APPIAN LEAD DEVELOPER 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What are the most basic security groups? - ✔✔All Users
Administrators
Within these groups, other groups can be made to further specify responsibilities.
✔✔T or F: A security group can contain sub-groups but not individual user members. -
✔✔False
✔✔Define Permissions Matrix - ✔✔A graph that defines who may access application
functions and records. You can define which groups have or are denied access to
application functions and records.
✔✔Define Entity Relationship Diagram or ERD. - ✔✔An ERD is a diagram that defines
datastructures through records, their fields and field types. An ERD also defines the
relationship between the records.
✔✔T or F: Do not finalize data structures until you have finalized reporting requirement.
- ✔✔True. Structures can change as requirements are identified.
✔✔What's an example of a data entity?
A. Relational
B. Text
C. Integer
D. Vehicle - ✔✔D. Vehicle
✔✔In the Acme Auto example, why does the Maintenance entity contain the Vehicle ID
as a field? Select all that apply.
A. To join the Vehicles and Maintenance data types
B. To make Vehicle the parent of Maintenance
C. So you can query the maintenance requests by Vehicle ID
D. To nest Maintenance data under vehicle data - ✔✔A and B. Tables do not use
"Parent" and "Child" relationships. You also do not "nest" data sets. They use "One to
One", "One to Many" and "Many to One" relationships.
✔✔T or F: Data used in an application can only originate from a relational database. -
✔✔False. Data does not only originate from relational databases. They can also come
from Appian processes, web services and external systems. Appian record types can
also create them from scratch.
✔✔T or F: It is Appian best practice to design processes and then build records to fit the
needs of those processes. - ✔✔False. Appian is data driven. The processes will always
follow the needs of the data. Design the data first, then build the processes.
, ✔✔T or F: A site consists of content organized into tabs and can target a specific group.
- ✔✔True. You can create sites with a business-oriented navigation experience and
terminology that users are familiar with.
✔✔T or F: When designing for user mobile experience, a feed style may be better than
the grid style because it doesn't require horizontal scrolling. - ✔✔True. A feed style
mimics social media style data and is easy to navigate with a mobile device.
✔✔What is the difference between an action and a related action? - ✔✔A related action
is an action displayed on a record and pertains to the actions taken on that record. An
action displayed when there is no specific record involved initially, such as a button that
creates a new record. "Add Vehicle" action creates a new to the Vehicle table.
✔✔T or F: Data associated with key events that occur during your business operations
can be captured, stored and accessed as record events in Appian. - ✔✔True. These
make up the Event History. You can track activities, responsible parties and associated
timestamps.
✔✔How does a Summary view differ from a List view? - ✔✔Summary view provides
more details about a record.
✔✔What is the difference between Analyst view and Designer view? (Process modeler)
- ✔✔The Analyst view can be used during planning to simply draw a process model.
The Designer view is used to create a working model. You can reference the drawing
from the Analyst view.
✔✔What is the purpose of a swimlane? - ✔✔A swimlane gives a visual representation
of what persona is responsible for the record and the actions they take.
✔✔What type of gateway nodes are available? - ✔✔And
Complex
OR
XOR
✔✔When creating a process model, which of the following should you identify? Select
all that apply.
A. Data types
B. Record types that will be linked through related actions
C. Reporting requirements
D. Interfaces used to enter data - ✔✔A, B, D.
✔✔What can be used for a source for Report Data? - ✔✔Appian's Internal analytics
engine
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What are the most basic security groups? - ✔✔All Users
Administrators
Within these groups, other groups can be made to further specify responsibilities.
✔✔T or F: A security group can contain sub-groups but not individual user members. -
✔✔False
✔✔Define Permissions Matrix - ✔✔A graph that defines who may access application
functions and records. You can define which groups have or are denied access to
application functions and records.
✔✔Define Entity Relationship Diagram or ERD. - ✔✔An ERD is a diagram that defines
datastructures through records, their fields and field types. An ERD also defines the
relationship between the records.
✔✔T or F: Do not finalize data structures until you have finalized reporting requirement.
- ✔✔True. Structures can change as requirements are identified.
✔✔What's an example of a data entity?
A. Relational
B. Text
C. Integer
D. Vehicle - ✔✔D. Vehicle
✔✔In the Acme Auto example, why does the Maintenance entity contain the Vehicle ID
as a field? Select all that apply.
A. To join the Vehicles and Maintenance data types
B. To make Vehicle the parent of Maintenance
C. So you can query the maintenance requests by Vehicle ID
D. To nest Maintenance data under vehicle data - ✔✔A and B. Tables do not use
"Parent" and "Child" relationships. You also do not "nest" data sets. They use "One to
One", "One to Many" and "Many to One" relationships.
✔✔T or F: Data used in an application can only originate from a relational database. -
✔✔False. Data does not only originate from relational databases. They can also come
from Appian processes, web services and external systems. Appian record types can
also create them from scratch.
✔✔T or F: It is Appian best practice to design processes and then build records to fit the
needs of those processes. - ✔✔False. Appian is data driven. The processes will always
follow the needs of the data. Design the data first, then build the processes.
, ✔✔T or F: A site consists of content organized into tabs and can target a specific group.
- ✔✔True. You can create sites with a business-oriented navigation experience and
terminology that users are familiar with.
✔✔T or F: When designing for user mobile experience, a feed style may be better than
the grid style because it doesn't require horizontal scrolling. - ✔✔True. A feed style
mimics social media style data and is easy to navigate with a mobile device.
✔✔What is the difference between an action and a related action? - ✔✔A related action
is an action displayed on a record and pertains to the actions taken on that record. An
action displayed when there is no specific record involved initially, such as a button that
creates a new record. "Add Vehicle" action creates a new to the Vehicle table.
✔✔T or F: Data associated with key events that occur during your business operations
can be captured, stored and accessed as record events in Appian. - ✔✔True. These
make up the Event History. You can track activities, responsible parties and associated
timestamps.
✔✔How does a Summary view differ from a List view? - ✔✔Summary view provides
more details about a record.
✔✔What is the difference between Analyst view and Designer view? (Process modeler)
- ✔✔The Analyst view can be used during planning to simply draw a process model.
The Designer view is used to create a working model. You can reference the drawing
from the Analyst view.
✔✔What is the purpose of a swimlane? - ✔✔A swimlane gives a visual representation
of what persona is responsible for the record and the actions they take.
✔✔What type of gateway nodes are available? - ✔✔And
Complex
OR
XOR
✔✔When creating a process model, which of the following should you identify? Select
all that apply.
A. Data types
B. Record types that will be linked through related actions
C. Reporting requirements
D. Interfaces used to enter data - ✔✔A, B, D.
✔✔What can be used for a source for Report Data? - ✔✔Appian's Internal analytics
engine
