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Continuous Integration - Developer

Product version: Harness CI Free/Team Plans

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Assesses the fundamental skills to deploy CI projects.

Topic	Material
1. Harness Basics, Platform Entities, and Key Concepts
Describe Continuous Integration Fundamentals	Harness CI
Understand Artifacts And Packages	Harness CI Concepts
Utilize The "Pipeline, Stages, Step Groups, Steps" Schema	Harness Key Concepts
Illistruate Harness Hierarchy "Account, Organizations, Projects"	Connect to an Artifact Repo
Describe Artifact Repos	Connect to an Artifact Repo
Configure Artifact Repos	Connect to an Artifact Repo
Describe Build Infrastructures and Platforms	Which build infrastructure is right for me
Configure Build Infrastructures and Platforms	Which build infrastructure is right for me
Describe Different Options For CI Build Infrastructures	Which build infrastructure is right for me
Harness Cloud - Describe Supported Platform And Os (Linux, Mac, Windows)	Which build infrastructure is right for me
Harness Cloud - Test Build Infrastructure On Harness Cloud	Get started with Harness Cloud
Describe Available Connectors	Connectors
Configure a Git Connector	Add a GitHub Connector
Configure a Docker Hub Connector	Connect to Harness Container Image Registry Using Docker Connector
Understand Harness Delegate Role For The CI Capability	CI pipeline basics
Secrets Management - Describe Possible Usages For Harness CI	Add and Reference Text Secrets
Secrets Management - How To Retrieve And Render Secrets Using Harness Expressions	Add and Reference Text Secrets
Describe Harness Variables And Expressions	Built-in and Custom Harness Variables Reference
Configure And Use Variables And Expressions	Built-in CI codebase variables reference
Describe Built-In Variables	Built-in and Custom Harness Variables Reference
Describe Built-In CI Codebase Variables	Built-in CI codebase variables reference
Describe Default Settings	Default Settings
Configure Default Settings	Default Settings
Identify Types Of Artifacts	Build and Upload Artifacts
Describe the Harness Manager	Harness Platform architecture
Describe the Harness Delegate	Harness Platform architecture
2. Harness CI Pipelines and its Features
Describe Harness Step Library For CI Stages	CI Technical Reference
Describe Codebase Configuration	Create and Configure a Codebase
Utilize Codebase Configuration	Create and Configure a Codebase
Describe Shared Paths	Share CI Data Across Steps and Stages
Configure Shared Paths	Share CI Data Across Steps and Stages
Describe Drone/CI Plugins	Plugin step settings
Identify Common Drone/CI Plugins	Drone Plugins
Configure A Plugin Step	Plugin step settings
Describe Caching and Caching Intelligence	Cache Intelligence
Configure Caching and Caching Intelligence (Save and Restore in a Stage, probably)	Share and Cache CI Data
Describe Remote Docker Layer Caching	Optimizing CI Build Times
Configure Remote Docker Layer Caching	Optimizing CI Build Times
Describe Harness Test Intelligence	Enable Test Intelligence
Configure Harness Test Intelligence	Test Intelligence
Describe Triggers for CI	Trigger Pipelines using Git Events
Configure Triggers for CI	Configure Triggers for CI
Configure Custom Webhook Triggers	Trigger deployments using custom triggers
Describe Input Sets and Overlays	Input Sets and Overlays
Configure Input Sets and Overlays	Input Sets and Overlays
Describe Failure Strategies	Step and Stage Failure Strategy References Define a Failure Strategy on Stages and Steps
Configure Failure Strategies	Step and Stage Failure Strategy References Define a Failure Strategy on Stages and Steps
Describe Conditional Execution	Stage and Step Conditional Execution Settings
Perform a Conditional Execution	Stage and Step Conditional Execution Settings
Describe Looping Strategies (Matrix, Repeat, Parallelism)	Looping Strategies Overview -- Matrix, Repeat, and Parallelism Best Practices for Looping Strategies
Configure Looping Strategies (Matrix, Repeat, Parallelism)	Looping Strategies Overview -- Matrix, Repeat, and Parallelism Best Practices for Looping Strategies
Advanced Options - Describe Timeout Settings	Define a Failure Strategy on Stages and Steps
Advanced Options - Describe Selective Stage(s) Executions	Run Specific Stages in Pipeline
Describe Notifications - Based on Pipeline Events	Add a Pipeline Notification Strategy
Configure Notifications - Based on Pipeline Events	Add a Pipeline Notification Strategy
Describe How To Run Steps on Host vs Containers	Harness CI concepts
Configure To Send PR Status Updates	-
Describe How To Test For Swimlanes With Harness Run Test Step	Build, test, and publish a Docker Image for a Java HTTP server application
Configure Run Test Step	Build, test, and publish a Docker Image for a Java HTTP server application
Configure Outputs From One Step To Another	Run Tests step settings
Step Library - Describe Save And Restore Cache In The Pipeline	Share and Cache CI Data
Step Library - Configure Save And Restore Cache In The Pipeline	Share and Cache CI Data
Step Library - Describe Background Steps	Background step settings
Configure A Background Stepconfigure Service Dependencies	Background step settings Run Docker in Docker in a CI Stage
Step Library - Describe Git Clone Step (versus the Codebase one)	Git Clone step settings
Step Library - Configure a Git Clone Step	Git Clone step settings
Build an Artifact and send to an Artifact Repo	Build and push an artifact
Build a Container Image and send it to a Container Registry (such as Docker Hub)	Build and push an artifact
Perform Integration Test From Host Versus From A Container	Port Bindings
Describe Chained Pipelines	Pipeline chaining in Harness
Configure Chained Pipelines	Pipeline chaining in Harness
Describe GitHub Actions Support	Run GitHub Actions in CI pipelines
Configure a GitHub Actions Step	Run GitHub Actions in CI pipelines
3. Harness User Interface Features for CI
Describe the Overview Tab	Harness UI Overview
Describe the Build and Pipelines Tabs	Harness UI Overview
Describe and Configure Tags (use it to filter entities in the UI and API)	Tags Reference
Pipeline Studio - Describe the Execution History Tab	View and Compare Pipeline Executions
Step - Describe Details, Inputs, Outputs	Runtime Inputs
4. RBAC, best practices, and small configuration tasks
Elaborate on Anonymous Docker Image pulls and Their Risks	Use a Docker Connector
Utilize Images When Shells Are Not Available	-
Debug A Pipeline Step By Running The Step Locally (Troubleshooting)	Troubleshoot Continuous Integration
Describe Harness Cloud Characteristics And Its Advantages	Hosted Builds on VM Quickstart
Configure Git Experience for CI (pipeline)	Harness Git Experience Quickstart
Credentials And Permissions - Configure Or Elaborate On User And Groups For Acc, Org, And Project Levels	Role-based Access Control
Do a Basic Delegate Installation	Install Delegate on Kubernetes or Docker
Set Container Resources - Limit Memory and Limit CPU	Run Step Settings

Exam Details

The Continuous Integration Developer exam tests your knowledge and skills of the Harness Integration Delivery module.

Prerequisites

• Basic terminal skills
• Basic understanding of on-premise or cloud architecture

Exam Details

Exam Duration: 90 minutes
Question Type: Multiple choice

Covered Domain	Coverage
CI Domain	65%
Hosted Builds	15%
Test Intelligence	10%
Code Configuration	10%

Exam Objectives

List of Objectives

The following is a detailed list of exam objectives:

#	Objectives
1	Harness Basics, Platform Entities, And Key Concepts
1.1	Describe Continuous Integration Fundamentals
1.2	Understand Artifacts And Packages
1.3	Utilize The "Pipeline, Stages, Step Groups, Steps" Schema
1.4	Illistruate Harness Hierarchy "Account, Organizations, Projects"
1.5	Describe Artifact Repos
1.6	Configure Artifact Repos
1.7	Describe Build Infrastructures And Platforms
1.8	Configure Build Infrastructures And Platforms
1.9	Describe Different Options For CI Build Infrastructures
1.10	Harness Cloud - Describe the Supported Platform And Os (Linux, Mac, Windows)
1.11	Harness Cloud - Test Build Infrastructure On Harness Cloud
1.12	Define Connectors (You Can Use Source Providers, Artifact Repos, Cloud Providers, Etc)
1.13	Configure A Git Connector
1.14	Configure A Docker Hub Connector
1.15	Understand the Harness Delegate Role For The CI Capability
1.16	Describe Pipeline Studio Vs Yaml Structure
1.17	Secrets Management - Describe Possible Usages For Harness CI
1.18	Secrets Management - How To Retrieve And Render Secrets Using Harness Expressions
1.19	Describe Harness Variables And Expressions
1.20	Configure And Use Variables And Expressions
1.21	Describe Built-In Variables
1.22	Describe Built-In CI Codebase Variables
1.23	Describe Default Settings
1.24	Configure Default Settings
1.25	Identify Types Of Artifacts
1.26	Identify Scanning Options
1.27	Describe The Harness Manager
1.28	Describe The Harness Delegate
2	Harness CI Pipelines And Their Features
2.1	Describe Harness Step Library For CI Stages
2.2	Describe Codebase Configuration
2.3	Utilize Codebase Configuration
2.4	Describe Shared Paths
2.5	Configure Shared Paths
2.6	Describe Drone/CI Plugins
2.7	Identify Common Drone/CI Plugins
2.8	Configure A Plugin Step
2.9	Describe Caching And Caching Intelligence
2.10	Configure Caching And Caching Intelligence
2.11	Describe Remote Docker Layer Caching
2.12	Configure Remote Docker Layer Caching
2.13	Describe Harness Test Intelligence
2.14	Utilize Harness Test Intelligence
2.15	Describe Triggers For CI
2.16	Configure Triggers For CI
2.17	Configure Custom Webhook Triggers
2.18	Describe Input Sets And Overlays
2.19	Configure Input Sets And Overlays
2.20	Describe Failure Strategies
2.21	Configure Failure Strategies
2.22	Describe Conditional Execution
2.23	Perform A Conditional Execution
2.24	Describe Looping Strategies (Matrix, Repeat, Parallelism)
2.25	Configure Looping Strategies (Matrix, Repeat, Parallelism)
2.26	Advanced Options - Describe Timeout Settings
2.27	Advanced Options - Describe Selective Stage(S) Executions
2.28	Describe Notifications - Based On Pipeline Events
2.29	Configure Notifications - Based On Pipeline Events
2.30	Describe How To Run Steps On Host Vs Containers
2.31	Configure To Send Pr Status Updates
2.32	Describe How To Test For Swimlanes With Harness Run Test Step
2.33	Configure Run Test Step
2.34	Configure Outputs From One Step To Another
2.35	Step Library - Describe Save And Restore Cache In The Pipeline
2.36	Step Library - Configure Save And Restore Cache In The Pipeline
2.37	Step Library - Describe Background Steps
2.38	Step Library - Configure A Background Stepconfigure Service Dependencies (SQL Instances, Elasticsearch, Dind, Etc.) - Adding Steps To A Stage
2.39	Step Library - Describe Git Clone Step
2.40	Step Library - Configure A Git Clone Step
2.41	Build An Artifact And Send To An Artifact Repo
2.42	Build A Container Image And Send It To A Container Registry
2.43	Perform Integration Test From Host Versus From A Container
2.44	Describe Chained Pipelines
2.45	Configure Chained Pipelines
2.46	Describe Github Actions Support
2.47	Configure A Github Actions Step
3	Harness User Interface Features For CI
3.1	Describe The Overview Tab
3.2	Describe The Build And Pipelines Tabs
3.3	Describe And Configure Tags
3.4	Pipeline Studio - Describe The Execution History Tab
3.5	Step - Describe Details, Inputs, Outputs
4	Rbac, Best Practices, And Small Configuration Tasks
4.1	Elaborate On Anonymous Docker Image Pulls And Their Risks
4.2	Utilize Images When Shells Are Not Available
4.3	Debug A Pipeline Step By Running The Step Locally (Troubleshooting)
4.4	Describe Harness Cloud Characteristics And Its Advantages
4.5	Configure Git Experience For CI (Pipeline)
4.6	Credentials And Permissions - Configure Or Elaborate On User And Groups For Acc, Org, And Project Levels
4.7	Do A Basic Delegate Installation
4.8	Set Container Resources - Limit Memory And Limit CPU

Next Steps

The Continuous Integration Developer exam can start immediately after registering. Please allow 90 mins for the exam.

1. Create an account in Harness University
2. Register for an exam
3. Take the exam

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Continuous Integration - Administrator (BETA COMING SOON)

Product version: Harness CI Enterprise Plan

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Assesses the fundamental skills to deploy and maintain CI projects and the overall Harness Platform.

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Continuous Integration - Architect (BETA COMING SOON)

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Assess key technical job functions and advanced skills in design, implementation and management of CI.