InterSystems IRIS Core Solutions Developer Specialist - Retired

The InterSystems IRIS Core Solutions Developer Specialist exam is designed to validate core skills for developers who build applications using ObjectScript and other InterSystems IRIS technologies.

Core Solutions Development Specialist
A development professional who is familiar with object-oriented programming concepts, uses SQL for application data access, and uses ObjectScript specific and InterSystems IRIS specific technologies

• Complete all available InterSystems IRIS development learning content:
  
  • Classroom: Developing with InterSystems Objects and SQL
  • Online: Building a Server-Side Application with InterSystems course
  • Online: Getting Started with InterSystems IRIS for Coders program
• At least six months of on-the-job experience, or the equivalent skills
• Review the set of  practice questions found here
  

Number of questions: 62
Exam time limit: 2 hours
Passing score: 66%
Language offered: English

This exam includes the InterSystems IRIS ObjectScript Reference as a look-up resource available during the entire exam. The resource is included as an embedded PDF file and it is recommended that candidates test the compatibility of their system with the embedded PDF by clicking here.

Important notes:

• MacOS users will not be able to view this resource unless they first remove the incompatible AdobePDFViewer plugins that are installed with Adobe Acrobat Reader and Acrobat DC.
  To do this, remove the following files before the exam. They can be replaced afterwards.
  /Library/Internet Plug-ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin
  /Library/Internet Plug-ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
  
• For all other users it is recommended that Adobe Acrobat Reader is set as the default PDF viewer on the computer that is used to take the exam.
  

This exam includes a set of practice questions to help candidates familiarize themselves with question formats and approaches.

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The exam contains question items that cover the areas for the stated role as shown in the KSA (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities) chart immediately below. The question items are presented in multiple formats including multiple choice, multiple response, etc. Many questions will present code samples to be evaluated.

TOPIC/KNOWLEDGE	SECTION/SKILLS	ABILITIES
T4 Defines and uses classes and methods	T4.1 Creates classes and subclasses	Creates classes; Creates classes that inherit from super classes; Compiles classes; Identifies compilation process and generated routines; Creates datatype classes; Identifies class types and their purposes; Identifies class definition structure; Documents classes; Imports and exports classes.
	T4.2 Creates and uses class members	Creates class members; Identifies class and member naming rules; Uses class member parameters and attributes; Creates and uses foreign keys.
	T4.3 Creates and uses methods	Defines methods; Specifies method arguments and return type; Uses inherited methods, including callbacks; Calls methods; Passes arguments to methods; Overrides inherited methods; Uses relative dot syntax.
T5 Creates and uses objects	T5.1 Creates and uses objects	Uses methods to Create/Read/Update/Delete objects; Creates objects to test classes.
	T5.2 Creates and uses complex objects	Uses list and array collection objects; Creates collection properties; Uses stream objects; Creates stream properties.
	T5.3 Uses JSON and XML	Manipulates JSON or XML; Uses JSON Adaptor1 or XML Adaptor to serialize and deserialize objects.
T6 Uses variables and functions	T6.1 Uses variables and operators	Assigns, displays and destroys variables; Uses multidimensional variables (arrays); Identifies variable naming rules; Uses mathematical and logical operators.
	T6.2 Uses ObjectScript functions	Performs string operations; Performs list operations; Performs date/time operations.
T7 Controls application flow	T7.1 Uses decision constructs	Uses If constructs; Uses For, While, Do/While.
	T7.2 Implements error control	Uses Try/Catch; Throws and handles exceptions; Uses %Status for error processing; Logs errors.
T8 Accesses and manipulates data	T8.1 Ensures data integrity	Implements appropriate object concurrency controls – locks, version checking; Describes transaction commit process and concurrency issues.
	T8.2 Accesses and uses globals	Stores values in globals; Deletes global nodes; Retrieves values from globals; Defines globals and subscripts; Iterates over data in globals.
	T8.3 Chooses OOP or SQL for data access	Distinguishes OOP vs SQL for specific design needs; Describes 1:N relationships in OOP and SQL.
	T8.4 Uses SQL for data access	Writes class queries; Uses embedded SQL; Uses dynamic SQL.
	T8.5 Identifies connection options	Identifies connection options such as ODBC/JDBC, REST, and XEP.

¹ Feature is only available in InterSystems IRIS 2019.1 and higher.