ArcGIS Utility Network Certification Exam

JRosalesGIS · ‎06-29-2023

This article provides you with a quick look at key information unique to this exam, level, and version. As always, our key exam resources are the Exam Information Guide and Learning Plan located on the Exam Details Page in the Esri Academy and ArcGIS Documentation. We recommend that you subscribe to this article to receive updates on this certification exam and click this link to Ask Questions.

Current Version: ArcGIS Utility Network Associate 2024

The 2024 exam version is an associate level exam. The ArcGIS Utility Network Associate exam is designed for candidates with two to four years of experience with the ArcGIS Utility Network. They should also have industry-specific asset management experience working with ArcGIS in multi-user models. The candidate should have experience with services-based architecture and a strong understanding of the core utility network information model. In addition, the candidate should have experience with basic administration editing, analyzing, and managing data in a utility network.

Exam Details Page in the Esri Academy Catalog (includes links to the Exam Information Guide and the exam Learning plan)
ArcGIS Utility Network – ArcGIS Documentation/Resources
Level: Associate
Publish Date: 22 March 2024
Exam State: Available to the public
Link to exam’s Credly digital badge

Exam Version Enhancements

Re-evaluate the expertise recommendation and re-classify within the Associate Level
Create an enhanced score report to provide section level performance pass/fail ratings
Review all sections and objectives to ensure they properly align with the latest software version
Grow the exam content to support 65-questions and 4-sections.

ArcGIS Utility Network Specialty 20-001 (Retirement Date 30 June 2024)

The 20-001 version was originally published as a Specialty exam. All specialty exams have been converted to associate level exams to improve the test-taker experience, and all specialty exams are pending retirement on 30 June 2024. Learn more about Specialty exam retirement here. Specialty exams were created with only 40-multiple choice questions and do not provide test takers with a section level score report to provide performance information.

Learning Plan and Exam Information Guide in Esri Academy Catalog
Level: Associate
Published date: 2020
Exam State: Available to public - pending retirement 30 June 2024.
- To register to take this exam before it retires, visit the Pearson VUE website.
- Exam appointment times are limited and based on test center availability. We recommend that candidates visit the Pearson VUE Registration System to view available appointment options at least five business days before the desired appointment time.

Exam Version Comparison

Below is a table showing the number of questions, exam duration, and software version. Adjustments reflect blueprint survey feedback due to change in software versions and number of questions. Learn about blueprint surveys here.

2024 Version
- 75 questions, 1 hour and 30-minutes to complete
- Software: ArcGIS Utility Network (version 4 and later), ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8.1, ArcGIS Pro 2.6
2201 Version
- 40 questions, 60 minutes to complete
- Software: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Utility Network

2024 Exam Version	20-001 Exam Version
Deploy – 20%	Create and Configure – 40%
Describe the utility network information model	Describe the utility network information model
Deploy ArcGIS Utility Network Foundations solutions	Apply procedural concepts to create a utility network
	Configure a utility network based on client requirements
	Given a scenario, determine the appropriate association implementation
Configure – 23%
Identify various data management concepts leveraged by the utility network
Given a scenario, configure a utility network

Edit – 25%	Edit – 33%
Describe various components for editing the utility network	Apply procedural concepts to perform network topology workflows
Describe the various network diagram commands	Configure diagrams based on requirements
Given a scenario, perform network topology edits	Given a scenario, edit the utility network
Analyze – 32%	Analyze – 27%
Describe approaches for managing utility network topology	Given a scenario, configure and perform tracing of utility networks
Given a scenario, configure and perform tracing of utility networks	Given a utility network, perform data quality control analysis
Given a utility network, perform data quality control analysis
Given a scenario, perform common subnetwork management tasks

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