BC Certification - Is It Worth Getting Certified

SAP BC Certification - Is It Worth Getting Certified

Do you think it is worth getting certified? How many test are required for the basis certification? Is it required to take classes or can I study on my own?

Now days there's so many choices. Start at http://www.sap.com/services/education/index.epx, pick your country and select Certification Program.

If you've got enough years of experience I don't think certification would make much difference to a full time job.

But if you're a contractor, I could see it highly worthwhile. Upgrades / Migrations have to have certified Basis Consultant.

Do you require training to attend certification?

I have done certification in the month of FEB 2003. I took training also.

If you ask me the question - Do you require training to attend certification? I will ask you following questions-

1. Do you have time to attend the course in the first place?
2. Do you want to inform outside world that you want to prove yourself? Coz, World listen you when you are certified. No matter how bad your skills are.
3. Do not want to take chances?
4. Invest money? Remember I am using word invest money? Investment is always linked with expectations of future higher returns?
5. Can keep job and other onhand tasks away for the training time? In otherwords have difficulty to free yourself and so the best choice is making yourself free by attending course would help?
6. Want to know in and out of SAP? Coz course would try to give you the behind picture in depth (practically may not be possible but may be true to some extent)
7. Conceptually weak in many of the aspects of basis?

If your answer is "YES" then better take course before writing exam?

Esp. in IT, you learn faster when someone guide you rather than you do self study. Of course with Basis certification you need both as time is limited. Also you may have to fight for best tutor (remember).

There are pros and cons. You are the better judge. If you can give more valid reasons for the choice you made. Go ahead. Sure you will win. Most important is committment.

Basis Certification Sample Questions

SAP Basis Certification Sample Questions

Caution: more than one answer may be correct.
Please mark ALL correct answers.

Question:
When creating a logon group for Logon Load Balancing, which of the following CANNOT be specified?

A. Maximum allowable response time.
B. Maximum number of users who may be logged on to the instance.
C. Name of the instance defined for the logon group.
D. Maximum number of sessions per user.
E. Name of the logon group

Question:
Which R/3 System user is used for starting external programs using SAP background jobs?

A. DDIC
B. SAP*
C. SAPR3
D. SAPCPIC
E. adm

Question:
Name the R/3 System transaction used for mointoring a spool requests.

A. SM50
B. SM51
C. SPAD
D. SP01
E. SM37

Question:
Which of the following is authorized to maintain R/3 user id parameters?

A. Only the R/3 system administrator.
B. All R/3 users having an account in the same R/3 client.
C. Only the user himself.
D. Only the R/3 system administrator and the user.

Question:
Given a LAN with an R/3 Central Instance with database (Node: host1, Instance Name:DVEBMGS01, SAPSID:C11), and R/3 Dialog Instance (Node: host2), and several R/3 Frontend PC's what is the name of the profile where the SAPDBHOST parameter is defined?

A. C11_DVEBMGS00_host1
B. The SAPDBHOST parameter is defined in the database startup profile.
C. TEMU.PFL
D. DEFAULT.PFL
E. START_DVEBMGS01_host1

Question:
Given and R/3 Central Instance with all services installed, using Instance ID01, and having the SAP ID of C11. What is the name of the directory where the work process trace files are written (for Windows NT replace the "/" with "\")?

A. /usr/sap/C11/DVEBMGS01/data
B. /usr/sap/C11/DVEBMGS01/log
C. /usr/sap/C11/DVEBMGS01/work
D. The trace files are written in internal database tables.
E. The trace files are written in the home directory of the database.

Question:
Which of the following functions is NOT possible using the SAP Online Service System (OSS)?

A. Execute online searches for R/3 Notes.
B. Register problems with the SAP Hotline.
C. Lookup SAP training dates and course offerings.
D. Register changes to SAP objects.
E. Apply for official Internet address from SAP.