Description

• The "SAP Certified Application Associate (Edition 2013) - SAP HANA"

certification exam verifies that the candidate possesses the required knowledge
in the area of SAP HANA for the profile of an SAP HANA application consultant.
consultant.
This certificate builds on the basic knowledge gained through related SAP HANA
training and preferably refined by practical experience within an SAP HANA
project team, whereby the consultant applies acquired knowledge in this
specialist area practically in projects.

Notes
• To ensure success, SAP recommends combining education courses and
hands-on experience to prepare for your certification exam as questions will
test your ability to apply the knowledge you have gained in training. Besides
the recommended
recommended education courses also practical experience is required and
tested.

• You are not allowed to use any reference materials

materials during the certification
test (no access to online documentation or to any SAP system).

 Topic
 Topic Areas
Please see below the list of topics that will be covered within this certification and
the courses that cover them:

Data Provisioning>
Provisioning > 12%
Describe possible scenarios and tools for replicating and loading data into SAP
HANA from different data sources (e.g. SAP Landscape Transformation
Transformation (SLT),
SAP Data Services, or Direct Extractor Connection (DXC)).

• HA35
HA 350
0

• or
• HAIM
HA IMPE
PE
Security and Authorization8% - 12%
Describe the concept of authorization in SAP HANA, and implement a security
model using analytic privileges, SQL privileges, pre-defined roles and schemas.
Perform basic security and authorization troubleshooting.

• HA300

• or
• HAIMPE

Data modeing - Anaytica vie!s 8% - 12%

Implement data models with SAP HANA using analytical views. Advise on the
modeling approach and best practices.

• HA100

• HA300
• or
• HAIMPE

Data modeing - "acuation vie!s 8% - 12%

Implement data models with SAP HANA using calculation views, and advise on
the modeling approach and best practices.

• HA100

• HA300
• or
• HAIMPE

Advanced data modeing8% - 12%

Apply advanced data modeling techniques, including currency conversion,
variables and input parameters. Implement decision automation using business
rules.

• HA300
• or
• HAIMPE

#ptimizion o$ data modes and reporting8% - 12%

Monitor, investigate and optimize data models and reporting performance on
SAP HANA. Advise on modeling approach and tools to achieve optimum
performance. Evaluate the impact of different implementation options such as
table joins, aggregation, or filters. Understand the implication on performance of
the various reporting tools and connetion types.

• HA300

• or
• HAIMPE

Administration o$ data modes 8% - 12%

Administer data models in SAP HANA, including setting of information validation
rules, managing schemas, the importing/exporting and transporting of data
models.

• HA300

• or
• HAIMPE

eporting& 8%
Provide advice on reporting strategies, and perform appropriate reporting
solutions with SAP HANA. Build reports using various tools, for example,
Microsoft Excel or SAP BusinessObjects BI tools.

• HA100

• or
• HAIMPE

Data modeing - S'( Script & 8%

Apply SQL Script to enhance the data models in SAP HANA using AFL, CE
functions, and ANSI-SQL.

• HA300

• or
• HAIMPE

Data modeing - Attri)ute vie!s & 8%

Implement data models with SAP HANA using attribute views, and advise on the
modeling approach and best practices.

• HA100

• HA300
• or
• HAIMPE

Depoyment scenarios o$ SAP *ANA & 8%

Describe the deployment scenarios for SAP HANA and evaluate appropriate
system configurations.

• HA100

• or
• HAIMPE

SAP *ANA (ive + apid Depoyment Soutions $or SAP *ANA & 8%
Describe the value of HANA and identify scenarios for SAP delivered content for
SAP HANA, such as SAP HANA Live and Rapids Deplyment Solutions.

• HA100

• or
• HAIMPE

,enera n$ormation
ExamPreparation

Each specific certification comes with its own set of preparation tactics. We
define them as "Topic Areas" and they can be found on each exam description.
You can find the number of questions, the duration of the exam, what areas you
will be tested on, and recommended course work and content you can reference.
Please be aware that the professional- level certification also requires several
years of practical on-the-job experience and addresses real-life scenarios.

For more Information refer to our 5 simple steps of preparation for an exam and
to our FAQs.

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