Platform Upgrade Specialist

SAS® Certified Platform Upgrade Specialist for SAS 9.4

Technical Certifications for SAS Partners (restricted access)

Validates the skills required to upgrade environments from a source environment to SAS® 9.4, including planning, preparation, execution and validation

Successful candidates should have hands-on skills and knowledge in topics such as:

  • Upgrade and architecture concepts and performing related tasks.
  • Upgrade process and model.
  • Third-party components involved in the upgrade.
  • Troubleshooting.

Exam Requirements

Candidates who earn this credential will have earned a passing score on the SAS 9.4 Platform Upgrade exam.

  • 90 multiple-choice, short-answer, and interactive questions (must achieve a score of 68 percent correct to pass).
  • 1 hour and 50 minutes to complete exam.
  • Use exam ID A00-383; required when registering with Pearson VUE.

Training & Exam Preparation

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The courses listed below will help you prepare for this exam.

SAS® Upgrading Using Migration and Promotion: Advanced

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Sample Questions

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Exam Access

Please contact partners@sas.com if you need access to SAS PartnerNet.

Exam Day

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After the Exam

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SAS Partners: Exam access is provided via PartnerNet. If you require access please contact partners@sas.com

SAS Employees: Please use your intranet login to access SAS Global Enablement and Learning. Use the KSA tab to search for this exam.

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