CPSA Data Modeling and Properties 2

Question 1

A developer needs to store a collection of address records where each address can be retrieved by a unique key such as 'Home' or 'Work'. Which property type is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Page Group

Answer

Page Group stores a collection of embedded pages indexed by a unique string key, making it ideal for keyed address lookups like 'Home' or 'Work'.

Question 2

Which Pega property mode ensures that a user cannot modify a field value on a screen while still displaying it?

Accepted Answer

Read-only

Answer

Read-only mode displays the property value on the UI but prevents the user from editing it.

Question 3

A Single Value property of type 'Decimal' is set to store currency. Which Pega property type setting is used to define the number of decimal places displayed?

Accepted Answer

Format string

Answer

The Format string setting on a Decimal property controls how the value is displayed, including the number of decimal places.

Question 4

When a property is defined on a parent class and also defined with the same name on a child class, which definition takes effect for instances of the child class?

Accepted Answer

The child class definition overrides the parent

Answer

In Pega's class hierarchy, a property defined on a child class overrides the same-named property inherited from a parent class.

Question 5

Which property type should be used to store a simple list of phone numbers where each entry is a plain text value?

Accepted Answer

Value List

Answer

Value List stores an ordered collection of single scalar values, which is appropriate for a list of plain text phone numbers.

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CPSA Data Modeling and Properties 2