Exam Details (Last Updated: 11/26/2021) The Professional Develop VMware Spring (2V0-72.22) exam, which leads to VMware Certified Professional - Application Modernization Develop 2022 certification is a 60-item exam, with a passing score of 300 using a scaled method. Candidates are given 130 minutes to complete the exam, which includes adequate time to complete the exam for non-native English speakers.

Exam Delivery

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Certification Information

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Minimally Qualified Candidate

Minimally Qualified Candidate (MQC) is recommended to have at least 6 to 12 months of experience. The MQC has both a strong conceptual understanding and programming experience using Spring framework. The MQC understands the major features of Spring and Spring Boot, which includes configuration, data access, REST, AOP, auto-configuration, actuator, security, and Spring testing framework to build enterprise and microservices applications.

Exam Sections

Sections Included in this Exam

Section 1 – Spring Core

Objective 1.1 Introduction to Spring Framework

Objective 1.2 Java Configuration

1.2.1 Define Spring Beans using Java code

1.2.2 Access Beans in the Application Context

1.2.3 Handle multiple Configuration files

1.2.4 Handle Dependencies between Beans

1.2.5 Explain and define Bean Scopes

Objective 1.3 Properties and Profiles

1.3.1 Use External Properties to control Configuration

1.3.2 Demonstrate the purpose of Profiles

1.3.3 Use the Spring Expression Language (SpEL)

Objective 1.4 Annotation-Based Configuration and Component Scanning