Appian Certified Developer Exam
Questions and Answers
What are the four critical capabilities of Appian? - ANSWER-1. Data fabric (Unify data
across multiple systems)
2. Automation (Automate business processes)
3. Total Experience (Engage all users across web and mobile experiences)
4. Process mining (Mine your data to discover processes that can be optimized and
automated)
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
T or F: For object security, the Viewer can evaluate the rule, view the rule definition, run
test cases and can even duplicate the rule. - ANSWER-True. Viewers are the most
basic permission level. They can use the rule and view everything but the security. They
can't change or delete the rule object. This is the default permission level for all users.
T or F: For object security, the Deny permission level has no permissions and can't
evaluate the rule. - ANSWER-False. The Deny permission level CAN evaluate the rule,
but they can't do anything else. The only permission level that has no access is called
"No Access". This is the default permission level for Default users.
When creating a site, which is an appropriate display name?
A. AA_SupervisorsSite
B. Supervisors_Site
C. Supervisor's Dashboard Site (Administrators Only)
D. supervisorssite
E. Supervisors Site - ANSWER-E. Supervisors Site. The display name is visible to the
users and should be concise, in title case (Pascal Case), and should not contain the
application's abbreviation.
Questions and Answers
What are the four critical capabilities of Appian? - ANSWER-1. Data fabric (Unify data
across multiple systems)
2. Automation (Automate business processes)
3. Total Experience (Engage all users across web and mobile experiences)
4. Process mining (Mine your data to discover processes that can be optimized and
automated)
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
T or F: For object security, the Viewer can evaluate the rule, view the rule definition, run
test cases and can even duplicate the rule. - ANSWER-True. Viewers are the most
basic permission level. They can use the rule and view everything but the security. They
can't change or delete the rule object. This is the default permission level for all users.
T or F: For object security, the Deny permission level has no permissions and can't
evaluate the rule. - ANSWER-False. The Deny permission level CAN evaluate the rule,
but they can't do anything else. The only permission level that has no access is called
"No Access". This is the default permission level for Default users.
When creating a site, which is an appropriate display name?
A. AA_SupervisorsSite
B. Supervisors_Site
C. Supervisor's Dashboard Site (Administrators Only)
D. supervisorssite
E. Supervisors Site - ANSWER-E. Supervisors Site. The display name is visible to the
users and should be concise, in title case (Pascal Case), and should not contain the
application's abbreviation.
