APPIAN CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE
DEVELOPER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A)
At what point should personas be created? - ANSWER-Sprint 0
What is the difference between the analyst and designer view of the process modeler? -
ANSWER-The analyst view is for drawing the flow whereas the designer view is for
configuring the process flow to work
If youre unsure what application an object is located in, where would you go to find the
object? - ANSWER-Object view
Which of these attributes of a good demo? - ANSWER-Systematic walkthrough, tell the
audience what they'll see, starting with small features and ending with the most
important
Which users can create groups in Appian? - ANSWER-System Administrators
What should analysts do during testing phases? - ANSWER-Run the testing
procedures, identify high impact areas during testing, set up automated testing scripts
Which filter options are available for news - ANSWER-All
What interfaces are created for designers? - ANSWER-Appian Designer, Run Time
data/designer, Admin Console
This represents something a user can do and covers functionality that needs to be built?
- ANSWER-Epic
Which of the following items can be an expression rule directly reference? - ANSWER-
All
When are local variables defined in the with() function refreshed? - ANSWER-With each
evaluation of the interface
Which of the following would best represent in a record? - ANSWER-Item in Catalog
Which of the following can you access from within a record? - ANSWER-Related Action,
Additional Views, News
At which record level will you see a summary view? - ANSWER-Record View
, This adds detail to a functional specification and determines what is required to consider
this completed? - ANSWER-Acceptance Criteria
Which is not a configurabe parameter of a!query()? - ANSWER-entity
Wich of the following is true about the designer interfaces? - ANSWER-The designer
interfaces are where you can configure objects for the application
What nodes represent a form assigned to a person? - ANSWER-User Input Atasks
To act upon existig data from which tab would you start a process? - ANSWER-Records
A company has just purchased Appian to replace their existing system. What should
they avoid when choosing their first project? - ANSWER-Requirements gathered by
someone who is unfamiliar with the Appian platform, An exact replacement of the
existing system
Which groups are available in Appian by default? - ANSWER-Process model creators,
tempo message audience groups, application users
At a minimum, which of the following security priviledges does a user need to see an
Action in Tempo? - ANSWER-Viewer rights to the application that holds the action,
Initiator rights to the process model the action calls
What is the difference between using the increment constant and update constant smart
services? - ANSWER-Update constant can change the constant to any new value, while
increment constant adds or subtracts a number (integer), update constant changes the
version of the constant, while increment constant does not change the version.
How can a quick task be disabled? - ANSWER-The process flow hits a Terminate
Event, The quick task is submitted, the quick task node triggers an exception
What is the interface Designer? - ANSWER-It is a tool that helps design SAIL interfaces
Which gateway node would you use if you wanted the process to continue down one or
two more paths, based on logic you set? - ANSWER-Complex
what functions are used to define local variables? - ANSWER-with(), load()
What is the fastest way to query a database? - ANSWER-a!queryEntity()
What is an application in Appian? - ANSWER-A container for all of the objects that
make a bussiness solution
DEVELOPER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A)
At what point should personas be created? - ANSWER-Sprint 0
What is the difference between the analyst and designer view of the process modeler? -
ANSWER-The analyst view is for drawing the flow whereas the designer view is for
configuring the process flow to work
If youre unsure what application an object is located in, where would you go to find the
object? - ANSWER-Object view
Which of these attributes of a good demo? - ANSWER-Systematic walkthrough, tell the
audience what they'll see, starting with small features and ending with the most
important
Which users can create groups in Appian? - ANSWER-System Administrators
What should analysts do during testing phases? - ANSWER-Run the testing
procedures, identify high impact areas during testing, set up automated testing scripts
Which filter options are available for news - ANSWER-All
What interfaces are created for designers? - ANSWER-Appian Designer, Run Time
data/designer, Admin Console
This represents something a user can do and covers functionality that needs to be built?
- ANSWER-Epic
Which of the following items can be an expression rule directly reference? - ANSWER-
All
When are local variables defined in the with() function refreshed? - ANSWER-With each
evaluation of the interface
Which of the following would best represent in a record? - ANSWER-Item in Catalog
Which of the following can you access from within a record? - ANSWER-Related Action,
Additional Views, News
At which record level will you see a summary view? - ANSWER-Record View
, This adds detail to a functional specification and determines what is required to consider
this completed? - ANSWER-Acceptance Criteria
Which is not a configurabe parameter of a!query()? - ANSWER-entity
Wich of the following is true about the designer interfaces? - ANSWER-The designer
interfaces are where you can configure objects for the application
What nodes represent a form assigned to a person? - ANSWER-User Input Atasks
To act upon existig data from which tab would you start a process? - ANSWER-Records
A company has just purchased Appian to replace their existing system. What should
they avoid when choosing their first project? - ANSWER-Requirements gathered by
someone who is unfamiliar with the Appian platform, An exact replacement of the
existing system
Which groups are available in Appian by default? - ANSWER-Process model creators,
tempo message audience groups, application users
At a minimum, which of the following security priviledges does a user need to see an
Action in Tempo? - ANSWER-Viewer rights to the application that holds the action,
Initiator rights to the process model the action calls
What is the difference between using the increment constant and update constant smart
services? - ANSWER-Update constant can change the constant to any new value, while
increment constant adds or subtracts a number (integer), update constant changes the
version of the constant, while increment constant does not change the version.
How can a quick task be disabled? - ANSWER-The process flow hits a Terminate
Event, The quick task is submitted, the quick task node triggers an exception
What is the interface Designer? - ANSWER-It is a tool that helps design SAIL interfaces
Which gateway node would you use if you wanted the process to continue down one or
two more paths, based on logic you set? - ANSWER-Complex
what functions are used to define local variables? - ANSWER-with(), load()
What is the fastest way to query a database? - ANSWER-a!queryEntity()
What is an application in Appian? - ANSWER-A container for all of the objects that
make a bussiness solution
