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AX 2012 Trade and Logistics Certification Exam

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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Trade and Logistics Certification Exam (MB6-870)

AX 2012 Trade and Logistics Certification Exam includes information and tools to assist you in preparation for the MB6-870 Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Trade and Logistics Certification Exam

On this page:

  • Target Audience.
  • Exam Specifics.
  • Exam Preparation Tools.
  • Exam Topics.

Target Audience

This exam is intended for individuals who are accountable for the typical daily procedures required to effectively use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 trade and logistics functionality. This audience typically includes product designers, store managers, sales and purchase managers, salespeople, purchasers, and other people responsible for bill of materials (BOM) setup and administration, trade and logistics, inventory and warehouse management, and product information management.

Exam Specifics

Skills Being Measured:

This certification exam measures your ability to understand and articulate how to use, maintain, and support Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 trade and logistics functionality including managing the supply chain foundation, managing distribution and trade, and managing BOMs.

Time Requirements & Questions:

Microsoft Dynamics exam times typically range between 60 – 160 minutes. Note that this time does not include any additional time required for validating your identification, reviewing instructions, providing comments, and calculating your score.

Microsoft Dynamics exams typically contain between 40 – 75 Multiple Choice and Multiple Answer questions.

Registration:

Register for Prometric Exam MB6-870: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Trade and Logistics Certification Exam at Prometric.

Exam Preparation Tools

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

Training Materials:

  • 80305: Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
  • 80306: Distribution and Trade in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
  • 80308: Procurement in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
  • 80339: Bill of Material in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

Instructor-Led Training (Please check with your region to verify instructor-led training availability):

  • 80305: Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
  • 80306: Distribution and Trade in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
  • 80308: Procurement in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
  • 80339: Bill of Material in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

E-Learning:

  • 80305: Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
  • 80306: Distribution and Trade in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
  • 80308: Procurement in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 (Available in October 2011).
  • 80339: Bill of Material in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

Note: It is strongly recommended that Training Materials be used in conjunction with the corresponding e-learning listed above to prepare for a certification exam.

Supplemental Learning Resources:

  • General Ledger.
  • Accounts Receivable.
  • Accounts Payable.
  • Inventory Management.
  • Master Planning.
  • Production.
  • Basic Online Help available from within the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 product.

Additional Skills Recommended:

General working knowledge of purchase and inbound operations, sales and outbound operations, and inventory management. Working knowledge of Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010.

Exam Topics

Managing the Supply Chain Foundation – 38%

Managing product information.

This topic may include:

supply chain logistics.
defining products.
modeling configurable products.
authorizing product setup in a legal entity.
finalizing product setup in a legal entity.
defining products as not stocked.

Setting up inventory management.

This topic may include:

  • item types.
  • item groups.
  • item model groups.
  • storage and tracking dimension groups.
  • warehouse management.
  • inventory parameters.
  • defining inventory policies.

Managing purchase orders.

This topic may include:

  • working with purchase orders.
  • purchase order types.
  • setting up account payable purchase parameters.
  • purchasing not-stocked items.
  • shipping to multiple addresses.
  • managing delivery schedules.
  • change management.
  • processing purchase orders.
  • generating a receipts list.
  • generating a product receipt.

Managing serial and batch numbers.

This topic may include:

  • handling storage and tracking dimensions.
  • manual allocation.
  • automatic allocation.
  • tracing.

Managing sales orders.

This topic may include:

  • working with sales orders.
  • sales order types.
  • sales parameters.
  • sales orders for not-stocked items.
  • shipping to multiple addresses.
  • using enhanced delivery date control.
  • managing delivery schedules.
  • managing available ship dates and receipt dates.
  • order entry deadlines.
  • direct delivery.
  • generating a sales order confirmation.
  • generating a sales order picking list.
  • processing a picking list registration.
  • processing a sales order packing slip.
  • shipping carrier interfaces.

Managing quality and quarantine.

This topic may include:

  • setting up quality management basics.
  • setting up automatic quality order generation.
  • creating a manual quality order.
  • working with a non-conformance.
  • managing quality reports and certificates.
  • setup parameters for quarantine warehouses.
  • managing item quarantines.
  • managing inventory transactions on quarantined items.
  • item dimension–based quality checks.
  • automatic initiation of quality orders when goods are registered.

Managing inventory journals and reports.

This topic may include:

  • setting up inventory journals.
  • managing inventory adjustment and movement journals.
  • transfer journals.
  • BOM journals.
  • counting journals.
  • creating a journal-specific setup.
  • tag-counting journals.
  • ABC inventory classification.
  • inventory reports.
  • forecasting reports.
  • inventory blocking.

 

Managing Distribution and Trade – 31%

Managing over/under delivery and charges.

This topic may include:

  • over/under delivery setup and transactions.
  • methods of adding a charge.
  • price settings.
  • charge codes.
  • manual charges.
  • automatic charges.
  • landed cost charges.
  • adding charges to a purchase order invoice.
  • allocating charges.
  • maximum approval limits.

Managing customer and vendor agreements.

This topic may include:

  • activating trade agreements.
  • setting up trade agreements.
  • trade agreement parameters.
  • trade agreement policies.
  • supplementary items.
  • managing purchase and sales agreements.

Managing item arrival and registration.

This topic may include:

  • setting up item registration.
  • using the arrival overview form.
  • managing not-stocked item arrivals.

Managing sales quotations.

This topic may include:

  • setting up sales quotations.
  • working with quotations.
  • managing additional sales quotation features.

Managing item reservations.

This topic may include:

  • reservations, dimensions, and transactions.
  • manual and automatic reservations.
  • selection of lots.
  • explosion reservations.
  • view reservations.
  • blocking reservations.
  • lock reservations.
  • canceling reservations.
  • batch reservations.
  • picking reserved items.

Picking sales orders.

This topic may include:

  • enabling sales order picking and setup.
  • releasing sales order picking.
  • managing picking operations.

Managing returns.

This topic may include:

  • setting up customer returns.
  • creating a return order.
  • managing item arrival and receipt registration.
  • managing quarantine orders.
  • managing replacement orders.
  • handling not-stocked item returns.
  • creating vendor returns.
  • creating vendor returns for serialized items.

Managing commissions.

This topic may include:

  • setting up a commission.
  • viewing commission transactions.
  • managing commission transactions for returned items.

Managing transfer orders.

This topic may include:

  • setting up transfer orders.
  • using the transfer order form.
  • selecting items for a transfer order.
  • shipping and receiving a transfer order.
  • managing goods in transit.

 

Managing Bills of Materials – 31%

Creating simple BOMs.

This topic may include:

  • using the BOM form.
  • working with BOMs in the BOM Designer.
  • approving and activating BOMs.

Creating versioned BOMs with versions.

This topic may include:

  • creating BOMs by using the Released Products form.
  • activating multiple BOM versions.
  • copying BOM versions.
  • changing BOM versions.
  • creating BOMs with a version from the BOM form.
  • creating BOMs with versions in the BOM Designer.
  • managing quantity-dependent BOMs.
  • working with validity dates and sub-BOMs on component lines.

Working with BOM and product configurations.

This topic may include:

  • managing BOM configurations.
  • managing product configurations.

Working with BOM calculations.

This topic may include:

  • managing the BOM calculation structure.
  • managing cost groups, profit settings, and calculation groups.
  • viewing costing versions and BOM calculations.
  • cost and sales price calculations.
  • managing explosion mode and BOM stop explosion.

Managing sales orders and BOMs.

This topic may include:

  • configurable BOMs and sales orders.
  • viewing BOMs in a sales order.
  • exploding a BOM from a sales order.
  • calculating a BOM from a sales order.

Managing scrap and measurement.

This topic may include:

  • BOM scrap.
  • BOM measurement.

Managing reports and other BOM functionality.

This topic may include:

  • reporting a BOM as finished.
  • standard BOM reports.
  • managing other BOM functionality.

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