Category: Certification

EMC Proven Professional Certifications (Documentum) – Update

Alvaro de AndresLeave a comment

A few thoughts on the certification framework, once I taken most of the tests:

  • E10-110 (Foundation): New 110 brings D7 stuff and it seems it has a higher correct answer % requirement. It’s harder than the old e20-120, unless you’ve gone through install/migration of the D7 stuff and D2.
  • E20-495 (xCP): I don’t understand why this tests only covers xCP 2 and the 110 covers both xCP 1.5 and 2. One of the thoughest test due to the range of products that are included the stack.
  • E20-465 (Administration): Read the administration guide. Easy even with the D7 stuff included in the last revision
  • E20-405 (DFC): If you’re done some DFC coding and read the DFC development guide (the are questions that are a copy/paste from the guide or viceversa). Could use a little update.
  • E20-455 (WDK): Pretty much the same as DFC test, reading the WDK guide you should be good to go.
  • E20-475 (System Architecture): No documentation available for this test. Read every single manual, have a very clear idea of the goal of each product and take a look to the HW stuff EMC sells (clariion, symmetrix, celerra, etc) if you’re not familiar with it. If you have done some kind of administration work, it will be easier. Having passed this test, I think some questions belong to the Application Architecture test and not to this one. It needs an update (and probably be merged with the 485)
  • E20-485 (Application Architecture): No documentation availble. Pretty much use case scenarios to select the best solution (from the available choices). Similar to 475.

To sum up, 405, 455, 465 can be passed without even studying, 110 and 465 require at least some degree of preparation, and 475-485 are the one that need more reading (and even with that, you’ll probably come across some WTF questions on the test)

 

 

EMC Proven Professional Certifications (Documentum)

Alvaro de AndresLeave a comment

Recently I passed my 4th EMC Certification, and I’m currently preparing other 3 (WDK and both architech tests). At this point I wanted to post some thoughts on the program (even though some of them have alreadey been discussed here -> IIG Certification)

So, should you get certificated? Definitely yes, but probably not for the reasons you expect. If you’ve been working with Documentum long enough, most test are “easy” (as long as you’re familiar with the topics), however, if you really dedicate time to prepare the certification you’ll end up reading every document that covers information on the topics (and that takes time), meaning the fundamentals guide, administration, dfc development guide, wdk development guide, etc. And by reading I mean reading, not quickly passing page after page. This careful read will refresh concepts and features, you’ll propably learn some new things you had overviewed before in the release notes and others you had no idea about… And you’ll get a new certificate that says that you know a little bit about Documentum

And some tips on the tests I’ve taken:

  • E20-120/110 (Foundation): Easy test if you take a look to the fundamentals guide and you’re a little bit familiar with xCP. New 110 brings D7 stuff so it’s going to be harder unless you’ve gone through install/migration
  • E20-495 (xCP): Though test, many products involved. It’s going to be updated in October and it will be only about xCP 2.0. Personally, I don’t understand why this tests only covers xCP 2 and the Foundamentals covers 1.5 and 2.
  • E20-465 (Administration): Read the administration guide. Easy even with the D7 stuff included in the last revision
  • E20-405 (DFC): If you’re done some DFC coding and read the DFC development guide, it’s an easy test, though it needs an update on the topics.

On the tests I haven’t take yet:

  • E20-455 (WDK): Pretty much the same as DFC test.
  • E20-475 (System Architecture) / E20-485 (Application Architecture): Probably the hardest ones. There’s no specific documentation available, questions look outdated, and sometimes it seems you’re doing an storage certification rather than a “documentum architect”, IMHO both test should become one Documentum Architect test.

Good luck!