SAP Consultant Certification
Intermediate Test for candidates for the certificate
Technology Consultant SAP NetWeaver - SAP Web AS Implementation & Operation for [DB] (2003)

Software components: SAP Web AS 6.20

Certification duration: 2 hours
Number of certification questions: 80 multiple choice questions
Required certifications for participation in this certification test: None
Courses for certification preparation: TADM10 (SAP NetWeaver - SAP Web AS Implemen. & Oper. I), TADM12 (SAP NetWeaver - SAP Web AS Implemen. & Oper. II)

Please note that you are not allowed to use any reference materials during the certification test (no access to online documentation or to any SAP system).

The intermediate certification test for candidates for the certificate Technology Consultant SAP NetWeaver - SAP Web AS Implementation & Operation for [DB] (2003) verifies parts of the knowledge in the area of the SAP Web AS for the consultant profile " SAP Web AS Implementation & Operation". Only when succeeding in one of the following data base tests , the candidate gets a certificate Technology Consultant SAP NetWeaver - SAP Web AS Implementation & Operation for [DB] (2003) for the specific data base which he has choosen.

The intermediate certification test consists of questions from the areas specified below:

Topic Areas

1. Fundamentals of the Application Platform (++)

• Understanding SAP's solution offering
• Describing the concept of SAP NetWeaver
• Explaining the significance of the SAP Web Application Server
• Being able to navigate an SAP system
• Learning the architecture of the SAP Web AS
• Gaining knowledge about the basic tools for development in SAP systems
• Communication and Integration Interfaces

2. SAP Web AS Administration I (+++)

• Fundamentals (Logon process, Logon groups, SM21)
• Starting and Stopping an SAP system
• System configuration using system profiles and operation modes
• Configuring SAP Library
• Scheduling of regular database backups using DB13
• Archiving SAP data
• Introduction to Software Logistic in SAP systems
• Applying Support Packages
• Configuring Background tasks
• Setting up printers of types C, L, S, U and F, planning a spool environment
• Introduction to user management
• Configuring Remote Connections
• System monitoring using RZ20
• SAP Solution Manager
• Introduction to structured Error Analysis
• Introduction to System Security

3. SAP Web AS Administration II (++)

• Techniques for internet connectivity: ICM, SAP ITS, SAP J2EE Engine, SAP Web Dispatcher
• Gloablization: different languages in one SAP system, Unicode, time zones
• External communication: SAPconnect, SMTP, SAPphone
• Extended computer aided test tool (eCATT)
• Advanced topics on user administration: CUA and directory server integration with LDAP

4. Software Logistics in SAP systems (++)

• Understanding the data concept in SAP systems
• Setting up the Transport Management System
• Introduction to Customizing and SPRO with respect to Software Logistic issues
• Introduction to Development with respect to Software Logistic issues
• Transport Management
• Advanced Transport Management
• Client Copy tools
• Applying Patches and SAP notes
• Strategies for setting up a SAP system landscape
• Introduction into upgrade-related topics

5. SAP R/3 Enterprise Installation (++)

• Installaton Planning and Preparation
• Installing SAP GUI
• The installation procedure
• Post-installation activities
• Implementing patches
• Converting non-Unicode ?Unicode
• Installation troubleshooting

6. Workload Analysis for SAP R/3 (++)

• Using the monitors for workload analysis
• Understanding the dependencies between the different monitors
• Memory Management in SAP systems
• Expensive SQL statements: their detection and further handling
• Table buffering
• Interface Monitoring (especially sRFC, aRFC and tRFC)

Amount of questions by topic (as percentage of test):
+ = 1 - 10%
++ = 11 - 20%
+++ = over 20%