EGMP 2025 EIG

JenniferParra · ‎03-13-2025

ArcGIS Enterprise Geodata Management Professional 2025 Exam Information Guide

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Exam Details

Exam Questions: 75
Exam Duration: 1 Hour, 45 Minutes
Exam Format: Multiple Choice
Exam Language: English
Certification Code: EGMP_2025
Exam State: Available to Public
- Published Date: 30 October 2025
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Exam Purpose

The ArcGIS Enterprise Geodata Management Professional 2025 exam tests the candidates’ skills related to configuration, designing, data distribution, data loading, maintenance, versioning, archiving, and tuning of enterprise geodatabases. It expects the candidates to have at least 4 years of applied experience with geodatabases.

Target Candidate Audience

The ArcGIS Enterprise Geodata Management Professional 2025 exam is intended for candidates that typically have 4 years of applied experience and should be proficient in best practices and uses of ArcGIS related to the structure and function of enterprise geodatabases. Roles may include:

GIS data administrators
Database administrators
GIS administrators
GIS analysts
GIS data managers
GIS enterprise architects

Description of Qualified Candidate

Qualified candidates should be proficient in best practices related to managing an enterprise geodatabase within a multi-user environment. This includes an understanding of the functionality and features of a geodatabase, such as configuration, data loading, maintenance, versioning (traditional and branch), archiving, tuning and data distribution. Candidates should have advanced experience with Esri's ArcGIS technology related to the structure and function of enterprise geodatabases.

Candidate Qualifications

A qualified candidate should be able to perform the following tasks:

Create and configure a geodatabase
Design a geodatabase (for example, topology, attribute rules)
Manage data within a geodatabase or database
Perform geodatabase maintenance
Design versioning workflows (traditional and branch)
Troubleshoot geodatabase issues (for example, versioning, performance)
Implement distributed data workflows
Implement and support geodatabase replication
Implement feature services to edit data
Choose and utilize the appropriate Data Store configuration
Use views and SQL statements to access databases directly
Understand the different types of backups and the potential for data loss with each
Implement geodatabase archiving
Migrate or upgrade a geodatabase
Query repository tables

The following tasks are considered beyond the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the qualified candidate:

Implement RDBMS replication or high availability
Configure database storage
Install and upgrade RDBMS
Troubleshoot system or network performance
Perform RDBMS tracing
Develop custom applications to access the Enterprise geodatabase
Explain the system requirements of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) for use with ArcGIS products
Use of specific design tools (for example, Sparx Enterprise Architect Tool, SQL server management tool, and other similar tools)

A qualified candidate should be familiar with the following:

ArcGIS Enterprise 11.0- 11.4
ArcGIS Pro 3.0- 3.4

Skills Measured

Candidates should use the exam content sections below as a checklist to identify gaps between their knowledge and the skills measured by the exam. The relative weight indicates the approximate size of each section. It is recommended that preparation be focused in areas where knowledge gaps are found.

Design 29%

Determine the appropriate geodatabase strategy that meets defined requirements
Determine the appropriate data association options within a normalized data model
Determine the appropriate method to store and serve data
Determine the correct versioning and archiving workflow
Determine the correct data distribution solution

Configuration 23%

Determine how to create, enable, configure, and upgrade an enterprise geodatabase
Apply the correct data security model implementation
Apply the correct distributed data configuration
Manage mobile data workflows

Loading, Transferring, and Editing 17%

Understand the steps involved when using different data loading and updating options
Understand the implications of using SQL with geodatabase editing
Determine the correct workflow to migrate a geodatabase

Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Performance 31%

Troubleshoot issues with an enterprise geodatabase (such as, performance, data sync, versioning, and other related issues)
Locate and interpret information in geodatabase system tables
Determine the appropriate strategy to create and maintain indexes
Evaluate common connection or locking issues
Evaluate the application and workflow factors that affect database load and performance

Resources

To help prepare for the exam, we recommend candidates use the training resources provided below, along with reviewing the list of exam objectives, to identify and fill any knowledge gaps. Completing the recommended training courses does not guarantee a passing score on a certification exam.

The Esri-curated learning plan for this exam is updated regularly to reflect the latest Esri Academy resources and resource retirement schedules.

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