Thursday 7 April 2016

Tips for Passing the SAP SD Certification Exam

After having gone through the SAP SD certification training material, it is now time to take the exam. Before you begin, there are some key features of the SD Associate Certification Exam that you should be aware of. Firstly, remember that the exam is computer based and the exam time is three hours, during which you need to answer eighty questions. Secondly, keep in mind that the SAP SD certification questions are mostly of the multiple choice type and there is deduction of marks for an incorrect answer. Some of the questions have more than one correct answer. To get awarded points for such questions, you must get all the answer options correct. Usually the official pass percentage is 65%. However, the pass percentage may vary, so you will be informed of the exact pass percentage before your begin the exam. Now that you have seen the type of questions and the passing score for the exam, let us look at some tips before you sit for the SAP SD certification exam. First of all, it is important to understand the concepts. Do not blindly memorize. If possible, you can practice the configuration part, although it is not mandatory. Prepare yourself basing your study on the syllabus, and not the text books, as you can be sure that 99% of the questions will be set from the syllabus. You need to cover all the chapters, as you are most likely to get questions chapter wise. Do not expect straight questions.
Most importantly, decide on the certification date only after you finish one round of study of all the topics covered in the syllabus. People who have passed the SAP MM Certification test recommend concentrating on topics such as TSCM50 and TSCM52. These two topics are usually more than enough and you will not need any other supporting material, except this. Be sure that you cover the following topics from the text book.
  • Special Processes in Procurement
  • Inventory Management
  • Procurement Process
  • Master Data and Enterprise Structure
  • Purchasing Optimization
  • Configuring Master Data and Enterprise Structure
  • Experience from Implementation
  • Material Requirements Planning
  • Valuation and Account Determination
  • Logistics Invoice Verification
  • Configuring Logistics Invoice Verification
  • Configuring Inventory Management
  • SAP Overview and Solution Manager 


The textbooks will usually also contain sample SAP MM certification questions. Some of the questions which you can expect are as follows: Usually one Chart of Depreciation is defined for each country. At which level is the chart of Depreciation created? (Single)

Questions

01. What criteria can influence the determination of the picking location for outbound deliveries?
Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
a) Storage condition
b) Transportation group
c) Loading group
d) Plant
02. What element directly determines the loading time found in the delivery and transportation schedule of the schedule line in the sales order?
Note: Please choose the correct answer.
a) The weight
b) The shipping point
c) The loading group
d) The packing material
03. Which of the following criteria influence the picking location determination?
Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.
a) Shipping point
b) Transportation group
c) Loading group
d) Storage condition
e) Plant
04. Which of the following is controlled by the configuration of the billing type?
Note: Please choose the correct answer.
a) How account determination should take place.
b) How the item category within the billing document will be determined.
c) If a billing plan will be determined when using this billing type.
d) If order related billing is supported when using this billing type.
05. Which of the following statements regarding material determination are correct?
Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
a) The definition of the substitution reason determines whether a manual or an automatic substitution process should be used.
b) Condition tables must be defined in Customizing (IMG).
c) The relevant substitution reason is specified in the access sequence.
d) The material determination procedure is assigned to a combination of sales areas, customer pricing procedures, and document pricing procedures.
06. According to the system there is no stock available, but you still receive a confirmed schedule line in the sales order. What is the reason for this confirmation?
Note: Please choose the correct answer.
a) The availability check that was carried out included a replenishment lead time in the scope of check.
b) The system automatically searches other plants for inventory and transfers this inventory to the plant with zero inventory in the sales order.
c) The availability check was carried out, and on saving, the system immediately rescheduled the sales order according to the customer priority.
d) Inventory Management creates a stock transfer when the sales order is saved.
07. How are Enterprise Services (ES) for the SAP Business Suite made available to the customer?
Note: Please choose the correct answer.
A. Via Enhancement Packages
B. Via Add-ons
C. Via Support Packages
D. Via Best Practices
08. Which of the following elements can directly influence whether an availability check will be performed?
Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.
a) The schedule line category in the sales document
b) The item category in the delivery document
c) The check group in the material master
d) The item category in the sales document
e) The sales document type
09. The availability check (ATP) is carried out based on which of the following dates?
Note: Please choose the correct answer.
a) The material availability date
b) The transportation planning date
c) The goods issue date
d) The loading date
10. You want to restrict what materials a customer can order. What do you use to achieve this?
Note: Please choose the correct answer.
a) Material group
b) Assortment module
c) Material listing
d) Product hierarchy

Solutions

1 a) Incorrect
1 b) Correct
1 c) Correct
1 d) Incorrect
2 a) Incorrect
2 b) Correct
2 c) Correct
2 d) Incorrect
2 e) Correct
3 a) Correct
3 b) Incorrect
3 c) Incorrect
3 d) Incorrect
4 a) Correct
4 b) Incorrect
4 c) Incorrect
4 d) Correct
5 a) Incorrect
5 b) Incorrect
5 c) Incorrect
5 d) Correct
6 a) Incorrect
6 b) Correct
6 c) Incorrect
6 d) Incorrect
7 a) Incorrect
7 b) Incorrect
7 c) Incorrect
7 d) Correct
8 a) Incorrect
8 b) Incorrect
8 c) Incorrect
8 d) Correct
9 a) Incorrect
9 b) Incorrect
9 c) Incorrect
9 d) Correct
10 a) Correct
10 b) Incorrect
10 c) Incorrect
10 d) Incorrect


Usually, the answers to these model questions are given at the back of the page or the book. It is a good idea to try and solve these sample SAP SD certification questions as much as possible, for not only will it help you practice the concepts you have learnt but it will also help improve your speed of answering questions.
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