Introduction
This study guide provides potential candidates with detailed descriptions and recommendations they need to prepare for the AEP Technical Foundations – Adobe Experience Platform exam.
Adobe Experience Platform Technical Foundations exams are developed with the participation of subject matter experts, following industry standards for developing fair and valid tests.
Adobe will not provide any certification for passing this exam alone. Please see the certification requirements under Exam Purpose below.
Exam Guide Sections
- Exam Purpose
- Minimum candidate experience
- Intended audience
- Exam information
- Exam objectives and scope
- Readiness self-assessment
- Online practice test
- How to prepare for the exam
Exam Purpose
An official Adobe Real-Time CDP Expert designation acknowledges your understanding of the basic features and functionality of Adobe Experience Platform, along with application services built on Experience Platform. To achieve this certificate, you must pass the following two exams:
- AD0-E600 Adobe Experience Platform Technical Foundations
- AD7-E601 Adobe Real-Time CDP Technical Practitioner
The AD0-E600 exam validates skills and knowledge covering the basic features and frequently performed tasks of Adobe Experience Platform at the Expert level.
Minimum Candidate Experience
Defined by a team of subject matter experts, the candidate who is ready to pass the Adobe Experience Platform - Adobe Qualified exam has the following qualifications, at a minimum:
- Basic know-how of Experience Platform and can navigate through the UI
- A high-level understanding of each UI component
- Understanding of Adobe Experience Platform application services
- Industry knowledge in database tools/BI tools, data science modeling tools
- Familiarity with how data relationships work, and also with ETL (Extract Transform and Load)
- An overview and understanding about XDM data model and the ability to identify schemas, classes, and field groups
- Knowledge of identities and profiles
- Knowledge of datasets
- Ability to ingest batch and stream data
- Ability to perform action using APIs
- Ability to execute queries using SQL
- An awareness of the source and destination
- Ability to monitor dataflow
Intended Audience
The study guide is intended for individuals with industry experience who then learn Adobe Experience Platform Technical Foundations. Typical roles of candidates preparing for this certificate include:
- Data Architect/Engineer
- Solution Architect or MSA
- Enterprise Architect
- Technical consultant
Exam Information
- Exam number: AD0-E600
- Exam name: Adobe Experience Platform Technical Foundations
- Status: Active
- Available languages: English
- Number of questions: 50
- Formats: Multiple choice and multiple select
- Duration: 105 minutes
- Delivery: Online proctored (requires camera access) or test center proctored
- Passing mark: 35/50
- Price: $225 USD / $150 USD (India)
Exam Objectives and Scope
Section 1: Data Modeling (20%)
- Analyze source data to evaluate primary and secondary identity for profile stitching
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to use the UI to create/edit XDM Schemas.
- Identify DULE governance
Section 2: Data Ingestion (36%)
- Demonstrate how to format and prepare data for ingestion
- Demonstrate how to connect data sources using OOTB connectors
- Demonstrate how to ingest source data via Batch and Streaming
- Describe how to monitor data transfers
- Demonstrate how to perform data discovery on source data
- Demonstrate how to transform data to match XDM
Section 3: Real-time Customer Profile (34%)
- Validate Profiles and Event data post ingestion
- Define identity name spaces
- Explain how identity graphs are used by profile service
- Identify how to enrich profiles through data science workspace modeling services
- Demonstrate how to build a segment with Segment Builder and how the segmentation service works
Section 4: Activation (10%)
- Demonstrate how to set up a destination and how segment activation works
- Demonstrate and understanding of data access API and exporting data via Real-Time CDP
Readiness Self-Assessment
Complete the online readiness questionnaire to see if your current experience matches the recommended minimum candidate qualification
Online Practice Test
We are excited to offer free practice tests and provide a detailed coaching report upon completion of each one. You will have unlimited access to all available practice tests for Adobe’s expert-level exams. Our practice tests are developed from the same blueprints as the live exams, so they can help you gauge how you are doing in each topic area. However, taking a practice test does not guarantee that you will pass the certification exam.
Go to the Scheduling Page > Practice Tests > Adobe Certification Prep Portal > click on Launch Adobe Exam Prep Portal (on the far-right side).
How to Prepare for the Exam
You are not required to complete training before taking the exam, and training alone will not provide you with the knowledge and skills required to pass the exam. A combination of training and successful, on-the-job experience are critical to providing you with the repository needed to pass the exam. Here are some suggested resources to help you prepare:
Section 1: Data Modeling
- Documentation: Understanding Schemas
- SPP On Demand: Schema and XDM Overview / Adobe Experience Platform: Data Modeling and Ingestion
- SPP Challenge/Hands On: Model data in Schemas
- Experience League Tutorial: Schema and XDM Overview
Section 2: Data Ingestion
- Documentation: Data Ingestion
- SPP On Demand: Adobe Experience Platform: Data Modeling and Ingestion
Section 3: Real-time Customer Profile
- Documentation: Identity and identity graphs
- SPP On Demand: Experience Platform: Create and Manage Real-time Customer Profile
- SPP Challenge/Hands On: Map identities
- Experience League Tutorial: Label, Ingest, and Verify Identity Data
- Documentation: Create a dataset for exporting an audience segment
- SPP On Demand: Experience Platform: Create and Manage Real-time Customer Profile
- Experience League Tutorial: Create machine learned segments using Real-time Customer Profile
Section 4: Activation
- Documentation: Destinations
- SPP On Demand: Adobe Experience Platform: Segmentation for Developers
- SPP Challenge/Hands On: Real-time CDP: Destinations
- Experience League Tutorial: Destinations overview
Additional Resources:
- Adobe Experience Platform Enablement (Partners Only)
- Experience Data Model (XDM) Guide
- Identity Service Overview
- Intelligent Services Overview
- Data Governance Guide
- Source Connector Guide
- Data Prep Guide
- Access Control Guide
- Dataflows Guide
- Catalog and Dataset Guide
- API References
- Real-Time Customer Data Platform Guide
- Segmentation Service Guide
- Data Science Workspace Guide
- Data access guide
Questions?
Please contact the Adobe Credential Program Customer Support team.
The content of this exam guide is subject to changes and updates. Last update December 2022.