CIS-DF CSDM Fundamentals Practice Question
When implementing CSDM, an administrator needs to decide how to track a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) payroll system that has both a staging and a production instance. How should the COTS payroll system be modeled in the Design domain?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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One Business Application record and two Application Service records.
The COTS payroll system should be represented as a single Business Application record, with two separate Application Service records representing the staging and production instances.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Two Business Application records and one Application Service record.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. A single software product represents one portfolio entry (Business Application).
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One Business Application record and zero Application Service records.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Environments must be represented by Application Services.
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Two Business Application records and two Application Service records.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Duplicating the Business Application creates portfolio management errors.
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One Business Application record and two Application Service records.
Why this is correct
Correct. One portfolio entry with separate deployment instances.
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