Information Exchange Flashcards
Information Exchange: Integration Designer - what is purpose of Integration Designer?
Tool to manage data types
Information Exchange: Integration Designer - what are the main parts of the integration designer tool?
Data Types Data Views Referenced By (Case Types) System of Record Integration Landscape (btn)
Information Exchange: Integration Designer - Does the integration landscape button do in Integration Designer?
Show graphical depiction of Pega system, data types, and data sources
Thicker lines mean higher number of relationships
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What is the definition of a data source?
Any internal or external source of data used by Pega application: Connector, Report, Look up
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What is the definition of a Pega External Data Source?
Data accessed through a connector
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What is the definition of a Pega internal source?
Data that is stored in a Pega SOR, or BLOB as part of case data
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What is meant by reference data?
A.k.a data reference. Data that is displayed in a control like a drop down
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What is the purpose of the Data Designer?
Configure a data type
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What are the main parts of the Data Designer?
Data Model Records (only if SOR) Views Data Views Data Settings
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What is persistent data in a Pega app?
Data stored in a Pega database, or a 3rd party external data source
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What is a data type?
Collection of fields that define a type of information used in pega app
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What is the definition of local data storage?
Feature of Pega that allows storage of data without table definition
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What is relationship between data page and data view?
Same thing:
Dev Studio = Data Page
App Studio = Data Veiw
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What are key concepts for Data Pages?
Data Views in App Studio
Modes: Read Only, Editable, Savable
Class prefix D_
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What relationships exist between a data type and other parts of the system?
Related Data types
Data Pages/Views
Case Types
SORs
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What factors should be considered when creating a data type?
Use Pega data types
Extend Pega data types
Create new data type
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What are three types of SORs and what are they used for?
External - Legacy Data, SORs with no authority to update
Pega - Reference Data, persistent data
No SOR - case processing data, no persistence beyond single case
Information Exchange: Creating Data Types- What are options when configuring a data type?
Advanced Settings - Implementation Data Class inherits from system data class (i.e. no refactoring) Create Now, Later System Settings: Now- Pega or Create New (external) Later - No SOR
Information Exchange: Managing Data Pages/Views - What is a page view?
Rule that defines source, scope, refresh strategy, edit-ability, and structure of data loaded in memory (Clipboard)
Information Exchange: Managing Data Pages/Views - What is the purpose of a Data Page/View?
Cache data in memory
Be independent from data source
Conditionally load data source(s)
Information Exchange: Managing Data Pages/Views - What are the key part of a Page rule?
Structure (page, list) Scope Data Source (Object Type field) Edit Mode Refresh Strategy (Load strategy tab)
Information Exchange: Managing Data Pages/Views - What types of data sources can be referenced by a Page Rule?
Connectors Data Transforms Look ups Activities (load activities) Reports Robotic (Automation or Desktop automation)
Information Exchange: Managing Data Pages/Views - What are the three modes of a Data Page?
Read Only, Editable, (to clipboard), savable (to SOR)
Information Exchange: Managing Data Pages/Views - What are the different refresh strategies that can be used for a Data Page/View?
Conditions - Do not Load When
Time based - Reload if Older than
Information Exchange: When is data refreshed for a Data Page/View that is set to Reload if Older Than?
On the next access after the expiration of the reload interval
Information Exchange: Managing Data Pages/Views - When type of data source should you use for each fo the following when configuring a Data Page/View: List of Data Single Record External Source No other option
List of Data - Report
Single Record - Look up
External Source - Connector
No other option - Load Activity
Information Exchange: Managing Data Pages/Views - When do you configure parameters for a Data Page/View?
When you have a persistent data source and you need to filter the records loaded onto the Data Page/View
Information Exchange: Page Definition Matching: Match the following terms Set A Data Type Class of Data Page Single Page or List Read Only, Editable Savable
Set B
Structure
Object Type
Edit Mode
(1) Data Type Class of Data Page = Object Type
(2) Single Page or List = Structure
(3) Read Only, Editable, Savable = Edit Mode
Information Exchange: If data page is set to expire in one hour, when does it reload?
(1) On next access one hour after it was created
(2) On next access, one hour after it was last accessed
(1) On next access one hour after it was created –
Information Exchange: Which three options provide easy configuration for savable data types?
(1) Set edit mode to savable
(2) Set data save options class
(3) Set the data page definition structure to list
(4) Set the data page definition edit mode to read only
(5) Set data save option Save Type to Database Save
(1) Set edit mode to savable
(2) Set data save options class
(3) Set data save option Save Type to Database Save
