Acquia Certified DAM Administrator Cheat Sheet

Exam Details: 60 minutes | 34 questions | 70% passing score | Acquia DAM

This cheat sheet covers all six domains of the Acquia Certified DAM Administrator exam, weighted by the official blueprint.

Domain 1: Fundamental DAM Concepts (20%)

Core day-to-day asset workflows.

• Uploading assets → Single and bulk upload, supported formats, ingest workflows.
• Metadata tagging → Applying metadata fields, controlled vocabularies, keywords.
• Searching for assets → Filters, facets, saved searches, search operators.
• Downloading assets → Download presets, format conversions, rights checks.
• Sharing assets → Share links, expiration, permissions on shares.

Domain 2: DAM Governance and Maintenance (20%)

• Site governance → Taxonomy/metadata standards, naming conventions, ownership.
• Asset lifecycle → Versioning, expiration, archival, rights/usage management.
• User management → Provisioning, groups, roles, deactivation.
• User engagement → Driving adoption, notifications, dashboards, training.

Domain 3: Access and Initial Configuration (25%)

The heaviest domain — configuring the DAM.

• Global settings → System-wide defaults and branding.
• Permission settings → Role-based access, group permissions.
• User settings → Profiles, defaults, authentication options.
• Search settings → Indexed fields, facets, relevance.
• Upload settings → Allowed types, required metadata, validation.
• Order settings → Order/cart workflows and approvals.
• Collections → Curated groupings of assets.
• Categories → Hierarchical organization and browse structure.

Domain 4: API and Integrations (10%)

• Integrate with other software → Connectors, CMS/marketing integrations, webhooks.
• API tokens → Generating, scoping, and rotating tokens for programmatic access.

Domain 5: Insights (10%)

• Reports → Create and customize reports on asset usage and activity.
• Data subscriptions → Schedule, manage, and interpret recurring data exports.
• Charts → Read and interpret visualizations of DAM metrics.

Domain 6: Portals (15%)

• Standard portals → Create branded portals to distribute curated assets.
• Security options → Authentication, access restrictions, expiration for portals.
• Use cases → When and why to use portals (campaigns, partners, brand hubs).

Tip: Domain 3 (Access and Initial Configuration) is the largest at 25% — know every settings area and how collections/categories differ.