Application Design & Development Flashcards

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.