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Adobe Experience Manager 6 Architect Exam Guide

Adobe Experience Manager 6 Business


Practitioner
Adobe Certified Expert Exam Guide
Exam number: 9A0-388

Adobe Experience Manager 6 Architect Exam Guide


About Adobe Certified Expert Exams
To be an Adobe Certified Expert is to demonstrate expertise in helping clients realize value in an Adobe
solutions.
Adobe's Certification exams follow industry-accepted procedures to ensure validity and reliability. We
work with industry experts to create our exams, which represent real-world requirements and objectives
for the job roles we certify.
This guide is designed to provide the recommendations needed to prepare for your Adobe Certified
Expert exam, and help you determine when you are ready to take the exam. It will outline the knowledge
and skills required of a "minimally qualified candidate" for a specific job role, which will be evaluated in
the exam.

How is the Adobe Experience Manager 6 Business Practitioner


Exam Structured?

Number of questions: 41

Time limit: 55 minutes

Passing score: 68%

How Do I Register for the Exam?


Our exams are delivered worldwide by Pearson VUE.

Exam name: Adobe Experience Manager 6 Business Practitioner

Exam number: 9A0-388

Exam cost: $180 (US Dollars)

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Choose a date and time for your exam

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What topics are covered on the Adobe Experience Manager 6


Business Practitioner exam?
The tasks measured on the exam are grouped into the following domains:

Understanding digital marketing concepts

Building and managing a website with AEM

Working with web content management tools

Working with digital asset management tools

Within each domain, there are specific tasks that you should be able to perform as an Adobe Experience
Manager Business Practitioner:

Understanding digital marketing concepts


You should have an understanding of Social Media integration, personalization, segmentation, and
analytics. You should have an understanding of external data that is needed for a website, and Social
Communities (blogs, forums, etc.)

Building and managing a website with AEM


You should understand versioning web content and digital assets, and reporting. You should be able
to manage microsites and also multi-lingual sites.

Working with web content management tools


You should have an understanding of the Sidekick, how to build pages, and templates. You should
have a basic understanding of AEM architecture, and you should also be able to troubleshoot and
resolve issues related to missing content or pages not updating.

Working with digital asset management tools


You should have an understanding of the AEM Digital Assets Manager.

Distribution of content covered on the exam:


The questions on the exam are distributed as follows for each domain. (Note: each question carries the
same weight and there is no partial credit for any question)
Domain

Percent of Exam

Understanding digital marketing concepts

27%

Building and managing a website with AEM

22%

Working with web content management tools

34%

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Working with digital asset management tools

17%

The Adobe Experience Manager Business Practitioner job role


This exam is designed for individuals who are currently performing or have previous work experience
with the job responsibilities of an Adobe Experience Manager Business Practitioner.

The Minimally Qualified Candidate


To pass the exam, you must possess the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and abilities required of an
Adobe Experience Manager Architect, which are outlined below.

As an Adobe Experience Manager Business Practitioner you should


be able to perform the following tasks without any assistance:

Define Use Cases

Create business requirements documents that developers can use in the creation of an AEM website

Organize digital assets

Guide developers on the integration needed to meet business objectives

Use tagging to meet business requirements

Manage multiple micro-sites

Describe all of the mobile capabilities of AEM including: websites, apps, and multi-site management

Build web pages based on the components that developers have created

Explain how AEM will integrate with other solutions

Utilize workflows

Build segments

Manage versions

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What is the typical job experience for minimally qualified


candidates taking this exam?
A minimally qualified Adobe Experience Manager Business Practitioner typically has the following work
experience:

Minimum 1+ years experience working with the AEM digital assets manager.

Minimum 1+ years experience working with the AEM web content management capabilities

Minimum 1+ year experience working with the AEM mobile capabilities.

You are a product specialist who understands all of the product features and functions of AEM

You know what is possible with the product, they understand the possibilities of AEM

You are involved in an implementation and define what needs to be done

You understand business needs

You understand how a Website will impact your clients business

You understand tagging

You understand multi-site management

You understand the functionality provided by out-of-the-box components available in AEM

You understand the capabilities provided by out-of-the-box components available in AEM (what you
can and cannot do), and when custom development is needed

What training is available to help me prepare for the exam?


Is training required?
You are not required to complete training before taking the exam; however, training can significantly
increase your knowledge of and skills with Adobe Experience Manager. It is important to note that
training alone will not provide you with the knowledge and skills required to pass an exam. Successful,
on-the-job experience is critical to providing you the knowledge needed to pass the exam.

Training for Adobe Partners


Partners at the Business Level and above are eligible to receive additional training through Adobe Partner
Enablement. To access these courses, you will need to log into the Adobe Partner Training Center with
your personal login. For more information about the Adobe Partner Training Center and instructions on
how to access the training courses, refer to the Adobe Partner Exchange.

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Training Courses Available to the Public


The following includes courses are relevant to the Adobe Experience Manager Business Practitioner job
role. Compare the course descriptions to your current knowledge and skill level to determine which
courses are best for you. You can find a complete list of all Adobe AEM training here:
http://training.adobe.com/training/courses.html#product=adobe-cq

How do I know if I am ready to take the exam?


Nothing can guarantee that you will pass your test, however; the more practical work experience you
have and the more training you complete, the better your chances are to pass the test. Use the selfassessment preparation worksheet (below) to evaluate your level of readiness.

On-the-Job Experience
Since Adobe exams measure knowledge and skills for a specific job role, one of the best ways to prepare
for the exam is to ensure you have the minimum work experience, as described in this guide.

Self-Assessment Preparation Worksheet


Use the following worksheet to review the exam topics, and assess your own readiness. If you need to
prepare more for a certain topic, determine if you need training, on the-job-experience, or both.
Topic
Discovering existing environments and business processes
I understand Social Media integration
I understand personalization
I understand analytics
I understand external data that is needed for a website
I understand Social Communities (Blogs, Forums, etc.)
Topic
Building and managing a website with AEM
I understand versioning web content
I understand versioning of digital assets
I understand reporting
I can manage microsites
I can manage multi-lingual sites
Topic
Working with web content management tools
I understand the Sidekick
I understand how to build pages
I understand templates
6

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

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I have a basic understanding of AEM architecture
I can troubleshoot and resolve issues related to missing content
or pages not updating
Topic
Working with digital asset management tools
I understand the AEM Digital Assets Manager

Yes

No

Sample questions
Try out these practice questions to get a feel for the types of questions on the exam. Please note that your
performance here does not indicate how you will do on the actual exam. To fully prepare for the exam,
closely review the topic areas and objectives in this Exam Guide. You will find the correct answers at the
end of the exam guide.

1.

Which tool is used only in Social communities?


A. Replication Agent - Reverse Replication
B. Spam Filter
C. Workflow Console

2. In which two scenarios will a new version of the digital asset be created? (Choose two.)
A.
B.
C.
D.

Successfully activating a digital asset.


Uploading a file to the CQ DAM through the user interface or WebDev.
Modifying the metadata of a digital asset, but not activating it.
Not modifying the metadata of a digital asset, but uploading a new image to one rendition of a
digital asset. And then activating it.

3. From which three components are forms built? (Choose three.)


A.
B.
C.
D.

Form component
Form fields and elements
Social forum components
Profile components

4. What feature of the Adobe Experience Manager would allow someone with no authoring
experience to create a newsletter entry?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Templates
Scaffolding
Paragraph System
Sidekick

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5. What is the best way to limit the number of templates in an AEM site?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Be sure authors use page components


Restrict access to templates to only super authors
Limit access to design mode in the Sidekick
Use the paragraph system as much as possible

6. In a normal internet site, the publish server(s) and load balancing are located:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Publish server is behind the corporate firewall but load balancing is outside
Both the publish server and load balancing are outside the corporate firewall
Both the publish server and load balancing are inside the corporate firewall
Load balancing is behind the corporate firewall but the publish server is outside

7. Which of the following could most likely be a reason content is not appearing in a web site?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The user is viewing the site in preview mode


The user does not have the proper permission to access the content node
The user is viewing the site in scaffolding mode
The paragraph system does not include a page component

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Answer key
Try out these practice questions to get a feel for the types of questions on the exam. Please note that your
performance here does not indicate how you will do on the actual exam. To fully prepare for the exam,
closely review the topic areas and objectives in this Exam Guide. You will find the correct answers at the
end of the exam guide.
1.

Which tool is used only in Social communities?

Correct Answer: B Spam Filter


2. In which two scenarios will a new version of the digital asset be created? (Choose two.)

Correct Answer: B Uploading a file to the CQ DAM through the user interface or WebDev
Correct Answer: C Modifying the metadata of a digital asset, but not activating it
3. From which three components are forms built? (Choose three.)

Correct Answer: A Form component


Correct Answer: B Form fields and elements
Correct Answer: D Profile components
4. What feature of the Adobe Experience Manager would allow someone with no authoring
experience to create a newsletter entry?

Correct Answer: B Scaffolding


5. What is the best way to limit the number of templates in an AEM site?

Correct Answer: D Use the paragraph system as much as possible


6. In a normal internet site, the publish server(s) and load balancing are located:

Correct Answer: B Both the publish server and load balancing are outside the corporate
firewall
7. Which of the following could most likely be a reason content is not appearing in a web site?
Correct Answer: B The user does not have the proper permission to access the content node

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