What are the four main areas of configuration in a Guidewire application?
✔️Ans - 1. User Interface
2. Data Model
3. Application Logic
4. Integration
What are some of the technologies used in InsuranceSuite applications?
✔️Ans - Page Configuration Format (PCF) files
Gosu (programming language)
What are some reasons for a non-developer to understand the technology
stack? ✔️Ans - To determine what data is stored and if new requirements
need additional data elements.
To know how and where data is used.
To communicate what data may be needed beyond what is in the base
configuration.
To determine valid values or circumstances for the new data.
What are some examples of what can be configured in the User Interface?
✔️Ans - The order of fields, change labels, regroup fields (simple change).
Fields on a screen (moderate change).
Screens (complex change).
Screen-based logic (complex change).
What are some examples of what can be configured in the Data Model?
✔️Ans - Information that the base application does not store (add passport
number).
Values for a Typelist (add valid values for AddressType or PhoneType).
Data to support regulatory requirements.
Why is it important for non-developers to understand the basics of the UI
architecture and components? ✔️Ans - So that they can request changes to
the UI that are consistent with the base product architecture and
communicate effectively with developers,
, What are five common areas of the UI architecture? ✔️Ans - 1. The Screen
Area
2. The Sidebar
3. The Tab Bar
4. The Info Bar
5. The Workspace
Name three components of a PCF ✔️Ans - Card
ListView
Button
Text Input
Contact Picker
Radio button
Checkbox
What keyboard shortcut provides just the location information for a screen
viewed in an InsuranceSuite product? ✔️Ans - ALT+SHIFT+I displays the
Location Info window
What tool does a developer use to configure InsuranceSuite products? ✔️Ans
- Guidewire Studio
What are the two main components of the data model? ✔️Ans - 1. Entities
2. Typelists
What is the purpose of the Data Dictionary? ✔️Ans - It shows the data
elements that belong to entities and typelists
What are some of the relationships between entities? ✔️Ans - Foreign keys -
a link to a single row in another entity
Array keys - a link to multiple rows in another entity
Type keys - a link to a specific value in a typelist
Why should a non-developer have a basic understanding of application logic?
✔️Ans - - Most projects require some changes to application logic
- Non-developers define requirements for UI changes
- Non-developers help define requirements for Gosu rules
- Non-developers define requirements for business rules
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