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Intermediate Level Certification

Application Developer – WebSphere ILOG JRules V6.x

June 19, 2009

IBM is pleased to announce the addition of the following job-role certification and applicable test to the Professional Certification Program from IBM (www.ibm.com/certify). This certification is available worldwide today, June 19, 2009. By achieving this certification, intermediate level application developers have validated their knowledge and skills, and can demonstrate their technical competence to others.

IBM Certified Application Developer – WebSphere ILOG JRules V6.x

Test 000-527, IBM WebSphere ILOG JRules V6.x, Application Development

This intermediate level certification is intended for application developers with good knowledge of the WebSphere ILOG JRules 6 platform. These technical professionals have gained practical experience using the product through the design and implementation of business rule management systems (BRMS). In particular, application developers need to demonstrate their experience with the:

  • design of rule projects.
  • authoring of rules and the design of rule orchestration.
  • deployment of rules and the optimization of rule execution.
  • use of all product modules (Rule Studio, RTS, RES, RSM).
  • Java API of the product.

This application developer is generally self-sufficient and is able to perform most of the tasks involved in the role, with limited assistance from peers, product documentation and vendor support services.

To attain the certification credential, candidates must pass 1 test: Test 000-527.

Test 000-527 is designed to measure skills in the areas of:

1. Designing rule projects 35%
2. Writing rules 17%
3. Orchestrating ruleset execution 13%
4. Executing rules and optimizing execution 13%
5. Rule Studio 5%
6. Rule Team Server 2%
7. Rule Execution Server 5%
8. Rule Scenario Manager 7%
9. JRules API 3%

Practical experience and in-depth product knowledge are required to ensure success on the test.

To help candidates prepare, the following information is provided, and accessible via the IBM Certified Application Developer – WebSphere ILOG JRules V6.x:

  • job role description/target audience to which the test is built
  • test objectives or detailed skills measured on the test
  • test preparation / training resources used to prepare based on the test objectives
  • assessment test to gauge ones readiness for the actual test

Test 000-527 is available via test delivery vendor Link to content outside of ibm.comPrometric.

Test 000-527 is also available to IBM employees at a reduced rate via the IBM SWG Prime Test Centers, and IBMers can obtain test registration information via certify@us.ibm.com.

Test 000-527 is a 60 minute test. The test fee is set to the economy of a country as $200 USD each in developed countries and $100 USD each in emerging market countries. The test delivery vendor can verify the specific test fee within each country.

To access the certification roadmap, click here, and refer to Roadmap for Dynamic Business Process Management.

For any inquiries regarding this announcement, please send a note to certify@us.ibm.com.

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