Pega Certified Senior System Architect (PCSSA) Version 8.7 PEGAPCSSA87V1 Practice Exam

The certification for Certified Pega Senior System Architect version 8.7 confirms proficiency in utilizing Pega for designing and constructing solutions with reusability across various business domains. It encompasses applying industry best practices, comprehending application debugging, mastering performance optimization, and system upkeep techniques, and ensuring security and access compliance within applications. The version 8.7 examination includes scenario-based queries, multiple-choice questions, and drag-and-drop components.

Who should take the exam?

The target audience for the Pega Certified Senior System Architect (PCSSA) Version 8.7 PEGAPCSSA87V1 Exam includes:

• IT professionals with experience in Pega and a desire to demonstrate their expertise in designing and building complex Pega applications.
• Pega System Architects
• Pega Senior Developers with System Architecture Experience
• IT Professionals with EAI/SOA Background Targeting Pega
• Individuals Leading Pega System Architecture Engagements

Exam Prerequisite:

• Mission: Senior System Architect:
  • The Senior System Architect's mission aims to advance your understanding of application development using the Pega Platform™. The modules within this mission center on the responsibilities typically undertaken by a senior system architect in the process of developing a Pega application.

Exam Details 

• Exam Code: PEGAPCSSA87V1
• Exam Name: Certified Pega Senior System Architect
• Exam Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish
• Exam Questions: 60 Questions
• Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Passing Score: 70%

Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Domain 1: Overview of Application Development (28%)

• Define the Enterprise Class Structure
• Create an application with the New Application wizard
• Understand the rule resolution process; adjust rule availability
• Identify how circumstancing affects application behavior
• Circumstance rules on a single variable or multiple variables
• Differentiate between a queue processor and a job scheduler
• Identify the role and elements of activities in case processing
• Automate actions when a property value changes
• Promote rule reuse with relevant records
• Identify the role and impacts of application versioning; Use of ruleset skimming
• Configure and validate application rulesets
• Branch rulesets for parallel development
• Migrate an application; use of product rules

Domain 2: Understand Case Management (15%)

• Differentiate between work groups, work queues, and organizational structures
• Configure parallel processing for cases
• Manage concurrent case access; locking strategies
• Configure flow action pre- and post- processing
• Extend service-level agreement configurations

Domain 3: Learn about Data and Integration (19%)

• Validate data against a pattern
• Identify use cases for keyed data pages
• Exchange data with other applications
• Manage integration settings
• Address integration errors in connectors
• Expose an application with a web service

Domain 4: Learn User Experience (5%)

• Create and customize Pega Web Mashups
• Configure Pega Web Mashup authentication

Domain 5: Understand Reporting (5%)

• Design reports with multiple sources; associations and joins

Domain 6: Performance (7%)

• Measure System Performance; use of performance-related tools
• Debug system performance
• Review log files: Distinguish system events and performance events

Domain 7: Security (16%)

• Distinguish between role-based, attribute-based, and client-based access control
• Organize and manage case attachments
• Secure data with data encryption

Domain 8: Understand Mobility (5%)

• Differentiate between the delivery options for mobile devices
• Design applications for mobile use; use of certificate sets