Interview Questions

1.    What is the difference between Page-Validate and Property-Validate methods?

2.    Where assignments will be stored in pega rules database?

3.    What is StepStatusGood, StepStatusFail rules?

4.    Where can i see the paramater values in the clipboard ( values ..) i am passing one activity to other ?

5.    Difference between activity and utility

6.    How to import rules using pzinskey

7.    How to make any rule as a favorite to your manager

8.    If I have 3 different work objects in my application, how to store them in three different tables?

9.    Where assignments will be stored in pega rules database?

10.                What is the difference between Page-Validate and Property-Validate methods?

11.                Difference between obj-open and obj-open-by-handled

12.                Performance of our work in the pega is measured using?

13.                Inheritance concept in the pega (rules, class)

14.                How to connect to different pega applications?

15.                Difference between obj-list, rdb-list?

16.                How to store the instance of the class in a specific database

17.                default data table where the instance of the class are store (how it will search ) pc_work

18.                how can i store the instance of the class in the data base

19.                How to see values of the local variables of the activity.

20.                In routing activity if i use workbasket name instead of work list name .. when can i know it is wrong (run time, complile time)

21.                In Routing activity what is the default property used to route the object

22.                Different type of flows. Explain in scenario based where u used and worked

23.                how to send multiple correspondences at a time

24.                how to end the workobject in the activity ( method used to kill the work object)

25.                How to call an Activity from Java Script?

26.                How to pass parameters to the activity using the java, JavaScript?

27.                How to get a property value from clipboard using Java step?

28.                How a user’s ruleset list is formed ( the logic )?

29.                How to expose the column in the blob… of the database

30.                Difference between forke and decision shape

31.                Which activity do we use in Obj-List-View to customize the search results

32.                What is the diifference between Abstract Class and Concrete class

33.                What is different types of inheritence?

34.                What is a Product?

35.                What is work party?

36.                What is Split-Join?

37.                What Covers and Folders?

38.                What is Ticket?

39.                What is Split-ForEach?

40.                What is clipboard?

41.                What is skimming?

42.                What is pz* properties?

43.                What is pyWorkPage?

44.                What is declared page?

45.                Types of inheritance

46.                What is py* properties?

47.                What is AES?

48.                What is spin-off?

49.                What is forward and backward chaining

50.                what is PAL?

51.                What is difference between BRE and BPM?

52.                what is the work object?

53.                How do we use Tracer? Trace by rule

54.                what is Clipboard?

55.                what is FlowAction?

56.                where the work object Stored?

57.                how to create Class , class group?

58.                What is BPM?

59.                what is The Class structure?

60.                What is the difference between Folder and Cover?

61.                what is the Harrness ?Section?

62.                what is the Sma?

63.                what is the Declare expression?

64.                Access group?How to create Access group?

Advanced Pega Interview Questions and Answers 

1.Split​join,Splif​​for​​each​​and​​spin​​off(Didnt​​work​​on​​this)​

2.What​is​​Access​​Group,WorkPool,Work​​group,Application​

Access​Group​​:​​It​​specifies​​Work​​pool,​​Production​​ruleset​​and​​Roles​​of​​application​

CWS:Administrators,​XISWorkflow:Technicians,​

XISWorkflow:TeamManagers,​XISWorkflow:Developers​

​Work​​Pool:​​Its​​nothing​​but​​class​​group​.

​​ ​​ ​Xchanging​-Insurance-CWS-Claim

​​ ​​ ​Xchanging​-Insurance-CWS-Maintance

​Work​​Group:​​It's​​a​​work​​group​​which​​is​​assigned​​to​​work​​basket​​and​​to​​a​​manager​.

​Work​​basket:​​organization,​​division,​​unit​​and​​work​​group​.

3.Difference​between​​work​​list​​and​​work​​basket​

Work​basket:​​organization,​​division,​​unit​​and​​work​​group​.

4.Where​we​​configure​​portals​

we​configure​​in​​access​​group​​settings​​in​​default​​portal​​layout​.

5.what​are​​types​​of​​portals​

Developers,Manager,​work​​manager,​​work​​user​​and​​user​.

6.what​is​​difference​​between​​Ruleset​​and​​ruleset​​version​.

Set​of​​Rules,​

7.what​are​​types​​of​​rule​​sets​​which​​are​​specified​​in​​the​​application​​rule​​sets​

Ans:-Application​rulesets,Production​​and​​branch​​rule​​sets​.

branch​rul​​set​​is​​doing​​for​​parallal​​processing​​work​.

Once​developement​​is​​comepleted​​in​​the​​branch​​then​​they​​can​​merge​​the​​branch​​rule​​set​

into​application​​rulesset​.

8.What​is​​organisation,division​​and​​unit​

9.Connection​two​​application​​using​​Buitl​​on​​APplication​​ontion​​while​​creating​​new​ application.

10.​What​​are​​types​​of​​Inheritance​

Two​types​​of​​inheritance,​

Pattern​inheritance​​​:​​ it​will​​look​​up​​for​​based​​on​​‘​-’

Direct​Inheritance​​:​​It​​will​​directly​​look​​for​​properties​​in​​the​​parent​​class​​given​​at​

creation​of​​Child​​class​.

11.​Rule​​sets​​presendnce​​in​​application​

12.What​is​​class​​and​​work​​object​

13.What​is​​abstarct​​and​​concrete​​class​

Types​of​​Classes:​

1.  Concrete​Classes​​:​

●        It​holds​​persistent​​objects​​known​​as​​instances​.

●        Should​define​​the​​type​​of​​work​​being​​performed,​​Names​​must​​not​​​end​​with​​a​

dash​(​-).

Abstract​​Classes​:​​​

Abstract​classes​​can​​contain​​any​​rule​​type​.

All​standard​​classes​​are​​abstract​​classes​​and​​must​​end​​with​​a​​dash​​(​-).

14.what​is​​the​​out​​of​​box​​functionality​

Ans:Rules​which​​are​​created​​by​​pegasystems​​for​​the​​product(Pre​​defined​​rules)​.

15.Can​we​​customize​​out​​of​​box​​rules:Yes​​we​​can​​customize​​but​​its​​not​​gud​​practise​​to​

customize​out​​of​​the​​box​​rules​​always​.

16.What​is​​property​​and​​types/Modes​​of​​properties​.

Single

17.what​is​​px,py​​and​​pz​​properties​.....Can​we​​edit​​all​​these​​properties​

Ans:px,pz​properties​​we​​cant​​eidt​​but​​we​​can​​edit​​py​​properties​.

18.What​is​​pzInsKey​----ClassName​Primary​​Key​​of​​the​​Class​

19.Class​structure​

20.Did​u​​use​​any​​frame​​work​​in​​yr​​application:No​

21.What​is​​difference​​between​​Primary​​and​​pyWorkPage​

22.What​is​​Edit​​Input​​In​​property​

23.What​is​​blob​

24.How​to​​expose​​the​​properties​

25.What​is​​Export​​and​​Import​​functionality​

26.What​is​​Product​​and​​product​​patch​

27.What​is​​delegated​​rule​​and​​how​​can​​delegate​​a​​rule​​to​​end​​user​

28.What​is​​data​​tranform​

29.Which​is​​better​​to​​perform​​processing​​activities​​or​​Data​​transform​.

Ans:As​much​​as​​we​​can​​use​​data​​transform​​as​​pega​​recomended​​if​​it​​is​​simple​​steps​ without​obj​-browse​and​​etc​.

30.What​are​​debugging​​tools​​in​​pega​

31.What​are​​pages​​available​​in​​clipboard​.

32.Can​we​​see​​local​​varibles​​and​​parameter​​in​​the​​clipboard​​and​​tracer​.ve

33.How​can​​set​​the​​watch​​variablez​​in​​tracer​

34.What​is​​Remote​​Tracer​

35.Check​all​​options​​in​​tracer​

36.What​is​​Edit​​input/Edit​​validate​

37.What​is​​client​​side​​and​​server​​sside​​validation​

38.What​are​​types​​of​​flows​

39.What​is​​the​​diffrence​​b/w​​process​​flow​​and​​screen​​flow​

40.Check​all​​shapes​​in​​flows​

41.How​to​​call​​validate​​rule:​

Ans:Flowaction​and​​activities​​using​​Property​-Valodate​or​​Obj​-Validate

42.What​is​​correspondence​​and​​how​​invoke​​Correspondence​

Ans:Using​Call​​SendEmailNotification​​in​​activity​ Or​Call​​CorrNew​

43.Check​Property​-Set-Corr

44.SLA

45.Tickets​and​​Workparties​

46.What​is​​difference​​b/t​​Decision​​table/Tree​​and​​Map​​value​

47.Can​we​​call​​decision​​table​​from​​tree​​and​​vice​​versa​

48.What​is​​Declarative​​rule​

49.What​is​​Declare​​expression​

50.What​is​​Forward​​and​​backward​​changing​​and​​where​​we​​configure​​this​​changing​

51.what​is​​Declare​​on​​change​​and​​trigger​​and​​constraints​​and​​when​​rules​

52.What​is​​harness​​and​​types​​of​​harness​

53.What​are​​types​​of​​flow​​actions​

54.Check​validate​​and​​action​​tab​​in​​flow​​action​

55.Whatis​section​​and​​check​​all​​options​​in​​section​

56.What​is​​portal​​and​​types​​of​​portals​

57.What​is​​skin​​whree​​we​​configure​​skin​​rules​.

58.Skimming(types​of​​Skimming)​

Ans:To​improve​​the​​performance​​we​​can​​do​​skimming​​and​​major​​and​​minor​​skimming​​in​ pega

59.About​connect​​soap​​and​​service​​soap​

60.What​is​​difference​​b/t​​XML​​Satrem​​and​​parse​​XML​

61.Reprots

List​View​​:​

​​​​​tabular​format​​report,​

Setting​tabs:​​Dispaly​​fields,​​Content​​-​​where​​we​​mention​​Criteria(Conditions)(A​

and​B​​or​​C​​and​​D)​​and​​Activity​​Name​.

Ex:​SearchClaims,​​SearchBrokers​

Summary​View​​:​

Summarized​view​​report​.

Setting​tabs​​:​​Content​​-​​where​​we​​mention​​Criteria(conditions),​​Drill​​down​​-​

where​we​​mention​​in​​drill​​down​​drop​​down​​list​​to​​Detailed​​view,​​List​​view,​​Summary​ View.

Report​Defination:​

Can​view​​summarized​​,​​list​​and​​Chats​​in​​these​​kind​​of​​reports​.

Setting​tabls:​​Design​​-​​Column​​Names​​with​​Customized​​function​​(fx),​​Charts​​-​

Pie,​bar,​​pyramid​​,​​Need​​to​​drop​​columns​​in​​Chart​​preview​.​​​Data​access​​-​​where​​we​ define​Joins​.

62.Activity

a)Types​of​​activities​

63)Circumstance

64)What​is​​Libray​​and​​function​

65)Previelages,Security,Access​Role​​Obj,Access​​Roles​

66)What​is​​Agent​​and​​types​​of​​agents​

67)what​is​​Duynamic​​systems​​ettings​