Description
- The "SAP Certified Application Associate - Data Integration with SAP Data Services 4.2" certification exam verifies that the candidate possesses proven skills and fundamental knowledge in implementing ETL projects, administering and managing projects using SAP Data Services. This exam will measure the candidate's knowledge of SAP DataServices starting with understanding Data Integration concepts, and will test required skills in applying performance tuning and sizing methods, implementing complex design methodology, performing Data Transformation and troubleshooting and recovery.
Notes
- To ensure success, SAP recommends combining education courses and hands-on experience to prepare for your certification exam as questions will test your ability to apply the knowledge you have gained in training.
- You are not allowed to use any reference materials during the certification test (no access to online documentation or to any SAP system).
Topic Areas
Please see below the list of topics that may be covered within this certification and the courses that cover them. Its accuracy does not constitute a legitimate claim; SAP reserves the right to update the exam content (topics, items, weighting) at any time.
Data Management > 12%
Manage repositories, setup Data Stores and use the data services management console, install and configure data services, set up file formats, schedule jobs, manage Security in Data Services, and use Data Services Workbench.
Performance Optimized Design > 12%
Optimize data flow for performance and measure performance, use parallel processing, push down operations, and distribute Data Flow execution across Job Servers; configure Bulk Loaders.
Basic Data Transformation > 12%
Use Target table options, built-in functions, the platform, validation and Query transforms, create batch jobs, describe data services object hierarchy/relationship and operation codes.
Recovery and Troubleshooting > 12%
Design recovery, troubleshoot/test jobs, apply error handling, explain Trace logs, and use the interactive debugger.
Complex Design Methodology 8% - 12%
Design the interdependancies within a workflow, use workflows to control the execution of the job, and implement Datastore configurations and System Configurations.
Advanced Data Transformation 8% - 12%
Apply data integrator transforms, audit data flows, and use scripting and embedded Data Flows.
Data Integration Concepts < 8%
Describe ETL Project Guidelines, Real-Time processing, and profile data in Data Services.
Change Data Capture < 8%
Compare Delta Load Methods, and implement source based Change Data Capture and target based Change Data Capture.
General Information
Exam Preparation
All SAP consultant certifications are available as Cloud Certifications in the Certification Hub and can be booked with product code CER006. With CER006 – SAP Certification in the Cloud, you can take up to six exams attempts of your choice in one year – from wherever and whenever it suits you! Test dates can be chosen and booked individually.
Each specific certification comes with its own set of preparation tactics. We define them as "Topic Areas" and they can be found on each exam description. You can find the number of questions, the duration of the exam, what areas you will be tested on, and recommended course work and content you can reference.
Certification exams might contain unscored items that are being tested for upcoming releases of the exam. These unscored items are randomly distributed across the certification topics and are not counted towards the final score. The total number of items of an examination as advertised in the Training Shop is never exceeded when unscored items are used.
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