10 Replies Latest reply on Mar 6, 2013 5:02 AM by Suraj Sethi

CEPA Exam Pre-requisites

Udayan Sengupta Feb 25, 2013 8:06 AM

I work in EPDM support with my company.

I have access to both Production & Development Vault; using Solidworks EPDM 2012 SP3.

I'm interested to take the CEPA Exam mentioned in the following link :

http://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/blog/2013/02/want-to-become-a-certified-enterprise-pdm-administrator/

The exam pre-requisites is available with me.I have some questions : -

1. Do I need to divulge Login/Passwords of Archive & SQL Server to take the exam?

2. What is the date of the exam?

Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites

Gary Radish Feb 25, 2013 8:17 AM (in response to Udayan Sengupta)

Check out these two links should give you all the information you need.

http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/27510_ENU_HTML.htm

https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/54601
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- Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites
  
  Udayan Sengupta Feb 25, 2013 8:41 AM (in response to Gary Radish)
  
  Hi Gary,
  
  The first link is for the exam itself, but doesn't mention whether I have to divulge our Archive/SQL server login-password or not.
  Also, the cost to take the exam is not declared.
  
  As per the second link, CEPA Exam was available during SWW2013.
  Is the exam still available? How can I do an online subscription for it?
  Project Management looks like an important part of the exam - any recommendation of books for this topic?
  
  I want to take the exam as soon as possible.
  
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  - Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites
    
    Patrick O'Hern Feb 25, 2013 8:52 AM (in response to Udayan Sengupta)
    
    I believe the CEPA exam is currently free to take until June.
    
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    - Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites
      
      Udayan Sengupta Feb 25, 2013 8:55 AM (in response to Patrick O'Hern)
      
      Hi Patrick,
      
      How can I register for the exam?
      
      Please give me some steps/details.
      
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      - Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites
        
        Gary Radish Feb 25, 2013 9:24 AM (in response to Udayan Sengupta)
        
        Here is the FAQ:
        
        http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/engineering-certification.htm
        
        For your free test code e-mail the certification team: certification@solidworks.com
        
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  - Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites
    
    Gary Radish Feb 25, 2013 9:21 AM (in response to Udayan Sengupta)
    
    You need to know the passwords per the following:
    
    Prerequisites Needed To Take The CEPA Exam:
    Software: SolidWorks 2012 (or later released version) and SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2012 (or later released version)
    Access and Privileges checklist:
    Login and Passwords to Archive and SQL Servers (including SQL sa password)
    Internet access
    Ability to create vault
    Ability to add new users
    
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    - Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites
      
      Udayan Sengupta Feb 25, 2013 12:11 PM (in response to Gary Radish)
      
      Still no clear idea about steps to register for the CEPA exam !!
      
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      - Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites
        
        Timothy Holman Feb 25, 2013 12:32 PM (in response to Udayan Sengupta)
        
        To take an exam you must go through the store to get it follow this link .
        
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      - Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites
        
        Suraj Sethi Mar 6, 2013 4:59 AM (in response to Udayan Sengupta)
        
        You'll also be able to utilize the free certification offers for subscription service customers (provided your license is currently on a valid subs contract) and sit for the CEPA exam for free.Here's a link to more info:
        
        http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/subscription/Certification_Offers.html
        
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      - Re: CEPA Exam Pre-requisites
        
        Suraj Sethi Mar 6, 2013 5:02 AM (in response to Udayan Sengupta)
        
        All you need to do is first create a Solidworks virtual tester login account and then download the Virtual Tester Pro client and install it on your machine. Run it and login with your credentials and then plug in the CEPA exam code and off you go.
        
        Here's a link to the virtual tester site:
        
        https://www.virtualtester.com/solidworks/branding/user-portal/user-portal.html
        
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