Application Design & Development Flashcards

Which Pega rule type defines the stages, processes, and steps that make up a case's life cycle?

Answer: Case type

The case type rule stores the case life cycle configured in Case Designer, including stages, processes, and steps.

A loan case must handle a 'Fraud Suspected' path that falls outside the normal happy path. Which stage type should model this?

Answer: Alternate stage

Alternate stages model exceptions and deviations from the primary path of a case.

Which Case Designer step type creates an assignment where a user enters data in a form?

Answer: Collect information

A Collect information step creates an assignment that presents a form for user input.

Which flow shape runs multiple subprocesses in parallel and waits for all or some of them to finish before the parent flow continues?

Answer: Split Join

Split Join starts subprocesses in parallel and rejoins the parent flow based on the configured join condition.

In a Pega service-level agreement, which interval begins once the deadline has elapsed?

Answer: Passed deadline

The passed deadline interval runs after the deadline expires and can repeat escalation actions.

Users need to update a customer address at any point during a case, regardless of stage. How should this be configured?

Answer: As a case-wide optional action

Case-wide optional actions are available to users throughout the entire case life cycle.

How can a process within a stage be skipped automatically when a condition is not met?

Answer: Add a start condition (When rule) to the process

Configuring a start condition on a process lets Pega skip it when the condition evaluates to false.

Which field type links a case to an existing instance of a data object, such as a Customer record?

Answer: Data reference

A data reference field points to records of a data object that has its own system of record.

Which property mode stores an ordered list of embedded pages of the same class?

Answer: Page List

A Page List property holds an ordered, numerically indexed list of embedded pages.

Which data transform does Pega typically invoke to set default property values when a new case is created?

Answer: pyDefault

The pyDefault data transform initializes property values when a case instance is created.

An order total must recalculate automatically whenever item quantity or price changes. Which rule type is best?

Answer: Declare expression

Declare expressions use forward chaining to recompute a property whenever its source properties change.

A data page should be loaded once and shared by all users on the same server. Which scope should it use?

Answer: Node

Node-scoped data pages are shared across all requestors on a node.

Which data page refresh strategy reloads data only when the cached copy exceeds a specified age?

Answer: Reload if older than

Reload if older than refreshes the data page when the cached data is older than the configured time interval.

Which rule type, referenced on a flow action, checks that a date of birth is in the past before the form is submitted?

Answer: Validate

Validate rules evaluate conditions against submitted values and display errors when they fail.

Which rule availability setting halts rule resolution and causes an error if that rule is selected?

Answer: Blocked

A Blocked rule stops rule resolution entirely, so no lower-ranked candidate is used.

Which inheritance type is set explicitly in the class rule's 'Parent class to inherit from' field?

Answer: Directed inheritance

Directed inheritance is defined explicitly in the class rule, while pattern inheritance follows the class name prefix.

In ruleset version 01-02-05, what does '02' represent?

Answer: Minor version

Ruleset versions use the major-minor-patch format, so the middle number is the minor version.

Which Pega feature lets several development teams work on the same application in parallel and merge changes later?

Answer: Branches

Branch rulesets isolate each team's changes until they are merged into the base ruleset.

Gold-tier customers need a different discount calculation than other customers. Which approach specializes the rule by property value?

Answer: Circumstance the rule

Circumstancing creates a variant of a rule that is chosen when a property matches a specified value.

Which class layer holds assets that should be reused across all applications in the enterprise, such as shared data classes?

Answer: Organization layer

The organization layer contains enterprise-wide assets reusable by every application in the organization.