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MY CHALLENGES OF SAP BUSINESS ONE CERTIFICATION C_TB1200_05 2009

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Nov 20, 2009

In retrospect to my failing the SAP Business One Solution Consultant Certification examination C_TB1200_05, I have decided to write about the challenges experienced and what I suspect where responsible for my failing the certification exam on my first attempt. I will list them under these subtitles
- Structure of SAP Business One certification questions
- Types of Multiple Choice questions
- Inadequate SAP Business One Implementation or support experience

Structure of SAP Business One certification questions: Prior to writing the certification exam, Like any candidate I was curious about the structure of exam and therefore did my research on what to expect from the examiners. I went to the official site of SAP Business and got the usual information about the number of question which is 80 the duration of the exam 180minutes, and various area of concentrations in greater than or less than format of the different modules to be tested.
For instance Customization 11-20% Human resources <10%
Master Data <10% Designing print layout <10%
Accounting >20% Logistics >20%
The information provided is true, but in more specific terms, out of the 80 questions the accounting and logistics module are the bulk of the questions. 
Customization 9 questions Human resources 1questions
Master Data 5 questions Designing print layout 4questions
Accounting 25questions Logistics 25questions
This initially came as a surprise to me, despite my research. Scoring low percentages in either accounting or logistics will lead to failure while getting a zero percentage in human resources or designer print layout can still guarantee success in the examination. Therefore this will aid your area of concentration during preparation for the certification. Note this information is subject to change by the examiners.

Types of Multiple Choice questions: There are 3 types of multi choice questions in the C_TB1200_05, which you will be introduced to at the beginning of the certification and they carry varying marks. I will call them Simple, Medium and Hard.
The Simple questions are the ones only one answer is right from the available options .i.e. you are only required to select one answer.
For example (Simple questions):
In SAP Business One, payment refund is based on?

a) Due date 
b) Payment Means 
c) Documents
d) Due date
You just select the correct answer from the available option.
The Medium questions are just slight variation from the Hard questions, there is more than one correct answer from the available option.
For example (Medium questions):
Document Generation Wizard supports the following row types?
a) Subtotal
b) Gross total 
c) Alternative
d) Text
In this option, more than one answer is correct; they could be two or three correct answers in the available option.

In the Hard questions, you have to select True or False in each of the available option. Let’s use the Medium question
Example (Hard questions):
Document Generation Wizard supports the following row types?
a) True Subtotal 
False 
b) True Gross total 
False 
c) True Alternative 
False d) True Text False
In these questions you have to give an opinion in each of the options. This I found most difficult especially if the options are in form of statements, you have to verify each by selecting True or False.

Inadequate SAP Business One Implementation or support experience.
Working in an SAP environment, specifically business One will be an additional advantage for any candidate that wants to write the certification.
Some topics such as XL reporter or Designing the print layout, can only be better understood if you have worked with it.
A background knowledge of the rudiments of accounting will also be helpful, and the SQL database comes handy in the TB1200 module, and general implementation of SAP Business One

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Lanre Awojoodu works at Hammond financial services, Lagos as a software consultant.
He is a certified SAP Business One solution consultant and instructor

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