Boost Your Confident on ERP Module with Our Ultimate Guide ERP Certification Guide Sold to [email protected] Table of Content SAP Certification Exams SAP Solution Categories SAP NetWeaver SAP Solution Manager SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (SAP Sybase ASE) Related Jobs, Training and Resources Six Simple Steps For SAP Certification Exam Preparation Step 1: Decide if you need SAP certification Step 2: Choose the Right Level of Certification for You Step 3: Locate the Correct Exam Step 4: Consider a Training Course First Step 5: Review the Syllabus Step 6: Questionnaire about SAP Certification Premium Practice Exam Access SAP Certification Exams Associate- and professional-level certifications require a single exam. Specialty certifications require candidates to pass both the specialty and associate-level exam. You can purchase an exam voucher through the SAP website, and then take the exam at a SAP Training Center or through Pearson VUE. Some certifications are available through the SAP Certification in the Cloud program. For an annual subscription of $550, candidates may take up to six exams in a 12-month period. (To understand the significance of this deal, the Certification in the Cloud fee is roughly equivalent to the cost of one exam when taken through a physical testing center.) For those seeking multiple certs, it's worth taking the time to review what certs are available through the Cloud program. SAP Solution Categories Those familiar with SAP certifications may recall that, in the past, certifications were classified by job roles such as system administrator, system architect and developer. While job roles still play a major part in its certification program, today SAP classifies its certifications by solution category. This allows SAP professionals the ability to easily locate training and certifications related to their areas of interest and expertise within an organization. Currently, there are 14 solution categories: SAP Ariba Procure-to-Pay (P2P) SAP Business One SAP Business Objects SAP Customer Relationship Management SAP Enterprise Resource Planning SAP HANA SAP NetWeaver SAP Product Lifecycle Management SAP Solution Manager SAP Supplier Relationship Management SAP Supply Chain Management SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (SAP Sybase ASE) SAP Enterprise Mobility Solutions SAP Industry Solutions In these categories, most certifications fall within the associate level, but you'll also find many professional and specialist certs all over the SAP certification portfolio. SAP lists all current certification exams on its Training and Certification Shop page under the List of Valid Exams link (PDF available here). Because we can't cover all categories and certifications in this article, let's take a look at some of the most popular SAP certification solution categories to give you the gist of what SAP offers. SAP NetWeaver SAP NetWeaver is a popular platform; you'll find SAP NetWeaver certifications focused on administering SAP applications such as ERP, CRM, Java and ABAP, as well as business warehouse, portal, integration technologies and development. Available certifications vary depending on the category, but here are some examples of these current certifications: Administration Technology Associate - SAP NetWeaver 7.4, Technology Consultant OS/DB Migration for SAP NetWeaver 7.4 Business Warehouse Application Associate - Business intelligence with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Portal Technology Associate - SAP Enterprise Portal 7.4.0 Process integration technologies Development Associate/Technology Associate - Process Integration with SAP NetWeaver 7.31 Programming ABAP Development Associate - ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.40 or 7.50 SAP provides numerous NetWeaver training opportunities too, including project team training. SAP Solution Manager When you think of distributed systems and technical support, think SAP Solution Manager. SAP Solution Manager enables professionals to manage complete SAP-based solution environments, including selection and implementation, daily operations, and ensuring system reliability. SAP offers many training opportunities and certs to prepare professionals to work with SAP Solution Manager. Training is classified into several subcategories, including general solution overviews, project management, end-to-end solutions, how to configure and how to use. SAP offers various certs to those professionals responsible for implementing and maintaining systems with Solution Manager, including several Certified Technology Associate credentials with concentrations in change control management, business process monitoring and business process interface monitoring. Each cert comes with its own road map of recommended training. One of the interesting SAP Solution Manager certs is the SAP Certified Associate Project Manager. This cert goes beyond traditional project management skills and specifically focuses on validating skills necessary to manage SAP projects. Exam topics include data management, key deliverables within the work stream, business process management, managing technical solutions including ASAP methodology, implementing SAP projects, enabling tools, key ASAP concepts, training within the SAP methodology, change management, SAP NetWeaver capabilities, test and cutover management, and "running SAP like a factory" with enabling tools. SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (SAP Sybase ASE) SAP maintains a full Database and Technologies training and certification portfolio for those interested in DB administration, integration, security, development or performance. In addition to SAP ASE, other concentration areas include SAP IQ, SAP Replication Server, SAP Power Builder and SAP Power Designer. The SAP ASE portfolio includes two subcategories: ASE Administration and ASE Development. Each offers a single Technology Associate cert. In the ASE Administration track, you'll find the Technology Associate – Database Administrator for SAP Sybase ASE 15.7. Exam topics include database backup, server configuration, tuning with Logical Process Management, transactions using Transact-SQL functions, architecture and installation, maintenance, security, table management, database administration and data analysis. Training focuses on SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise and includes a fast-track course for those looking to jump-start their careers. Other courses include System and Database Administration, Performance and Tuning: Configuring Adaptive Server Enterprise, and Powering Up with Sybase Adaptive Server. In the ASE Development track, SAP offers the SAP Certified Technology Associate – Development Consultant for SAP Sybase ASE 15.7. This exam validates a candidate's knowledge of data analysis, query optimization and statistics, query access methods, join processing, table and index structure, transaction concepts, stored procedures and optimization, and ASE performance tuning and basics. Recommended training courses include Fast Track to SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, and Performance and Tuning: Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0 Query Optimization. Related Jobs, Training and Resources SAP certifications touch on nearly every business process across every major industry. A quick search of online job sites offers a glimpse of the breadth of jobs available for SAP-certified individuals. A sugar manufacturer in Minnesota is seeking a SAP developer to design, build, monitor, test and tune SAP ERP applications. A leading technical services provider is seeking a SAP administrator to "own" all aspects of the customer's SAP application infrastructure, focusing on management of SAP incident, problem, risk and change management. A global SAP Business One value-added reseller is seeking a technical SAP sales associate to provide consulting and support services for SAP ERP solutions to customers. Whether you're a business analyst, business process owner, developer, IT administrator, team lead, trainer, power user or executive and work with SAP products, you'll find a wide breadth of career opportunities available. SAP offers instructor-led classroom training at its SAP Training Centers around the world. Virtual live classroom training is also available, which is taught by SAP experts and includes access to live SAP systems for immersive learning. You can also take interactive e-learning courses that complement classroom training by signing up for a single course or subscribing to multiple courses. The SAP E-Academy offers training to help you learn about specific SAP solution areas and to prepare you for certification exams. You receive one to five months of access to self-paced courses. SAP e-Learning offers single course access for those interested in pursuing a single training course at a time. Candidates seeking to sharpen their skills can sign up for Live Access, which allows candidates to practice existing skills in a supported SAP environment. If none of those learning options works for you, check out the SAP Learning Hub. Here you'll find round-the-clock access to all the training you want. Finally, SAP provides sample questions, formerly actual questions on previous live exams, for most cert exams. You can view sample questions by clicking the sample question PDF link on an exam's webpage. Learn more about SAP training delivery options at training.sap.com. Six Simple Steps For SAP Certification Exam Preparation One of the most commonly asked questions that we receive in our Facebook group and by e-mail, “How can I prepare for my certification exam?” Potential test takers also ask about the areas of study most exam questions cover and what type of training would help them be more successful in achieving a passing grade. This guide to certification exam preparation stems from our 10+ years experience gained during work as SAP mentors and 2+ years of running this website. We hope the information helps you in your quest for exam readiness. Always find out what to study before you bury yourself in SAP books and test information. Check out our website to make an informed decision. For each type of SAP exam, you can find what the questions cover, recommended areas of study, duration of the exam period and how many questions there will be. Before you take your SAP certification exam, work through the following six steps that will get you prepared and more likely to pass: Step 1: Decide if you need SAP certification No kidding! Make sure that you understand the benefits of SAP certification. A lot of people in the SAP community consider practical SAP experience as the most important factor when hiring a new SAP consultant. From their opinion, SAP certification does not hold much value. Of course, this is not true but you should still be aware of the fact that the value of SAP certification is a controversial topic. Luckily, we wrote several articles that may help you to make up your mind: What is SAP Certification? And Why Should You Care? Is SAP Certification Worth It? Value of SAP Certification Value of SAP Certification – A Company’s Perspective Step 2: Choose the Right Level of Certification for You Two types of certification exam exist: professional or associate. Certification at the professional level indicates you have advanced experience with projects and a more in depth knowledge of SAP solutions. Associate level certification is available for people with no or little experience. Step 3: Locate the Correct Exam Navigating the web store is easy with these simple tips: Begin searching in the certification web shop; Indicate your home country; Do not search for specific terms at first, but brows the shop options; Filter or sort the resultant list of all SAP certifications until you find exactly what you are looking for. Step 4: Consider a Training Course First SAP Education offers multiple training courses and methods designed to help you pass the associate level exams. These can greatly improve the chances of people who are new to the field. Explore their overview of different training options and choose what is right for you. They offer live and online classroom education, e-learning courses and multiple other options as well. Here is the link. The exam sites list all relevant training courses an interested person may want to take before taking the certification exams. SAP Education’s professional packages can help people with real-world experience and those who are already certified at the associate level. These packages let you work at your own pace while you go after certification upgrades or renewal. You may also find this article useful in deciding which type of training is best for you: SAP Training: Online or Classroom? SAP Training Step 5: Review the Syllabus Exam preparations become even easier with the topic lists and syllabus descriptions on our certification site. These indicate which subjects are weighted more heavily on the exam questions and thus show which are more important and worthwhile studying. Here are some links to get you started: SAP BI Certification Syllabus SAP FI Certification Syllabus SAP MM Certification Syllabus SAP SD Certification Syllabus Step 6: Practice with Sample Questions Under the Certification Details in each exam, SAP Education gives a list of sample questions that can help you study. These questions appeared on past tests and give a great indication of the subjects and varieties of questions you can find on current tests. In addition to this, we provide excellent sets of questions with answers and explanations for various SAP certifications. We have both free and premium preparation material. Here are some of our offerings: SAP BI Questions for Certification SAP FI Questions for Certification SAP MM Questions for Certification SAP SD Questions for Certification SAP HCM Questions for Certification Step 6: Questionnaire about SAP Certification Our congratulations if you have already passed through all these steps and successfully cleared the exam! 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