AB-330 replaces MB-330: new Supply Chain Management AI certification in beta

AB-330 targets supply chain consultants and functional professionals with hands-on experience implementing and managing end-to-end processes in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management and its AI-enabled capabilities. Your job is to translate customer requirements into configurations aligned with the business process catalog for Dynamics 365 apps and services.

The announcement and the [certification page](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/supply-chain-management-ai-consultant-associate/) ask for four abilities: analyzing business requirements across several areas, mapping them to system capabilities with reliable and scalable solutions, identifying and managing dependencies between processes, and applying industry-recommended practices. The level is intermediate and the official pages list no prerequisites. You will work with solution architects, developers, other consultants, business users and project managers.

The first 300 candidates who take the exam by 15 November 2026 pay 80% less by entering ScoreAB330 when prompted for payment during registration. Seats are first come, first served, and you must sit the exam, not just book it, by that date. If you use that code you also get a 25% voucher for your next exam, about two weeks after AB-330 goes live. If you miss a seat, you can still take the beta at full price.

The exam lasts 100 minutes, is proctored and requires 700 or higher. It is English only for now; exams that get translated receive localization about eight weeks after the English version, and if it is not available in your language you can request 30 extra minutes. The page says the price depends on the country or region and gives no figure.

In a beta you do not get your score when you finish: it arrives about 10 days after the exam goes live, which is planned for January 2027. If you fail, you cannot retake it until then. Candidates in China, India, Pakistan and Türkiye cannot take beta exams.

The most visible change is the structure. The [MB-330 study guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/resources/study-guides/mb-330) is organized by product module; the [AB-330 one](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/resources/study-guides/ab-330) by end-to-end processes, from purchasing to cash collection. Many tasks carry over almost unchanged: wave, load and work templates, location directives, quality orders, purchase agreements and vendor collaboration.

Look at what comes in and what goes out. AB-330 adds production (formulas, subcontracting, the production floor execution interface), forecast models and unified pricing management. In exchange, asset management, landed cost and the transportation management block, with its freight bills and route plans, drop off the list. Product also loses weight: product information management is the largest domain in MB-330, while design to retire stays at 5-10% in AB-330.

Do not judge by the length of the list. Plan to produce has the most bullets and weighs 1-5%; source to pay has few and weighs 30-35%. Purchasing, warehouse and inventory, and sales add up to between 70% and 85% of the exam.

The surprise, given the name, is AI: the skills list does not mention Copilot or agents in any bullet. AI appears in the title and in the audience profile, as AI-enabled capabilities. Since the guide warns that the bullets are illustrative and related topics may be covered, you should know the product's AI features, but the bulk of your study is functional configuration.

If you have nearly finished the MB-330 outline, sit it before 1 February 2027. You skip the beta wait for a score, you have material available (including the Practice Assessment on AI Skills Navigator), and the certification stays active on your transcript until it expires, then moves to the historical section. Keep in mind that a retired certification is no longer in Microsoft's offering, so you will want to move to AB-330 later on.

If you are starting now, go straight to AB-330: it is the credential that stays. If you have real experience with the product, the 80% discount is worth it, but Microsoft itself reserves betas for people who already know the technology: the page offers no training of its own yet, and the Practice Assessment usually arrives within eight weeks of general availability. Without that experience, wait until January and spend the time in a test environment, starting with source to pay.

CertifyDeck has no AB-330 questions yet. For the AI side, the AB-730 questions cover generative AI, prompts and Microsoft 365 Copilot, and you can start free; they do not replace configuration practice in Dynamics 365, which is what AB-330 mainly measures.