CERTIFIED PEGA BUSINESS ARCHITECT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
A _______________ delivers a meaningful business outcome to a customer, partner, or internal
stakeholder.
case - Answers case
The modeling technique used to describe in business terms how a business application should
work is called ______________. - Answers case life cycle design
What are the main differences between an optional user action and an optional process? -
Answers An optional user action is a single task and typically returns to the primary path of a
case, whereas an optional process is a series of steps that may or may not return to the primary
path of a case.
What should you consider before creating a user view?
. - Answers Consider what fields the users need to see, how values will be entered, and whether
users can modify or only read the values
You have added fields for entering the name and address of a loan applicant. What validation
methods would you use? - Answers Define the name and address properties as text property
types and use text input controls.
Which validation method would be appropriate for checking that a user enters a date for
scheduling a home inspection that is in the future? - Answers A validate rule
How would you ensure that a user always enters 20 characters in a field? - Answers You would
use editable settings to set both the minimum and maximum number to 20 characters.
Validate rules enable you to use a single property when ______________. - Answers different
values are required based on business logic
How is the validation creation process in Pega Express different than the process in Designer
Studio? - Answers First, Pega Express automatically applies the validation rule to the flow action
that corresponds to the user view. Second, Pega Express only supports comparisons against a
constant value.
Why must a validation condition that tests whether a date is in the future or the past be
configured in Designer Studio? - Answers Validating that a date is in the future or the past
requires the use of a function.
You have added a field for entering a U.S. phone number. Do you use a integer data type or an
edit validate rule to validate that the phone number is in the correct format? - Answers An edit
validate rule ensures that the phone number contains the correct number of digits. The integer
, data type only ensures that the user enters numbers in the field.
You have a requirement to add a bank checking account number field to a view. Routing
numbers must contain nine digits. How would you configure the field to support this
requirement? - Answers Use an edit validate rule that validates the routing number pattern.
ou have a requirement to add to a view a check box that indicates the user qualifies for an auto
insurance discount. In order to qualify, two conditions must be met. First, the user must be older
than 25. Second, the user cannot have received a traffic violation in the past three years. Unless
both conditions are met and the user selects the check box, the form displays an error when the
user submits the form. Which one of the following approaches would you use to support this
requirement? - Answers Use a single validate rule to verify both of these conditions.
You are adding a field to your case type in which users must enter the day, month, and year they
were hired before the user can submit the user form. The field type must enforce a date format.
What two validation approaches would you use to meet the validation requirements? (Choose
Two) - Answers Use the required option
Define the field type as a date
What is the difference between a top-level case and a child case? - Answers A child case has a
relationship with the parent case and a top-level case does not.
What are the two ways you can configure a Wait step to pause a case? - Answers You can
configure a case to wait for a set amount of time or until a subcase reaches a defined status.
Which requirement is best implemented using a Wait step in a case? - Answers You cannot
complete a purchase case on a website unless you complete a new account child case.
In an mortgage application, the user creates a loan request. In order for the loan request to be
approved, the loan officer must receive the results of an appraisal. How would you configure the
case types to reflect their relationship? - Answers Make loan request a parent case type, and
appraisal a child case type.
In an online shopping application, the primary case type PurchaseOrder has two child case
types: Payment and Packaging. In processing PurchaseOrder case PO-11, Payment case Pay-37
and Packaging case Pac-56 are created. Which statement about the processing of PO-11, Pay-
37, and Pac-56 is correct? - Answers Both Pay-37 and Pac-56 have to be resolved before PO-11
can be resolved.
When does data propagation occur? - Answers When a case is created
You have a purchase request case and want to spin off a supplier case for a new supplier. How
can you copy data to the supplier case? - Answers With a data transform
Use __________ to sum a value in a child case and record the total value in the parent case. -
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
A _______________ delivers a meaningful business outcome to a customer, partner, or internal
stakeholder.
case - Answers case
The modeling technique used to describe in business terms how a business application should
work is called ______________. - Answers case life cycle design
What are the main differences between an optional user action and an optional process? -
Answers An optional user action is a single task and typically returns to the primary path of a
case, whereas an optional process is a series of steps that may or may not return to the primary
path of a case.
What should you consider before creating a user view?
. - Answers Consider what fields the users need to see, how values will be entered, and whether
users can modify or only read the values
You have added fields for entering the name and address of a loan applicant. What validation
methods would you use? - Answers Define the name and address properties as text property
types and use text input controls.
Which validation method would be appropriate for checking that a user enters a date for
scheduling a home inspection that is in the future? - Answers A validate rule
How would you ensure that a user always enters 20 characters in a field? - Answers You would
use editable settings to set both the minimum and maximum number to 20 characters.
Validate rules enable you to use a single property when ______________. - Answers different
values are required based on business logic
How is the validation creation process in Pega Express different than the process in Designer
Studio? - Answers First, Pega Express automatically applies the validation rule to the flow action
that corresponds to the user view. Second, Pega Express only supports comparisons against a
constant value.
Why must a validation condition that tests whether a date is in the future or the past be
configured in Designer Studio? - Answers Validating that a date is in the future or the past
requires the use of a function.
You have added a field for entering a U.S. phone number. Do you use a integer data type or an
edit validate rule to validate that the phone number is in the correct format? - Answers An edit
validate rule ensures that the phone number contains the correct number of digits. The integer
, data type only ensures that the user enters numbers in the field.
You have a requirement to add a bank checking account number field to a view. Routing
numbers must contain nine digits. How would you configure the field to support this
requirement? - Answers Use an edit validate rule that validates the routing number pattern.
ou have a requirement to add to a view a check box that indicates the user qualifies for an auto
insurance discount. In order to qualify, two conditions must be met. First, the user must be older
than 25. Second, the user cannot have received a traffic violation in the past three years. Unless
both conditions are met and the user selects the check box, the form displays an error when the
user submits the form. Which one of the following approaches would you use to support this
requirement? - Answers Use a single validate rule to verify both of these conditions.
You are adding a field to your case type in which users must enter the day, month, and year they
were hired before the user can submit the user form. The field type must enforce a date format.
What two validation approaches would you use to meet the validation requirements? (Choose
Two) - Answers Use the required option
Define the field type as a date
What is the difference between a top-level case and a child case? - Answers A child case has a
relationship with the parent case and a top-level case does not.
What are the two ways you can configure a Wait step to pause a case? - Answers You can
configure a case to wait for a set amount of time or until a subcase reaches a defined status.
Which requirement is best implemented using a Wait step in a case? - Answers You cannot
complete a purchase case on a website unless you complete a new account child case.
In an mortgage application, the user creates a loan request. In order for the loan request to be
approved, the loan officer must receive the results of an appraisal. How would you configure the
case types to reflect their relationship? - Answers Make loan request a parent case type, and
appraisal a child case type.
In an online shopping application, the primary case type PurchaseOrder has two child case
types: Payment and Packaging. In processing PurchaseOrder case PO-11, Payment case Pay-37
and Packaging case Pac-56 are created. Which statement about the processing of PO-11, Pay-
37, and Pac-56 is correct? - Answers Both Pay-37 and Pac-56 have to be resolved before PO-11
can be resolved.
When does data propagation occur? - Answers When a case is created
You have a purchase request case and want to spin off a supplier case for a new supplier. How
can you copy data to the supplier case? - Answers With a data transform
Use __________ to sum a value in a child case and record the total value in the parent case. -
