Pega Definitions from CSA Flashcards

1
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CLIPBOARD

A

Where the page remains in memory

W/in the Dev Tools —> allows for you to what value is currently

Tracks the name-value pairs

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DIRECT CAPTURE of OBJECTS (DCO)

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Refers to a set of application dev tools and best practices that are used to define business and project objectives

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3
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GUARDRAIL

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Guidelines that help developers achieve project success, optimal performance, reuse and maintainability for apps.

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4
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CLASS

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Grouping or container for a collection of rules or other objects

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5
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PyWORKCOVER

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Contains the case data for the parent case

Enables you to copy data between the parent case and the child case

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6
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CASE TYPE

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Represents work in your app that follows a lifecycle or path to completion

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7
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CASE

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Instance of a case type and its primary unit of work in an app

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8
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CASE STATUS

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Primary indicator of the progress of a case towards resolution

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9
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STAGES

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Transfer of Authority

Significant change in the status of a case

Broken down into:

  • Processes
  • Steps
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10
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ALTERNATE STAGES

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Represents exceptions to the normal case of events

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11
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CONCRETE CLASS

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Displayed anywhere below the top level of the class hierarchy

Types:

  • Internal Classes
  • External Classes
  • Rule Types
  • Work Types
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12
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EXTERNAL CLASSES

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Is a Concrete Class

Corresponds to a table in an external relationship (relational) Db rather than within PegaRULES Db

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13
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PATTERN INHERITANCE

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Optional method where a class inherits characteristics from other classes

Setup in Rule-Obj-class rule

ex.
TGB-HRApps-Onboarding. —> TGB-HRApps —> TGB

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14
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PyWORKPAGE

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Stores all the data generated while creating and processing a case

Specific page on the clipboard

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15
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PAGE

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Structure for organizing data elements in an application

Data elements are key-value pairs —> info from the customer in the app

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16
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DATA CLASS

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Typically used to describe the data-model

Can be used for interfacing w/in the Db

17
Q

RULE

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A rule defines the behavior of part of an application

Saved in Pega-RULES Db

18
Q

AUTHORING STUDIOS

A

Workspaces or studios speed app development and enhance productivity

Types:

  • App Studio
  • Dev Studio
  • Admin Studio
  • Prediction Studio
19
Q

APP STUDIO

A

Authoring tool that focuses on App Development

  • Case Design
  • Data Integrations
  • Channels and Interfaces
  • UI Authoring
20
Q

Business Architects

A

Define business rules and SLAs (Service Level Agreements)

21
Q

SYSTEM ARCHITECT

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Developer role that creates the app

Configures app assets including UI forms

Contributes object-oriented design and technical implementation skills to an app developmental project

22
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WORK CLASS

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Inherits from WORK-

Typically created as a work class to describe some form of ‘work’ to be instantiated and completed

Property examples

  • pyStatus Work
  • pxUrgency
  • pyID
23
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DIRECT INHERITANCE

A

Method by which a class inherits characteristics directly from a specified parent class

Reuse standard Pega Platform rules

Ex.
TGB-HRApps-Onboarding TGB-WorkClaim-IssueClaim

24
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RULESETS

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Stores, identifying and manages the set of rules that define an app or a major position of an app

Contains rule instances which are divided to support version management

25
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COMMON APPLICATION RULESET

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Uses all of the available rules on the lowest layer

26
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PROCEDURAL PROCESSING

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Based on rules, such as data transfers, activities or user interfaces (UI) rules to instruct the application when to look for a trigger event

27
Q

2 TYPES OF RULESET VALIDATION

A

Application Validation

RULESET Validation

28
Q

APPLICATION VALIDATION

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Rules in the RULESET can reference ALL rules in the ruleset defined in the same application

Rulesets belonging to any built-on application

29
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RULESET VALIDATION

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Each ruleset version defines one or more ruleset versions on which the ruleset depends

30
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BACKWARD CHAINING

- declarative processing

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Means the target property value is not automatically updated to when other declare expressions in a network update their target values

31
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FORWARD CHAINING

- declarative processing

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Automatic propagation or changes in one property value to changes in other property values or to indexes

32
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DATA MODEL

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Relating a conceptual model of how data items relate to each other in an application.

33
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DECISION TABLE

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Decision table is a decision rule that defines comparisons by using a table format to specify a series of tests performed on property values to allow an automated decision

34
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DECISION TREE

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Decision rule that defines comparisons by using a tree structure.

Nested if/else conditions as you specify a series of tests to perform