Appian Certified Senior Developer Certification

Question

Hi Everyone, 
 I recently attempted the Appian L2 certification but unfortunately did not pass. I've been studying using Appian Community videos, documentation, and the official exam objectives. 
 To further enhance my preparation, I'm seeking specific documentation links and topics that are directly relevant to the L2 certification. This will help me verify if I've missed any crucial topics. Additionally, I would appreciate any recommendations for mock exams or practice scenarios focused on senior developer-level questions.

brianaj0155 · Answer

Hopefully the community can add more

Topics

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Platform and Application Management (12%)

Configure the Administration Console 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Appian_Administration_Console.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/insights_overview.html 
 
 Troubleshoot applications using a variety of sources (i.e., logs, performance dashboards, Admin Console) 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Logging.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Performance_View.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/component-security-performance.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/interface-performance.html 
 
 - Prepare for complex deployments by performing technical review, unit testing, and performance testing 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/testing-applications.html#unit-testing 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Expression_Rule_Testing.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Automated_Testing_for_Expression_Rules.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Expression_Rule_Testing_Functions.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/deploying-applications.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Application_Deployment_Guidelines.html 
 
 - Configure and monitor the health of the platform by using Health Check, the Process Monitoring tab, and the Admin Console 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/health-check.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/health-check-data-faq.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Monitoring_and_Editing_Processes.html

Data Management (20%)

- Design data models implementing business data requirements and correctly document the data model - Recommend record types to connect to, unify, optimize, and secure data 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Record_Type_Object.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/about-data-sync.html#what-is-data-sync 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/about-data-sync.html#when-to-enable-data-sync 
 
 - Read, translate and transform relational data within Appian - Implement complex data models and maintain supporting objects (i.e., views, triggers, stored procedures, etc.)

Application Design and Development (28%)

- Leverage Appian functionality to convert business requirements into user stories - Construct an end-to-end application using a variety of objects - Implement and administer application object security 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/23.3/design-objects.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/object-security.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/23.3/Appian_Data_Types.html#primitive-system-data-types 
 
 - Implement design and development best practices 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/expressions-best-practices.html 
 https://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3063/design-review-checklist 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/appian-recommendations.html 
 
 - Follow user experience (UX) best practices to achieve user-centric design

Advanced Appian Concepts (18%)

- Create and configure authentication options using connected systems - Configure integration objects - Design and implement web APIs 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Web_API_Tutorial.html 
 
 - Assess appropriate use cases for smart services and plug-ins, and identify potential challenges when using them 
 - Recognize how SAML, LDAP authentications supports single sign-on (SSO) 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.2/SAML_for_Single_Sign-On.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.2/Appian_Administration_Console.html#ldap-authentication 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Web_API_Tutorial_-_Level_II.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/generate-web-api.html

Performance & Scalability (22%)

- Design Appian components to be performant 
 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/interface-performance.html 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.3/Scaling_Appian.html 
 
 - Implement memory-efficient process models 
 
 https://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3048/how-to-create-memory-efficient-models 
 
 - Perform database load testing, configure automated testing tools, and provide recommendations based on test results - Identify potential performance risks associated with server memory using logs and the Monitoring tab 
 
 https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/3429/kb-2288-application-server-heap-memory-faq 
 https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/23.3/Logging.html#system-metrics-logs 
 https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/463/kb-1248-how-to-address-high-memory-usage-in-self-managed-appian-environments 
 
 - Identify and resolve user-facing performance concerns 
 
 https://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3402/analyzing-performance-issues 
 https://community.appian.com/success/w/guide/3317/interface-performance-and-debugging#Typical_Performance_Issues 
 https://community.appian.com/success/w/guide/3309/database-performance-best-practices

Mike Schmitt · Answer

If I name a random Appian expression function, would you be able to talk to what it is, what it does, what (general) parameters it takes, and when it might be used? If not, I suggest taking some time to get familiar with them to the point where you would consider yourself essentially fluent.

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