Sitecore-XM-Cloud-Developer Sitecore XM Cloud Developer Certification Exam Practice Test

Answer : B

According to the Sitecore XM Cloud Documentation for Developers1, in the Content Editor, you can set placeholder restrictions for your layout placeholders. These restrictions are applied on all pages in the site. For example, if you add restrictions for a footer, these apply for all footers on every page of the site. In this way, you can control the content that content authors can place in layout placeholders. To add a placeholder setting for a site, you need to create a placeholder item in the Layout/Placeholder Settings folder and enter the placeholder key and the allowed components2.

The other options are not correct:

A) The restrictions apply for all placeholders called headless-footer within a single site in the XM Cloud Content Management instance. This option is too narrow, as the placeholder restrictions apply to all sites that use the same placeholder key, not just one site.

C) The restrictions only apply for a placeholder called headless-footer on a designated page. This option is too specific, as the placeholder restrictions apply to all pages that use the same placeholder key, not just one page. However, you can create placeholder restrictions on specific pages in the Experience Editor, if you want to override the default settings3.

D) The restrictions only apply for subsequently created versions of a placeholder called headless-footer. This option is incorrect, as the placeholder restrictions apply to all versions of the placeholder, not just the new ones.

2: Set placeholder restrictions | Sitecore Documentation 3: Set placeholder restrictions | Sitecore Documentation 1: XM Cloud Documentation for Developers - Sitecore

Answer : B

According to the Sitecore XM Cloud Documentation for Developers1, a placeholder is a named location on a page where components can be inserted. A placeholder can have one or more components assigned to it, and the content author can add, remove, or reorder the components in the XM Cloud Pages editor. To create a placeholder for a page, you need to follow these steps2:

In the Content Editor, create or select a rendering item that defines the metadata and parameters for your component.

In the rendering item, in the Data section, in the Layout field, enter the HTML markup for your component. Include a placeholder tag with a unique name, such as <sc-placeholder key='my-placeholder' />.

In the Content Editor, create or select a placeholder settings item that defines the allowed components for your placeholder. You can also clone an existing placeholder settings item and modify it as needed.

In the placeholder settings item, in the Data section, in the Key field, enter the same name as the placeholder tag, such as my-placeholder.

In the placeholder settings item, in the Data section, in the Allowed Controls field, select the components that you want to allow in the placeholder. You can also use the Edit button to open the Allowed Controls dialog box and select the components from a tree view.

Register the component and the placeholder settings in the Components builder and add them to the Components library.

In the XM Cloud Pages editor, drag and drop the component to the page and use the placeholder to insert other components as needed.

2: Create a placeholder for a component | Sitecore Documentation 1: XM Cloud Documentation for Developers - Sitecore

Answer : A

According to the Sitecore XM Cloud Documentation for Developers1, templates are the fundamental concept in Sitecore that determine the structure and behavior of content items. Templates define the fields, sections, and parameters that make up each item. Templates also enable inheritance, which allows items to share common fields and properties from their base templates. There are different types of templates in Sitecore, such as data templates, branch templates, and command templates2.

To create the data structures for a site, the developer should use data templates, which define the fields used to control how data is entered. Data templates form the framework around which items are built. Sitecore associates a data template with every item in the content tree. The field types determine the editing controls shown to the user and they contain the raw values that are stored in the database2.

The other options are not correct:

Rendering parameters are custom properties for a component that can be changed by the content author in the XM Cloud Pages editor. Rendering parameters allow the content author to customize the appearance and behavior of the component, but they do not define the data structure of the content item3.

Renderings are items that define the metadata and parameters for a component. Renderings link a component to a data template, a headless variant, and a rendering parameter template. Renderings are used to create and manage components in the Components builder, but they do not define the data structure of the content item4.

Component data sources are content items that provide the content for a component. Component data sources can have fields, such as text, image, or link, that can be edited by the content author in the XM Cloud Pages editor. Component data sources are based on data templates, but they are not templates themselves4.

2: Data definition and template overview | Sitecore Documentation 3: Create a component with rendering parameters | Sitecore Documentation 4: Create a component that uses a data source item | Sitecore Documentation 1: XM Cloud Documentation for Developers - Sitecore

Answer : C

According to the Sitecore XM Cloud Documentation for Developers1, a content author needs to have the Language Read and Language Write rights on the content item in the current language2. You can use the Access Viewer to check and assign the appropriate access rights for your user or role1. You can also use the Security Editor to set the read/write rights on the language level2.

Answer : D

According to the Sitecore XM Cloud Documentation for Developers1, a template inherits sections and fields from its base templates. When there are several base templates associated with a data template, fields and sections from inherited templates are merged. To configure the base templates for a data template, you can use the Base Templates dialog box in the Template Manager or the Content Editor1.

Answer : A

When a change is made to a data source item in Sitecore XM Cloud, the updated content becomes visible on the website after the data source item itself is published. This is because the Experience Edge for XM Connector publishes a static snapshot of the Layout Service output, and any changes to the data source items require republishing to reflect on the website.

Answer : C

In Sitecore XM Cloud, a webhook submit action is used to send an HTTP request to a specified endpoint when an item changes workflow state or a workflow command runs. Therefore, for a developer wanting to create a webhook that triggers when the workflow moves to the approved state, a webhook submit action would be the appropriate choice.