C_EPMBPC_11 | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1 and 11.0
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1 and 11.0 (C_EPMBPC_11) Exam verifies the knowledge of candidates in the area of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1 and 11.0. Moreover, this exam validates that the Associate Consultant has good knowledge and understanding of,
- SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1
- SAP Business Planning and Consolidation for SAP BW/4HANA
Knowledge Required
For the SAP C_EPMBPC_11 Certification Exam, an associate should be able to apply skills for performing appropriate implementation, customization and maintenance related tasks within a project team. They must contribute positively to the success of a project under the guidance of senior project team members. However, a typical Associate – SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1/11.0 consultant must have a maximum of three years of experience in the field.
Learning Objectives
In SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1 and 11.0 (C_EPMBPC_11), exam candidates will be able to enhance their skills and knowledge using various courses. Some of them include:
- Learning about reports and plans in the EPM add-in.
- Learning how to use BPC process control features.
- Understanding the use and configure SAP Embedded Consolidation for supporting the financial consolidation process.
- Advanced understanding of RTC and the ability to configure and implement.
Exam Details
SAP C_EPMBPC_11 Exam will have 80 questions in the exam. To complete the exam, candidates will be given 180 minutes during the session. However, to pass the exam candidates must score a minimum of 60%. This exam is available in English and Spanish language. This exam will cost $599 USD.
Scheduling for the Exam
Candidates can schedule the SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1 and 11.0 (C_EPMBPC_11) Exam on Certification Hub. There, the list of exams is provided on the Exam Dashboard menu. Further, this dashboard will track the exam results and the remaining attempts. From there you can schedule a suitable exam appointment time and date.
Course Structure
The SAP C_EPMBPC_11 exam objectives include the following topics:
Topic 1: Script Logic and Calculations
- Explaining and positioning the calculation options, syntax (SAP Reference: Using functions, formulas and calculations in Web Intelligence)
- Running script logic (SAP Reference: run Script Logic)
SAP Course Reference:
- BPC420 (BUS.PLANNING&CONS.11.0 FOR NW)
- BPC430 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- BPC440 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
Topic 2: Business Rules
- Defining the business rules by preparing the data (SAP Reference: Using rules in Agile Data preparation)
- Defining the global rules (SAP Reference: Global Settings)
- Designing elimination rules (SAP Reference: RTC)
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Topic 3: EPM add-in
- Using EPM reports and member recognition (SAP Reference: Member Recognition)
- Saving data from the EPM add-in (SAP Reference: Introduction to the EPM Add-in)
SAP Course Reference:
- BPC420 (BUS.PLANNING&CONS.11.0 FOR NW)
- BPC430 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- BPC440 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
Topic 4: Integrated Planning
- Configuring InfoProvider settings and objects (SAP Reference: Configuring Statistics Properties)
- Building and optimizing planning functions (SAP Reference: Enhancements for Package Building and Load Planning)
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Topic 5: BW Integration
- Configuring InfoProviders (SAP Reference: Creating InfoProviders)
- Designing characteristics (SAP Reference: Interface Design)
- Building process chains for planning and creating BW queries (SAP Reference: Trigger BW Process Chains from Analysis)
SAP Course Reference:
- BPC420 (BUS.PLANNING&CONS.11.0 FOR NW)
- BPC450 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- S4F80 (SAP S/4HANA 1909)
- S4F90
Topic 6: Models
- Explaining model types and dimensions (SAP Reference: Available Dimensions)
- Configuring embedded models (SAP Reference: Activate the Embedded Configuration of Business Planning and Consolidation)
- Describing BW integration for Models (SAP Reference: Modeling with the BW Modeling Tools in Eclipse)
SAP Course Reference:
- BPC420 (BUS.PLANNING&CONS.11.0 FOR NW)
- BPC430 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- BPC440 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- S4F80 (SAP S/4HANA 1909)
- S4F90
Topic 7: Environments and Dimensions
- Configuring environments and dimensions (SAP Reference: Step by step creation of Environment, Models and Dimensions in BPC)
SAP Course Reference:
- BPC420 (BUS.PLANNING&CONS.11.0 FOR NW)
- BPC430 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- BPC440 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- S4F80 (SAP S/4HANA 1909)
- S4F90
Topic 8: Administration
- Performing administration optimization and configuring audit (SAP Reference: Security Optimization)
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Topic 9: Data Manager
- Designing packages and importing data using the Data Manager
SAP Course Reference:
- BPC420 (BUS.PLANNING&CONS.11.0 FOR NW)
- BPC430 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- BPC440 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
Topic 10:Analysis for Office
- Planning with Analysis for Office (SAP Reference: Analysis and Planning)
SAP Course Reference:
Topic 11: BPC Web client consolidation
- Executing BPC Web client consolidation by preparing the data and running month-end closing tasks (SAP Reference: SAP Business Planning and Consolidation)
SAP Course Reference:
Topic 12: Process Control
- Controlling and securing the process (SAP Reference: SAP Process Control)
SAP Course Reference:
- BPC420 (BUS.PLANNING&CONS.11.0 FOR NW)
- BPC430 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- BPC440 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- BPC450 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- S4F80 (SAP S/4HANA 1909)
- S4F90
Topic 13: Architecture
- Explaining BPC solutions and real time planning in S/4HANA (SAP Reference: Real time Consolidation (RTC) with SAP S/4HANA Central Finance (CFIN))
SAP Course Reference:
- BPC420 (BUS.PLANNING&CONS.11.0 FOR NW)
- BPC450 (BPC 11.0,VERS.FOR SAP BW/4HANA)
- S4F80 (SAP S/4HANA 1909)
- S4F90
Exam Policies
SAP provides exam certifications policies for candidates to understand the various terms and procedures related to certifications. However, this will help candidates to get knowledge about the SAP certification methods and other details related to the exams. Some of the policy covers:
Reschedule Policy
SAP have exam reschedule policy in which candidates can reschedule an exam in Certification Hub by using the calendar icon in the “Exam Appointments/Upcoming Appointments” section. However, they must cancel or reschedule the exam at least 24 hours before the scheduled appointment date and time.
Retake Policy
Candidates can take the exam up to three times. For those candidates who do not pass an exam after three attempts, then they will need to re-register for the next release of the exam. And, if you do not pass the next release after three attempts then, you will not be able to retake the exam until the next edition is released, that is within 1 year.
Maintaining Certification
For maintaining your SAP Global Certification for a specific SAP solution, it might be necessary to pass delta or stay current assessments when a newer version of a solution is released.
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Preparation Guide for SAP C_EPMBPC_11 Exam
SAP Learning Hub
SAP gives candidates access to learning hubs to help them in building and maintaining their skills with self-paced digital learning content that includes e-books, expert-led social learning forums, and access to preconfigured training systems for real-world practice. Moreover, the candidates will have access to a community of learners and self-paced e-learning courses with expert-led live sessions, and collaborative social learning rooms. This will enhance their SAP skills as well as it will help you to connect with SAP experts. It also provides access to SAP live that helps candidates to get hands-on system practice.
SAP Training Course
There are various training courses offered by SAP to help candidates in SAP C_EPMBPC_11 exam preparation. Some of them include:
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation: Embedded Consolidation
In this course, the candidates will learn about the key steps for setting up real-time and replicated scenarios using Embedded Consolidation on the 1709 S/4HANA landscape. They will understand and learn about configuring real-time and replicated Consolidation with creating foundation objects such as BW Characteristics, Advanced DataStore Objects, CompositeProviders, Aggregation Levels, Queries as well as SAP HANA calculation views. Moreover, the candidates will work with real-time master and transaction data from ECC-related tables. Further, they will learn consolidation Business Rule configuration, using the Analysis for Office Excel add-in as the primary reporting and analysis user interface as well as how to create queries with sign changes and year-to-date data.
SAP BPC Optimized for SAP S/4HANA
In this course, candidates will get a brief introduction of Financial Planning with SAP BPC Optimized for SAP S/4HANA. They will get detailed hands on the solution with a process of describing the main components of its architecture and how they work together. Moreover, they will be able to explain how to benefit from the new features when performing an end-to-end Business Planning scenario.
Instructor Led Training
SAP provides Instructor-led training that provides candidates hands-on learning experience with a subject matter expert to guide. Secondly, it provides options to virtual live classroom (VLC) training that has the same comprehensive live training from SAP experts without the need to travel by using seamless over-the-Web connectivity. Then, it has customer-specific training in which the candidates receives the same comprehensive live training from SAP experts but for your company
Self-paced Training
SAP provides self-paced training that offers candidates a wide range of learning styles and subject-matter requirements. This SAP C_EPMBPC_11 training helps project team members, support professionals, end-users, and power users to meet their needs that are accessible from anywhere. This covers two modes that are:
SAP E-Learning
SAP E-Learning is single course access that provides highly interactive, Web-based courses that enable candidates to take and deliver timely, focused training for organizations. The students at E-learning can decide when and where they will access their training and can repeat learning units as many times and as often as needed. Moreover, E-learning courses include highly effective instructional elements and simulations based on real-world business scenarios.
SAP E-Academy
This refers to an e-learning solution-based course that helps candidates to achieve expertise in specific SAP solution areas or prepare for a certification exam. However, using SAP E-Academies, candidates can have access to a self-paced learning environment enabling them to access:
Online Learning Content
In this the content is provided to candidates in an e-learning format consisting of presentation slides with audio commentary, system demonstration/practice simulations, slide notes, and mentor tips.
SAP Training Systems
With this the student can use the live training systems hands-on to test their own business process scenarios, complete exercises from their student manual and view demonstrations.
Help Desk Support
Sap provides help desk support throughout the learning access period, with all queries being answered within 24 hours Monday-Friday. Students get technical support for their learning environment’s unique features.
Practice Tests
Practice tests are important as by assessing yourself with these tests you will know about your weak and strong areas. However, by practicing SAP C_EPMBPC_11 questions, you will be able to improve your answering skills that will result in saving a lot of time. Moreover, the best way to start doing practice tests is after completing one full topic as this will work as a revision part for you. So, make sure to find the best practice sources. Start Practicing Now!