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SAP AI expert path — five certifications, in order
As of 2026-10-13
A 12-week path to SAP AI expertise built on five SAP certifications — Business Data Cloud, Data Architect, Generative AI Developer and Business AI Platform Solution Architect — plus Joule, which has no exam of its own. Each phase lists the academy modules to take (63 modules, about 68 h) and the free SAP Learning journeys that fill what the academy does not cover yet (about 39 h).
How it was built: on 13 October 2026, 213 lessons from SAP's official journeys were compared with the academy catalogue — 104 are covered, 89 partly, 20 not yet. The gaps are named in each phase.
Phase 1 — SAP Business Data Cloud — the associate exam
Weeks 1-2 · Exam : C_BCBDC_2605 · about 8.7 h of academy modules + 9.8 h of SAP journeys
Datasphere is examined here now (data products, 23 %). The quickest win for an analytics profile.
| Topic | Weight | Academy coverage |
|---|---|---|
| SAP Business Data Cloud Core (incl. how BDC supports AI) | 24 % | ≈ 80 % |
| Intelligent Applications (discover, install, extend) | 23 % | ≈ 60 % |
| Data Products (discover, install, enrich using Datasphere) | 23 % | ≈ 65 % |
| Open Data Ecosystem (incl. SAP Databricks) | 15 % | ≈ 70 % |
| Transformation of SAP BW using SAP Business Data Cloud | 15 % | ≈ 50 % |
Academy modules
- BDC Introduction & Architecture Intermediate · 20 min · free
- SAP Business Data Cloud Data Products for AI Agents Advanced · 90 min · subscribers
- Hybrid Architecture Design Expert · 43 min · subscribers
- Federated ML & AI Architecture on SAP Business Data Cloud Advanced · 20 min · subscribers
- LLMs on Enterprise Data: Generative AI Hub, BDC & SAP Databricks Expert · 35 min · subscribers
- Agent Orchestration in BDC Expert · 40 min · subscribers
- Tenant Administration Advanced · 31 min · subscribers
- BDC Sizing & Capacity Advanced · 20 min · subscribers
- SAP Business Data Cloud Intelligent Applications — Deploy and Extend Intermediate · 60 min · subscribers
- Insight Apps Intermediate · 35 min · subscribers
- SAP Knowledge Graph & the HANA Cloud Knowledge Graph Engine Expert · 42 min · subscribers
- Data Products & Studio Advanced · 35 min · subscribers
- Datasphere Catalog & Search Beginner · 28 min · subscribers
- Tables, Views & Data Builder Beginner · 22 min · subscribers
SAP Learning journeys (free)
Not yet in the academy — use the SAP journey
- BDC provisioning, formation and cockpit procedures
- BW data subscriptions, scenario and query-template generators
Phase 2 — Data Architect — SAP Business Data Cloud
Weeks 3-4 · Exam : C_BDCDA_2605 · about 7 h of academy modules + 4.7 h of SAP journeys
Four topics at 25 % each: architecture paradigms, governance, AI value frameworks, the Business Data Fabric.
| Topic | Weight | Academy coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Data Architecture paradigms | 25 % | ≈ 75 % |
| Design business-aligned data architecture and governance | 25 % | ≈ 60 % |
| Architecting AI Value with Integrated Frameworks | 25 % | ≈ 35 % |
| Mastering the SAP Business Data Fabric for Enterprise AI | 25 % | ≈ 70 % |
Academy modules
- Lakehouse Patterns Advanced · 30 min · subscribers
- Data Mesh in SAP Context Expert · 40 min · subscribers
- Data Vault 2.0 on SAP Expert · 40 min · subscribers
- Medallion Architecture Advanced · 37 min · subscribers
- Dimensional Modeling Advanced Advanced · 31 min · subscribers
- BDC Data Engineering Patterns Advanced · 20 min · subscribers
- CDC & Change Data Capture Advanced · 36 min · subscribers
- Streaming Ingestion Patterns Advanced · 30 min · subscribers
- BDC Governance Model Advanced · 39 min · subscribers
- Data Catalog Strategy Advanced · 32 min · subscribers
- Data Quality Fundamentals Intermediate · 34 min · subscribers
- Data Access Controls (DAC) Intermediate · 25 min · subscribers
- Zero-Trust for SAP Analytics Expert · 25 min · subscribers
SAP Learning journeys (free)
Not yet in the academy — use the SAP journey
- Architecture frameworks: TOGAF, DAMA-DMBOK, SAP EA Framework
- Data strategy and metrics
Phase 3 — Generative AI Developer — hands-on in the generative AI hub
Weeks 5-7 · Exam : C_AIG_2604 · about 19.9 h of academy modules + 7.8 h of SAP journeys
A three-hour system-based assessment at 76 %: practise in SAP AI Launchpad, not just read.
| Topic | Weight | Academy coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Prompt template build/version/validate in generative AI hub (AIG00-AIG03 practice system) | — | ≈ 60 % |
| Orchestration service, grounding, masking, filtering | — | ≈ 90 % |
| SAP Cloud SDK for AI | — | ≈ 65 % |
| LLM fundamentals, model selection, evaluation | — | ≈ 90 % |
| Multi-modal prompting | — | ≈ 0 % |
Academy modules
- Exam Prep — SAP Certified: SAP Generative AI Developer (C_AIG) Intermediate · 120 min · subscribers
- SAP Generative AI Hub — Hands-on: Orchestration, Grounding, Masking, Filtering Advanced · 120 min · subscribers
- SAP AI Launchpad Operations Intermediate · 90 min · subscribers
- Prompt Engineering for SAP Intermediate · 31 min · subscribers
- RAG over SAP Documents with the Generative AI Hub and Document Grounding Advanced · 100 min · subscribers
- Data Masking, Anonymisation and Content Filtering in the Orchestration Service Advanced · 90 min · subscribers
- Security for SAP AI — Prompt Injection, Data Exfiltration and Authorisations Expert · 110 min · subscribers
- CAP and the SAP Cloud SDK for AI — Building an AI Extension Advanced · 90 min · subscribers
- Evaluating Generative AI on SAP Data — Building an Evaluation Harness Advanced · 100 min · subscribers
- AI & LLM Fundamentals for SAP Consultants — Transformers, Tokens, Embeddings, Context Beginner · 75 min · subscribers
- Choosing the Model Behind Your SAP AI — Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, Mistral and SAP's Own Models in the Generative AI Hub Advanced · 120 min · subscribers
- LLM Internals for SAP Architects — Attention, Positional Encoding, Long Context and Mixture-of-Experts Advanced · 150 min · subscribers
SAP Learning journeys (free)
Not yet in the academy — use the SAP journey
- Timed practice labs (prompt techniques, roles, optimisation)
- Multi-modal prompts
Phase 4 — Joule — setup, Joule for Consultants, agents (no exam)
Weeks 8-9 · Exam : no exam · about 13.6 h of academy modules + 9.8 h of SAP journeys
Joule has no exam of its own: it is assessed inside C_BAIPA_2610 and C_BCBTP_2606, and Joule for Consultants now runs inside many SAP exams.
| Topic | Weight | Academy coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Joule setup | — | ≈ 80 % |
| Joule for Consultants | — | ≈ 50 % |
| Joule agents | — | ≈ 86 % |
| Business AI positioning | — | ≈ 79 % |
Academy modules
- Joule AI Copilot Intermediate · 20 min · subscribers
- Joule Rollout — Activation, Roles, Identity and Tenancy Advanced · 120 min · subscribers
- Joule Work and SAP Managed Joule — Rolling Out the End-User AI Workspace Intermediate · 105 min · subscribers
- Joule and Microsoft 365 Copilot Integration Intermediate · 90 min · subscribers
- SAP Datasphere as the Grounding Layer for Joule Advanced · 90 min · subscribers
- Grounding Joule on Enterprise Data Expert · 40 min · subscribers
- Joule Across Spend — SAP Concur, SAP Fieldglass and SAP Business Network Intermediate · 90 min · subscribers
- Joule for Developers & ABAP AI Advanced · 120 min · subscribers
- Joule Pricing & Consumption — AI Units and the Business AI Commercial Model Intermediate · 20 min · subscribers
- Change Management and Joule Adoption Intermediate · 55 min · subscribers
- Prompt Engineering for Consultants: The 10 Patterns Intermediate · 33 min · subscribers
- From Consultant to AI Specialist — the SAP Business AI Roadmap Advanced · 35 min · subscribers
SAP Learning journeys (free)
- Implementing Joule Across your Organizational System Landscape 7.2 h
- Driving SAP Joule for Consultants Adoption 2.5 h
Not yet in the academy — use the SAP journey
- Joule for Consultants: activation, grounding and project use
- Per-product Joule activation
Phase 5 — Solution Architect — SAP Business AI Platform
Weeks 10-12 · Exam : C_BAIPA_2610 · about 18.8 h of academy modules + 6.5 h of SAP journeys
A recorded case-study presentation: name the platform services for an autonomous AI agent (60 %) and a Control Tower custom application (40 %).
| Topic | Weight | Academy coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomous AI Agent Design | 60 % | ≈ 65 % |
| Control Tower Custom Application Design | 40 % | ≈ 25 % |
Academy modules
- Agentic AI in SAP Expert · 25 min · subscribers
- Agent Design Patterns for SAP Processes — Tools, Planning, Human in the Loop Advanced · 90 min · subscribers
- Building Joule Agents with Joule Studio Advanced · 120 min · subscribers
- Joule Agents in Production — Testing and Lifecycle Advanced · 90 min · subscribers
- MCP & A2A for SAP Systems Expert · 120 min · subscribers
- An MCP Server over Datasphere and HANA — Hands-On Expert · 120 min · subscribers
- Agent Memory and Runtime Safety for Joule Agents — HANA Cloud Agent Memory Service and NVIDIA OpenShell Advanced · 120 min · subscribers
- Building an Analytics Agent with Joule Studio Advanced · 100 min · subscribers
- SAP Build Process Automation with Agents — From Workflow to Joule Skill to Joule Agent Intermediate · 90 min · subscribers
- AI for Integration and Operations — Joule in SAP Integration Suite and SAP Cloud ALM Intermediate · 90 min · subscribers
- AI in SAP LeanIX for Architecture Work — the AI Agent Hub, the AI Governance Assistant and Enterprise Knowledge Intermediate · 60 min · subscribers
- An AI Governance Operating Model for an SAP Customer (AI CoE) Advanced · 100 min · subscribers
SAP Learning journeys (free)
Not yet in the academy — use the SAP journey
- SAP architectural methodologies (extension, data & analytics, integration advisory)
- Use case → platform services drill for the oral exam
Optional
- C_BCBTP_2606 — Optional, right after phase 5: an AI role-play on positioning SAP Business AI Platform. Positioning SAP Business AI Platform