APPIAN LEAD DEVELOPER EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Appian Architecture - Check pointing with Appian engines will
create the following type of file. Answer: kdb format
◉ Appian Architecture - search server using elastic search. Answer:
true
◉ Appian Architecture - what area ll the web servers used. Answer:
Apache and Ms IIS server
◉ Appian Architecture - Appian file system consists of. Answer: 1.
Documents
2. Process model definitions
3. Plug-ins
4. Archived process data
◉ Appian Architecture - The servers running the apian engines and
application server must run on the same operating system. Answer:
true
,◉ Appian Architecture - to configure engines, zoo keeper and Kafka
in different servers, which files need to be updated?. Answer:
Appian-topology.xml
◉ Appian Architecture - what modules used by web server to
connect to app server. Answer: 1. Apache uses mod_jk module to
connect to app server
2. MS IIS users isapi_redirect.dll plugin to connect to app server
◉ Appian Architecture - which file is used to configure connections
that point to AJP port exposed by app server?. Answer:
workers.properties
◉ Appian Architecture - high availability - software engine failover.
Answer: 1. Requires min 1 cluster with 2 engine nodes, 3 Kafka
nodes, and 3 zookeeper nodes
2. Appian recommends 3 engine nodes
3. Primary engine server replicates data to secondary and tertiary
4. Only supported in Linux
◉ Health Dashboard - Runtime KPIS. Answer: 1. Process Activity
2. Process metrics
3. Record Response Time
4. Record Sync status
, ◉ Health Dashboard - Design info dashboard sections. Answer: 1.
Design KPIs
2. Object recommendations
◉ Health Dashboard - Design KPIs - Sections. Answer: 1. Objects
with security warning
2. Rules with test cases/passed test cases
3. Unreferenced objects
◉ Health Dashboard - Design KPIs - Object Recommendations.
Answer: Will list the objects having @least one recommendation
◉ Health Dashboard - Data Issues - troubleshooting tips. Answer: 1.
What behavior did I expect, what behavior did I observe?
2. Has anything changed?
3. Check your resources
◉ Process Model - Task Activity - Purpose of quick task. Answer:
Quick task will be shown as a related action on process backed
records
◉ Main place to view rule issues is?. Answer: Design error log
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Appian Architecture - Check pointing with Appian engines will
create the following type of file. Answer: kdb format
◉ Appian Architecture - search server using elastic search. Answer:
true
◉ Appian Architecture - what area ll the web servers used. Answer:
Apache and Ms IIS server
◉ Appian Architecture - Appian file system consists of. Answer: 1.
Documents
2. Process model definitions
3. Plug-ins
4. Archived process data
◉ Appian Architecture - The servers running the apian engines and
application server must run on the same operating system. Answer:
true
,◉ Appian Architecture - to configure engines, zoo keeper and Kafka
in different servers, which files need to be updated?. Answer:
Appian-topology.xml
◉ Appian Architecture - what modules used by web server to
connect to app server. Answer: 1. Apache uses mod_jk module to
connect to app server
2. MS IIS users isapi_redirect.dll plugin to connect to app server
◉ Appian Architecture - which file is used to configure connections
that point to AJP port exposed by app server?. Answer:
workers.properties
◉ Appian Architecture - high availability - software engine failover.
Answer: 1. Requires min 1 cluster with 2 engine nodes, 3 Kafka
nodes, and 3 zookeeper nodes
2. Appian recommends 3 engine nodes
3. Primary engine server replicates data to secondary and tertiary
4. Only supported in Linux
◉ Health Dashboard - Runtime KPIS. Answer: 1. Process Activity
2. Process metrics
3. Record Response Time
4. Record Sync status
, ◉ Health Dashboard - Design info dashboard sections. Answer: 1.
Design KPIs
2. Object recommendations
◉ Health Dashboard - Design KPIs - Sections. Answer: 1. Objects
with security warning
2. Rules with test cases/passed test cases
3. Unreferenced objects
◉ Health Dashboard - Design KPIs - Object Recommendations.
Answer: Will list the objects having @least one recommendation
◉ Health Dashboard - Data Issues - troubleshooting tips. Answer: 1.
What behavior did I expect, what behavior did I observe?
2. Has anything changed?
3. Check your resources
◉ Process Model - Task Activity - Purpose of quick task. Answer:
Quick task will be shown as a related action on process backed
records
◉ Main place to view rule issues is?. Answer: Design error log
