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šŸ“£ Blue PrismĀ® Development Best Practice course is now available!

bweschke
Staff
Staff

Are you an aspiring or experienced Blue Prism developer? Our intermediate Blue PrismĀ® Development Best Practice course is designed to take your expertise to the next level! šŸŒŸ

What You'll Learn:

  • Best practices for developing and deploying SS&C Blue Prism solutions efficiently.
  • Hands-on experience in creating reusable business objects and robust error handling.
  • Essential knowledge for Blue Prism Certification and upskilling in automation.

Equip yourself to build robust, scalable Blue Prism solutions that meet the needs of modern businesses.

Join us and achieve excellence in Blue Prism development

Learn More:Blue PrismĀ® Development Best Practice

 

Brenda Weschke Educations Services Operations Specialist BluePrism
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tonylchavez
Staff
Staff

Hi @bweschke,
It looks like the link takes me to the courses overview. I found it by searching for Best Practice in University. 
https://university.blueprism.com/courses?&sort=dateUpdatedC%20desc&search=best%20Practice 

@tonylchavez 

Hi Tony, here is the direct link to the course- Blue PrismĀ® Development Best Practice

 

 

Brenda Weschke Educations Services Operations Specialist BluePrism

david.l.morris
Level 15

I believe that one of the early questions is incorrect. I'll put my description of it and the image below in a spoiler tag.

 

Spoiler
This question in the screenshot below is near the beginning of the course, and it looks incorrect to me. I understand that the "concept" in the question and answer is right. I just mean that it is not asked correctly. The "them" in the correct answer is a pronoun which normally should reference the most recent noun which is "efficiency" (of automation solutions), but it appears to be trying to point to "design" (of business objects).

The way I read this then is that it's asking what the business object is doing for the process (even though it does say solution which is overall). The answer to that would be "by avoiding modeling and direct interactions with the application".

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I think an easy fix to this would be to adjust the question/answers.

Instead, I think it should be like this, to avoid unclear pronoun reference:
What aspect of object design contributes to the efficiency of automation solutions?
1 - Limiting the object's interactions with the application
2 - Designing the object specifically for the client/business process
(correct) 3 - Absolving the object of the responsibility for business rules and decision making, enabling reuse and building a diverse object library
4 - Avoiding modeling in the object and direct interactions with the application

I recognize that this could simply be my fault for misreading a question, but I do think unclear pronounce reference is more likely the cause here.

 


Dave Morris, 3Ci at Southern Company

david.l.morris
Level 15

In the section about Best Practices for Building a Process, it encourages people to put sensitive information into environment variables. This is incorrect. There is a password datatype for environment variables, but that does not make it a secure place to store sensitive information. Of course you can do it, but it frankly makes no sense to given that Credential Manager exists.

"Use environmental variables for sensitive information, such as usernames and passwords, instead of hardcoding them into the process."

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I sure hope no one is actually doing this. You cannot restrict access to specific environment variables in any way. All processes and objects can access any environment variable.

What this should say instead is this:
"Use Blue Prism Credential Manager for sensitive information, such as usernames and passwords, instead of hardcoding them into the process."


Dave Morris, 3Ci at Southern Company

@david.l.morris thanks for the feedback, I have the team checking on this now and will let you know an updated when I have one.

Brenda Weschke Educations Services Operations Specialist BluePrism

Hi Dave,

Thank you for taking the time to provide this valuable feedback. It's a great point, and we completely agree that Blue Prism Credential Manager is the recommended approach for handling sensitive information such as usernames and passwords. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention, and we will update the course content accordingly to reflect best practices and ensure clarity for learners. 

We truly value contributions like yours in helping us refine and enhance the learning experience. Thank you.

Regards,

Vijay Alagarsamy

Vijay Alagar Curriculum Developer - Education Services SS&C Blue Prism