EXAM BLUEPRINT PRPC Certified Senior System Architect v 6.2

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1 White Paper EXAM BLUEPRINT PRPC Certified Senior System Architect v 6.2

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3 White Paper Contents About the Certified Senior System Architect Exam... 1 Paths to the Senior System Architect Certification... 1 About the Exam Blueprint... 1 Prerequisites... 1 Exam Test Competencies... 2 Exam Format... 2 Question Format... 2 Test Competencies and Topics... 3

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5 White Paper About the Certified Senior System Architect Exam A certified Senior System Architect (CSSA): Drives development streams within a project Helps to lead members of the development team Contributes to the overall success of an implementation Path to the Senior System Architect Certification Segment Description Prior to Starting the CSSA Program Passed CSA Exam Candidates must be Certified System Architects. Tools Along Your Path to the CSSA Certification CSSA Immersion elearning or Instructor-Led CSSA Exam Candidates learn the content by either attending the two-week Instructor-Led training course or by taking elearning (6-month subscription). These programs focus on the competencies required to prepare for the certification. Students enhance their knowledge through hands-on exercises and knowledge checks. A 70-question multiple response exam that determines whether candidates have the requisite knowledge to become a Certified Senior System Architect. About the Exam Blueprint The purpose of the exam blueprint is to provide you with information and a roadmap of the exam content to help you better prepare for the exam. The blueprint includes: The prerequisites that must be met for you to take this exam A list of the exam test competencies and their percentage of the exam content A description of the exam question formats A short description of the test topics within a competency Prerequisites You must be a PRPC Certified System Architect (CSA) 1

6 Exam Test Competencies The table below lists the test competencies and the extent to which they are represented as an estimated percentage of test items. Test Competences % of Exam Application Development Cycle 6% Business Rules 11.5% Case Management 14% Data Model 8.5% Integration 10% PRPC Internal Architecture 6% Reporting 9% Security 7% Situation Layer Cake 7% System Operations & Performance 7% User Experience 14% TOTAL 100% Exam Format The exam consists of 70 multiple choice questions. You are given 90 minutes to complete the exam and the initial exam sign in form. A passing score of 70% is needed to be recognized as a PRPC Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA). Question Format The examinee selects from one or more response options to answer a question. A response is considered correct when it accurately completes the statement or answers the question. Distracters or incorrect answers are plausible response options that examinees with incomplete knowledge are likely to choose. Test item formats used in this examination are: Multiple Choice Select one option that best answers the question or completes a statement. Multiple Responses Select more than one option that best answers the question or completes a statement. The text states how many options are correct, such as Choose two. Sample Directions Read the statement or question. From the response options, select the option(s) that represent the most correct or best answer(s) given the information provided. 2

7 Test Competencies and Topics Application Development Cycle Application generation RuleSets management Rule Maintenance Methodology and DCO PRPC Application testing Application migration Business Rules BRE basics Business calculation using Declare Expressions Decision Rules Triggers and OnChange Utility functions Case Management Case Management basics Object Relationships Flow shapes Routing Service Levels (SLA) Standard validation Screen flows Get Most Urgent Data Propagation Work statuses Tickets Advanced Data Transforms Dependency management Work Parties and Correspondence Attachments Flow Modeling best practices Activities, loops and common methods 3

8 Data Model Data model basics Property definition Accessing data through Declare pages Data tables Integration PRPC Integration capabilities Data Mapping for Services and Connectors Connectors Design and Configuration SOAP Connector HTTP Connector Connector simulations Global resource settings Services Design and Configuration SOAP Service HTTP Service File Service Database interaction PRPC Internal Architecture PRPC architecture basics Rule execution cycle Database architecture Locking basics The Clipboard Standard agents Reporting Organizing and running reports Building reports Developer Concepts Advanced reporting techniques Tailoring the report experience Leveraging reports in an application Using data model in reports 4

9 Security PRPC security basics Roles and Privileges Conditional security Authentication using LDAP Situational Layer Cake What s a Rule and Rule Resolution Classes, RuleSets, Availability Circumstancing Choosing the right rule Enterprise Class Structure Achieving Reusability and Specialization System Operations & Performance System and Performance tools Guardrails report PAL, Profiler and Log Usage Understanding alerts Tracer User Experience User experience basics UI rules in Business Process Portals Branding wizard Design canvas Layouts creation Header types Local actions configuration UI controls User selectable list controls Repeating layouts: Creation and configuration Dynamic UI Actions 5

10 Popups and modal dialogs Validation in UI. Rules inspector 6