3-Jun-2012 3:35 PM Susan Martin Marilyn Pratt in response to
Hi all,
the assumption was made with the US event that most of the contibutors would either be in the USA or want to test in the US so the initiative was planned with Pearson VUE vouchers as they offer the flexibility to take the test at any of the PV test centers offering SAP tests around the world without having to decide beforehand where that would be. As it turned out a large proportion of the list we got were from India, where we do not currently offer most of our exams via PV and Tom from Belgium, where we also did not offer SAP tests via PV until recently ( that has now changed for the next time Tom ) . As Tom said SAP Education worked together the Contributors and got them solutions so they could all test. It is right - the program will not be reinstated in the same way this year but we are definitely looking at how we can reward contributors like Ravi who are of such value to the community. If you keep an eye out here http://scn.sap.com/community/training-and-education/certification we plan to publih details soon
Hope that helps, Sue
3-Jun-2012 3:49 PM Susan Martin Ravi Sankar Venna in response to
Ravi
although the monetary benefits etc. should also pay an important role in getting certified (and no I am by no means implying that it is of lesser importance or should not be improved
) I cannot help but cheer that you highlight a point which sometimes gets lost. When we have conducted surveys of the community and their motivation for getting certified and how it has helped them in their job many of their responses were similar to yours - which I
find highly admirable - that you pursued the certification for your own self-esteem and your passion for learning more about SAP technologies - to know that you know. Thank you for that ray of light!
3-Jun-2012 4:03 PM Susan Martin Marilyn Pratt in response to
Hi Marilyn
can you please give us some background around what you mean by plans to give virtual access to e-academies for test-taking? As you rightly point out e-Academies are now available around the world and are becoming an increasingly popular way of preparing for certification exams. Can you please share in a bit more detail what you would like to see additionally in this regard?
Thanks Sue
3-Jun-2012 9:32 PM Ravi Sankar Venna Susan Martin in response to
Hi Sue,
Thank you very much for your constant encouragement on this forum. Please let me know if you have any such initiatives planned for the contributors in UK. (where I am residing).
I appreciate that you have currently planned this initiative for US contributors. As a true global organisation, if SAP can extend the similar rules across the globe (not sure about the constraints!!!), then the participants will be really proactive and give their best contributions to make more successful SCN. However, currently, I can see there are number of policy constraints in certain regions (like 2 years implementation experience etc. in APAC region). It would be appreciate if this rule can be amended for the contributors on SCN. The contributors will be more productive in case if SAP can offer them to write the SAP certification irrespective of their number of years of implementation experience / region where they are residing etc. However, SAP can limit the number of top contributors from each area, who can benefit from this initiative.
Best Regards, Ravi
3-Jun-2012 9:57 PM Ravi Sankar Venna Susan Martin in response to
Sue,
I am in noway denying the importance of money. My only intention is to learn SAP technologies with passion, the money will come on its own. SAP is a great knowledge of ocean, where everybody can fulfil their thirst for the knowledge. SAP is bread and butter for millions of families across the globe. SAP has changed the destiny of millions people across the globe. Everybody is largely indebted to SAP. I am proud to say SAP is "Miracle of the Millennium".
I believe we are immensely proud to be part of such wonderful global SAP family. I would really astonish if there is any such technology ever emerge on this earth for future generations, other than SAP.
SAP will be the supreme technology forever and ever
Best Regards, Ravi
4-Jun-2012 8:37 PM Susan Martin Ravi Sankar Venna in response to
HI Ravi
I am just rounding up the troops and will get back to everyone on this when we have it finalized. I want to make sure that we can organize it better as a global program this time around and don't have waiting times etc. for the contributors dependent on the geography.
As with everything worthwhile planning is key and we have plenty of advance warning this time round to do it properly. Thank you for all your efforts in the community... I have been following this the whole time and it has been of immense value to everyone reading it - thank you!
Sue
4-Jun-2012 8:56 PM Ravi Sankar Venna Susan Martin in response to
Thank you Sue for the update.
Kind Regards, Ravi
18-Jun-2012 8:16 AM prakash reddy
Hi Ravi,
This blog is really helpful for the consultants like me who is intrested in cracking certification. I have got 5 years of ABAP experience and during this period I have worked on Core ABAP objects, Workflows, Adobe forms, OOPS, Webdynpro (not much). Now I would like to do my certification as an Associate. Can you please help in finding the info about Certication exam dates and the prerequisites for it? I am from Hyderabad, AP, India.
Thank You,
Prakash Reddy .S.
18-Jun-2012 10:09 AM Ravi Sankar Venna prakash reddy in response to
Hi Prakash,
They should be able to advice you the exam dates, pre-requisition etc.
The contact details are below:
http://www.sap.com/india/training-and-education/index.epx
Thanks, Ravi
18-Jun-2012 12:20 PM NIKHILESH DESHPANDE
Hi Ravi,
Thanks a lot for the information. I am also planning to book certification exam. Currently based in UK and working on CRM project (involve in testing and support) . Earlier I am not able to find way to start study but after reading your blog got path to start for the preap, will try to follow the same. Still if you have more pl share, will be happy.
Thanks,
Nikhil
18-Jun-2012 12:45 PM Ravi Sankar Venna NIKHILESH DESHPANDE in response to
Please find the the certifications offered by SAP at the following link
https://training.sap.com/us/en/
You may have to read each syllabus at least five times, religiously, before going for the Certificaiton.
All the best.
Regards, Ravi
21-Jun-2012 5:18 PM Sameer Siddiqui
Hey Ravi,
Your so right about the certification study... I completed mine last year in July in MM... Luckily the staff we had told us what we were in for at the very beginning and all of us used the course material as a bible and read it not less then 8 times... funny bit is each time we read it, the book seemed to have a different flavour as in it made more sense... I guess since the books are just translations of the German manuals the punctuations arent done up properly thus you really get lost in the sentences that last for about 2 or 3 lines... But really if anyone wants to crack the Cert its important to give your BEST for that 4 weeks of class and MAKE SURE your reading the manuals and finishing them up cover to cover a minimum of 5 times and an extra 3 just for revision.
Regards Sameer
21-Jun-2012 10:14 PM Ravi Sankar Venna Sameer Siddiqui in response to
Hi Sameer,
You are right. There are many books for SAP Certification in the market. But, none of the books are near to SAP Curriculum books when it comes to quality. SAP has put lot of effort in formalizing these books. Most of the questions are in and around the syllabus of these books. I do accept in some cases the grammar may not be that correct, but, I do not much bother about the grammar.Probably, if you see the certification exam, some of the questions are also translated from German, so people will have to read two three times to understand what is the real meaning in English. People must read religiously the curriculum books in order to pass the examination. There is no other way. If somebody is master in the subject, then it would be OK to appear the exam without reading. But, people who are particularly freshers should read the books number of times religiously.
Regards, Ravi
21-Jun-2012 10:33 PM Susan Martin Ravi Sankar Venna in response to
Hi Ravi,
just a slight correction from my side there. You may well be right that in the past some of the exam questions were translated from German into English but we have significantly changed many of the exam creation processes over the last 4 years. One of those changes was that the source language of all exam questions have been English for several years now. Even though many of our best subject matter experts are German they formulate the questions in English and work together with qualified English native speaker item developers to create the final question. All questions then also go through a thorough language edit to weed out any ambiguity and check terms etc. Apart from a quality improvement in the English language questions, we have found that this also has a highly positive impact on the other language translations of the questions. Translators can only produce high quality translations if the source question is clearly and correctly formulated.
Regards Sue
22-Jun-2012 4:14 AM Sameer Siddiqui Susan Martin in response to
Hey Susan,
Having taken the exam last year I didn't face any issues with the grammar although felt that the exam is more on trying to trick the examinee into giving the wrong answer for instance the "may NOT". What I mean to say is that you need to read the question at least 2 to 3 times before you answer cause the question might just be "Which of the following are not Organisational Levels etc etc". Many of us browse and just miss the nots ... and there is no partial marking.. Ravi i believe that even the more experienced SAP gurus would need to go through the books atleast once. This is only because well I worked for 1 year with company that had SAP experts working on MM for over 5 years and noticed that most of them know the system inside out in terms of flow but not in terms of definition. As is they know what a Purchase Info Record does but most of them have termed it to be a "contract" which it definitely isn't. I feel the books are helpful to just brush up on the smaller details....
Anyways all the BEST to whoever is about to take the exam and start a wonderful fruitful career in SAP...
22-Jun-2012 9:23 AM Ravi Sankar Venna Susan Martin in response to
Hi Sue,
Thank you very much for the update. My last certification exam was 3 1/2 years back. It is really great news that SAP constantly trying to bring quality to the certification materials and certification questions. Most of the questions are like in passive voice (indirect way of asking) rather than active voice (direct way). When four such statements are coming in such a passive voice, the participants will go into a thought process. But, that the clear expectation from the participant. The participants must take care of the worlds like "must, always, should not be, must not be, may be, all and can". If they do not give importance to these words, then there is every chance of selecting the wrong answers. In my opinion, this type of words are very much important.
Kind Regards, Ravi
22-Jun-2012 9:56 AM Susan Martin Ravi Sankar Venna in response to
Abolutely agree Ravi - thanks. Sue
22-Jun-2012 10:31 AM Ravi Sankar Venna Sameer Siddiqui in response to
Hi Sameer,
You are right. There are many people who knows lot many things about the system. But, fail to understand or identify the right answer. As I mentioned, the questions are tricky and the sentences framed will take the participant to more thought process. Most of the questions are in passive voice (negative statements), the participant should understand the real meaning of the statement, rather than blindly rushing to select the answer.
Best Regards, Ravi
27-Jun-2012 8:33 AM Loraine Escaros
Hi,
I am to take the certification C_BOSUP_90 this coming friday and I just want to ask what is the passing mark for this certification.?
Loraine
27-Jun-2012 8:35 AM Ravi Sankar Venna Loraine Escaros in response to
Hi Loraine,
I am not sure about the pass percentages. As long as your fundamentals are clear, you should not be much worried about the pass percentage.
Wish you all the best for your exam.
Regards, Ravi
27-Jun-2012 8:54 AM Loraine Escaros Ravi Sankar Venna in response to
Hi Ravi,
Thank you very much. I am only reviewing for 3 weeks now and haven't been in any sap training. Don't you think it's a bit early for me to take the certification test.?
Thanks and Regards, Loraine
27-Jun-2012 10:37 AM Ravi Sankar Venna Loraine Escaros in response to
I believe you have gone through the following syllabus.
https://training.sap.com/gb/en/course/c_bosup_90-sap-certified-support-associate-incident- management-with-sap-businessobjects-classroom-090-g-en#course-details
In total 4 weeks is a good time of preparation, but it also depends on how many times that you have gone through SAP suggested curricula materials thoroughly word by word. As this has helped many of the consultants to pass their certifications.
Meanwhile, I hope that my following 11th hours tips would help you:
1. Please go through the above curriculum and give more concentration on chapters with ++ + and ++ chapters, as you may get considerable number of questions from these chapters. 2. Please try to go through the curriculum materials as many number of times as possible. Every time you will see a new flavour when you are reading the material.
3. I believe now the valuation has changed that means you need to correct all the sub questions in a main question in order to get full marks. The partial credit has been removed by SAP. Therefore, you need to ensure that you are rightly approaching correct answers. I believe you also will have a hint how many correct answers are there in a questions. 4. Please follow elimination technique - Out of four questions, you would definitely identify the wrong answers first. Usually, two are blunt wrong answers, so you can easily identify them, then you will end up with two answers which are in "may correct state", if you resolve two then you will find it easy.
5. Do not much worry about the timing, you will have ample time, if you are not sure about the question, please put as "Marked Item" again after some time you can still revisit those questions and answer them.
If you follow these things, you should come up with flying colours. There is no need to worry about pass or fail, they are part of the game. The important thing is that you are there to give your best.
Wish you all the best.
Best Regards, Ravi
28-Jun-2012 5:15 AM Loraine Escaros Ravi Sankar Venna in response to
Hi Ravi,
Thank you very much for the guidelines..I will keep in mind everything in this post. I am to take this certification exam tomorrow and I'll let you know if I pass it.
Pray for me and wish me luck..
Thanks and Kind Regards, Loraine
28-Jun-2012 6:29 AM Ravi Sankar Venna Loraine Escaros in response to
Hi Loraine,
In my opinion, pass and fail are one and the same.
Success - Nothing inspires you like success. Failure - Nothing gives an experience like failure.
Whether pass or fail, definitely, there is a tomorrow, you can always reappear in case if there is anything goes wrong.
All the best.
Best Regards, Ravi
29-Jun-2012 3:59 AM Sameer Siddiqui Loraine Escaros in response to
so how did you do on your exam... hoping you cleared... Cheers
29-Jun-2012 8:59 AM Loraine Escaros Sameer Siddiqui in response to
Hi Sameer,
I passed the exam..
Cheers, Loraine
29-Jun-2012 9:16 AM Ravi Sankar Venna Loraine Escaros in response to
Congrats Loraine. Well done.
Ravi
29-Jun-2012 9:32 AM Loraine Escaros Ravi Sankar Venna in response to
Thanks Ravi.
But I didn't got any print out of my certification test result.
Best Regards, Loraine
29-Jun-2012 9:53 AM Tom Cenens Loraine Escaros in response to
Hi Loraine
In Belgium the score is shown on screen and the results are shipped to Walldorf for
verification. Once verified, the certificate is sent to your office (or home address on request).
Best regards
Tom
29-Jun-2012 9:59 AM Loraine Escaros Tom Cenens in response to
Hi Tom,
Thanks.
Thanks and Kind Regards, Loraine
29-Jun-2012 10:01 AM Susan Martin Loraine Escaros in response to
Don't worry Loraine. As Tom says you'll get your certificate in the post in the next few weeks. Congratulations!
29-Jun-2012 10:05 AM Loraine Escaros Susan Martin in response to
Hi Susan,
Thank you very much..
I'll just wait for my certificate, I guess ..
Regards, Loraine
29-Jun-2012 10:45 AM Ravi Sankar Venna Loraine Escaros in response to
Hi Loraine,
I never received any print of my results. But, however, you are free to note down the the marks on a piece of paper. Few times, I noted. As soon as you are passed, people are not much worried about the marks. Whether you got just pass marks or 100 percent, is one and the same. On your certificate, no marks will be there. If you see "Congratulations" word on your screen at the end of the examination, that is sufficient. Around 4 weeks of time, you should receive the physical copy of your certificate.
Best Regards, Ravi
29-Jun-2012 10:47 AM Loraine Escaros Ravi Sankar Venna in response to
Hi Ravi,
Thanks for clearing that to me..I'll just wait for my certificate.
Best Regards, Loraine
1-Jul-2012 2:12 AM Zaheer Rana
Hi Ravi,
Your blog is really a great help but my problem is that I live in UK and wants to book the SAP FICO Exam for Certification but is unable to do that. I have read your blog and other helpful materials on different websites but could not find anything which can guide me