SAP Certified Application Associate - Sales and Distribution with SAP ERP 6.0 EhP7

Preparation Guide for SAP SD Certification

Introduction

Associate level Certification Exam for SAP Professionals in Sales and Services

SAP Certified Application Associate - Sales and Distribution with SAP ERP 6.0 EhP7 certification exam is for the candidates looking for a career in Sales Order Management as a SAP consultant. This exam is targeted for the candidates belonging to SAP ERP business consulting background with a knowledge of Sales and Services and are willing to build their career as an SAP SD Consultant.

SAP SD Certification exam verifies the candidate's knowledge in the area of SAP Sales and Services Distribution and his proficiency in SAP ERP Order Management. Also the exam validates if the candidate has the capability and the skills (functional and technical both) to implement his knowledge practically in the live projects, under the guidance of experienced consultants and client requirement.

Topics to Cover

SAP SD Certification exam is designed based on the practical experiences of working as a SAP Sales and ERP consultant. Hence covers majorly all the topic that falls under SAP Sales and Order Management. Following are the major topics along with their weight-age in the examination, giving you a clear view of which topics, you should focus on for the certification. Note: SAP reserves the right to change and update the content (topics, items and weight-age) at any point or time.

• Master Data: 8 to 12% Ability to set up and maintain relevant master data.

• Organizational Structures: 8 to 12% Knowledge and ability to explain and perform various tasks relating to organizational structures.

• Pricing and Condition Techniques: 8 to 12% Knowledge and ability to explain and perform various tasks relating to pricing and condition techniques.

• Basic Functions (Customizing): 8 to 12% Knowledge and ability to explain and perform various tasks relating to basic functions (customizing).

• Sales Process: 8 to 12% Knowledge and ability to explain and perform various tasks relating to sales process.

• Shipping Process and Customizing: 8 to 12% Knowledge of describing shipping transactions, its processing techniques in relation to sales order management and its associated customization settings. Also the candidate should have the ability to maintain customization settings required to perform basic shipping processes.

• Availability Check: Less than 8% Knowledge and ability to explain and perform various tasks related to availability check.

• Cross Functional Customizing: 8 to 12% Knowledge and ability to maintain customization settings required in performing cross-functional business processes.

• Sales Documents (Customizing): More than 12% Knowledge and ability to explain various tasks involved in creating, customizing and maintaining the sales documents.

• Billing Process and Customizing: 8 to 12% Knowledge and ability to explain and perform various tasks relating to basic billing and maintaining customization settings that are required in performing basic billing processes.

Based on the above-mentioned syllabus and their related weight-age, it is clear that there is no one topic a candidate should focus on or a candidate can leave while preparing for the examination. It is important for the candidate to go through and be proficient in each and every topic.

Reference: https://training.sap.com/shop/certification/c_tscm62_66-sap-certified-application-associate---sales-and-distribution-erp-60-ehp6-g/

Exam Content

Types of Question

The examination consists of 80 Multiple Choice Questions. Multiple-choice questions can be of following two types

• Multiple Response: Two or More Correct response from the given options best suits the statement or answers the question.
• Single Response: Only One correct response from the given options best suits the statement or answers the question.

Exam Duration

Candidates will have 180 minutes for attempting 80 multiple-choice questions. So, it becomes important for the candidates to time-box the exam and restrict spending too much time on one question or one topic.

Exam Results

The certification exam is a pass or fail exam. The examination is scored against a minimum standard established by SAP who are guided by certification industry best practices and guidelines.

It is important for the candidates to at least score 65% in the examination to be termed as Pass. The score will be notified on-line immediately after finishing the exam. After passing the exam, an SAP Global Certification digital badge will be sent to the registered email ID.

Exam Preparation

The SAP Education has created this certification exam for the assessment of SAP skills, such assessments are defined based on the understanding of SAP ERP and Sales Order Management. The SAP offers certification for associate, professional, and master levels, they have defined this certification levels considering the candidate's actual experience and domain expertise.

The questions during the examination are more on the practical side and candidates have to address the real-world problems rather than just answering the theoretical questions. But, it is utmost important to have a strong understanding of the basic concepts of SAP ERP Sales and Order Management. Hence, it is recommended for the candidates to start preparations with following books

• TSCM62: Order Fulfillment 2
• TSCM60: Order Fulfillment 1

These books will give a very good understanding of the basic concepts and principles in Order Management and SAP ERP Sales and it will be beneficial in the longer run and even in the practical implementation.

Also having a hands-on professional experience on SAP ERP and Service distribution is considered as the best preparation for any aspirant where the aspirant has worked on live projects during training and professional experience that enables them to handle and manage the SAP Sales and Services very closely.

Apart from this, candidates are recommended to check SAP Learning Hub to access the learning material and participate in the appropriate SAP Learning Room to gain the required practical knowledge and go through the various dos and don'ts while preparing and accessing the examination.

Also candidates should check and complete various training materials available over the Internet, examination exam dumps and tips by the candidates who have already appeared or have cleared the examination. This will give a clear idea on how one should prepare for the examination.