objects
2. It is possible to import the same package multiple times
You are using pie charts. What is the correct representation of Appian best practices? -
ANSWER-1. Pie charts should only be used to represent data that can be places into
identical categories
2. Use pie charts to show proportional data
During a sprint retrospective meeting, you need to get the team thinking about the
outcomes of the last sprint. What two basic questions should you ask? - ANSWER-1.
What went well?
2. What didn't go well and can be improved?
In Scrum, who is the right person responsible for prioritizing product backlog? -
ANSWER-Product Owner
More than one user is editing the same record in the database. With XSD, how do you
avoid the collision of data from Application? - ANSWER-@Version
There is a need to relate two entities in the data structure: Employee and Skill.
Employees can have multiple skills, and a single skill can relate to multiple employees.
What kind of relationship would these entities have, and what is the minimum number of
tables required to implement the design, according to Appian best practices? -
ANSWER-Many-to-many: 3 tables
You are creating an ERD that models the data for a college and includes a Many-to-
Many relationship, Student-to-Class, where a student can be enrolled in multiple
classes, and a class can enroll multiple students. How can you handle this relationship
so that it can be supported in Appian and remain in the least First Normal Form? -
ANSWER-A joining table can be used to hold instances of Student/Class relationships
You need to show joined data from 5 tables. Each table contains a large number of
rows and could generate a large result set after executing the joins. The business is not
expecting live data, and a 2-hour refresh is acceptable. Performance is a top priority.
What should you use? - ANSWER-Stored procedure
A lead designer receives this requirement: Every time a record is modified, the data
changes must be stored for audit. Which design is the most efficient and has the least
impact on the Appian application? - ANSWER-Create a web API call to an audit history
system and write the audit trail to file
You are on a project where the goal is to use Appian sites to create and edit invoices
issued to customers. This process model is being used as a related action, to edit an
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (ALREADY
GRADED A+)
When creating a Web API, which two items are configured in the administration
console? (Choose 2) - ANSWER-1. Service Account
2. API Key
Which review format is the most efficient way to coach team members to improve code
quality? - ANSWER-Peer dev review
You have configured a process model to send an email to one or more recipients using
the out-of-the-box Send EMail node. Executing the process model results in the Send
EMail node encountering this error: "Error: Email could not be sent." Where do you go
first to find more details on why the node encountered an error? - ANSWER-Investigate
the application server stdout.log
Using the View, you pull a report on different employee transactions. You receive the
following error "a!queryEntity: An error occurred while retrieving the data." What is the
most likely root cause? - ANSWER-The view contains a large number of rows, requiring
more time to fetch the data
You are facing issues when attempting to establish a SAML connection to an identity
provider. You determine you need to increase the authentication-specific logging levels
to that you can view trace level statements about the connection attempt in the
application server log. Which property file should you update to modify the log output
level? - ANSWER-appian_log4j.properties
During the design review, you identified slow-operating expression rules querying a
specific data store. Which metric from the data_store_details.csv file will help you
understand the "number of operations against data stores? - ANSWER-Total count
Your table contains several indexes. Which two statements regarding indexes are
correct? (Choose 2) - ANSWER-1. Indexes decrease the performance of Write
operations
2. Indexes increase the performance of Read operations
You are creating a table to store book information for a library. The book has a
reference number (ISBN_ID), as well as a unique identifier (BOOK_ID). For the CDT to
be created, which data type should you choose for the BOOK_ID? - ANSWER-Number
(Integer)
, You are about to deploy a package to another environment. Which two statements are
true? - ANSWER-1. It is not possible to undo changes from an import to all types of
objects
2. It is possible to import the same package multiple times
You are using pie charts. What is the correct representation of Appian best practices? -
ANSWER-1. Pie charts should only be used to represent data that can be places into
identical categories
2. Use pie charts to show proportional data
During a sprint retrospective meeting, you need to get the team thinking about the
outcomes of the last sprint. What two basic questions should you ask? - ANSWER-1.
What went well?
2. What didn't go well and can be improved?
In Scrum, who is the right person responsible for prioritizing product backlog? -
ANSWER-Product Owner
More than one user is editing the same record in the database. With XSD, how do you
avoid the collision of data from Application? - ANSWER-@Version
There is a need to relate two entities in the data structure: Employee and Skill.
Employees can have multiple skills, and a single skill can relate to multiple employees.
What kind of relationship would these entities have, and what is the minimum number of
tables required to implement the design, according to Appian best practices? -
ANSWER-Many-to-many: 3 tables
You are creating an ERD that models the data for a college and includes a Many-to-
Many relationship, Student-to-Class, where a student can be enrolled in multiple
classes, and a class can enroll multiple students. How can you handle this relationship
so that it can be supported in Appian and remain in the least First Normal Form? -
ANSWER-A joining table can be used to hold instances of Student/Class relationships
You need to show joined data from 5 tables. Each table contains a large number of
rows and could generate a large result set after executing the joins. The business is not
expecting live data, and a 2-hour refresh is acceptable. Performance is a top priority.
What should you use? - ANSWER-Stored procedure
A lead designer receives this requirement: Every time a record is modified, the data
changes must be stored for audit. Which design is the most efficient and has the least
impact on the Appian application? - ANSWER-Create a web API call to an audit history
system and write the audit trail to file
You are on a project where the goal is to use Appian sites to create and edit invoices
issued to customers. This process model is being used as a related action, to edit an
