Duration: 90 minutes
Number of questions: 50
Passing score: 72%
Item Types:
Number of questions: 50
Passing score: 72%
Item Types:
Liferay DXP 7.1 Certified Professional Back-End Developer
Exam Blueprint
True/False - Exam candidate will select if the statement presented is true or false.
Multiple Choice Single Answer - Exam candidate will select the one response that most correctly completes the statement presented.
Multiple Choice Multiple Answer - Exam candidate will select all of the responses that correctly complete the statement presented.
Multiple Choice Single Answer - Exam candidate will select the one response that most correctly completes the statement presented.
Multiple Choice Multiple Answer - Exam candidate will select all of the responses that correctly complete the statement presented.
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Example Test Questions
- All questions are based on Liferay best practices when developing for Liferay DXP.
- Unless other otherwise indicated in the question, assume a new Liferay installation with no additional plugins installed and no modifications to portal properties.
- The Liferay Platform only supports configuration through the portal-ext.properties file.
True
False
Answer: False - Using Declarative Services, the following properties are defined in the property attribute of the @Component:
(Please select all correct answers.)
A. If the portlet is instanceable
B. If the portlet appears in the "Sample" Display Category
C. If the portlet can be displayed in Liferay Portal 6.2
D. If the portlet has a Language.properties file
Answer: A, B and D - The standard methods of the portlet lifecycle in the JSR-286 portlet specification include:
(Please select all correct answers.)
A. init
B. service
C. render
D. destroy
E. notify
Answer: A, C and D - A fragment module works in the following phase of the Module Lifecycle:
A. Resolved
B. Active
C. Installed
D. Starting
Answer: A - The recommended location to declare an entity to be used by Liferay Service Builder is:
A. EntityImpl.java
B. entity.xml
C. portal_entity.ftl
D. service.xml
Answer: D
Topics:
Each topic will be a percentage of the test below.
Each topic will be a percentage of the test below.
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Liferay 7.1: Basic Concepts - 15%
Creating personalized digital experiences across web, mobile and connected device isthe goal of Liferay DXP's framework, but to accomplish that Liferay leverages the OSGiframework to provide a development environment for modular applications.
Understand basic development concepts:- OSGi and Modularity
- Module Development
- Blade CLI
- Liferay Workspace
- Gogo Shell
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Liferay 7.1: Portlets - 25%
Web apps in Liferay Portal are called portlets. Like many web apps, portlets processrequests and generate responses. In the response, the portlet returns content (e.g.HTML, XHTML) for display in browsers. In Liferay, portlets runs in a portion of the webpage. With Portlet, you can create new functionalities.- Liferay MVC Portlet
- Liferay Soy Portlet
- Service Builder
- Single Page Applications
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Liferay 7.1: Liferay Frameworks - 25%
Liferay Frameworks expand the capabilities of your implementations.- Asset Framework
- Workflow Framework
- Export / Import
- Staging
- Authentication
- Application Security
- Feedback Utilities
- Messaging
- Search
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Liferay 7.1: Customizing Liferay 7.1 - 20%
Extending and customizing Liferay Portal for your own needs.- Core JSPs
- App JSPs
- Liferay Services
- Language Keys
- MVC Commands
- Dynamic Includes
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Liferay 7.1: Upgrade Process - 15%
Upgrading from Liferay 6.X involves moving from plugins to Liferay modules.- Upgrading Portlet Plugins
- Upgrading Hook Plugins
- Optimizing Plugins
- Data Upgrades:
- Core upgrade framework
- upgrade framework for modules
Note:
This examination overview includes weighting, test objectives, and example content. Example topics and concepts are included to clarify test objectives; they should not be construed as a comprehensive listing of all of the content of this examination.
This examination overview includes weighting, test objectives, and example content. Example topics and concepts are included to clarify test objectives; they should not be construed as a comprehensive listing of all of the content of this examination.
Exam Pricing
Standard test price: USD 200
Exam Source Material
This exam is based off of the Liferay Training course Back-end Developer as well as the Liferay DXP 7.1 Developer Guide
Preparing for the Exam
Achieving recognition as a Liferay Certified Professional Back-End Developer demonstrates that you understand core concepts for developing Liferay modules and know how to follow Liferay best practices to develop robust, elegant, and maintainable solutions based on the Liferay Platform. The exam is designed to be challenging, yet fair for Liferay developers. Here’s how you can succeed:
- Attend the Back-end Developer training course. Attending training is not required before you sit for the exam, but much of the exam material is based on concepts covered in training.
- Review the additional source material. Liferay Developer Network is an amazing complementary source of information for the exam.
- Get hands-on development experience. Some of the topics covered on the exam require the kind of knowledge that comes from real experience developing for the Liferay Platform. If you have attended a developer training, be sure you've completed and reviewed all of the exercises presented during class, even the bonus exercises. If you haven't attended training, spend some time developing applications and customizations. It would also be helpful to review Liferay’s source code to ensure you're familiar with Liferay's best practices.
- Register.
- Show up to the testing center with the required identification and take the 90-minute exam.
How to Register
Liferay Certification exams are administered by Kryterion. Please register for an exam on Kryterion's website.