Preparation Guide for Exam #MB6-285

Microsoft Business Solutions – Axapta 3.0 Sales and Marketing

Updated: October 22, 2007
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Exam topics covered

The following list includes the topic areas covered on this exam. The percentage indicates the portion of the exam that addresses a particular skill.

Business Relations and Workflow of Sales Force (25 percent)
Setup and administration of business relations
Processes of the sales force
Using the workbook and managing activities

Quotations, Sales Targets, and Statistics (25 percent)
Quotation process in the customer relationship management (CRM) module
Sales units and sales targets
Perspectives, categories, and views that can be displayed in the sales management statistics

Managing Marketing Campaigns, Telemarketing, and Mailings (25 percent)
How marketing campaigns are defined, set up, and activities connected
How financials can be viewed for campaigns allowing for a follow-up
How targets are identified and how they can be approached by means of the Internet, mail, or telephone
Process of registration of responses from the targets
Features for targeting contact persons
How the call and mailing lists are created and distributed among the sales force

Integration (25 percent)
Relation of CRM to sales order, accounts receivable, master planning, project, human resources, questionnaire, and Enterprise Portal
How the telemarketing features can be integrated to a telephony provider/call center solution by using the telephone application protocol interface (TAPI)
Synchronization to Microsoft Office Outlook of activities and contact persons

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Audience profile

Individuals who want to obtain a certification on Microsoft Business Solutions – Axapta (now Microsoft Dynamics AX) 3.0 Sales and Marketing should take this exam.

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Credit toward certification

When you pass this exam, you earn credit toward the following certifications:


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Preparation tools and resources

In addition to your hands-on experience working with the product, we highly recommend that you use the following tools and training to help you prepare for this exam.

E-Learning courses for this exam


Note We strongly recommend that you use training materials in conjunction with the corresponding e-learning to prepare for a certification exam.

Training materials for this exam
Training materials for Microsoft Dynamics can be ordered through your local partner.

Microsoft Business Solutions – Axapta Introduction

Microsoft Business Solutions – Axapta Sales and Marketing

Classroom training for this exam


Supplemental learning resources

Basic online Help within the Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0 product

Additional skills recommended

Knowledge of customer relationship management practices among businesses

Microsoft online resources

MSDN: The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is a reference for developers that features code samples, technical articles, newsgroups, chats, and more.

Training and certification newsgroups: There is a newsgroup for every Microsoft certification. By participating in the ongoing dialogue, you take advantage of a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with and ask questions of others, including more than 750 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) worldwide.

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Skills being measured

This certification exam measures your ability to do the following:

Understand and articulate how to set up and use the sales and marketing module in Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0.

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Exam specifics

Time requirements and questions

60 minutes to complete the exam

40 questions, with a passing rate of 70 percent

Multiple choice and multiple answer questions

Registration

Register for Exam #MB6-285, Microsoft Business Solutions – Axapta 3.0 Sales and Marketing.

Register now (Prometric.com)


Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format. Please contact MBS-Cert@microsoft.com with any certification or training-related questions.



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