Appian ACD101 study plan

Map each of the five exam domains to its official weight and write a one-line summary of what each covers

Create a record type backed by a database table and add at least five fields of differing types

Configure a one-to-many relationship between two record types and explain which side holds the foreign key

Describe in writing the difference between a record type, a record field, and a record instance

Write at least ten expressions using if(), null handling, and text/date functions, and predict the output before running each

Query a record type with a!queryRecordType and filter results using a comparison and a logical operator

Apply a validation or calculated field at the record level and verify it with test data

Explain the difference between an expression rule, a constant, and an inline expression, and when to prefer each

Build a process model with a start event, a user input task, an exclusive gateway, and an end event

Assign a task to a group and demonstrate how the task appears in the task list for a member of that group

Add a script task that writes a value back to a record and confirm the value changes after running the process

Trace a single instance through the process model and document each node it visits

Pass process variables into a user input task form and back out again, verifying values with the process instance history

Use an expression in a gateway condition rather than a hard-coded literal

Configure an error-handling path on at least one node and trigger it deliberately

Distinguish query-style expressions from rule-style expressions and pick the right one for two given scenarios

Build an interface with a form layout, a text field, a dropdown, and a submit button

Bind each input to a rule input and confirm the values are readable in a process task

Lay out a grid or card view that renders a list of record data

Explain how interface components map to the sections of a SAIL form definition

Add client-side validation that blocks submission when a required field is empty

Make one section of the form appear conditionally based on another field's value

Refactor repeated inline expressions on the interface into a named expression rule and confirm behavior is unchanged

Debug a failing interface by reading the expression error message and correcting the cause

Create a group, add users to it, and grant that group access to a record type and a process model

Explain the difference between object security and process model security, and set both for one application

Export an application into a package file and import it into a second environment, verifying the objects arrive intact

Identify which object types appear in the administration console and what each is used for

Answer a timed set of practice questions from all five domains and log the domain of every miss

Re-study the two weakest domains using the logged misses as the syllabus

Re-derive the record-to-process-to-interface flow end to end without notes

Write a one-page cheat sheet of the ten facts you were most likely to forget