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1) Difference between Edit Validate& ObjValidate?
Ans: Edit Validate is a rule referred in the definition of a property. This rule is triggered when user
modify the value in the UI element mapped to the property. This is also invoked using Page
Validate method in activity.PageValidate, validates all the page where as the objvalidate
validates as per the validate rule( RuleObjValidate)
Objvalidate is a method that can be used in a step of an activity to apply RuleObjValidate rule for the object
identified on the step page.
2) How to call List View from Activities?
Ans: Using ObjListView method.
3) Difference between Forward chaining & Backwardchaining?
Ans: Totally there are 5 declarative rules: Declare Expression, Declare Constraint, Declare Onchange, Declare
Index, and Declare Trigger. Declare Expression is the only rule which provides
bothForward&Backwardchaining and all other declarative rules by default provide Forward chaining.
Forward chaining in DE is defined for a particular property. The property value is computed and updated on the
clipboard “whenever inputs change”. Backward chaining in DE is defined when property value is missing or
property value is empty or whenever used.
Backward chaining can be initiated using PropertySeekValue method in activity. Only DE provides the option to
program Backward chaining.
4) About Connect SOAP? JAR&WSDL?
5) About Connect SQL? Explain the steps involved?
Ans: Steps involved:
1. There needs to be a DB with the particular table.
2. We need to create Database instance in DataAdminDBName
3. Create database table instance in DataAdminDBTable
4. Create a service package to hold the ConnectSQL rule.
5. Create ConnectSQL with required business logic in the respective Open/Save/Delete/Browse tabs.
6. Use this in activity using RDB methods.
6) About Declare Expression?
Ans: Declare Expression(DE) is a declarative rule. Declarative rules are never referred from any other rules.
Declare expression provides the option to program backward chaining. No other declarative rule has this
capability. The mechanism of Forward or Backward chaining can be specified in the “Change tracking” tab
of DE rule. “When ever inputs change” is the only Forward chaining option available. All other options “When
used, if no value present”/ “When used, if property is missing”/”Whenever used”/”When applied by a Rule
collection” applies to Backward chaining.
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7) Decision rules Vs. Declarative Rules?
Ans: Declarative rules are never referred from any rules. These rules are triggered when the condition specified
in the Declarative rules occur. When the value of a property is involved in any of these declarative rules, the
system automatically checks using an internal dependency network for other values that are affected and
performs other processing as determined by the network. This is known as forward chaining.
Decision rules are referred from Flows, Activities, and Other decision rules. These rules compute the logic
specified in the rules and the output is updated accordingly to the clipboard.
8) How to include Section with in the Section Layoutwithin the Layout?
Ans: Section within other section is possible by simple drag and drop of the section from Layout tab of section
rule,and providing reference to the section properties.Layout within other layout is not possible.
9) About Flows in our projects?
10) Flow Types?
Ans:
· A flow rule that contains no assignments, and so can execute from start to end without
human input, is known as astraightthrough process.
· A flow rule that consists only of assignments or decisions and meets other criteria is known
as a screen flow.
· A flow that creates a new work item is called a starter flow.
· A flow that is called by another flow is known as asubprocess; the calling flow is
calledparent flow. Processing of a subprocess is synchronous, meaning that the calling flow
execution pauses for the duration of the subprocess.
11) How to create Harness?
an instance of the RuleHTMLHarness rule type — defines a runtime form. Each harness rule
defines the appearance and behavior of a form.
12) List ViewQuestions? How to create one tab to get List view in a Section?
Ans: ListView is a form of reporting in PRPC,other form being SummaryView and Report Definition.
“Embedded?”checkbox needs to be checked to include a Listview into a section. The default method to pull
up the contents of listview is getContent and stored inpyListViewContentPage on clipboard. The JOIN tab of
listview can be used to pull data from multiple related tables. All the required fields for preparation of listview
can be mentioned inGET THESE FIELDS section. But the fields to be displayed to the end user should be
mentioned inSHOW THESE FIELDS section. Events like Singleclick or Doubleclick can be handled through
scripting or activities from EVENT HANDLING section of FORMAT tab. The fields used in CRITERIA section
has to be exposed properties.
13) Difference between ListView and SummaryView?
Ans: ListView provides a simple view of the records(nice interactive and attractive display of report) fetched from
the db with fields that are configured in the rule.
Summary View provides a beautiful view of the information fetched from db using pie charts, bar graphs
etc.DrillDown Option also
14) Types of SLA?
Ans: SLA abbreviates to Service Level Agreements. SLA is a rule typically referring to 3 different time
intervals(Goal, Deadline, Passed Deadline) that indicate the expected or targeted turnaround time for an
assignment to be resolved. SLAs are monitored and detectedby PegaProcom Agent in PRPC. An initial
urgency value can be defined in the definition of the SLA. And time interval specific urgency value can be
mentioned at the particular timeline level. The urgency value of the assignment increments accordingly once
it reaches the particular time interval. For each time interval, escalation activity can be mentioned, which
takes care of the action that needs to be done if the assignment reaches this time interval. Passed Deadline
can be looped if the assignment is still not resolved for each occurrence. The no. of times can be mentioned
in the definition of the SLA. An SLA can be referred from an assignment or to the complete flow
in pyModel (i.e. data transform)
15) Instead of PYWorkPage what are the remaining Pages?
Ans: Top level pages are UserPages, SystemManagedPages, and DeclaredPages.
16) About Clipboard?
Ans: Clipboard is a temporary memory area on server assigned by PRPC for each logged in operator. The
action tab in the clipboard viewer tool enables user to Create Page, Delete Page, Update Page, Execute
Activity, Start Flow, Find properties on clipboard. This action tab is only available for users
withclipboardViewerUpdate privilege.
17) How to handle the Exceptions?
Ans: Exceptions are handled in activities in Transition area. Method status is stored after each step. Methods
update the .pxMethodStatus property with a status such as Good, Warn, or Fail. Often, additional
information is stored in the property namedpxMethodStatusInfo. Standard When conditions
like,StepStatusFail or StepStatusGoodetc use the above property to determine the status of the transaction
done in the step. Ticket shape can be used for exception handling in flow.
18) Difference between Screen Flow& Process Flow?
Ans:
Screen Flow Process Flow
Screen flow is a flow of screens in Process flow is a mix of human intervention or
asequencewhich the user can go back and automated activities.
forth of the screens and modify the inputs
and finally submit the form. There will be no
automated activities in Screen flow.
Screen flows cannot create new work object Process flows can be used to create a
and hence cannot be used to start an workobject and can be starter flow.
application.
Limited no. of shapes are available. Complete set of bpm shapes are available.
Screen flows can have embedded subflows. Any process can be a Subprocess in process
But normal standard flow cannot be added flow.
as subflow and only another screen flow can
be added as subflow.
Flowactions are mentioned in assignments. Flowactions are mentioned in connectors.
Fork Decision
A simple when condition is used for decision Decision tree or Decision table or Map value
making to take appropriate route. are referred for complex decision makingto
take appropriate route.
Connectors available are: Always, Status, Connectors available are: Status, Else.
When, Else
19) About Ticket Shape?
Ans: A ticket shape is just a label and doesn’t define any business logic. But there will be business logic followed
by Ticket shape. Ticket shape can be used for exception processing in a flow. Ticket shape can be referred
in Activities(usingObjSetTicket method) and Flows.It’s similar to GO TO statement in general
programming.
20) Spinoff Shape Vs. Sub Flow?
Ans: ASpinoff shape is used in a workflow when asynchronous processing of another flow (i.e. subflow) is
required. The main flow doesn’t wait for the subflow and simply continues processing. This spinoff flow is
required when parallel processing is required to improve the efficiency of the process and staff utilization.
A Subflow is a simple flow which can be embedded in a starter flow. A subflow can be triggered on a current
work item or a new work item. A subflow can representa branch to another flow without returning (one or
more incoming connectors, no outgoing connectors) or a call to another flow with return (one or more
incoming connectors, one or more outgoing connectors).
Processing of a subprocess is synchronous, meaning that the calling flow execution pauses for the duration of
the subprocess.
21) Fork Vs. Decision Shape?
Ans:
22) How set Message?
Ans: Messages can be set to a property or a page. Message can be a static value mentioned in quotes directly
or through a Field Value rule or Message rule. Message rule can be parameterized also.
Messages can be set in Activity, Constraintsand Validate rules.
Activity: MethodPageSetMessages – To set message to the step page.
Method PropertySetMessages – To set message to particular property on step page.
Constraint rule: This is a declarative rule. Based on constraint (i.e. one business condition), a message can be
set to a particular property.
Validate rule: Based on a business condition, a message can be set to a particular property.
23) About Validations?
Ans: Validations in PRPC can be achieved in two ways, Page Validation & Obj Validation usingRuleEdit
Validate&RuleObjValidaterules respectively.
RuleEditValidate rule is referred in a property definition. This is invoked using PageValidate method in
activity. PageValidate method in activity invokes all the RuleEditValidate rules on all the properties on the
step page. It also triggers constraint rules of all properties. So, it’s an expensive in terms of performance.
RuleObjValidate rule is referred in activity using ObjValidate method in activity.
RuleObjValidate is referred in Actiontab of FlowAction also.
24) How to validate Properties in flow action?
Ans: RuleObjValidate is referred inAction tab of FlowAction.
25) What is Model?
Ans: 6.2 onwards model is named as DataTransform. By convention, a model named pyDefault is available for
most standard classes. However, the name pyDefault is not reserved and has no special significance.
Generally model is used to set default values to properties that will be applicable throughout the class.
Model is referred only in a Flow. Select the “Call superclass data transform?”checkbox to chain together
this data transform and data transforms with the same Name in any of its parent classes. At runtime, the
system first performs the actions defined in the highestlevel data transform highest.
26) What arethe different Debugger tools available in Pega?
Ans: Tracer, Clipboard, Rules Inspector(Can inspect HTML Rules, Property Rules, Declarative Rules, Field
Value Rules, Styles), Trace open rule (Available only for service rule or activity), Logfiles.
27) Where we will write Java code in pega?
Ans: In a few cases, you can enter Java source code directly into rule forms.
· Edit Input rules
· Function rules
· Java in an activity step
· Java directive in source HTML
Using hand crafted java is against the pega guard rails. If custom java is written, as situation demanded, it is
recommended to run Rule Security Analyzer tool to identify any security vulnerabilities.
28) What is correspondence?
Ans: Correspondence in PRPC can be a printed letter, fax, email, or SMS phone text. Printing and faxing is
handled by an optional component known as the Correspondence Output Server. A correspondence can be
referred from Flow, FlowAction and Activities. Custom Correspondence type can be prepared.
Correspondence templates can be made with the properties referring from clipboard. This enables
reusability.
29) Why Pega? Why not Java?
Ans:PRPC is a Java server application. PRPC provides the runanywhere, inheritance, memory management,
multithreading, scalability, and encapsulation benefits of Java to business rules and business process
management (BPM) applications. Integrating PRPC with Java EE and EJB applications, JMS, SOAP/XML,
and other new technologies is simpler because of its Java foundation.
To create a PRPC application (a set of rules grouped into one or a few RuleSets) business analysts and other
developers create and update forms to define the rules, rather than writing Java source code. This
approach improves developer productivity, program modularity, and maintainability.
Using rule forms enables less technical people to work with familiar "objects" rather than learn a new language
or syntax. When PRPC accesses rules to execute them, it assembles executable Java code.
30) What are the important readings in PAL?
Ans: Total Elapsed, Total CPU, Total Rules Used, Activity Count,AlertCount, RDBI/O Count.
31) What is IAC?
Ans: To display the PegaRULES Process Commander (PRPC) application harness on the web page, you
include an HTML <DIV ...> element that specifies the PRPC application as a gadget. You also include a
JavaScript application on the page, the Pega Gadget Manager (PegaInternetApplicationComposer.js) that
supports event handling between the PRPC and the Pega gadgets on the page, and enables
communication between multiple gadgets on the same page.
If the client web page is in the same enterprise intranet as the PRPC application, you can configure the Gadget
to connect directly to the PRPC application.
32) Difference between SpinOff, SplitForEach & SplitJoin shapes?
Ans:SpinOff: It will be used for asynchronous processing of a subflow within a main flow. The main flow triggers
the subflow and continues with its processing. It doesn’t wait for the subflow to complete.
SplitJoin: It will be used for synchronous processing as well as asynchronous processing. Split Join guarantee
that "sub flows" of your flow are completed before continuing with the current flow. Choose “Any” or “All”, to
resume your main flow. If all is specified, your main flow will resume only when all sub flows are completed.
Ifany is selected, your main flow will resume when any one of the sub flows are completed.
SplitForEach: Split for Each shape is used to send a work object through another flow based on information in
the pages of a Page List or Page Group property.
33) Difference between DeclareContraint &ValidateRule?
Ans: DeclareConstraint need not be referred from any other rule but Validate rule needs to be called to get it
triggered. DeclareConstraintsupport the guard rail of programming declaratively rather programmatically.
ValidateRule defines the validations that are required on a particular property rule. This rule has to be referred
from any other rule to come into action.
34) How many work objects can be created in Production environment?
Ans: ‘n’ number of work objects can be created. That means, the number of work objects is not limited by any
parameter in Pega. It’s completed based on the availability of RAM/memory on the server.
35) Explain the deployment process in production environment?
Ans: A rule of type RuleAdminProduct (RAP) can be prepared with the required applications and rule sets and
rule set versions. This product can be exported to a zip file or jar file. This application zip file will be sent for
deployment.
In the production server, PegaButton à Application à Distribution à Import wizard can be used to import the
application zip file.
36) Differences between ConnectSOAP & ConnectHTTP?
Ans: Use Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) over HTTP, the SOAP integration interface in Process
commander supports interactions with external systems through Web services. Use SOAP connector rules
when your Process Commander applications need to call an external Web service.
Use HTTP connector rules when you want your application to send XML or string data (text) as messages to an
external system without the need to comply with messaging standards or protocols like SOAP. Use the
ConnectHTTP method to start an HTTP request/response interaction between Process Commander and
the external system identified by a Connect HTTP rule.

37) What are Declare pages? And what the different modes available?
Ans: Declared pages are instances ofRuleDeclarePage class. These pages on clipboard are used to hold
static information that is used and referred by all requestors in the application. This can also be some
infrequently changing information. These rules are created only when they are first accessed. Different
modes are specified in PageScope field and can be Node, Thread & requestor.
38) What is Passivation?
Ans: Passivation allows the state of a Java object — such as an entire Process Commander PRThread context,
including the clipboard state — to be saved to a file. A later operation, known as activation, restores the
object.
PRPC supportstwo types of passivation,
· Clipboard Page passivation:When all or part of a requestor clipboard is idle for an
extended period and available JVM memory is limited, Process Commander automatically
saves clipboard pages in a disk file on the server. This frees up JVM memory
· HTTP Session passivation:Optional HTTP session passivation can help provide high
availability in a multinode environment. If a node fails, activation of the session can usually
continue on a different node.
39) Which feature of Pega supports Two Phase Commit?
Ans: Two phase commit is the term used for distributed transaction. If your Process Commander application
must participate in distributedtransactions (in simple language, this means, One PRPC app writing to two
completely different data sources using different db driver and setup), Process Commander must be
deployed as an enterpriseapplication and your system is configured to use a JDBC driver withXA support.
There are two ways for Two Phase Commit:Bean Managed, Container managed.
· Bean Managed:Beanmanaged transactions are those for which Process Commander
directlyuses the Java Transaction API (JTA) to begin, commit, or roll back changes. I.e.,
Process Commander manages the transaction.
· Container managed:Containermanaged transactions are those for which Process
Commanderparticipates as one resource in a distributed transaction. When transactions are
containermanaged, they are committed orrolled back by the J2EE application server – the
container
40) What is Vulnerability?
Ans: One type of vulnerability is, whenever handcrafted java is used, we need to run Rule Security Analyzer tool
to check for any security vulnerabilities.
41) What is rule restriction? Asked this question with an example of Framework layer and
implementation layer.
Ans: This can be achieved usingAccessDeny rule type. Use an Access Deny rule to restrict users who have a
specified access role from accessing instances of specific classes under certain conditions.
42) Difference between Framework layer & Enterprise layer?
43) When we use Java method is activities, Preflight throws a warning for guardrail
violation. So, client may be unhappy seeing the warnings. What can be done in this
situation?
Ans: Preflight throws warnings if any of the guardrails are violated. In this case, you can justify why this
particular warning is unavoidable using the Justify warning link in the rule itself(besides the warning).
44) How many requestor types are available?
Ans: BROWSER, BATCH, PORTAL, APPLICATION
45) How can you see what other users are doing on their Pega sessions?
Ans: Remote tracer can be used to watch the Pega session activities of other users. This feature is available in
Tracer window only. Remote tracing is also possible from SMA.
46) What are the different types of tools available inPega?
Ans: Move Rules Tool, SMA Tool, PAL, Tracer, Guardrails, Clipboard Viewer, StyleViewer, Rule Security
Analyzer.
47) What is SMA tool?
Ans: SMA stands for System Management Application, is a web application that developers can use to monitor
and control cache, agents and other processing in your PRPC system. You can monitor memory
management, agent’s management, http service request details, remote logging, webserver/appserver
installation details and edit prconfig.xml too.
48) What are the different types of Pega logs?
Ans: Different types of Pega logs are PEGA, SERVICESPAL, ALERT, BIX, and ALERTSECURITY.
49) Difference between ExitActivity and ActivityEnd in step methods in activity?
Ans: The ExitActivity method ends the current activity and returns control to the calling activity.
The ActivityEnd method ends the current activity and all calling activities
50) Difference between Call an activity and Branch an activity in Step methods in activity?
Ans: Call instruction causes the current activity find another specified activity and execute it. When that activity
completes, control returns to the calling activity.
Branch instruction causes the current activity to find another specified activity and branch to it
without a return. When the system executes a Branch step, control transfers to another activity found
through rule resolution. Execution of the original activity pauses.
When the branched activity ends, processing of the current activity also ends; no steps after the Branch step are
executed.
51) When do you use Decision Tree and when do you use Decision Table?
Ans: Decision tree is used when we have to build complex nested if else conditions and Decision table is used
when the simple if else is the required.
52) What all the information you mention in Operator creation?
Ans: Accessgroups, org/div, Workgroup & workbaskets are important information.
53) Have you ever worked on DSM Decision Strategy Management? Explain?
54) If User A and UserB are associated to single accessgroup, can UserB access the
workbasket of UserA?
Ans: No. Workbaskets are not related to accessgroup. Workbaskets are mentioned in operator instance.
55) Difference between RDBList & RDBOpen?
Ans: Difference is similar to the differences between ObjList & ObjOpen.
56) What do you think Pega does internally in RDB and Obj methods? Differences?
Ans: Obj methods: Pega internally generates the sql statements required for the operations (like
open/save/delete/list etc.).
RDB methods: We, the developers, will be providing the required sql statements for the operations for execution
in ConnectSQL rules. So, its developer’s responsibility to use the correct table, column names etc. in the sql
statement.
57) How do Pega recognize if the table is internal or external table?
Ans: Pega recognizes based on the existence of pxObjClass property in the particular table. If the property
exists, it’s an internal table else external table.
58) How many rules will be created once connect soap is consumed?
Ans: A minimum of two rules i.e. ConnectSoap and referring activity will be created. Whether more number of
rules are created are not basically depend on the no. of input and output parameters.
59) Activities – Purpose of MayStart?AndAuthenticatecheckbox?
Ans: May Start:Select to allow users to start this activity directly through user input processing, for example
through a Submit button or apyActivity= element in an URL. Clear this if this activity is to be started only from
another activity, through a Call, Branch, or other means.
Authenticate: Select to require that only authenticated requestors can start this activity.[In most cases, clear
this checkbox if the activity is for an agent. Agents are not true authenticated users and by default cannot
run activities that are restricted to authenticated users. However, this checkbox is ignored by agents for
which the “Bypass activity authentication” checkbox (on the Security tab is checked; they can run activities
regardless of the Authenticate? value.
60) Guardrail which is related to Activities?
Ans: Limit custom java, Do Nothing Hard(use OOTB), declaratively and not programmatically.
61) Guardrail which is related to User Interface?
Ans: Do Nothing Hard(use OOTB)
62) How do you join two tables in LV? And Is this inner join or outer join?
Ans: In Join tab of LV. It’sOuterjoin.
63) What is the difference between LocalVariable and Parameter?
Ans: Parameter is a variable which is expected from the calling activity and LocalVariable is for internal(within
the activity) logic building used. This local variable is not exposed to outside.
64) How do you pass a localvariable to another activity as a parameter?
Ans: Local variable is for internal logic building in the activity. This can’t be passed over as a parameter.
65) How do you log messages in activities?
Ans: PropertySet or PageSet or LogMessage method in activity.
66) Difference between PageList and ValueList?
Ans: PageList is a property mode and is used to hold list of pages.
ValueList is a property mode and is used to hold list of values.
67) How to you limit a user from checkin/checkout functionalities?
Ans: Using “Allow Rule Checkout” checkbox inAdvanced tab of operator rule form.
Checkout can also be limited for a particular ruleset using “Use checkout?” checkbox in Security tab of Ruleset
rule form.
68) Difference between Connect and Service rules?
Ans: Connect rules are used to consume some external features into our application.
Service rules are used to expose our application features to external consumption.
69) How do you map a class to a data table?
Ans: While creating a data table, we need to mention the class to which this data table is mapped. This can be
any class i.e. work class or data class.
70) I have a property with name “pyId”, but in the database I have named it as “CaseId” by
mistake. Now, how do I write sql query to fetch this in external db?
Ans: This can be achieved usingExternal Mapping tab in the respective class rule where theColumn Name and
respectiveProperty Name can be mapped.
71) Withdrawn rule?
Ans: Equivalent to deleted rule. The rule cannot be referred from any of higher version and current version
rules.
72) Difference between Obj methods and RDB methods?
Ans: Obj methods are used to operate on instances stored in the PegaRULES database and in an external
database linked to an external class.
RDB methods are used to operate only on an external relational database. Do not use RDB methods to operate
on the PegaRULES database, because not all properties in the PRPC databases are distinct database
columns.
73) How do you achieve Call and Branch functionalities in BPM?
Ans: Call can be implemented using a simple sub process in the main flow. When a subprocess is encountered
in the main flow, the main flow is halted temporarily and the subprocess is executed. Once the subprocess
execution is completed, the main flow is continued. (Assuming further shapes are present after the
subprocess call in the main flow)
Branch can be achieved in a flow. Let’s say, I have a main flow with 3 assignments(Assignment 1, Assignment
2, Assignment 3) and then a subprocess. There are no more shapes in the main flow. And the in the
subprocess there are 2 assignments (Assignment 4, Assignment 5) and then an End shape.
74) What are the key things that needs to be considered while designing
Ans: Class structure, application architecture, DB Model, DB Designing.
75) What is the difference between node and thread?
Ans:
· A PegaRULES Thread object is a named context of clipboard pages. Most processing for a
requestor is singlethreaded. Ordinarily, each interactive user, accessing PRPC through
HTTP and a browser has only a single, dedicated process, and one Thread
namedSTANDARD. ThepxThread page is a named toplevel clipboard page sometimes
referred to as the thread page. The class for the page is CodePegaThread.
· PRPC engine can operate in a distributed mode, running simultaneously on more than one
server in a cluster. Each server hosting the PRPC rules engine software is known as a node.
76) What are the super classes present in pega immediate to @baseclass?
Ans: There are 12 toplevel classes which are immediate to@baseclass. They are
Assign, Code, Data, Embed,History, Index, Link, Log, Pega, Rule, System, Work
77) In an activity, can we jump to a previous step i.e. lower numbered steps?
Ans: No. Pega doesn’t support this.
78) What is the purpose of skimming?
79) Localization?
Ans: The localization process overrides text in uservisible field value rules that appear in application elements
such as user forms and portal displays. This process makes an application available in one or more
additional languages.
80) When will a work object be actually saved in a screen flow?
81) If we writeSystem.out.println in java code then where can we see the message, tracer or
clipboard?
Ans: System>Tools>Logs>Log Files
82) How do you call 2 assignments at time? About map value?
83) What is AJAX? How we used in Pega?
Ans: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is a Web technology that allows browserbased applications to
communicate with a server without transmitting the entire HTTP input, and to render only parts of the form
rather than the entire form.
Using XML and the Document Object Model, AJAXbased software can provide more interactivity to browser
based applications and reduce the traffic between the client (browser) and the server.
Process Commander uses AJAX technology in:
· Dynamic select operations
· User interface events such as Visible When, Refresh When
· Deferred loading of sections of user forms
· Display on user forms and flow action forms of calculated values computed by declare
expression rules
· SmartPromptsupport
84) How to send a work assignment simultaneously to Worklist and Workbasket?
Ans: Using spinoff shape or Slitjoin shapes in workflow.
85) Which is better option of Decision Table and Decision Tree in performance aspect?
Ans:Performance wise, Decision table is more efficient than Decision tree.
Basically, as a rule of thumb,
· If you're making decisions on series of data that are different from one branch to the next,
use decision tree.
· If you're making decisions against the same data element, use decision table.
· If you're making decisions on the basis of only 1 or 2 values, then use MapValue.
· If you want to get a Boolean returned, or when your decision employs a lot of complexity but
doesn't need to be applied to a lot of cases, consider using a When rule.
86) How is urgency value computed in SLA usage?
Ans: https://pdn.pega.com/forums/pegaacademy/seniorsystemarchitectprogram/usingslasurgencyof
assignments
87) Push routing and pull routing in pega?
Ans: In many business processes, tasks to be performed by human workers are stored in central inbaskets or
electronic equivalents of inbaskets. A supervisor reviews the tasks and assigns them to a worker on her
team, or workers select an item to work on when they become idle. This approach is called "pulling" work.
In other settings, work is sent directly to workers based on their availability or other criteria such as skills,
regions, or customer account number. This is called "pushing" work.
PRPC supports both approaches. Your routing activities can place assignments in workbaskets, or can
send the assignments to worklists.
88) What is the feature which acts a constructor in Pega? (like java class constructor)
Ans: Model or DataTransform (pyDefault)
89) Which is efficient of ObjBrowse & ObjListView?
90) Difference between Cover & Folder?
Ans: Covers and folders are two builtin facilities that allow your application to support collections of work
items.A folder work can be a member of other folder work items.
Folders contrast to covers in following aspects:
· One work item may be associated with multiple folders, but only with one cover.
· Members of a folder can belong to different work types, which need not belong all in a
single work pool.
· The relationships between folder work items and their contents may be manytomany.
As a business example, consider a purchasing application where a basic work item is a line item on a single
purchase order:
· The purchase order corresponds to a cover object. Every line item belongs to one purchase
order.
· Folders organize open purchase order line items by our part number and also by the
vendor's part number. A folder work item (in WorkFolderOurPartNum work type) may be
associated with several line items, and one line item can simultaneously belong to a Work
FolderOurPartNum work item and a WorkFolderTheirPartNum work item.
91) How to trace Listeners/Agents/Services?
Ans: Listeners(MQ Listeners etc.) and Agents can be monitored from SMA tool.
92) Agents?(Standard and Advance differences)
Ans: An agent is an internal background process operating on the server that runs activities on a periodic basis.
· The name of an agents rule is the name of a RuleSet and there can be only one agents rule
defined for each RuleSet and version in a PRPC system.
· When the Agent Manager master agent notices a newly added Agents rule (RuleAgent
Queue), it generates agent schedules (DataAgentQueueinstances) for each node in your
PRPC system.
· Each agent activity runs individually on its own interval schedule, as a separate requestor
thread. Do not design application logic that depends on agent activities running in a specific
order.
· QueueModedetermines whether the agent uses the agent queue capability to process
items from the agent queue. This feature allows the agent to temporarily skip over items that
fail — for example, because a needed resource is locked — and try again later to process
the item later. Three options of queue mode are,
· Legacy — Specifies that this is an agent that was created in a version prior to V5.4
and has not yet been updated.
· Standard — Specifies that this agent processes items from an agent queue and that
it relies on the system to provide object locking and other transactional support.
· Advanced — Specifies that this agent uses custom queuing.
93) Can we map 3 different work types to 3 different work tables?
Ans: Yes, this can be.
94) How to get the data from 2 different tables?
95) Exception handling while RDB methods fails?
96) Using Agent we run 10 wo's and from this 5 wo's are failed, how you know this info?
97) Global resource settings?
98) Parsing and stream rules used in connectsoap?
99) What does the naming convention of pr_/pc_/pvbv4_ in the initially installed
PegaRULES database represent?
Ans: When initially installed, objects in the PegaRULES database follow a naming convention, using these
prefixes:
§ pc_ identifies tables containing instances corresponding toPegaProComRuleSet capabilities,
such as flows, work items, and assignments.
§ pr_ and pr4_ identify tables for activities, properties, requestors, and other features of the rules
engine, corresponding to PegaRULESRuleSet capabilities.
§ pvbv4_ identifies views that speed queries and reporting.
§ sppc_ and sppr_identify stored procedures.
§ trpr4_ identifies database triggers.
100) I have consumed a WSDL using ConnectSOAP and created activities. But later, the
request parameters are updated or new parameters are added. What changes do you
need to do in PRPC for the webservice to work? I.E. How to update an existing Connect
SOAP?
101) Difference between ObjOpen & ObjOpenByHandle methods?
Ans: ObjOpen is used to open a particular instance stored in PegaRULES DB or an external DB and populate
the details on the clipboard page. The system uses the specified class and key fields to find and open the
object and place its data into the specified step page.
ObjOpenByHandle is used if you can determine the unique handle that permanently identifies which
instance to open. Otherwise, use the ObjOpen method. The handle of an instance is a unique key, in an
internal format, assembled by the system that identifies an instance in the PegaRULES DB.
102) Difference between ObjBrowse & ObjList methods?
Ans: ObjBrowse method is used to search instances of one class and copy the entire instances, or specified
properties, to the clipboard. Only properties exposed as columns can be used as selection criteria. However,
values of properties that are not exposed as columns, including embedded properties, can be returned. All
the properties which are used in the select criteria has to be exposed properties. The selection criteria can
be an exact value
ObjList method is used to retrieve data to the clipboard. This is a deprecated method. At least one property
mentioned in the “SelectionProperty” list should be exposed property. The selection criteria have to be
between a range of values.
103) Difference between Starter Flow & Normal Flow?
Ans: A work object can be created only by a Starter Flow. A Normal Flow refers to a flow which can’t create a
workobject. Such normal flows can be only be used as a subprocess in starter flow.
104) How do you identify whether the flow is a starter flow or normal flow?
Ans: This can be identified in the Process tab of the flow. “Creates a new work object?” checkbox will be
checked for a starter flow.

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