Hello IRIS Community,
InterSystems Certification is developing a certification exam for InterSystems IRIS SQL specialists, and if you match the exam candidate description given below, we would like you to beta test the exam. The exam will be available for beta testing on June 9 - 12, 2024 at InterSystems Global Summit 2024, but only for Summit registrants (visit this page to learn more about Certification at GS24). Beta testing will open for all other interested beta testers on June 24, 2024. However, interested beta testers should sign up now by emailing certification@intersystems.com (please let us know if you will be beta testing at Global Summit or in our online proctored environment). The beta testing must be completed by August 2, 2024.
What are my responsibilities as a beta tester?
You will be assigned the exam and will need to take it by August 2, 2024. The exam will be administered in an online proctored environment (live-proctored during Summit), free of charge (the standard fee of $150 per exam is waived for all beta testers), and then the InterSystems Certification team will perform a careful statistical analysis of all beta test data to set a passing score for the exam. The analysis of the beta test results will take 6-8 weeks, and after the passing score is established, you will receive an email notification from InterSystems Certification informing you of the results. If your score on the exam is at or above the passing score, you will have earned the certification!
Note: Beta test scores are completely confidential.
Exam Details
Exam title: InterSystems IRIS SQL Specialist
Candidate description: An IT professional who uses InterSystems IRIS SQL to:
- design InterSystems IRIS SQL applications,
- manage InterSystems IRIS SQL operations,
- and load and efficiently query datasets in InterSystems IRIS SQL.
Number of questions: 47
Time allotted to take exam: 2 hours
Recommended preparation: Review the content found in the table below before taking the exam
Designing InterSystems IRIS SQL Applications |
Using InterSystems IRIS SQL |
Managing InterSystems IRIS SQL Operations |
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Recommended practical experience:
- Basic experience with standard ANSI SQL
- 1 to 2 years of experience with designing and managing InterSystems IRIS SQL applications or expertise in other SQL platforms and has 1 year experience with managing InterSystems IRIS SQL applications.
Exam practice questions
A set of practice questions is provided here to familiarize candidates with question formats and approaches.
Exam format
The questions are presented in two formats: multiple choice and multiple response. Access to InterSystems IRIS Documentation will be available during the exam.
DISCLAIMER: Please note this exam has a 2-hour time limit. While InterSystems documentation will be available during the exam, candidates will not have time to search the documentation for every question. Thus, completing the recommended preparation before taking the exam, and searching the documentation only when absolutely necessary during the exam, are both strongly encouraged!
System requirements for beta testing (note that laptops will be provided and configured to meet these requirements at Global Summit)
- Working camera & microphone
- Dual-core CPU
- At least 2 GB available of RAM memory
- At least 500 MB of available disk space
- Minimum internet speed:
- Download - 500kb/s
- Upload - 500kb/s
Exam topics and content
The exam contains questions that cover the areas for the stated role as shown in the exam topics chart immediately below.
Topic |
Subtopic |
Knowledge, skills, and abilities |
1. Designs InterSystems IRIS SQL applications
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1. Designs a SQL schema |
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2. Designs advanced schemas |
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3. Loads data |
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4. Writes business logic |
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5. Develops object/relational applications |
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6. Deploys SQL applications |
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2. Uses InterSystems IRIS SQL |
1. Manages InterSystems IRIS query processing |
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2. Interprets query plans |
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3. Uses InterSystems IRIS SQL in applications |
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4. Uses InterSystems IRIS-specific SQL capabilities |
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5. Uses transactions effectively |
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3. Manages InterSystems IRIS SQL operations |
1. Manages SQL operations |
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2. Manages SQL Security |
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3. Uses PTools for advanced performance analysis |
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Interested in participating? Email certification@intersystems.com now!