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| Certification Vendor: | Appian |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Appian Certified Senior Developer |
| Exam Number: | ACD301 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Exam Price: | $150 USD |
| Real Exam Qty: | 80 |
| Related Certifications: | Appian Certified Professional Developer Appian Certified Associate Developer (ACA) |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years (requires recertification) |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Select, Multiple Choice |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Sample Questions: | Appian ACD301 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored (remote) or in-person testing center |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 1-2 years Appian development experience; Associate Developer certification preferred but not required |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://academy.appian.com/certification |
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| UI/UX Design | 15% | - Interface design - Component customization - Responsive layouts - User experience patterns |
| Appian Platform Fundamentals | 10% | - Appian architecture overview - Core concepts and terminology - Design principles |
| Security & Access Control | 15% | - Data access policies - Object-level security - Role-based security - Authentication mechanisms |
| Data & Integration | 20% | - Database integrations - Web APIs integration - Data structures and relationships - Expression logic - Record types and data queries |
| Process Design & Modeling | 20% | - Business rules integration - Exception handling - Process model design - Loop and branch structures - Activities and flows |
| Performance & Best Practices | 20% | - Scalability considerations - Performance optimization - Deployment strategies - Testing methodologies - Documentation standards |
The ACD301 exam, officially titled Appian Lead Developer, is the qualifying exam for the Lead Developer certification, which sits at the Senior / Lead level. Earning it shows employers that you have the skills the credential stands for, and it is a solid step forward on a Appian career path. It also connects to Appian Certified Associate Developer (ACA), Appian Certified Professional Developer, so the effort you put in now keeps paying off as you advance.
The ACD301 exam gives you 80 questions to complete within 120 minutes. Do the math before exam day: divide the total time by the question count to set a steady per-question pace, and flag any item that stalls you so you can return to it after securing the easier points. The most reliable way to build that rhythm is a full timed practice test under the same limit, which is exactly what TestSimulate's test engines are designed for.
The passing score for Appian Lead Developer is 70%, and the official registration fee is $150 USD. Keep in mind that a retake means paying that fee again in full, which makes an honest self-check worthwhile: before you book, sit a timed practice test and make sure you are consistently scoring above the passing line with some margin to spare.
According to the official requirements: Recommended: 1-2 years Appian development experience; Associate Developer certification preferred but not required. Eligibility rules do change from time to time, so confirm the current details on the official exam page before you register.
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The current Appian Lead Developer syllabus is organized into 6 exam domains. The first three are:
For the full domain and subtopic breakdown, see the Exam Topics section above — that is the outline your TestSimulate practice questions are mapped to.
You are the lead developer for an Appian project, in a backlog refinement meeting. You are presented with the following user story:
"As a restaurant customer, I need to be able to place my food order online to avoid waiting in line for takeout." Which two functional acceptance criteria would you consider 'good'?
Correct Answer: A,B 🗳️
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You are the project lead for an Appian project with a supportive product owner and complex business requirements involving a customer management system. Each week, you notice the product owner becoming more irritated and not devoting as much time to the project, resulting in tickets becoming delayed due to a lack of involvement. Which two types of meetings should you schedule to address this issue?
Correct Answer: C,D 🗳️
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You are in a backlog refinement meeting with the development team and the product owner. You review a story for an integration involving a third-party system. A payload will be sent from the Appian system through the integration to the third-party system. The story is 21 points on a Fibonacci scale and requires development from your Appian team as well as technical resources from the third-party system. This item is crucial to your project's success. What are the two recommended steps to ensure this story can be developed effectively?
Correct Answer: C,D 🗳️
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An Appian application contains an integration used to send a JSON, called at the end of a form submission, returning the created code of the user request as the response. To be able to efficiently follow their case, the user needs to be informed of that code at the end of the process. The JSON contains case fields (such as text, dates, and numeric fields) to a customer's API. What should be your two primary considerations when building this integration?
Correct Answer: A,D 🗳️
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You are developing a case management application to manage support cases for a large set of sites. One of the tabs in this application s site Is a record grid of cases, along with Information about the site corresponding to that case. Users must be able to filter cases by priority level and status.
You decide to create a view as the source of your entity-backed record, which joins the separate case/site tables (as depicted in the following Image).
Which three column should be indexed?
Correct Answer: C,D,E 🗳️
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