Exam Information Guide

Exam Numbers: Certification Track: SABE201, SABE301 and SABE401 Business Objects Certified Professional BusinessObjects Enterprise (formerly BusinessObjects Enterprise Certified Professional (BECP)) July 3, 2006 English, French, Italian and Japanese
Exam Number Number of Questions Time Limit Passing Grade

Availability Date: Languages Published: Exam Specifics:

SABE201 SABE301 SABE401 Target Audience:

40 50 40

80 min. 100 min. 80 min

65 67 66

Candidates for this certification support BusinessObjects Enterprise XI users and groups, configure and manage the servers and design and deploy BusinessObjects Enterprise XI systems. Certification Planning: It is recommended that candidates write the exams in order of SABE201, SABE301 and then SABE401 in preparation for attaining the Business Objects Certified Professional BusinessObjects Enterprise (BOCP BOE) certification. Candidates pursuing the BOCP BOE certification must successfully pass all three exams. Education Offerings to Attain Certification: It is not mandatory to enroll into any education offerings in order to pass any of the examinations; however, we strongly advise candidates pursuing certification to enlist the services of Business Objects Education Services permitting the proper transference of knowledge. Visit http://www.businessobjects.com/services/training/default.asp

SABE201 Business Objects Certified Professional BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Level One Examination Competencies: This exam will measure your knowledge of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI starting with the tasks involved in supporting BusinessObjects Enterprise XI users and groups so they can access corporate data through BusinessObjects Enterprises web portal. Before taking the SABE201 exam, you should install and become familiar with the latest release of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI, become familiar with the User Guide found on the Documentation CD shipped with the latest release of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI and be proficient in the competencies found in the following offerings: SA210R2 BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R1/R2: Administering Users and Content with the CMC SA210eR2 BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2: Administering Users and Content with the CMC

SA210R2

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R1/R2: Administering Users and Content with the CMC

SA210eR2 Topic

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2: Administering Users and Content with the CMC

Competencies
Describe BusinessObjects Enterprise Describe InfoView Perform tasks using InfoView Navigate the Central Management Console (CMC) Describe the BusinessObjects XI architecture Identify system requirements Create a content plan

Describe the BusinessObjects Enterprise Solution, Architecture and Administrative Tools

Identify and Plan BusinessObjects Enterprise System Requirements

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Configure and Maintain a BusinessObjects Enterprise Solution

Create users, groups and folders Describe the BusinessObjects Enterprise security model Apply user and group rights to objects Recommend a security strategy Administer categories Describe the guidelines for planning security Create and administer profiles Apply application security Describe authentication and single sign-on Implement authentication and single sign-on Describe how to map 3rd party accounts to BusinessObjects Enterprise Publish objects Describe how to schedule objects Schedule objects Schedule on events Schedule using business calendars Describe how to manage instances

SABE301 Business Objects Certified Professional BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Level Two Examination Competencies: This exam will measure your knowledge of configuring and managing servers in a BusinessObjects Enterprise XI deployment. Before taking the SABE301 exam, you should install and become familiar with the latest release of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI, become familiar with the User Guide found on the Documentation CD shipped with the latest release of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI and be proficient in the competencies found in the following offerings: SA310R2 BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R1/R2: Administering Servers Windows SA310eR2 BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2: Administering Servers Windows

SA310R2

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R1/R2: Administering Servers Windows BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2: Administering Servers Windows

SA310eR2 Topic

Competencies
Describe how to use the Central Configuration Manager (CCM) to manage servers Describe how to use the Central Management Console (CMC) to manage servers Describe the role of the Central Management Server (CMS) Describe the role of the File Repository Servers Describe the role of the Crystal Reports Servers Describe the responsibilities of the LOV Job Server Describe the role of the Web Intelligence Servers Describe the responsibilities of the Destination Job Server Describe events in BusinessObjects Enterprise Design a server group and subgroups

Describe the Functionality and Features of the BusinessObjects Enterprise Solution

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Describe the Information Flow of Components

Install BusinessObjects Enterprise Configure BusinessObjects Enterprise

Troubleshoot Problems Backup the Existing Production Data

Describe the BusinessObjects Enterprise architecture Implement process flows Schedule a report Process report viewing requests Process LOV objects Configure how scheduled programs are processed Describe how to prepare and install BusinessObjects Enterprise Describe how to configure the Web Application Server Describe how to configure the .NET Web Application Server and the .NET Web Component Adapter Configure the auditing database Configure BusinessObjects Enterprise Servers Create server groups Troubleshooting BusinessObjects Enterprise Migrate and backup the Central Management Server (CMS) system data

SABE401 Business Objects Certified Professional BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Level Three Examination Competencies: This exam will measure your skills and knowledge required to design and deploy a BusinessObjects Enterprise XI system. Before taking the SABE401 exam, you should install and become familiar with the latest release of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI, become familiar with the User Guide found on the Documentation CD shipped with the latest release of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI and be proficient in the competencies found in the following offerings: SA410R2 BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R1/R2: Designing and Deploying a Solution Windows SA410eR2 BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2: Designing and Deploying a Solution Windows

SA410R2

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R1/R2: Designing and Deploying Windows BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2: Designing and Deploying Windows

SA410eR2 Topic

Competencies
Define business requirements Define technical requirements Define scalability Size a BusinessObjects Enterprise deployment Define reliability Design a reliable system Define the elements of content management Design a content management plan Design an instance management plan Define system auditing Design a system auditing plan

Define BusinessObjects Enterprise System Requirements Design a BusinessObjects Enterprise System

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Troubleshoot Problems Backup BusinessObjects Enterprise System Data

Identify troubleshooting methods Troubleshoot deployment issues Identify backup requirements Backup the existing system data Create a disaster recovery plan

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Examination Disclaimer: This document is designed with the individual candidate in mind; however, it is subject to change at any time through the discretion of Business Objects. The examination competencies listed above are the competencies being addressed in the examination, regardless of examination format. A candidate may or may not be tested on all competencies. Examination questions are random and a candidate might not be tested on all competencies listed above; therefore, it cannot be predicted what the candidate will be tested on. The candidate should ensure proficiency has been met with all competencies listed above.

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