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SometipsandPreparationGuideforprospective
HANAcertifiedmembers(HANA1.0SP03AsofApril
20th,2012)
PostedbyRavikarPrasadinRavikarPrasad'sBlogonApr24,20124:59:25AM
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DearMembers,
AsyouallawarethatSAPHANAisnewBIStrategyandRoadmapforSAPanditismovingfasterspeedthan
expected.Aftermanyofmyfriends'demandIdecidedtowritesomegenerictipsandhelpfulguidelinesforavailable
HANACertification(HANA1.0SP03)atthispoint.RecentlyIhavebeencertifiedandwouldliketosharesome
thoughts:
Asyouallknow,HANAisthegatewayforInnovativeBIStrategyandSAPRoadmap.NomoreDBbottleneckand
muchmore....benefitsorROI(outofscopeforthisBlog).AlsowouldliketomakesureIamnotcrossingtheboundary
sothesetipsareverygenericbutveryhelpfulforyournextmilestone(CertificationinHANA1.0SP03asof20thApril,
2012).

Pleasefollowthefollowingguidelines:
1.YourhandsonwillplayabigroleincertificationquestionseitherfromSAPSandbox,PartnertrainingorSAP
trainingprograms.
2.TZHANAtrainingmaterialisgoodstartbutmakesureyoucoverallthescopesofthisCertification(manymembers
alreadypostedvaluabletipsand
documentsinmanyplacesIwouldsuggesttoGoogleitformoredetailsorseeLinkedInHANAgroup(Ifyouare
member).
3.CertificationdetailsfromSAP:https://training.sap.com/us/en/certification/c_hanaimp_10sapcertifiedapplication
associatesaphana10g/
Takesomeextraprecautionforeachareatomakesureyouhavepreparedwellbeforefacingall80questions:
1)BusinessContent=<8%(Researchonityouwillnotfindmuchindocuments)
2)DataModeling=>12%(Lotofquestionswithmixandmatchwithotherareastoo)
3)Dataprovisioning=>812%
4)Optimization=812%
5)Reporting=812%
6)Security=<8%(Youneedtobecarefulbeveryclearandprecise,preparewell)
Misc.:
Makesuretopreparemixandmatchquestionsforsomeareas(like3&62&6iscommoncombinations)
Readmoreaboutnew/ongoingchanges(likePersistencyLayer,DataReplicationetc.)
MakesureyouareveryclearwithexternalinterfaceswithHANAsystems(SQL,MDX,BICS)whichonerunsat
whatscenarioODBO/ODBC/JDBCconfigurationandcapabilities
PaymoreattentiononBO4.0&BODSfeatureandcapabilities
MakesureyouareveryclearaboutallBO4.0reportingtools(andthinkinterfacesmethods,IDTandotherused
components)&ExcelfeatureswithHANA
MakesureyouunderstandmanyanalyticalcapabilitiesinHANAsystemitself
4.FocusonHANAinternalcomponents(ArchitectureinsideHANAbox,isveryimportant)mustbeveryclearabout
eachandeverycomponentsandtheirrole),itlookssimplebuttrytogoindetailseachcomponentplayscrucialrole
(youwillseecompletearchitectureinsomeofthedocuments
Ihavesuggestedinendofthispostdonotleaveanycomponentsuntouched)
5.Payattentiononmultiplecorrectanswersquestionsneedverypreciseknowledgeaboutinternalcomponents(itis
alwaysknownasclassical
answers)Rememberevenyoumissonerightanswerwillmakenoscoreforanyparticularquestionthisiscrucialin
test
6.Donotforget,youpriorexperience(ifyouarefromSAPBWbackgroundECC>BW>BO)aswellasmany
logicalquestionsaboutSAParchitectureandconnectivity&applications(likeRFC,iDoc,COPAknowledgeetc)
andhowwillitchangewithnewHANADBarchitectureifyouareseasonedSAP
Consultantandhaveworkedonmanyfulllifecycleprojectsdefinitelyitiseasierforyou.
7.AtlastbutnotleastIwouldsuggest,keepgoingwithallthequestionsbutnotedownallindoubtquestionsandre
visitwithdoubtfulquestionsafteryouhavecompletedall80questionsonceyouwillfinishall80questionsmany

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doubtswillgetclearintestitselfIknow3hoursistoolongbutbelievemeyouwillgetsomebonuspointsbefore
pushingfinalsubmitbuttoninyourtestandchancesareyouwillgetgoodpercentagetoo
Suggestedlinks:
eLearning:http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/elearn?rid=/webcontent/uuid/e04da73b3a722e10969ab032c46e7509

SCNBlog:http://scn.sap.com/community/inmemorybusinessdatamanagement/blog
Coupleofgoodbooks/documents:
ThisislittlebitoldstillIlikethisdocument:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b053ef1ae6e12e1001b091c13e715595?
QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true&52591874602573
HANAModelingGuideThisisprettyuptodateandhandytounderstandcommandsequence:
http://help.sap.com/hana/hana1_model_en.pdf
MasterLinkifyouhavesomemoretime:

http://scn.sap.com/community/developercenter/hana

Rest,Iwouldliketosaygoodluckandgetreadyfornextmilestone.
Ihopethisblogwillbehelpfultoyournextjourneyof"CertificationinHANAtechnology".
BestRegards,
RavikarPrasad.

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KatrinRissbergerJan29,20135:00PM

HiRavikar,

Thisblogisveryusefulandwillbevaluabletoothers,sowehavejustaddedittothe
FeaturedContentsectionontopofthemain SAPCertificationspaceinSCN.

SinceyoupostedthisinApril,however,SAPEducationhasintroducedupdatedversionsof
theSAPHANAcertificationandtrainings.

Thanksforsharingyourexperienceswiththecommunity!

Katrin
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