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Certification Exam

Certified Pega System Architect

60 Questions

1 hr 30 mins

Passing Score: 65%

 Applies to: Pega Platform '25

The Certified Pega System Architect ’25 certification is for developers and technical staff members who want to learn how to develop Pega applications. This certification is the first level in the System Architect certification path and provides a baseline measurement on your knowledge of Pega applications.  

Exam Code: PEGACPSA25V1

Languages: English 

Retirement date: N/A

Beginner
English

Prerequisites

System Architect

Exam topics (% of exam)

Case Management (25%)
Design a case lifecycle, stages, set case statuses, add instructions to tasks
Add a service level agreement; configure urgency, goals, deadlines, passed deadlines
Route assignments to users, work groups, work queues, and using business logic
Configure approval processes; cascading approvals, authority matrix
Identify duplicate cases
Identify and add optional actions in the Case lifecycle and data objects
Automate workflow decisions using conditions
Explain the purpose of Flow Actions in a Process
Pause and resume case processing; wait steps
Skip a stage or process
Configure child cases
Understand when to use automation shapes
Automate decisions using decision tables and decision trees
Define personas
Data and Integration (20%)
Describe the data model
Configure data types, create data objects, data relationships, data records and field types
Identify and create calculated values
Validate data; create and configure data validation rules by using business logic
Manipulate application data, set default property values, configure data transforms
Access sourced data in a Case; refresh strategies; populate user interface controls
Save data to a system of record
Simulate application data
Security (10%)
Describe the relationship between authentication and authorization in application security.
Identify the benefits of the Security Checklist.
Explain the relationship between Operators, Access groups, Access roles, and Personas
Describe Role-based access control (RBAC)
DevOps (5%)
Explain Pega's process of continuous development, integration, delivery, and deployment (CI/CD) in application development.
Describe the type of tests that are required to ensure successful application deployment.
User Experience (10%)
Configure Views and templates for UI; explain Full Page View customization
Differentiate default vs. hierarchical forms
Configure field settings, primary fields, field groups
Explain how patterns, conditional expressions, and when rules control dynamic field behavior
Explain Channels and their relationship to Personas; compare portal templates
Describe landing page templates, themes, widgets, and localization best practices
Application Development (15%)
Evaluate the benefits of using Pega Platform for creating digital solutions
Explain how the Situational Layer Cake, prescriptive design, studio interoperability, and Reuse Library support modular enterprise reuse
Describe the benefits of using the Center-out architecture
Describe the accessibility features included in Pega Platform
Define the responsibilities of key roles involved in Pega project delivery
Explain the roles of Workspaces and Branches in development
Manage application development with Agile Workbench; user stories, feedback, bugs
Create and maintain rules, rulesets, classes, inheritance, and relevant records
Debug application errors
Insights (5%)
Describe the benefits of using Insights
Use the Explore Data landing page to create Insights.
Describe the relationship between Insights, Dashboards, the Dashboards landing page, Portal landing pages, and full Page Case Views
Pega GenAI (10%)
Describe how to leverage Pega GenAI Knowledge Buddy to provide client-specific contextual knowledge and support.
Describe the role of Pega Blueprint in transforming application design; create, import, modify a Blueprint
Analyze the role of Pega GenAI Autopilot in developing applications faster.
Explain how to integrate generative AI features into your application by using Pega GenAI Connect Rules.
Explain how to enable custom AI-powered capabilities to guide users through complex processes using Pega GenAI Coach.
Describe how Pega GenAI Agents and Tool Rules benefit application users.

Before you begin…

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There are two exam delivery options:

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