Which statement best describes System exceptions?

• A. Thrown at system level when no message is involved, such as during app startup or when a connection to an external system fails
• B. Thrown in a flow whenever a message is involved
• C. Occurs only during data transformation
• D. Automatically retried by the platform

Answer: (A)

System exceptions are problems detected by the runtime at the system level, outside of the actual message data being processed. They occur when the runtime itself cannot proceed, such as during app startup if a dependency isn’t available or when a connection to an external system fails. This is why they are described as being thrown at the system level, independent of the message content. In contrast, issues caused by the message or flow logic fall under application or flow exceptions, and errors tied strictly to data transformation aren’t the defining characteristic of system-level failures. Also, automatic retries aren’t an inherent behavior of system exceptions; retry behavior depends on configured error handling or retry policies, not the nature of the exception itself.