The Appian Associate Developer exam preparation guide is designed to provide candidates with necessary information about the Associate Developer exam. It includes exam summary, sample questions, practice test, objectives and ways to interpret the exam objectives to enable candidates to assess the types of questions-answers that may be asked during the Appian Certified Associate Developer exam.
It is recommended for all the candidates to refer the Associate Developer objectives and sample questions provided in this preparation guide. The Appian Associate Developer certification is mainly targeted to the candidates who want to build their career in Developer domain and demonstrate their expertise. We suggest you to use practice exam listed in this cert guide to get used to with exam environment and identify the knowledge areas where you need more work prior to taking the actual Appian Certified Associate Developer exam.
Appian Associate Developer Exam Summary:
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Exam Name
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Appian Certified Associate Developer |
| Exam Code | Associate Developer |
| Exam Price | $200 USD |
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Number of Questions | 60 |
| Passing Score | 73% |
| Schedule Exam | Appian Community |
| Sample Questions | Appian Associate Developer Sample Questions |
| Recommended Practice | Appian Certified Associate Developer Practice Test |
Appian Associate Developer Syllabus:
| Section | Objectives | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to the Appian platform |
- Identify commonly used Appian resources (e.g., online docs, Appian Max, knowledge base) - Identify and organize an application's structure (e.g., application object, folder structure, group setup) - Describe Appian use cases and capabilities for solving business problems (e.g., process mining, RPA) |
14% |
| General Appian principles |
- Differentiate between Appian platform permissions (e.g., role-based security) - Differentiate between Appian design objects (e.g., process, records, sites, interfaces, expression rules) - Define the use of each Appian environment |
9% |
| Data persistence |
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of managing data and relational databases - Employ CDTs and query entities to read and write to the database - Utilize records and query record types to read, write, and aggregate information from the database. - Recognize necessary steps in updating the underlying data model |
13% |
| Appian development: Process models |
- Recognize common ways to start a process - Define the steps to create, debug, and publish a process model - Configure commonly used Workflow nodes and Smart Services (e.g., start and end, script task, sub-process) - Describe the flow of data in a process |
17% |
| Appian development: Interface design |
- Construct an interface - Configure and use local variables and rule inputs - Configure common interface components (e.g., drop-downs, grids, buttons, validations) - Recognize and implement best practices outlined by Appian for interface design - Perform interface testing and troubleshooting |
19% |
| Appian development: Records |
- Configure a basic record by connecting to an existing data source or using codeless data modeling - Design record views and lists - Configure record actions - Configure record relationships |
13% |
| Appian development: Expression rules |
- Given an expression rule, interpret the purpose and output of the rule - Build, implement and use a basic function expression rule - Leverage test cases to ensure the quality of expression rules - Recognize and implement best practices outlined by Appian for expression rules |
15% |