ACD201 Exam Information and Guideline
Appian Certified Senior Developer 2025
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Exam Code: ACD201
Duration: 60 minutes
Question Types: Multiple-choice, scenario-based
Delivery: Proctored online via Meazure Learning
- Troubleshoot applications using a variety of sources (i.e., logs, performance dashboards, Admin Console)
- Prepare for complex deployments by performing technical review, unit testing, and performance testing
- Configure and monitor the health of the platform by using Health Check, the Process Monitoring tab, and the Admin Console
- Design data models implementing business data requirements and correctly document the data model
- Recommend record types to connect to, unify, optimize, and secure data
- Read, translate and transform relational data within Appian
- Implement complex data models and maintain supporting objects (i.e., views, triggers, stored procedures, etc.)
- Leverage Appian functionality to convert business requirements into user stories
- Construct an end-to-end application using a variety of objects
- Implement and administer application object security
- Implement design and development best practices
- Follow user experience (UX) best practices to achieve user-centric design
- Create and configure authentication options using connected systems
- Configure integration objects
- Design and implement web APIs
- Assess appropriate use cases for smart services and plug-ins, and identify potential challenges when using them
- Recognize how SAML, LDAP authentications supports single sign-on (SSO)
- Design Appian components to be performant
- Implement memory-efficient process models
- Perform database load testing, configure automated testing tools, and provide recommendations based on test results
- Identify potential performance risks associated with server memory using logs and the Monitoring tab
- Identify and resolve user-facing performance concerns
- Application Lifecycle Management: Deploying, importing, and exporting applications; managing application versions; handling dependencies.
- Administration Console: Configuring platform settings, monitoring application health, and managing user roles.
- Security Management: Configuring object-level security, role-based access control (RBAC), and permission reviews.
- DevOps Practices: Setting up health checks, managing environment configurations, and troubleshooting deployment issues.
- Application Package: A bundle of Appian objects (e.g., process models, interfaces) exported for deployment.
- Object Security: Permissions assigned to Appian objects (e.g., Viewer, Editor, Administrator).
- Health Check Reports: Diagnostic reports for assessing platform performance and configuration issues.
- Connected Systems: Appian objects used to configure authentication and integration with external systems.
- Import/Export: Processes for moving applications between environments (e.g., Dev to Prod).
- Role Maps: Configurations defining user roles and permissions for application access.
- Relational Data Modeling: Designing normalized data structures, defining relationships (e.g., one-to-many, many-to-many).
- Data Stores: Configuring data stores to connect Appian to external databases.
- Entity-Backed Records: Creating record types linked to database tables for data retrieval and display.
- Data Optimization: Using materialized views, stored procedures, and views to improve query performance.
- Data Synchronization: Managing data refresh schedules for non-live data scenarios.
- Data Store: An Appian object that defines a connection to an external database.
- Custom Data Type (CDT): A user-defined data structure in Appian to represent complex data.
- Record Type: An Appian object for organizing and displaying data, often linked to a data store.
- Materialized View: A database object that stores precomputed query results for faster access.
- Stored Procedure: A precompiled database query executed via Appian for complex operations.
- Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD): A visual representation of database tables and their relationships.
- Primary Key/Foreign Key: Database constraints used to ensure data integrity and relationships.
- Process Modeling: Designing complex process models with subprocesses, exception handling, and escalations.
- Expression Rules: Writing reusable logic using Appian’s expression language (e.g., SAIL).
- Interfaces: Building dynamic, user-centric interfaces with SAIL components and best practices.
- Integrations: Configuring web APIs and connected systems for external system integration.
- Custom Components: Developing plug-ins or custom smart services for extended functionality.
- SAIL (Self-Assembling Interface Layer): Appian’s interface design language for building responsive UIs.
- Process Model: A visual workflow defining business processes in Appian.
- Expression Rule: A reusable piece of logic written in Appian’s expression language.
- Web API: An Appian object for integrating with external systems via HTTP requests.
- Smart Service: A prebuilt or custom Appian service for performing specific tasks (e.g., sending emails).
- Plug-in: A custom extension to Appian’s functionality, developed using Java or JavaScript.
- Subprocess: A nested process model called within a parent process for modularity.
- Performance Tuning: Identifying and resolving bottlenecks (e.g., server memory issues, query performance).
- Scalability Design: Architecting applications to handle increased user loads and data volumes.
- Database Load Testing: Using tools like SQL Query Analyzer to test database performance.
- Automated Testing: Implementing unit testing, integration testing, and load testing for reliability.
- Error Handling: Designing robust APIs with proper response codes and exception management.
- Server Memory: System resources critical for application performance and uptime.
- Load Testing: Simulating user traffic to assess application performance under stress.
- Unit Testing: Verifying individual components (e.g., expression rules) function as expected.
- Query Optimization: Techniques like indexing or materialized views to improve database query speed.
- Scalability: The ability of an application to handle increased demand without performance degradation.
- Error Handling: Mechanisms to manage and respond to system errors (e.g., HTTP status codes).
- Database Trigger: A database action automatically executed in response to specific events.
- Application Package, Object Security, Health Check Reports, Connected Systems, Role Maps
- Data Store, CDT, Record Type, Materialized View, Stored Procedure, ERD, Primary Key/Foreign Key
- SAIL, Process Model, Expression Rule, Web API, Smart Service, Plug-in, Subprocess
- Server Memory, Load Testing, Unit Testing, Query Optimization, Scalability, Error Handling, Database Trigger