Ravi Kumar Blog Posts

Pega CLSA is a dream for every technical guy who is working in Pega for quite some years. But the dream comes to true only if the proper hard work is in place. Along with proper hard work, there should be a solid plan on how to clear the exam. We all know that CSSA is a pre-requisite for CLSA exam and some of the CSSA topics are used in deeper level. Of course, there should be a end-to-end project execution in Pega is much needed. Conceptual wise also, it is necessary to work on all technical areas using Pega in one single project. For example, class structure design, DCO, reports, security, integration etc. CLSA exam has mainly 2 parts and each part has to be cleared with 70% of marks. The first part of exam is multiple choice type and there are 50 questions to be asked. All questions are framed based on the blue print given by Pega. All topics from the blue print are given with certain % of weitage and we need to make sure to read all the topics and the sub topics given in the ...

After I finished CSSA V62 exam, I had some of the useful pointers for the people who are going to attend for the exam. I did not find much difference in the preparation of V62 when compared with V55 but I felt little difficult in understanding new concepts, topics from V62 exam stand point. I did prepare for 2 weeks on V62 and during this 2 weeks I had planned in such a way that I want to complete all the blue print topics without fail. There are some new features in V62 added and I did spend more time on understanding the new concepts/features with the help of PDN and Help. I did get a student version of V62 from Pega to practice myself in understanding new features of it. This practical exposure helped me in attempting some of the practical scenario questions while attempting the exam. Throughout my preparation I did discuss with my colleagues on all my doubts and clarifications. As a daily preparation during these 2 weeks of my preparation, I had spent > 1 to 2 hours a...

I would like to give an OOTB activity which allows us to debug on any of the final rules (eg: SaveAttachment ). The name of that utility is " pzPrivateCheckOut " and this requires a parameter of pzInsKey of the selected final rule.Once after running the utility, we see the status as Good to go ahead and open the final rule in checkout mode and add the debugging stuff to it for testing purpose. Once after we completed the debugging, we will revert back the changes on that final rule by click on delete checkout.Hope this helps us in our day to day development situation. Utility: Run with below value for a final rule:SaveAttachment See the below status for proceeding further Open the checkout version of the final rule Add the Log-Message or whatever debugging stuff you want to to add this rule After testing/debugging done, click on delete checkout like below   As I am not aware of the disadvantages of ...

Sandhya Vandanam literally means either Salutation to the goddess of Dawn and dusk or the prayers done during dawn and dusk. Hindus considered the period just before dawn and just after dusk as well as the exact period of noon, as extremely suitable for meditation. All Brahmins after Upanayanam (prescribed to be done at the age of seven), were required to do these prayers without fail. Essentially these prayers are offering oblations to the devas(arghya pradanam), doing breathing exercises (pranayamam) and then meditating on Gayathri by chanting the king of all manthras Gayathri. This Manthra is taught to every boy by his own father during the ceremony of brahmopadesam. After learning Gayathri every boy is supposed to have taken a second birth and is entitled to be called Dwija. Our scriptures attach lot of importance to Sandhya Vandanam. They prescribe that a dwija should do it without fail every day. They also say that the knowledgeable Brahmin who salutes the Sun god daily thrice w...

Development Process .Choose appropriate development lifecycle process to the project at hand because all other activities are derived from the process .Use spiral-based methodology, RUP or derivatives (Pega SmartBuild process) over a waterfall process for large projects .Use Agile, XP over a waterfall process for smaller projects .Having a process is better than not having one at all .In many cases, it is less important on what process is used than how well it is executed Requirements -Gathering and agreeing on requirements is fundamental to a successful project -It’s NOT necessary that ALL requirements need to be fixed before any architecture, design, and coding -It’s more important for the development team to understand what needs to be built -Core functional requirements of system SHOULD be documented in early iterations -Core process rules and security matrix SHOULD be documented in early iterations -Self-service functionalities SHOULD be captured -Core system prototype SHOULD be p...

We can install SP2 on IBM's zSeries mainframes using z/OS DB2 for the database and WebSphere 6.X as the application server. We can use Microsoft Office 2010 programs with SP2, including Visio 2010, Word 2010, and Excel 2010. A new portal supports the distinctive needs of business analysts, providing a focused alternative to the Designer Studio. The portal provides access to the Discovery map, use cases, and key performance indicators. A new Trend reports creation feature. Managers use trend reports to understand their business processes: for instance, a manager may want to see a report of the number of sales made per month over the past year. Creation of Custom SQL functions for reporting purpose. Eg: The manager wants an SQL function that will assign each work object to a category depending on the work object's current priority or urgency. A new Case Management support feature. Extensive new facilities for both developers and users extend Process Commander's suitability fo...

Brief introduction on CPM: Pega's Customer Process Managment (CPM) solution framework is used for the applications that support front-office interactions with customers, whether face-to-face across a desk, by phone, by email, web chat, or other means. To support customer service representatives (CSR), such applications are interconnected with phone switches or interactive voice response (IVR) setup. This framework is mainly used in banks, insurance, healthcare, using a special software: PegaCALL to interact with phone equipment. With PegaCHAT software, the organizations provide services to the customers effectively through web based chat interaction. New features in CPM 6.2: I have attended a Pega webinar on CPM6.2 to learn the new features introduced in it. This webinar is based on Pega V6.1. It was an hour webinar and explained more about the UI and the way of configuring the HTML layouts using new wizards. In this version, how the multiple interactions can handle simultaneously ...