The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.

Connecting to Data Sources (12 percent)

•Manage connection strings. May include but is not limited to: using the ConnectionStringBuilder; leveraging the ConfigurationManager; protecting the connection string; using Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI) or SQL Server authentication; correctly addressing the SQL Server instance; managing “User Instance” and AttachDBfilename

•Manage connection objects. May include but is not limited to: managing connection state, managing connection pool; implementing persistent data connections; implementing Multiple Active Result Sets (MARS); encrypting and decrypting data

•Work with data providers. May include but is not limited to: limitations, behaviors, performance, installation issues, deployment issues; ODBC, Microsoft OLE DB, SqlClient, managed providers, third-party providers, native providers

•Connect to a data source by using a generic data access interface. May include but is not limited to: System.Data.Common namespace classes

•Handle and diagnose database connection exceptions. May include but is not limited to: implementing try/catch handlers

Selecting and Querying Data (22 percent)

•Build command objects. May include but is not limited to: building Parameters collections; using input and output parameters and return values; selecting an appropriate CommandType action; selecting an appropriate Execute method; using the CommandBuilder class; choosing appropriate CommandBehavior

•Query data from data sources. May include but is not limited to: writing queries to solve assigned problems; implementing data paging; sorting, filtering, and aggregating data

•Retrieve data source data by using the DataReader. May include but is not limited to: retrieving data from SELECT statements; retrieving data from stored procedures; working with multiple result sets

•Manage data by using the DataAdapter or the TableAdapter. May include but is not limited to: retrieving data from SELECT statements; retrieving data from stored procedures; working with multiple result sets; working with JOIN products; creating updatable DataAdapters and TableAdapters; modifying TableAdapter Fill methods

•Execute an asynchronous query. May include but is not limited to: handling asynchronous events

•Handle special data types. May include but is not limited to: Binary Large Objects (BLOBs); Filestream, Spatial, Table Value Parameters

•Query data sources by using LINQ. May include but is not limited to: extended method; CLR delegate; lambda expressions; classes of the System.LINQ.Expressions namespace

•Manage exceptions when selecting data. May include but is not limited to: identifying and resolving syntax errors; security exceptions

Modifying Data (24 percent)

•Manage transactions. May include but is not limited to: selecting an appropriate transaction isolation level; participating in local transactions; participating in distributed transactions; using declarative transactions

•Manage data integrity. May include but is not limited to: cascading updates or cascading deletes; auto number management; server-generated value management; client-side data validation; business rules, constraints

•Update data. May include but is not limited to: update data by using stored procedures; update dataSets to data source; managing concurrency

•Manage exceptions when modifying data. May include but is not limited to: resolve exceptions from data integrity, constraint, or referential integrity violations; data locking conflicts; data collision issues

•Transform data by using LINQ. May include but is not limited to: aggregation operators; JOIN operator, QUERY operator, LIKE, etc.

Synchronizing Data (15 percent)

•Monitor event notifications. May include but is not limited to: implement notifications by using SqlDependency or SqlNotificationRequest

•Cache data. May include but is not limited to: SqlCacheDependency, Local Data Cache

•Manage update conflicts between online data and offline data.

•Partition data for synchronization.

•Implement Synchronization Services. May include but is not limited to: SyncAgent, SyncTable, ClientSyncProvider, ServerSyncProvider, SyncAdapter

Working with Disconnected Data (16 percent)

•Manage occasionally connected data.

•Programmatically create data objects. May include but is not limited to: DataTable; DataSet

•Work with untyped DataSets and DataTables. May include but is not limited to: populating a DataSet or DataTable

•Expose a DataTableReader from a DataTable or from a DataSet.

•Work with strongly typed DataSets and DataTables.

Object Relational Mapping by Using the Entity Framework (11 percent)

•Define and implement an Entity Data Model. May include but is not limited to: mapping schemas and storage metadata; EDM Generator

•Query data by using Object Services. May include but is not limited to: querying data as objects and shaping results; working with objects; managing the Object Context; customizing objects

•Map data by using the Entity SQL Language. May include but is not limited to: manually define mapping files; execute an Entity SQL Query by using EntityCommand

•Access entity data by using the EntityClient Provider. May include but is not limited to: managing EntityConnection; creating EntityCommand; executing a query by using EntityDataReader; managing EntityTransaction

The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.

Building a User Interface by Using Basic Techniques (23%)

•Choose the most appropriate control class.

This objective may include but is not limited to: evaluating design requirements and then selecting the most appropriate control based on those requirements; recognizing when none of the standard controls meet requirements; item controls, menu controls, content controls

This objective does not include: designing a custom control

•Implement screen layout by using nested control hierarchies.

This objective may include but is not limited to: using panel-derived controls, attaching properties

This objective does not include: items controls, control customization

•Create and apply styles and theming.

This objective may include but is not limited to: application-level styles, overriding styles, style inheritance, Generic.xaml,  theming attributes

This objective does not include: data-grid view style sharing

•Manage reusable resources.

This objective may include but is not limited to: fonts, styles, data sources, images, resource dictionaries, resource-only DLLs

•Implement an animation in WPF.

This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a storyboard; controlling timelines; controlling the behavior when the animation completes; double, color, and point animations; starting an animation from code and from XAML

This objective does not include: direct rendering updates, implementing key frame animations

Enhancing a User Interface by Using Advanced Techniques (21%)

•Manage routed events in WPF.

This objective may include but is not limited to: tunneling vs. bubbling events, handling and cancelling events

This objective does not include: simple event handling; creating custom events

•Configure WPF commanding.

This objective may include but is not limited to: defining WPF commands based on RoutedCommand; associating commands to controls; handling commands; command bindings; input gestures

This objective does not include: creating custom commands by implementing ICommand

•Modify the visual interface at run time.

This objective may include but is not limited to: adding/removing controls at run time; manipulating the visual tree; control life cycle; generating a template dynamically

This objective does not include: instantiating forms and simple modification of control properties at runtime

•Implement user-defined controls.

This objective may include but is not limited to: deciding whether to use a user/composite, extended, or custom control ; creating a user/composite control; extending from an existing control

This objective does not include: creating a custom control by inheriting directly from the Control class and writing code

•Create and display graphics.

This objective may include but is not limited to: creating and displaying graphics by using geometric transformation; brushes; drawing shapes; clipping; double buffering; overriding Render (WPF) and OnPaint (WinForms); differentiating between retained and non-retained graphics

This objective does not include: creating and displaying three-dimensional graphics; hit testing; creating images

•Add multimedia content to an application in WPF.

This objective may include but is not limited to: media player vs. media element; adding a sound player; images

This objective does not include: buffering

•Create and apply control templates in WPF.

This objective may include but is not limited to: template binding

This objective does not include: styling and theming; data templating

•Create data, event, and property triggers in WPF.

Managing Data at the User Interface Layer (23%)

•Implement data binding.

This objective may include but is not limited to: binding options, static and dynamic resources, element bindings, setting the correct binding mode and update mode; binding to nullable values

This objective does not include: binding to a specific data source

•Implement value converters in WPF.

This objective may include but is not limited to: implementing custom value converters, implementing multivalue converters

•Implement data validation.

This objective may include but is not limited to: handling validation and providing user feedback via the error provider (WinForms) or data templates (WPF), IDataErrorInfo, validation control, form validation and control validation

•Implement and consume change notification interfaces.

This objective may include but is not limited to: implementing INotifyPropertyChanged; using INotifyCollectionChanged (ObservableCollection)

•Prepare collections of data for display.

This objective may include but is not limited to: filtering, sorting, and grouping data; LINQ; CollectionView (WPF), BindingSource object (WinForms)

•Bind to hierarchical data.

This objective may include but is not limited to: TreeView; MenuControl

•Implement data-bound controls.

This objective may include but is not limited to: using the DataGridView (WinForms) or DataGrid (WPF) control to display and update the data contained in a data source, implementing complex data binding to integrate data from multiple sources; ItemsControl-derived controls (WPF)

•Create a data template in WPF.

This objective may include but is not limited to: implementing a data template selector; using templates with ItemsControl

Enhancing the Functionality and Usability of a Solution (17%)

•Integrate WinForms and WPF within an application.

This objective may include but is not limited to: using ElementHosts within WinForms and ControlHosts within WPF; using the PropertyMap property

•Implement asynchronous processes and threading.

This objective may include but is not limited to: implementing asynchronous programming patterns; marshalling between threads; freezing UI elements; using timers; Task Parallel Library; parallel LINQ; using the dispatcher; BackgroundWorker component

•Incorporate globalization and localization features.

This objective may include but is not limited to: loading resources by locale; marking localizable elements; using culture settings in validators and converters; using language properties and rendering direction properties; working with resource files for localization; determining installed locales; regional settings

•Implement drag and drop operations within and across applications.

This objective does not include: Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)

•Implement security features of an application.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring Software Restriction Policy (SRP); full trust and partially trusted security; interoperability with legacy CAS policy; User Account Control (UAC)

•Manage user and application settings.

This objective may include but is not limited to: creating application settings; creating user settings; loading and saving settings

This objective does not include: persisting to database

•Implement dependency properties.

This objective may include but is not limited to: enabling data binding and animation, property metadata, property change callbacks

Stabilizing and Releasing a Solution (17%)

•Implement a WPF test strategy.

This objective may include but is not limited to: automation peer, UI automation, IntelliTrace

•Debug XAML by using the WPF Visualizer.

This objective may include but is not limited to: accessing the Visualizer, drilling down into the visual tree, viewing and changing properties

This objective does not include: setting a breakpoint and stepping through code

•Debug WPF issues by using PresentationTraceSources.

This objective may include but is not limited to: animation, data binding, dependency properties

•Configure a ClickOnce deployment.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring the installation of a WinForms, WPF, or XBAP application by using ClickOnce technology; choosing appropriate settings to manage upgrades

•Create and configure a Windows Installer project.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring a setup project to add icons during setup, setting deployment project properties, configuring conditional installation based on operating system versions, setting appropriate Launch Conditions based on the .NET Framework version, adding custom actions to a setup project, adding error-handling code to a setup project

•Configure deployment security settings.

The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.

Creating Services (20%)

•Create service and operation contracts.

This objective may include but is not limited to: one-way, duplex, and request reply; creating and specifying  fault contracts; configuration-based contracts; exposing service metadata; selecting serialization (e.g., data contract serializer vs. XML serializer)

This objective does not include: designing service and operation contracts; transactions, instantiation, security-related attributes

•Create data contracts.

This objective may include but is not limited to: managing Known Types; controlling data serialization; using required and order attributes on data members; implementing versioning using IExtensibleDataObject; POCOs

This objective does not include: using custom serializer (ISerializationSurrogate)

•Create message contracts.

This objective may include but is not limited to: body and header elements; using required and order attributes on members

•Implement generic message handling.

This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a catch-all contract; reading and writing messages; working with properties; working with headers

This objective does not include: inheriting from Message class; using BodyWriter; creating Fault messages

•Implement RESTful services.

This objective may include but is not limited to: accessing HTTP context; WebGet/WebInvoke, UriTemplates; JSON/POX

•Create and configure a Routing service.

This objective may include but is not limited to: filters, static and dynamic, context-based routing, content-based routing; router interfaces

•Create and configure a Discovery service.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring ad hoc and managed modes; Discovery scopes; service announcements

Hosting and Configuring Services (18%)

•Create and configure endpoints.

This objective may include but is not limited to: default and standard bindings; custom bindings created from standard binding elements; standard endpoints; transports including HTTP, TCP, named pipes, UDP, MSMQ code-based service configuration; message encoding

This objective does not include: creating a custom binding element; creating new standard endpoints, loading configuration from a location other than the default application configuration file, security, transaction, reliable sessions

•Configure Behaviors.

This objective may include but is not limited to: applying service, endpoint, and operation behaviors in configuration and code

This objective does not include: creating a custom behavior; creating and using dispatch behaviors,loading configuration from a location other than the default application configuration file

•Implement self hosting.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring and instantiating a service host

This objective does not include: implementing a custom service host

•Implement Web server hosting.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring IIS/WAS for WCF; deploying to IIS/WAS; file-less configuration; specifying a ServiceHost

This objective does not include: Windows Application Server

Consuming Services (18%)

•Create a service proxy.

This objective may include but is not limited to: using a proxy class or channel factory to create a proxy; creating a proxy for an asynchronous communication; creating a proxy for a duplex communication

This objective does not include: SvcUtil command-line switches

•Configure client endpoints.

This objective may include but is not limited to: standard bindings, custom bindings created from standard binding elements, configuring behaviors; code-based and configuration-based bindings; configuring addresses

This objective does not include: security; creating custom behaviors

•Invoke a service.

This objective may include but is not limited to: invoking a service operation synchronously and asynchronously; handling service faults ; using the Message class; managing the life cycle of the proxy (open channels, close channels, abort channels, handle faulted channels); implementing duplex communication

•Consume RESTful services.

This objective may include but is not limited to: access HTTP context; JSON/POX

•Implement service Discovery.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring target scope; monitoring service announcements

Securing Services (17%)

•Configure secure Bindings.

This objective may include but is not limited to: transport, message, mixed mode

•Configure message security.

This objective may include but is not limited to: specifying protection levels on different message parts

•Implement Authentication.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Microsoft ASP.NET Membership Provider, Custom Provider, Windows Integrated Security, certificates (X.509), Federated Authentication endpoint identity; configuring client credentials; Custom Validator

This objective does not include: Geneva Framework

•Implement Authorization.

This objective may include but is not limited to: role based, claim based; configuring role providers for endpoints; principal permission attribute

This objective does not include: rights-management authorization such as Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)

•Implement Impersonation.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configuration and code; configuring WCF-specific Internet Information Services (IIS) impersonation properties; configuring impersonation options; operation-based and service-based

•Implement security auditing.

This objective may include but is not limited to: using serviceSecurityAudit behavior, service auditing, audit log

Managing the Service Instance Life Cycle (13%)

•Manage service instances.

This objective may include but is not limited to: per call; per session; single; code and configuration; activation and deactivation; durable services; throttling

•Manage sessions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: code and configuration; session management attributes; throttling; reliable sessions; transport-level and application-level sessions; invoking a callback contract

•Implement transactions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: distributed transactions; transactional queues;transaction flow; configuring transaction binding attributes; WS-AtomicTransaction (WS-AT); transactional behavior attributes at the service and operation level; using transactions in code

•Manage concurrency.

This objective may include but is not limited to: single, multiple, and reentrant concurrency modes; SynchronizationContext and CallbackBehavior

This objective does not include: deadlocks and other multithreading issues

•Manage consistency between instances, sessions, transactions, and concurrency.

This objective may include but is not limited to: possible combinations between instances, sessions, transactions, and concurrency (for example, instance mode single with concurrency mode multiple)

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Distributed Systems (14%)

•Configure message logging.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring message listeners; logging level; message filters; configuring logging known PII

This objective does not include: secure message logs

•Configure diagnostics.

This objective may include but is not limited to: WMI; performance counters; event logging

•Debug client-service interactions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: sending server exception details to client; end-to-end tracing; interpreting output from the trace viewer (single message and end to end)

This objective does not include: tracing viewer features outside of viewing traces

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Audience Profile

Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who have a minimum of one year of experience using Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 or System Center Operations Manager 2007 in medium-sized to large organizations.

Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who have a minimum of one year of experience using Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 or System Center Operations Manager 2007 in medium-sized to large organizations. Candidates are expected to have knowledge of and experience with the following areas:

•Active Directory

•Configuring distributed applications

•Using the Microsoft Windows PowerShell scripting engine to automate tasks with System Center Operations Manager 2007

•Configuring Management Packs

•Deploying Management Pack solutions

Credit Toward Certification

When you pass Exam 70-400: TS: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):

•Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuration

Exam 70-400: TS: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuring: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

•Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003

•Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows Server 2003

The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.

Implementing Tables and Views (14 percent)

•Create and alter tables.

This objective may include but is not limited to: computed and persisted columns; schemas; scripts to deploy changes to multiple environments, for example, dev, test, production; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)

•Create and alter views.

This objective may include but is not limited to: WITH ENCRYPTION; WITH SCHEMABINDING; WITH CHECK OPTION; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)

•Create and alter indexes.

This objective may include but is not limited to: filtered, included columns, unique, clustered, non-clustered, FILL FACTOR; CREATE STATISTICS; indexing views, compression MCSE 2003

•Create and modify constraints.

This objective may include but is not limited to: PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN KEY, UNIQUE, CHECK, cascading referential integrity, enabling/disabling, NOCHECK; SET IDENTITY_INSERT

•Implement data types.

This objective may include but is not limited to: FILESTREAM; spatial, structured, and semi-structured; collations

•Implement partitioning solutions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: partitioned tables and indexes (constraints, partition functions, partition schemes, MERGE, SPLIT, SWITCH); distributed partitioned views (constraints, linked servers)

Implementing Programming Objects (16 percent)

•Create and alter stored procedures.

This objective may include but is not limited to: table-valued parameters (TVPs), EXECUTE AS, RECOMPILE, parameter direction (output); WITH ENCRYPTION; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)

•Create and alter user-defined functions (UDFs).

This objective may include but is not limited to: WITH SCHEMABINDING, EXECUTE AS; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)

•Create and alter DML triggers.

This objective may include but is not limited to: INSERTED, DELETED, INSTEAD OF, EXECUTE AS

•Create and alter DDL triggers.

This objective may include but is not limited to: enabling/disabling; return event data

•Create and deploy CLR-based objects.

This objective may include but is not limited to: permission sets (SAFE, UNSAFE, EXTERNAL_ACCESS), SET TRUSTWORTHY

•Implement error handling.

This objective may include but is not limited to: TRY/CATCH, RAISERROR, retrieving error information, custom error messages, @@ERROR

•Manage transactions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: BEGIN TRANSACTION, COMMIT, ROLLBACK, SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL, named transactions

Working with Query Fundamentals (21 percent)

•Query data by using SELECT statements.

This objective may include but is not limited to: LIKE, WHERE, ORDER BY, INTO

•Modify data by using INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements.

This objective may include but is not limited to: row constructors, DELETE FROM, UPDATE FROM, TRUNCATE TABLE

•Return data by using the OUTPUT clause.

This objective may include but is not limited to: INSERTED, DELETED, INTO

•Modify data by using MERGE statements.

This objective may include but is not limited to: INSERTED, DELETED, OUTPUT

•Implement aggregate queries.

This objective may include but is not limited to: built-in aggregate functions, GROUPING SETS, GROUP BY, HAVING

•Combine datasets.

This objective may include but is not limited to: CROSS APPLY, OUTER APPLY, all join types; UNION, UNION ALL, INTERSECT, EXCEPT

•Apply built-in scalar functions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: CAST and CONVERT; REPLACE; LEN and DATALENGTH; PATINDEX and CHARINDEX

Applying Additional Query Techniques (15 percent)

•Implement subqueries.

This objective may include but is not limited to: simple, correlated, scalar, list, table valued

•Implement CTE (common table expression) queries.

This objective may include but is not limited to: recursive, non-recursive

•Apply ranking functions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: RANK, PARTITION BY, DENSE_RANK, OVER, ROW_NUMBER, NTILE

•Control execution plans.

This objective may include but is not limited to: table hints, query hints

•Manage international considerations.

This objective may include but is not limited to: collations, defining custom errors, filtering data, sort order, nvarchar, database collation, column collation

Working with Additional SQL Server Components (11 percent)

•Integrate Database Mail.

•Implement full-text search.

This objective may include but is not limited to: CONTAINS, CONTAINSTABLE, FREETEXT, FREETEXTTABLE, STOPLIST

•Implement scripts by using Windows PowerShell and SQL Server Management Objects (SMOs).

This objective may include but is not limited to: cmdlets

•Implement Service Broker solutions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: services, queues, messages, message types, message validation, contracts, activation procedures, routes

•Track data changes.

This objective may include but is not limited to: change tracking; database audit specification; CHANGETABLE, Change Data capture

Working with XML Data (12 percent)

•Retrieve relational data as XML.

This objective may include but is not limited to: FOR XML

•Transform XML data into relational data.

This objective may include but is not limited to: OPENXML, sp_xml_preparedocument, sp_xml_removedocument

•Query XML data.

This objective may include but is not limited to: XQUERY, XPATH

•Manage XML data.

This objective may include but is not limited to: XML datatype, XML indexes, XML schema collections

Gathering Performance Information (11 percent)

•Capture execution plans.

This objective may include but is not limited to: graphical execution plans; SHOWPLAN, index details in Query Plans

•Gather trace information by using the SQL Server Profiler.

•Collect output from the Database Engine Tuning Advisor.

This objective may include but is not limited to: prepare a workload

•Collect information from system metadata.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Dynamic Management Views (DMVs), catalog views

The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.

Configuring Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (15 percent)

•Configure site management

•Configure personalization

•Configure users and groups

•Configure alerts

•Configure Single Sign-on (SSO)

Managing Search (16 percent)

•Configure Search Center

•Configure Search settings

•Monitor Search activity

Configuring Content Management (16 percent)

•Configure document management

•Configure records management

•Configure Web content management

•Manage policies and compliance

•Configure workflow

Configuring Business Forms (12 percent)

•Configure Forms server

•Manage data connection files

•Configure Web service proxy

•Manage form templates

Managing Business Intelligence (10 percent)

•Configure Excel services

•Configure Report Center

•Configure Web parts

•Configure Business Data Catalog (BDC)

Managing Administration (21 percent)

•Manage the central administration interface

•Manage the shared service provider

•Use the STSADM tool

•Configure usage analysis and reporting

Deploying or Upgrading Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (10 percent)

•Manage Microsoft Content Management Server (CMS) assessment

•Configure shared services

•Manage Business Intelligence tools

•Manage portal and site migration

•Finalize upgrades

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Audience Profile

Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who implement and support an Office Project Server 2007 infrastructure. The candidate should have a minimum of one to two years of experience implementing and administering Project Server and network operating systems. Candidates typically work in complex computing environments for medium to large organizations.

Credit Toward Certification

When you pass Exam 70-639: TS: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):

•Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Office Project Server 2007, Configuration

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Exam Topics Covered

Candidates for Exam 70-632 use Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 or Microsoft Office Professional 2007 standalone desktop features (excluding Project Server features) to build, Comptia Network maintain, and control well-formed project plans.

Audience Profile

Candidates for Exam 70-632 use Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 or Microsoft Office Professional 2007 standalone desktop features (excluding Project Server features) to build, maintain, and control well-formed project plans. Candidates should have experience scheduling, estimating, coordinating, controlling, budgeting, and staffing projects and supporting other users of Office Project. Familiarity with key project management concepts and terminology is recommended.

Credit Toward Certification

When you pass Exam 70-632: TS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):

•Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007

Exam 70-632: TS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

•Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

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Managing Users and Client Access (20 percent)

•Configure user accounts.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: enabling Active Directory users, moving users, applying policies to users, and managing users in bulk

•Deploy and maintain clients.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: deploying Communicator, configuring group policy, configuring client version policy, deploying the Attendee/Attendant consoles

•Configure conferencing policies.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring general conference settings, configuring A/V settings, configuring web conferencing settings, and configuring Application Sharing settings

•Configure Instant  Messaging (IM) policies.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: file transfer filters and URL filters

•Deploy and maintain Lync Server 2010 devices.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: publishing device updates, configuring device policies, managing and deploying common area devices and analog devices

•Resolve client access issues.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: enabling/disabling logging, using Snooper to open and navigate trace file, troubleshooting EWS and Address Book errors, using client tools to troubleshoot connectivity issues, and troubleshooting certificate errors

Configuring a Lync Server 2010 Topology (21 percent)

•Prepare to deploy a topology.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: installing local configuration stores, provisioning servers in Active Directory, modifying features and roles on Windows servers, preparing DNS, deploying the Central Management Store

•Configure Lync Server 2010 by using Topology Builder.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring site details, configuring simple URLs, site federation route, configuring Lync Server roles and pools, and using the Best Practices Analyzer to validate deployment

•Configure role-based access control in Lync Server 2010.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: creating and assigning roles

•Configure a location information server.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring LIS with Windows PowerShell, creating and assigning location profiles, associating addresses with physical locations, and enabling/disabling E911 disclaimer

•Configure server pools for load balancing.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: hardware load balancing and DNS load balancing

Configuring Enterprise Voice (19 percent)

•Configure voice policies.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: user, site, and global, configuring phone usages, and running test cases

•Configure dial plans.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: normalization, assessing impact of trunk groups, and accommodating PBX coexistence

•Manage routing.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring and troubleshooting voice routing

•Configure Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging integration.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: dial plans and policies

•Configure dial-in conferencing.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring access numbers and dial-in participant settings

•Configure call admission control.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring and troubleshooting Bandwidth Management

•Configure Response Group Services (RGS).

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring agents, RGS groups, RGS queues, and RGS workflow

•Configure Call Park and Unassigned Number.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: feature interaction

•Manage a Mediation Server pool and PSTN Gateway.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: creating and configuring a Mediation Server pool, configuring Media Bypass, configuring Gateway settings, and coexistence and migration considerations

Configuring Lync Server 2010 for External Access (19 percent)

•Configure Edge Services.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to; configuring Director Services, creating and configuring external access pools, and configuring federation

•Configure a firewall.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: IP addresses, port settings, NAT, and routing

•Configure a reverse proxy.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring certificates, Lync Server web components, and Autodiscover

Monitoring and Maintaining Lync Server 2010 (21 percent)

•Back up and restore Lync Server 2010.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: SQL databases and instances, contacts with dbimpexp, topology with Topology Builder, topology with PowerShell and file shares, and activating CMS on a new front end

•Configure monitoring and archiving.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: reporting services and SQL, archiving IM and Group Chat, monitoring A/V quality, and compliance considerations

•Implement troubleshooting tools.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: analyzing events logged in Windows Event log, creating a trace file with OCSLogger, analyzing troubleshooting data, and selecting a troubleshooting tool

•Use PowerShell to test Lync Server 2010.

◦This objective may include but is not limited to: proactively testing connectivity and topology and using synthetic transactions

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2)       Audience Profile

The qualified candidate for Exam 70-236 TS: Exchange Server 2007, Configuring, typically:

•Installs and manages Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

•Manages messaging security by using Exchange Server 2007

•Recovers messaging servers and databases by using Exchange Server 2007

•Monitors and troubleshoots Exchange Server 2007

3)       Credit Toward Certification

When you pass Exam 70-236: TS: Exchange Server 2007,Comptia A+ Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):

•Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Configuration

Exam 70-236: TS: Exchange Server 2007, Configuring: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

•Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Messaging Administrator

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^*This exam retires on September 30, 2012.