Dynatrace Associate Certification exam -March26

[NitinC]

Hi All, I am planning to take the Associate certification by the end of this month. Do you have any advice on how to clear the exam?

I feel bit confident about the practical part, but I’ve heard that the MCQs can be quite confusing... so would be really helpful if you could share any guidelines, mock tests details, preparation materials, or useful links.

I’ve already completed the DT university courses and 2 practice exams...they seemed direct questions only, but I’ve heard the actual exam questions can be more challenging and confusing....

Any tips or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[t_pawlak]

Hi,

I’d recommend checking this thread as it summarizes the current exam quite well:

Dynatrace Associate Certification 2025 (Updated) 

In short:Focus on 3rd gen apps (not Classic) – especially dashboards, DQL (timeseries), and notebooks
Be comfortable with:

• Data Explorer / dashboards
• DQL queries (very important)
• Distributed traces (navigation + filtering)
• RUM settings (key actions, cost control)
• Synthetics (config + execution)
• Logs & events
• Basic workflows

Practical part:

• You’ll need to actually build queries, dashboards, etc.
• Official documentation is allowed
• Time management is critical (skip hard ones and come back)

MCQs:
Based mostly on Dynatrace University content, but can be tricky, focus on understanding, not memorization

If you already did the courses you’re on a good path 
Just make sure you’re confident with DQL and the new UI/apps.

Good luck!

[PVK1]

Hi @t_pawlak , can you please suggest me how can i know what went wrong in my Dynatrace associate certificate exam attempt so I can rectify the same?

[t_pawlak]

Hi,

I’m not sure if there is a way to get a detailed breakdown of the questions you answered incorrectly.

At the end of the exam, you should receive a report showing your score percentage for each topic/area. I would recommend using that report to identify the areas where your score was lower and focus your preparation there.

You can also try contacting Dynatrace Support and ask whether they can provide any more detailed feedback, but I doubt they will share the exact questions you got wrong.

So for now, I think the exam report is probably the best option to understand what you should improve before your next attempt.

[PVK1]

Hi @t_pawlak , 

yes please i have got the break down of the different categories but i wanted to know what questions were wrong and how the practical exam has been graded because i have followed the same steps that are shown/depicted in the "Dynatrace Associate Certificate Simulations" still did not get through, so wanted to know what's wrong.

[t_pawlak]

In that case, I think your best option would be to open a ticket with Dynatrace Support and ask if they can provide any additional details about the grading, especially for the practical part.

However, I’m pretty sure they won’t provide the exact questions together with the correct answers or tell you precisely which questions you got wrong.

Still, I think it’s worth asking, they may at least be able to clarify how the practical part was evaluated or point you to the areas where something might have been missed.

[txvepr]

I found that the Practice and Dynatrace University content was not too helpful for the actual test-I repeated them several times successfully. There are multiple questions pertaining to arcane topics like retention times of data, logs, timeouts, time intervals, dropdown time periods, regular vs. Premium support differences, etc... Just rote memorization that you may have never considered while using Dynatrace for years. Each retake of the test is another $200 just so you know.