- What the 18 Content Areas Actually Are
- How the Exam Is Delivered: One Scenario, Two Hours
- Domains 1-9: The Platform Foundation
- Domains 10-16: The Reporting Toolset
- Domains 17-18: HR Analytics and Consulting Skills
- Reading the Retirement Question Carefully
- Sequencing the Domains Over Your Preparation
- Access, Attempts and Validity
- Who This Certification Fits
- Frequently Asked Questions
- The 18 domains are preparation-curriculum unit headings, not an official weighted exam blueprint or an official exam-domain count.
- The exam is one scenario-based activity, two hours long, with a 60% passing score.
- Domains 1-9 come from the Platform Introduction Academy; Domains 10-18 come from the Reporting Academy.
- The exam is open-book and unproctored: SAP permits documentation, public SAP resources and AI support.
What the 18 Content Areas Actually Are
Before memorizing anything, get the framing right. The 18 items in this guide are the exact unit headings from the preparation curriculum behind the SAP Certified Associate - Implementation Consultant - SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics: Reporting exam (C_THR92). They are not a published exam blueprint. The current certification page does not list a weighted topic breakdown, so nobody can honestly tell you that "Domain 12 is worth a set percentage of your score." Treat any such claim with suspicion, and do not substitute the weighted groupings used by other vendors or other certifications that happen to share this exam code.
What the 18 units do give you is a reliable map of what SAP expects a partner implementation consultant to be comfortable with. They split cleanly into two blocks:
- Domains 1-9 are drawn from the SAP SuccessFactors Platform Introduction Academy and cover the platform itself: provisioning, Admin Center, permissions, user experience, People Profile, MDF and business rules.
- Domains 10-18 are drawn from the SAP SuccessFactors Platform: Reporting Academy and cover the reporting tools, report types, and the wider SAP HR analytics landscape.
If you are new to the exam entirely, start with What Is C_THR92? for orientation, then return here. For a broader preparation plan, the C_THR92 Study Guide 2026 covers the full approach.
How the Exam Is Delivered: One Scenario, Two Hours
This is not a traditional multiple-choice test, and that changes how you should study the domains. The assessment is a single scenario-based activity with a two-hour duration and a 60% passing score. Delivery is online through SAP Learning, and you complete it in one of two ways: a multilingual AI-guided roleplay, or an English-only video submission reviewed by an SAP evaluator.
A few practical details matter for how you prepare:
- The roleplay option requires microphone access; camera access is optional for that interaction.
- Pausing the roleplay or taking a break does not stop the exam countdown.
- The exam is open-book and unproctored. SAP permits documentation, publicly available SAP resources and AI support.
- No fixed question count has been verified, and an activity count is not a question count. Likewise, a passing score is not a pass rate, and no candidate pass-rate statistic has been published by SAP.
For more on how demanding this format feels in practice, see How Hard Is the C_THR92 Exam? and the dedicated C_THR92 Passing Score breakdown.
Domains 1-9: The Platform Foundation
It is tempting to skip straight to reporting, since the certification is titled around reporting. Resist that. The first nine units come from the Platform Introduction Academy, which SAP lists as a course prerequisite for the Reporting Academy. A reporting consultant who cannot reason about permissions or the data model will struggle when a scenario asks why a user cannot see a report or why a field is missing.
Domain 1: Introducing SAP SuccessFactors
The orientation unit. You need a working picture of the suite and how its modules relate to the shared platform.
- Understand the platform as the common layer beneath the HR modules
- Know the vocabulary used throughout the later units
Domain 2: Setting Up SAP SuccessFactors Provisioning
Provisioning is where partner-level instance configuration lives. Note the access rule: certification does not by itself grant provisioning access. SAP provides provisioning rights only to registered SAP partner consultants, not to certified customers or independent consultants, and the certification page states there are no exceptions.
- Know what provisioning controls conceptually, even if your own access is limited
- Be able to explain who can and cannot change provisioning settings
Domain 3: Describing SAP SuccessFactors Administrator and Admin Center
Admin Center is the day-to-day control surface for administrators.
- Navigate the tools and know which task belongs where
- Distinguish provisioning-level from Admin Center-level settings
Domain 4: Setting Up Permissions and System-wide Features
This is the unit that quietly decides whether a report works for an end user. Role-based permissions and system-wide features govern who sees what.
- Reason about permission roles and groups when access problems arise
- Connect permission design to reporting visibility
Domain 5: Performing Administrator Tasks
Routine administrative work a consultant is expected to carry out or guide a customer through.
- Recognize common admin tasks and their effects on the system
Domain 6: Configuring the User Experience
How the interface presents to users, including home page and navigation concerns that shape how people reach reports.
- Understand configuration options that affect what users see on entry
Domain 7: People Profile
People Profile is a central employee data view, and a source of the fields that reports ultimately draw on.
- Know how profile configuration relates to the underlying data
Domain 8: Defining MDF and Business Rules
The Metadata Framework and business rules extend the data model and automate logic. For reporting, custom objects and rule outputs often become the data you must surface.
- Understand what MDF objects are and why they matter to reporting
- Recognize where business rules fit into data behavior
Domain 9: Succeeding as a Consultant
A soft-skill and delivery unit. Note that this heading repeats later as Domain 18. The repetition is intentional: the two belong to separate academies.
- Treat it as engagement practice: communication, scoping and customer handling
If you are unsure whether you meet the baseline expectations, review C_THR92 Requirements 2026 for prerequisites and how to qualify.
Domains 10-16: The Reporting Toolset
This is the heart of the certification. The Reporting Academy walks through each reporting tool in turn, and the central skill is selection: given a customer requirement, which tool is the right one, and how do you build and enable it?
Domain 10: Overview of the Platform Reporting Tools
This unit frames the whole toolset. Expect to compare the tools by purpose, audience and capability. A scenario might describe a requirement, such as a manager-facing visual summary versus a detailed operational listing, and expect you to reason toward the fitting tool.
Domain 11: Report Center
Report Center is the hub from which reports are accessed and managed. Know how it organizes reports, how users reach them, and how it connects to the individual report types beneath it.
Domains 12-14: Story, Table and Canvas Reports
These three units are the main report-building tools in the curriculum, and they are easy to blur together. Study them as a set of trade-offs rather than three separate lists.
| Domain | Report Type | What to Focus On |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Story Reports | Building narrative, visual reporting; understanding when a story-based approach suits the requirement |
| 13 | Table Reports | Structured, row-and-column output; defining columns, filters and sources |
| 14 | Canvas Reports | Layout-driven report design; understanding how canvas differs from table and story approaches |
Domain 15: Tile-Based Dashboard Framework
Tile-based dashboards present summarized information through configurable tiles. Learn how tiles are built, what they draw from, and how they are shared with the right audience, which again loops back to permissions from Domain 4.
Domain 16: Enable SAP SuccessFactors Report Types
A report type cannot be used until it is enabled, and enabling it correctly is a recurring practical task. This unit is where permissions, configuration and reporting converge, which makes it a likely source of scenario complications: a user cannot create a report not because the tool is broken, but because a type or permission is not enabled.
Domains 17-18: HR Analytics and Consulting Skills
Domain 17: SAP HR Analytic Solutions Overview
An orientation to the broader family of SAP HR analytics offerings, so you can place platform reporting in context and speak to customers about where it fits.
- Understand the relationship between platform reporting and the wider analytics options
- Be ready to explain the distinctions at a conceptual level
Domain 18: Succeeding as a Consultant
The same heading as Domain 9, but delivered in the Reporting Academy. Because the assessment is a scenario handled through roleplay or video, the consulting units deserve more attention than their short length suggests.
- Practice explaining a recommendation clearly and in order
- Rehearse scoping, clarifying questions and expectation-setting
The scenario format rewards candidates who can narrate their reasoning. For related background on the credential itself, see C_THR92 Certification and What Does C_THR92 Stand For?.
Reading the Retirement Question Carefully
Candidates often ask whether it is safe to study Story, Table, Canvas and tile-based reporting if older tools are rumored to be retired. Here is what can and cannot be said responsibly.
Story, Table, Canvas and tile-based reporting all remain in the retrieved preparation curriculum. That is a statement about the curriculum, not a guarantee about SAP's current product-retirement policy. The relevant Reporting Academy lesson carries a dated second-half-2025 update stating that no deprecation dates had been set at that time and that SAP anticipated reassessing in 2026. The linked SAP Community announcement on retirement could not be accessed during verification, so no current retirement deadline is asserted here, and neither is any guarantee that no deadline has since been set.
Key Takeaway
Study every tool the curriculum teaches, and before your attempt, check SAP's current product communications for any change. Do not rely on a third-party claim, including this article, as the last word on retirement timing.
Sequencing the Domains Over Your Preparation
You do not need a generic schedule, but the dependency order of these domains is worth respecting. Foundation topics feed reporting topics, so a layered plan works better than reading the units in a random order. The preparation journey SAP provides, "Configuring SAP SuccessFactors Platform: Reporting," follows a similar logic.
Platform Basics (Domains 1-3)
- Learn the suite layout, provisioning concepts and Admin Center
- Note which tasks are partner-only so scenarios do not trip you up
Access and Data (Domains 4-8)
- Spend extra time on permissions, People Profile, MDF and business rules
- These explain most "why can't I see this?" scenarios
Reporting Tools (Domains 10-14)
- Build or review a Table report, a Story report and a Canvas report in turn
- Write down which requirement favors each tool
Dashboards, Enablement and Consulting (Domains 15-18, plus 9)
- Cover tiles, report type enablement and the HR analytics overview
- Rehearse a spoken walkthrough of a full scenario within a two-hour limit
Because only the practice-system access that comes with your purchase is available for hands-on work, plan your lab time deliberately. A concise recap of the facts worth memorizing is in the C_THR92 Cheat Sheet, and the practice test site offers further scenario-style revision. For structured courses, see C_THR92 Training.
Access, Attempts and Validity
Knowing the logistics keeps administrative surprises from eating into your preparation time.
- Attempts: Access requires valid exam attempts, purchased separately or through SAP Learning Hub. SAP Learning Hub includes four certification exam attempts per year.
- Purchase option: One option provides two exam attempts plus 10 hours of practice-system access, excluding Stay Certified assessments. SAP's US search listing shows USD 276 per user per year for two attempts, but the related SAP page returned an error on retrieval, so treat that as a reference point rather than a verified checkout quote.
- Timers: Practice-system hours and course durations are not the certification assessment timer. Only the two-hour assessment counts toward your exam.
- Account: You need an SAP Universal ID with at least two email accounts on different domains.
- Validity: Initial certification validity is 12 months. With SAP Learning Hub, you pass the required Stay Certified assessment in the 90-day window before expiry; the dedicated FAQ specifies a further 12 months from the original expiry date. Without Learning Hub, you purchase and retake the certification exam annually.
For fuller detail, see C_THR92 Certification Cost and C_THR92 Exam Dates. Note also that SAP expects the next exam version around mid-December 2026. That is a future estimate, not a version released or researched at the time of verification, so check SAP Learning for the current version before booking.
Who This Certification Fits
The certification targets SAP partner implementation consultants working under experienced guidance. That framing shapes both the content and the expectations. You are being assessed as someone who can contribute to a reporting implementation within a team, not as a lone senior architect. The domains reflect that: platform fluency, reporting tool selection, and professional consulting conduct.
Completing all preparation courses and exercises is highly recommended, though it is not a mandatory admission requirement. The Reporting Academy lists the SAP SuccessFactors Platform Introduction Academy (THR80) as a course prerequisite, and the instructor-led course recommends HRSF1, the SAP SuccessFactors Overview. These are preparation requirements, not mandatory exam-admission hours.
If you are weighing the career side, the C_THR92 Salary Guide, C_THR92 Jobs and Is the C_THR92 Certification Worth It? discuss the market side. This article makes no salary-premium claim and no pass guarantee, and neither should a cautious preparation plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. They are exact unit headings from the preparation curriculum. The current certification page does not publish a weighted topic blueprint, so the 18 is simply the number of curriculum units supplied, not an official exam-domain count.
It is a single scenario-based activity lasting two hours, with a 60% passing score. You complete it through a multilingual AI-guided roleplay or an English-only video submission reviewed by an SAP evaluator. There is no verified fixed question count.
Yes. The exam is open-book and unproctored, and SAP permits documentation, publicly available SAP resources and AI support. Pausing the roleplay or taking a break does not stop the countdown, so practice working efficiently.
No. Certification does not by itself grant provisioning access. SAP provides provisioning rights only to registered SAP partner consultants, not certified customers or independent consultants, and the certification page states there are no exceptions.
Initial validity is 12 months. With SAP Learning Hub you pass the Stay Certified assessment in the 90-day window before expiry for a further 12 months from the original expiry date; without it, you retake the exam annually. Confirm your displayed expiry in My Learning, and see C_THR92 Pass Rate for what is and is not known about candidate outcomes.