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Mission

Senior System Architect

3 Missions

9 Modules

9 Challenges

1 day 2 hrs 30 mins

Visible to: All users Applies to: Pega Platform '25

Building upon the foundational knowledge acquired in the System Architect mission, the Senior System Architect mission continues the journey to increase your knowledge of application development on Pega Platform™. The Senior System Architect mission focuses on tasks that a Senior System Architect performs to develop a Pega application, going beyond low-code configurations in App Studio. The Senior System Architect mission is the next step in the path toward achieving Senior System Architect certification.

Total mission duration: 44 hrs. 55 min. (includes embedded mission time)
Before you begin: Consider taking the following missions before this training:
Continued development: Consider taking the following mission for continued learning and professional development opportunities:
Intermediate
Reporting
Security
Performance
User Experience
Dev/Designer Studio
English

Required components

Access control Securing an application using attribute-based access control Using RBAC to manage access to dashboards Background processing Queuing a task for background processing Application Development Intermediate Data and Integration Intermediate

Complete all items labeled as Required to unlock the mission test and earn your badge.

Application Development Intermediate

Required

  • Mission

    Application Development Intermediate

    6 Modules

    5 Challenges

    6 hrs 25 mins

  • Continue learning about Application Development using Pega Platform™.

Case Management Intermediate

  • Mission

    Case Management Intermediate

    5 Modules

    5 Challenges

    4 hrs 15 mins

  • Continue learning about Case Management using Pega Platform™.

Data and Integration Intermediate

Required

  • Mission

    Data and Integration Intermediate

    5 Modules

    4 Challenges

    2 hrs 40 mins

  • Continue learning about data and integration using Pega Platform™.

Access control

Required

  • Module

    Access control

    5 Topics

    1 hr 5 mins

  • Learn how to secure an application using role-based access control, attribute-based access control, and client-based access control.

Securing an application using attribute-based access control

Required

  • Challenge

    Securing an application using attribute-based access control

    4 Tasks

    30 mins

  • Each candidate Case includes a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to identify the candidate. This information is considered sensitive personal...

Using RBAC to manage access to dashboards

Required

  • Challenge

    Using RBAC to manage access to dashboards

    4 Tasks

    30 mins

  • The TGB organization has decided to limit access to the Dashboards exclusively for managers. To enforce this restriction: 

    • Create a privilege for...

Securing and auditing data

  • Module

    Securing and auditing data

    2 Topics

    30 mins

  • Pega Platform™ provides multiple ways to ensure the integrity of and ability to audit application data. Applications automatically track Actions...

Auditing changes to the value of fields

  • Challenge

    Auditing changes to the value of fields

    2 Tasks

    5 mins

  • HRApps provides payroll setup for employees. For the Payroll Setup Case Type, an employee provides their bank information for direct deposit. When the...

Define run-time settings

  • Module

    Define run-time settings

    1 Topic

    20 mins

  • When you use Application Settings for references to external systems, rather than fixed text values in Rule forms, you have much greater flexibility...

Activities and Automations

  • Module

    Activities and Automations

    3 Topics

    35 mins

  • Learn how to configure activities when appropriate to automate system tasks in Pega Platform™ applications. Discover when to use an Automation...

Automating actions when a property value changes

  • Challenge

    Automating actions when a property value changes

    3 Tasks

    15 mins

  • The Payroll Department at TGB reports that some employees enter an incorrect bank name when enrolling in direct deposit. The payroll department...

Background processing

Required

  • Module

    Background processing

    4 Topics

    50 mins

  • Learn how the background processing capabilities in Pega Platform™ allow you to offload tasks to help improve throughput and efficiency. Learn how to...

Queuing a task for background processing

Required

  • Challenge

    Queuing a task for background processing

    1 Task

    30 mins

  • To reduce errors and complaints with payroll processing, the Human Resources department allows employees of TGB to enroll in direct deposit. When...

Measuring system performance

  • Module

    Measuring system performance

    5 Topics

    1 hr 20 mins

  • Pega Platform™ provides tools to evaluate application performance through performance statistics and events that help you distinguish between...

Reviewing log files

  • Module

    Reviewing log files

    2 Topics

    25 mins

  • Pega Platform™ provides logs that record system events such as application errors and performance and security issues. Use log files to identify and...

Debugging system performance

  • Module

    Debugging system performance

    4 Topics

    1 hr 20 mins

  • Diagnosing performance issues requires understanding the root cause of an issue. For example, a user might report that an application takes a minute...

Assessing application performance

  • Challenge

    Assessing application performance

    2 Tasks

    10 mins

  • The Human Resources (HR) department has noticed that the open positions screen of the candidate Case Type has been loading the list of positions...

Debugging Constellation applications

Required

  • Challenge

    Debugging Constellation applications

    6 Tasks

    1 hr 15 mins

  • Due to the stateless nature of a Constellation application, it is not possible to run the Pega Clipboard from the user Portal, or from Dev Studio and...

Extending UI options

  • Module

    Extending UI options

    5 Topics

    1 hr 10 mins

  • Explore the integration of Constellation with Portals, SDKs, Web Embed, and the Constellation DX API to extend Pega Platform™ functionality beyond the...

Blending Traditional UI and Constellation

  • Challenge

    Blending Traditional UI and Constellation

    5 Tasks

    30 mins

  • The Tell Us More application and Incident Case Type is not Sweet Life's first project with Pega Platform™. Sweet Life management wants to consolidate...

Exploring the DX API with Postman

  • Challenge

    Exploring the DX API with Postman

    7 Tasks

    1 hr

  • The Pega Digital Experience (DX) API is a set of model-driven REST API endpoints that help you programmatically view, create, and update Cases and...

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