CPSA - Certified Pega System Architect Application Rules and Rulesets Questions and Answers

Question 1

An enterprise has a 'Foundation' application that contains common data types and UI elements.
A new 'Claims' application is being developed that needs to reuse these elements.
How does a System Architect configure the 'Claims' application to inherit the rules from the 'Foundation' application?

Accepted Answer

By listing 'Foundation' in the 'Built on applications' section of the 'Claims' application rule.

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By associating both applications with the same Access Group.

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By adding the 'Foundation' application's rulesets directly to the 'Claims' application rule's ruleset stack.

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By ensuring the 'Organization' name in both application rules is identical.

Question 2

A development team is working on version 01-01-05 of a ruleset. A critical bug is discovered that must be fixed and deployed as a patch. According to Pega's versioning best practices, what should be the new version of the ruleset after the bug fix is implemented?

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01-01-06

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01-02-01

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02-01-01

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01-01-05-FIX

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the primary purpose of a Production Ruleset?

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It contains rules that are expected to be updated by business users in the production environment after the application is deployed.

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It is a ruleset that contains all the rules for an application that are ready for user acceptance testing (UAT).

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It is a special, locked ruleset that contains the core Pega platform rules that cannot be modified.

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It is a ruleset automatically populated with rules checked out by developers during a sprint.

Question 4

An operator logs into a Pega application. Which rule is primarily responsible for defining the application context, including the specific application rule and portals the operator has access to?

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The Access Group rule

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The Operator ID rule

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The Application rule

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The Organization rule

Question 5

When creating a new application using the New Application wizard, what is the significance of the 'Organization' setting?

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It sets the top-level class name for all new case types and data classes, forming the basis of the Enterprise Class Structure.

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It defines the list of users who are authorized to access and use the new application.

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It determines the primary database table where all case data for the application will be stored.

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It specifies the application server on which the new application will be deployed.

Question 6

What is the primary role of the Application rule (`Rule-Application`) in the Pega platform?

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To aggregate rulesets, built-on applications, and other key components into a cohesive, versioned application.

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To define the sequence of stages and steps for a specific case type.

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To control user authentication and password policies for a group of operators.

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To define the business objectives and performance metrics for a project.