AD01

The Blue Prism AD01 exam, focused on Blue Prism Certified Developer, covers a broad range of topics related to developing, deploying, and troubleshooting Blue Prism processes. The main points can be categorized as follows:

1. Core Blue Prism Concepts:

• Object Studio: Thorough understanding of the development environment, including the creation and management of objects (processes, objects, pages, etc.). This includes understanding the object lifecycle and how to effectively use version control within Object Studio.
• Control Room: Knowledge of the Control Room's functionality for managing, monitoring, and scheduling processes, including understanding deployment methods and process health.
• Process Studio: This is a core element of the exam. You need to know how to design, build, and test processes effectively using various features:
  • Stages and actions: Understanding the flow of a process and how to use different actions (e.g., calculations, data manipulation, interactions with applications).
  • Data handling: Working with data items, collections, and working with different data types.
  • Exception handling: Implementing error handling and recovery mechanisms within the process.
  • Decision making: Using decision stages and conditions to control process flow based on data and conditions.
  • Loops and Iterations: Using loops to automate repetitive tasks.
• Application Models: Creating and using application models to interact with applications. Understanding different interaction methods (e.g., screen scraping, API interaction).
• Business Objects: Creating and using business objects to encapsulate reusable functionality and data.
• Security: Understanding the security aspects of Blue Prism, including access control, encryption, and data security best practices.

2. Development Techniques:

• Best Practices: Adherence to Blue Prism's best practices for process design, naming conventions, and code reusability. This improves maintainability and readability.
• Debugging and Troubleshooting: Identifying and resolving issues within Blue Prism processes using debugging tools and techniques. Log analysis is crucial.
• Code Optimization: Writing efficient and optimized processes to improve performance and resource utilization.
• Version Control: Using a version control system (like Git) to manage changes to Blue Prism processes and collaborate effectively with team members.

3. Deployment and Management:

• Deployment Strategies: Understanding different deployment strategies for Blue Prism processes and how to manage versions and updates.
• Monitoring and Logging: Monitoring process performance and using logs to troubleshoot issues.
• Control Room Administration (Basic): Although AD01 focuses on development, a basic understanding of Control Room administration tasks is necessary.

4. RPA Principles (High-level):

While AD01 is not a deep dive into RPA principles, a general understanding of Robotic Process Automation, its benefits, and its applications is assumed.

It's crucial to use the official Blue Prism training materials, practice exams, and exercises to adequately prepare for the AD01 exam. The weight given to each area might vary slightly in different exam versions, but this list covers the core components consistently tested.