Coding Standards Quiz - 7/8/2009

14 Questions | By Robdunie | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Total Attempts: 55

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Quiz to understand the comprehension of the PRPC coding best practices and standards.

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1.

Explain in your own words why you chose the answers to question 1.
2.

Why must you always perform an Obj-Save-Cancel when an Obj-Save fails?
3.

Why should Rule-Obj-Flow and Rule-Obj-FlowAction rules always have a short description that starts with a verb?
4.

Why should you always use Rule-Obj-ListView and Rule-Obj-SummaryView rules to run reports against PRPC managed database tables instead of RDB-List rules?
5.

What is the preferred method for comparing two string values?
- A.
  
  Use the == operator
- B.
  
  Use the @equals() library function
- C.
  
  Use the Lib(PegaRULES:String).equals() library function
- D.
  
  Use the = operator
6.

What must you call in order to create a .pyID on a clipboard page that is a decedent of Work-?
- A.
  
  The Method Property-Set to assign a value to the property
- B.
  
  The Activity GenerateID
- C.
  
  The Method Property-Set-Special to assign a value to the property
- D.
  
  The Activity GenerateNewID
7.

Assuming you were developing an application on a PRPC v5.1 system and you have a rule that is in a locked ruleset, what things must you do in order to deprecate a rule?
- A.
  
  Unlock the ruleset and delete the rule
- B.
  
  Set the availability to "No"
- C.
  
  Set the availability to "Withdrawn"
- D.
  
  Add the word "DEPRECATED" to the description fields
- E.
  
  Set the availability to "Blocked"
8.

Assuming you were developing an application on a PRPC v5.2 and later system and you have a rule that is in a locked ruleset, what things must you do in order to deprecate a rule?
- A.
  
  Unlock the ruleset and delete the rule
- B.
  
  Set the availability to "No"
- C.
  
  Set the availability to "Withdrawn"
- D.
  
  Add the word "DEPRECATED" to the description fields
- E.
  
  Set the availability to "Blocked"
9.

When restricting the list of valid values for a property, the following mechanism(s) should be used to configure the list:
- A.
  
  Rule-Obj-Validate to validate that the value is part of a pre-defined list
- B.
  
  A local table edit should be created on the Rule-Obj-Property rule
- C.
  
  Rule-Obj-FieldValue instances should be created for each of the possible values
- D.
  
  A remote table edit should be used to reference an external list of possible values
10.

What shape type(s) must you never remove from a flow once it has been deployed to production and there are work objects started on that flow?
- A.
  
  Assignment
- B.
  
  Fork
- C.
  
  Router
- D.
  
  Connector Utility
- E.
  
  Spin-off
11.

What following things must be down in order to define an Activity as abstract?
- A.
  
  Put the string "=Abstract=" in the usage description
- B.
  
  Put a single step that is commented out indicating that the activity is abstract
- C.
  
  Put a single step that throws a PRRuntimeException indicating that the activity is abstract
- D.
  
  Put several steps in the activity that dictate how that activity will perform operations
12.

Which of the following fields must always be populated on every rule?
- A.
  
  Short description
- B.
  
  Usage description
- C.
  
  Instance description
- D.
  
  Long description
- E.
  
  None are required
13.

Which of the following are good examples of names given to rules?
- A.
  
  BeforeAction_AutoSubmit
- B.
  
  AutoSubmit_AfterAction
- C.
  
  CreateCorrLetter
- D.
  
  ProcessWork
- E.
  
  GetWork_Objects
14.

Which of the following are clipboard page names allowed by the standards?
- A.
  
  TmpClipPage
- B.
  
  TempClipPg
- C.
  
  PageListPg
- D.
  
  PyWorkPage
- E.
  
  MyPage