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The CPBA exam has 50 questions and runs 1 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free CPBA questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Pega Business Architect blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
During a Pega Blueprint import, the team finds that the built-on application already provides the Customer data object required by the new design. No specialization is needed, and the new application must use that object's assets without creating its own Customer class. Which import selection implements this decision?
Correct answer: A - Reuse Customer from the built-on application.
In a pre-release test of an Equipment Release case, two Inspection child cases finish: one passes with status Resolved-Completed; the other fails with status Resolved-Rejected. The parent waits for all Inspection children 'to be resolved', then automatically authorizes dispatch. Policy permits dispatch only when both inspections pass; a failure must start remediation. How should the lifecycle be corrected?
Correct answer: C - After the existing wait, branch to dispatch if both passed; otherwise start remediation.
A contract-review assignment's SLA starts at 09:00 with displayed urgency 20. Its goal is 2 hours with an increase of 10; its deadline is 5 hours with an increase of 25; passed-deadline events add 15 every hour, limited to two occurrences. At 15:30 it is unfinished. All due events have run, elapsed clock time applies, and no other urgency changes occur. Another assignment has urgency 68. The reviewer is equally eligible for both, and selection uses highest urgency. Which priority assessment is correct?
Correct answer: D - Select the contract review; its urgency is 70.
Four assessors cover staggered shifts and are equally qualified to review standard supplier requests. Requests must remain in a shared pool until an available assessor takes one. Only requests marked PolicyException need the supervisor's personal approval. A supplier submits a request with PolicyException = false. Where should its review assignment be routed?
Correct answer: B - To the Supplier Review work queue shared by the four assessors.
A wholesale order can contain a variable number of lines. Each line must retain a reference to an existing Product, record a quantity, and preserve the agreed unit price after submission even if the catalog price later changes. The product catalog must remain shared across orders. Which data model satisfies these requirements?
Correct answer: C - An embedded OrderLine list with Product references, quantities, and unit prices copied at submission.
A purchase request must have an Amount greater than zero and no greater than AvailableBudget. Both fields already contain valid numeric values, and AvailableBudget cannot be negative. The form's validation displays an error when its configured condition is true. Which error condition enforces the complete rule?
Correct answer: B - Amount <= 0 OR Amount > AvailableBudget
Leena belongs to the Requester and Approver access groups. She signs in successfully with Requester active and can read a request, but approval is denied. Switching to Approver allows her to approve that same request. Which interpretation accounts for these results?
Correct answer: A - Authentication succeeded; authorization changed with the active access group.
Applicants abandon a supplier-registration form because contact details, bank details, and declarations appear on one long page. The redesign must guide each applicant through those groups in order, with one final submission and no handoff to another user. Which Pega form pattern fits this interaction?
Correct answer: D - Use a multi-step form with focused views inside one assignment.
An approved process runs correctly when invoked from Dev Studio but is absent from the App Studio process selector. Its class, ruleset version, and the developer's permissions have been verified as appropriate for the application. What should the team check next?
Correct answer: B - Whether the process is marked as a relevant record for the case type.
A manufacturer uses the same warranty process through its web and contact-center channels. One country requires an extra approval; the remaining workflow is identical. The company wants future improvements to the common process to benefit every deployment without maintaining separate copies. Which architecture best accommodates the country-specific variation?
Correct answer: C - Reuse shared case logic and specialize the extra approval in the country's implementation layer.
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