Appian ACD201 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: ACD201
- Exam Name: Appian Certified Senior Developer
- Certification Provider: Appian
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
How can automated testing tools improve the scalability of Appian applications?
- A . By reducing the need for manual testing
- B . By optimizing user interface performance
- C . By automatically creating new data tables
- D . By increasing storage capacity
When troubleshooting application performance issues, which key data sources should be reviewed for errors and warnings?
(Choose two)
- A . Application logs
- B . User feedback forms
- C . Admin Console reports
- D . Interface design documents
Which factors should be analyzed to provide recommendations after automated testing?
(Choose two)
- A . Code cleanliness
- B . UI design elements
- C . Performance metrics
- D . Scalability potential
A lead designer receives this requirement: Every time a record is modified, the data changed must be stored for audit.
Which design is the most efficient and has the least impact on the Appian application?
(Choose the best answer.)
- A . Create a custom plugin that can write an audit trail to a log file.
- B . Create a trigger on the database table to capture the audit trail to a table.
- C . Create an Appian process to capture the change history and write the audit trail to the database.
- D . Create a web API call to an audit history system and write the audit trail to file.
When implementing application object security, what is essential to ensure?
- A . All users have the same level of access
- B . Access levels are based on user roles
- C . External users are given admin rights
- D . Data visibility is unrestricted
Which of the following is a benefit of using performance dashboards for application management?
- A . They offer direct modification of application code
- B . They provide visual feedback on application performance
- C . They allow historical tracking of user errors
- D . They automate the resolution of detected issues
Which of the following is a challenge of using plug-ins in Appian applications?
- A . They reduce the performance of Appian process models.
- B . They may not be compatible with future Appian versions.
- C . They increase the complexity of security configuration.
- D . They limit the scalability of applications.
Which methods are effective for securing web APIs designed in Appian?
(Choose two)
- A . Implementing SSL/TLS
- B . Using API gateways for traffic management
- C . Applying throttling policies
- D . Utilizing public-key infrastructure
What is the recommended practice for handling user authentication when building an Appian application?
- A . Assigning all users administrative access
- B . Implementing role-based access control
- C . Using single sign-on (SSO) for authentication
- D . Storing user credentials in the database
When using relational data in Appian, which object allows developers to read and write data to the database?
- A . Record Types
- B . CDT (Complex Data Types)
- C . Query Entities
- D . Expression Rules