The SAP Certified Associate – Integration Developer credential validates a professional’s ability to design, develop, and maintain integration scenarios across SAP and non-SAP systems using SAP’s integration technologies. It is designed for developers, integration consultants, and technical specialists responsible for building reliable, secure, and scalable integrations in hybrid landscapes.

This certification covers the core skills required to work with SAP Integration Suite (formerly SAP Cloud Platform Integration), SAP Process Orchestration (SAP PO), and related middleware tools. It ensures candidates understand both the technical implementation of interfaces and the governance and security considerations that come with connecting cloud and on-premise systems.

Key knowledge areas include:

• Integration Concepts & Architecture: understanding SAP’s integration strategy, hybrid deployment options, and integration patterns such as synchronous/asynchronous messaging and event-driven designs.

• SAP Integration Suite: configuring integration flows (iFlows), mappings, adapters, and APIs within the SAP Integration Suite environment.

• SAP Process Orchestration: working with SAP PI/PO for message processing, routing, and transformation between disparate systems.

• Security & Connectivity: implementing secure communications (OAuth 2.0, SAML, certificates), setting up cloud connectors, and managing user roles.

• Monitoring & Error Handling: using SAP tools to monitor message processing, handle errors, and troubleshoot integration scenarios.

• API Management & Governance: exposing, versioning, and securing APIs; applying traffic policies and usage analytics.

• Best Practices & Performance: designing efficient mappings, reducing latency, and scaling integrations for high-volume environments.

• Testing & Lifecycle Management: managing transport of artifacts across environments (dev, test, prod) and ensuring version control.

Integration Concepts & Architecture: understanding SAP’s integration strategy, hybrid deployment options, and integration patterns such as synchronous/asynchronous messaging and event-driven designs.

SAP Integration Suite: configuring integration flows (iFlows), mappings, adapters, and APIs within the SAP Integration Suite environment.

SAP Process Orchestration: working with SAP PI/PO for message processing, routing, and transformation between disparate systems.

Security & Connectivity: implementing secure communications (OAuth 2.0, SAML, certificates), setting up cloud connectors, and managing user roles.

Monitoring & Error Handling: using SAP tools to monitor message processing, handle errors, and troubleshoot integration scenarios.

API Management & Governance: exposing, versioning, and securing APIs; applying traffic policies and usage analytics.

Best Practices & Performance: designing efficient mappings, reducing latency, and scaling integrations for high-volume environments.

Testing & Lifecycle Management: managing transport of artifacts across environments (dev, test, prod) and ensuring version control.

The SAP Certified Associate – Integration Developer practice tests simulate real-world tasks such as creating an end-to-end integration between SAP S/4HANA and a third-party application, designing secure APIs for external partners, or troubleshooting failed messages. Each question includes a detailed explanation to reinforce concepts and configuration steps.

By preparing for this certification, professionals gain the expertise to deliver seamless integrations that enable end-to-end business processes across cloud and on-premise applications. It is ideal for roles such as SAP Integration Developer, SAP Middleware Consultant, or Technical Integration Specialist, and it serves as a foundation for more advanced SAP integration credentials.