APPIAN CERTIFIED ANALYST
TRAINING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What does the process discovery method generate? Select the correct answer.
A) The target model that shows how a process should run
B) The discovered model that shows how a process runs in real life
C) A chart of common deviations
D) A reporting dashboard - ANSWER-B) The discovered model that shows how a
process runs in real life
What process mining method compares the discovered and target models and
identifies the deviations between them? Select the correct answer.
A) Process enhancement
B) Conformance checking
C) Process discovery
D) Regulatory compliance - ANSWER-B) Conformance checking
What do you use the insight from process mining for? Select three options that
apply.
A) Process optimization
B) Deployment analysis
C) Additional automation
D) Monitoring dashboard - ANSWER-A) Process optimization
C) Additional automation
D) Monitoring dashboard
Which of the following is not a measurable result of using a customer service
application?
A) Customer service will use the app to record maintenance
B) Decreased support calls by 10% over 6 months
C) Decreased average call duration by 5 minutes
D) Every registered vehicle will have an up to date maintenance history - ANSWER-
A) Customer service will use the app to record maintenance
True or False: Record type data comes from relational databases - ANSWER-False -
Record types can come from many different places, including relational databases
What are the key components of application planning?
A) Custom data types, records, forms, scheduling process models
B) Personas, records-based data design, process models, reports
C) Personas, project budget, custom data types, records, reports
D) Databases, web APIs, users, forms, process models, reports - ANSWER-B)
Personas, records-based data design, process models, reports
,Why is it important to write the purpose and goals of an application? Select all that
apply
A) to obtain consensus from stakeholders
B) to define the application's scope
C) to ensure efficient process modeling
D) to help validate the completed application's success - ANSWER-A) to obtain
consensus from stakeholders
B) to define the application's scope
D) to help validate the completed application's success
True or False: In Appian, process models can perform activities to capture and
modify data. - ANSWER-True
What is a persona?
A) single user of an app
B) unit used to assign access to Appian objects
C) all users who are not admins
D) a representation of a group of people with similar needs who will work in the
application - ANSWER-D) a representation of a group of people with similar needs
who will work in the application
Why do users have to be assigned to groups?
A) They don't; access to components should be granted to individual users
B) Only groups can log into an app
C) So that each user can have a login ID
D) Access to application components is assigned to groups - ANSWER-D) Access to
application components is assigned to groups
Which groups should every application have, at minimum?
A) Supervisors, Admins
B) Admins, Supervisors, Managers
C) All Users, Admins
D) All Users, All Managers - ANSWER-C) All Users, Admins
What are groups used for in an application?
A) To organize similar objects together in an application
B) To organize folders in an application
C) To organize users based on their needs in an application
D) To organize users based on their roles on a team - ANSWER-C) To organize
users based on their needs in an application
After identifying all of the data points that need to be used in your application, how
should you organize them into Records?
A) field value type
B) logical grouping of related data
C) alphabetical order
D) a single data type - ANSWER-B) logical grouping of related data
True or False: Data used in an application must originate from a relational database -
ANSWER-False - can come from variety of sources
,What objects are used to interact with external systems? Select all that apply
A) connected system object
B) Web API
C) initiate call smart service
D) integration object - ANSWER-A) connected system object
B) Web API
D) integration object
In the Acme Auto example, why does the Maintenance entity contain the vehicle ID
as a field. Select all that apply.
A) to nest Maintenance data under Vehicle data
B) to make Vehicle the parent of Maintenance
C) to join the Vehicle and Maintenance data types
D) so you can query the maintenance requests by Vehicle ID - ANSWER-C) to join
the Vehicle and Maintenance data types
D) so you can query the maintenance requests by Vehicle ID
Why would you want to establish record type relationships?
A) record type relationships are not recommended and should not be used
B) provide a fast and easy way to connect and reference related data
C) make it so that you would only need to create one table for all related data
D) useful for organizing data when you have more than five groups of related data -
ANSWER-B) provide a fast and easy way to connect and reference related data
What Appian design object unifies and optimizes data? Select the correct answer.
A) Interface
B) Process Model
C) Record Type
D) Expression - ANSWER-C) Record Type
What three elements are found in a typical Appian app?
A) Record lists and summary views
B) Payment page
C) Action to add new records
D) Related actions to update existing records - ANSWER-A) Record lists and
summary views
C) Action to add new records
D) Related actions to update existing records
True or False: Appian developers can create record types by connecting to existing
data sources, and they can also create record types and tables from scratch. -
ANSWER-True
How do you unify record types in Appian? Select the correct answer.
A) Build Views
B) Build a process to unify all record types
C) Add relationships from within the record type
D) This requires some coding - ANSWER-C) Add relationships from within the record
type
, What two record type features can you use to extend existing data?
A) Record Events
B) Smart Service
C) Custom record fields
D) Record level security - ANSWER-A) Record Events
C) Custom record fields
What type of security allows you to configure data visibility at the row level? Select
the correct answer.
A) Record-level security in the record type
B) Application-level security
C) Object-level security
D) You can't apply this level of security in Appian - ANSWER-A) Record-level
security in the record type
What kinds of automation can you implement with Appian? Select four options that
apply.
A) Build unified business workflows
B) Integrate with external systems
C) Industrial automation
D) Enforce business rules
E) Automate routine tasks and data classification and extraction - ANSWER-A) Build
unified business workflows
B) Integrate with external systems
D) Enforce business rules
E) Automate routine tasks and data classification and extraction
When automating a workflow, how do you add a specialized business activity to it?
Select the correct answer.
A) Drop the workflow node into your process
B) Drop the gateway into your process
C) Drop the smart service into your process
D) Code your activity - ANSWER-C) Drop the smart service into your process
What design object is used to capture business rules in Appian? Select the correct
answer.
A) Process model
B) Decision object
C) Record type
D) Interface - ANSWER-B) Decision object
True or False: Appian RPA is used to automate high-volume manual tasks, and often
the only solution when you need to connect to legacy systems that lack APIs. -
ANSWER-True
True or False: Appian AI Skill is used to automate common business tasks like
document classification, email classification, and document extraction. A developer
only needs to create and configure an AI Skill design object, and then add it to any
Appian process using the corresponding smart service. - ANSWER-True
TRAINING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What does the process discovery method generate? Select the correct answer.
A) The target model that shows how a process should run
B) The discovered model that shows how a process runs in real life
C) A chart of common deviations
D) A reporting dashboard - ANSWER-B) The discovered model that shows how a
process runs in real life
What process mining method compares the discovered and target models and
identifies the deviations between them? Select the correct answer.
A) Process enhancement
B) Conformance checking
C) Process discovery
D) Regulatory compliance - ANSWER-B) Conformance checking
What do you use the insight from process mining for? Select three options that
apply.
A) Process optimization
B) Deployment analysis
C) Additional automation
D) Monitoring dashboard - ANSWER-A) Process optimization
C) Additional automation
D) Monitoring dashboard
Which of the following is not a measurable result of using a customer service
application?
A) Customer service will use the app to record maintenance
B) Decreased support calls by 10% over 6 months
C) Decreased average call duration by 5 minutes
D) Every registered vehicle will have an up to date maintenance history - ANSWER-
A) Customer service will use the app to record maintenance
True or False: Record type data comes from relational databases - ANSWER-False -
Record types can come from many different places, including relational databases
What are the key components of application planning?
A) Custom data types, records, forms, scheduling process models
B) Personas, records-based data design, process models, reports
C) Personas, project budget, custom data types, records, reports
D) Databases, web APIs, users, forms, process models, reports - ANSWER-B)
Personas, records-based data design, process models, reports
,Why is it important to write the purpose and goals of an application? Select all that
apply
A) to obtain consensus from stakeholders
B) to define the application's scope
C) to ensure efficient process modeling
D) to help validate the completed application's success - ANSWER-A) to obtain
consensus from stakeholders
B) to define the application's scope
D) to help validate the completed application's success
True or False: In Appian, process models can perform activities to capture and
modify data. - ANSWER-True
What is a persona?
A) single user of an app
B) unit used to assign access to Appian objects
C) all users who are not admins
D) a representation of a group of people with similar needs who will work in the
application - ANSWER-D) a representation of a group of people with similar needs
who will work in the application
Why do users have to be assigned to groups?
A) They don't; access to components should be granted to individual users
B) Only groups can log into an app
C) So that each user can have a login ID
D) Access to application components is assigned to groups - ANSWER-D) Access to
application components is assigned to groups
Which groups should every application have, at minimum?
A) Supervisors, Admins
B) Admins, Supervisors, Managers
C) All Users, Admins
D) All Users, All Managers - ANSWER-C) All Users, Admins
What are groups used for in an application?
A) To organize similar objects together in an application
B) To organize folders in an application
C) To organize users based on their needs in an application
D) To organize users based on their roles on a team - ANSWER-C) To organize
users based on their needs in an application
After identifying all of the data points that need to be used in your application, how
should you organize them into Records?
A) field value type
B) logical grouping of related data
C) alphabetical order
D) a single data type - ANSWER-B) logical grouping of related data
True or False: Data used in an application must originate from a relational database -
ANSWER-False - can come from variety of sources
,What objects are used to interact with external systems? Select all that apply
A) connected system object
B) Web API
C) initiate call smart service
D) integration object - ANSWER-A) connected system object
B) Web API
D) integration object
In the Acme Auto example, why does the Maintenance entity contain the vehicle ID
as a field. Select all that apply.
A) to nest Maintenance data under Vehicle data
B) to make Vehicle the parent of Maintenance
C) to join the Vehicle and Maintenance data types
D) so you can query the maintenance requests by Vehicle ID - ANSWER-C) to join
the Vehicle and Maintenance data types
D) so you can query the maintenance requests by Vehicle ID
Why would you want to establish record type relationships?
A) record type relationships are not recommended and should not be used
B) provide a fast and easy way to connect and reference related data
C) make it so that you would only need to create one table for all related data
D) useful for organizing data when you have more than five groups of related data -
ANSWER-B) provide a fast and easy way to connect and reference related data
What Appian design object unifies and optimizes data? Select the correct answer.
A) Interface
B) Process Model
C) Record Type
D) Expression - ANSWER-C) Record Type
What three elements are found in a typical Appian app?
A) Record lists and summary views
B) Payment page
C) Action to add new records
D) Related actions to update existing records - ANSWER-A) Record lists and
summary views
C) Action to add new records
D) Related actions to update existing records
True or False: Appian developers can create record types by connecting to existing
data sources, and they can also create record types and tables from scratch. -
ANSWER-True
How do you unify record types in Appian? Select the correct answer.
A) Build Views
B) Build a process to unify all record types
C) Add relationships from within the record type
D) This requires some coding - ANSWER-C) Add relationships from within the record
type
, What two record type features can you use to extend existing data?
A) Record Events
B) Smart Service
C) Custom record fields
D) Record level security - ANSWER-A) Record Events
C) Custom record fields
What type of security allows you to configure data visibility at the row level? Select
the correct answer.
A) Record-level security in the record type
B) Application-level security
C) Object-level security
D) You can't apply this level of security in Appian - ANSWER-A) Record-level
security in the record type
What kinds of automation can you implement with Appian? Select four options that
apply.
A) Build unified business workflows
B) Integrate with external systems
C) Industrial automation
D) Enforce business rules
E) Automate routine tasks and data classification and extraction - ANSWER-A) Build
unified business workflows
B) Integrate with external systems
D) Enforce business rules
E) Automate routine tasks and data classification and extraction
When automating a workflow, how do you add a specialized business activity to it?
Select the correct answer.
A) Drop the workflow node into your process
B) Drop the gateway into your process
C) Drop the smart service into your process
D) Code your activity - ANSWER-C) Drop the smart service into your process
What design object is used to capture business rules in Appian? Select the correct
answer.
A) Process model
B) Decision object
C) Record type
D) Interface - ANSWER-B) Decision object
True or False: Appian RPA is used to automate high-volume manual tasks, and often
the only solution when you need to connect to legacy systems that lack APIs. -
ANSWER-True
True or False: Appian AI Skill is used to automate common business tasks like
document classification, email classification, and document extraction. A developer
only needs to create and configure an AI Skill design object, and then add it to any
Appian process using the corresponding smart service. - ANSWER-True
