April 2012

Profile Badging Step-by-Step Guide for Partners

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Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................... 1 How to Create an Oracle.com Account .............................................. 2 Quick Overview of Oracle.com Account Steps ......................... 2 Steps to create an Oracle.com account ..................................... 2 How to Badge your Oracle.com Account to your Company ID ........... 5 How to Align your Training Profiles to Oracle.com Account ....... 7 How to Access/View your PearsonVue Profile ............................ 11 Quick Overview of Pearson Vue Account Steps ..................... 11 Detailed Pearson Vue Account Step-by-Step .......................... 12 FAQs ............................................................................................... 15 Useful Links ..................................................................................... 15

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Introduction
Proper profile alignment is crucial to ensure access to all of the benefits Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) has to offer. Included in this guide are several steps that individuals must take to be properly badged to access the right tools, information, and allow their company to leverage their employees assessments/certifications to become specialized. Being specialized enables a company to be recognized by Oracle and preferred by customers. This guide provides the End to End process for a New Users to access Oracle systems. Some users may have completed steps to create their account but need to complete the badging process by aligning accounts or sync there profile to their Testing Profile. Please choose the steps which are appropriate for your Oracle.com Account. If have need additional assistance please contact your: Oracle Partner Business Center

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How to Create an Oracle.com Account

The OPN Portal provides access to a great deal of information, tools and training options. To access the OPN Portal, you must create your Oracle.com account and align or badge yourself to your company. Once you are properly badged, you may access all of the tools and resources to which your company has access based on their Knowledge Zone membership, level and specialization. By creating and aligning your account properly, you will also receive important OPN communications that pertain to you.

Quick Overview of Oracle.com Account Steps

Go to the Oracle PartnerNetwork Portal at oracle.com/partners and click Join Now Click on Get Portal Access under Additional Resources Follow Step 1 to create an Oracle.com account or login at the top of the page if you already have an account (please use your company email) Follow Step 2 to badge to your Company ID (note the type of registration you require and make sure you have your Company ID* ready to enter) * If you dont know your Company ID, please contact your local Oracle Partner Business Center

Steps to create an Oracle.com account

Step 1: Access OPN at www.oracle.com/partners. You do not have to be logged in. If you already have an Orcale.com account go to How to Badge your Oracle.com Account to your Company ID

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Step 2: Click the Join Now tab.

Step 3: Click the Get Portal Access link.

Important Note: If your Company already has a Company ID, please choose either OPN Portal Partner or Get Portal Access from this screen. Following Step 1 on this screen will create a new account for your company and will delay the process.

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Step 4: Click Step 1 link to create personal Oracle.com account or sign in.

Step 5: Complete the form for your personal Oracle.com account or sign in if you already have an account.

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How to Badge your Oracle.com Account to your Company ID

Step 1: Choose one of the two Register links

Note:

Register for access to OPN content only provides access to any OPN content available to your company this is what most users need. Register for access to OPN content and the ability to register deals and/or enroll in programs for your company (PRM access) allows access to OPN content and additional tools such as OMM and PRM individuals will need to be approved by their PRM Administrator before access is granted.

Step 2: Enter your User ID and click Next. Your User ID should be your company email address

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Step 3: Enter your Company Identifier and Time Zone; click Next. Note: If you do not know your Company ID, please contact your local Oracle Partner Business Center.

Step 4: Click Finish to complete your registration.

Step 5: Registration Confirmation: After you complete your registration, you will receive a Registration Confirmation page. Click OK to return to Oracle Partner Network

End Your registration is complete. Note: It may take up to 24 hours after badging to access secured OPN content and access to other Oracle Systems.

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How to Align your Training Profiles to Oracle.com Account

To earn full recognition as an Oracle Certified Implementation Specialist for your company, you need to align your training to your O.com account. Step 1: Go to OPN Competency Center: https://competencycenter.oracle.com or Go Profile Sync Landing Pad: https://competencycenter.oracle.com/opncc/profile_sync.cc Step 2: Sign with your Oracle.com Account Username and Password

Step 3: Click the link to Align your training profile

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Step 4: Complete the Verification Form with information from your Pearson Vue profile a. Oracle Testing ID b. Full Name (First & Last ) c. Email Address d. City e. Click Submit Note: If you dont remember the information within your Pearson Vue profile, see the section How to Access/View your Pearson Vue Profile

Step 5: Validation Notifications: After you have submitted the Verification Form, the system will systematically and dynamically validate the data and display the results. Successful Validation Notifications There are two places where youll see that your account has been successful aligned: the Profile Sync Landing page and the OPN Competency Center Home page.

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Unsuccessful Validation Notifications Users are given three attempts to align their profile. With each unsuccessful attempt additional information / hints are provided to assist with the validation process. After the third unsuccessful attempt, the Profile Sync is locked and the users account is referred to Oracle Certification Customer Service for manual mapping.

Here are samples of the 3 Unsuccessful Validation Notifications

First Invalid Notification Review hints and complete the Validation Form again and click Submit. If the system is able to validate your information you will see the successful validation notifications described above.

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If your second validation attempt is unsuccessful youll receive the second invalid attempt notification. Review the hints and complete the Validation Form again and click Submit. If the system is able to validate your information you will see the successful validation notifications described above.

If your third validation attempt is unsuccessful your account will be locked from aligning your profile and referred to Oracle Certification Customer Support for additional assistance. Additional resources are available on the Oracle University Training pages at:
https://education.oracle.com/pls/eval-eddap-dcd/OU_SUPPORT_OCP.home?p_source=OCP

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How to Access/View your PearsonVue Profile

Your Pearson Vue profile A. Locating your Oracle Testing ID B. Update your Pearson Vue account profile with your Company ID

Quick Overview of Pearson Vue Account Steps

Go to www.pearsonvue.com/oracle Select My Account Sign In Select Update Profile Select Additional Information Select Oracle Certification Program Enter your current Company ID used during the badging process of your Oracle.com account

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Detailed Pearson Vue Account Step-by-Step

Step 1: Go to www.pearsonvue.com/oracle. Step 2: Click on My Account.

Step 3: Sign in. Step 4: Select Update Profile.

Step 5: Select Additional Information.

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Step 6: Select Oracle Certification Program.

Step 7: Select yes for member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork.

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Step 8: Fill in the Company ID, Company Name and your Corporate Email Address (same as the one on the Oracle.com profile.

Step 9: Save Profile.

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FAQs
Q: Why can I not log in to the OPN Competency Center? A: Your Oracle.com account may not be set up properly with your Company ID. Follow the steps on How to Badge Your Oracle.com Account to Your Company. Q: Why can I not see my certification information in the OPN Competency Center? A: Your account may not be set up properly and is therefore not pulling over your Pearson Vue testing information. Please validate your Pearson Vue account has the Company ID and email address Q: ANY OTHER FAQS? A: Any other answers?

Useful Links
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Portal Oracle Partner Business Center OPN Competency Center Pearson Vue Website Specialization Guide OPN Specialized Brochure Specialization Tracker Tool (only accessible if you have PRM Administrator responsibility) Training Manager Tool (only accessible if you have PRM Administrator responsibility)

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