Pega Certified System Architect (PCSA) Practice Exam

The Certified Pega System Architect certification targets developers and technical personnel seeking to enhance their skills in Pega application development. The examination covers questions of both the Constellation architecture and the Traditional UI architecture. This certification marks the initial step in the System Architect certification journey and serves as a foundational assessment of your proficiency in Pega application development.

Exam Prerequisite:

MISSION: System Architect

Who should take the exam?

The Pega Certified System Architect (PCSA) Exam is for:

• Developers and Technical Staff
• Business Users and Distribution Team Members

Exam Details 

• Exam Code: PEGACPSA23V1
• Exam Name: Certified Pega System Architect
• Exam Languages: English
• Exam Questions: 60 Questions
• Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Passing Score: 65%

Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Topic 1: Understand Case Management (33%)

• Design a case lifecycle, stages, set case statuses, add instructions to tasks
• Add a service level agreement; configure urgency, goals, deadlines, passed deadlines
• Route assignments to users, work groups, work queues
• Configure approval processes; cascading approvals, authority matrix
• Configure and send email correspondence
• Identify duplicate cases
• Identify and add optional actions
• Automate workflow decisions using conditions
• Pause and resume case processing; wait steps
• Skip a stage or process
• Configure child cases
• Understand when to use automation shapes
• Automate decisions using decision tables and decision trees
• Create and manage teams of users

Topic 2: Learn about Data and Integration (23%)

• Configure data types, create data objects, data relationships, and field types
• Identify and create calculated values
• Validate data; create and configure data validation rules by using business logic
• Manipulate application data, set default property values, configure data transforms
• Access sourced data in a case; refresh strategies; populate user interface controls
• Save data to a system of record
• Simulate and add external data sources
• Capture and present data; fields and views
• View data in memory; clipboard tool, pyWorkPage

Topic 3: Overview of Security (5%)

• Manage user and role assignments
• Configure security policies
• Track and audit changes to data

Topic 4: DevOps (5%)

• Record a unit test
• Create and execute scenario-based test cases
• Identify best practices for configuring unit tests

Topic 5: User Experience (12%)

• Configure user interface elements, dashboards, and portal content
• Configure form appearance, visibility settings, controls
• Add and remove fields
• Group fields in views
• Display list data in views; configure repeating dynamic layouts
• Localize application content
• Enable accessibility features in an application

Topic 6: Understand Application Development (12%)

• Manage application development: user stories, feedback, bugs
• Use the Estimator tool to scope a Pega Platform project
• Create and maintain rules, rulesets, classes, inheritance
• Debug application errors

Topic 7: Reporting (5%)

• Create business reports
• Identify types of reports
• Use columns and filters
• Describe the benefits of using Insights

Topic 8: Mobility (5%)

• Configure mobile app channels
• Configure swipe actions, theme colors, image assets