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Regarding CIS - Data foundation exam

PoonkodiS — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:52:05 GMT

Hi all,

What are the courses need to learn for cis- data foundation exam .

Thank you,

Poonkodi

Re: Regarding CIS - Data foundation exam

Mohammed8 — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:55:45 GMT

Hi @PoonkodiS

@Its_Azar have written article on same, please have a read once. Here is his article

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-blog/cleared-cis-df-cmdb-amp-csdm-exam-experience-difficulty-level/ba-p/3450574/page/2

Please mark it as helpful, if this helps

Thanks and Regards,

Mohammed Zakir

Re: Regarding CIS - Data foundation exam

Anurag Tripathi — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:00:41 GMT

Hi,

This is the course

https://learning.servicenow.com/lxp/en/pages/now-learning-get-certified?id=amap_detail&achievement_id=0e97835c47ea2e10c00af235126d431b&s=1&ssa=3

-Anurag

Re: Regarding CIS - Data foundation exam

Shashank_Jain — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:21:49 GMT

Hii @PoonkodiS ,

The prerequisites are as follows:

Welcome to ServiceNow
ServiceNow Administration Fundamentals
Get Started with Now Create
ServiceNow Platform Implementation

After completing the above, please proceed with the following courses:

CMDB Fundamentals
CSDM Fundamentals
CMDB Health – Deep Dive

Re: Regarding CIS - Data foundation exam

PoonkodiS — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:00:12 GMT

@Shashank_Jain @Anurag Tripathi @Mohammed8 ,

Thank you for your response.It is very helpful.

Regards,

Poonkodi

Re: Regarding CIS - Data foundation exam

Shashank_Jain — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:03:38 GMT

@PoonkodiS , If you find these responses as helpful, you can mark them as accepted and close the thread.

Thank you!

Re: Regarding CIS - Data foundation exam

its_SumitNow — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:22:03 GMT

Hi @PoonkodiS

For Clearing the CIS exam, Complete the following Two courses

1. CSDM Fundamentals on demand

https://learning.servicenow.com/lxp?id=amap_detail&achievement_id=c2ff5438876706905aa9ca2d0ebb3591

2.CMDB Fundamentals on Demand

https://learning.servicenow.com/lxp/en/pages/now-learning-get-certified?id=amap_detail&achievement_id=1131e3171bab0914998555fa234bcbef

These Both Courses will act like a strong Building Block For your Knowledge

Lastly, Try reading the official ServiceNow CDSM 5.0 Whitepaper

These things are enough for you to ace in the CIS exam

All the Best for Your Exam!

if my reply helps Please Accept as Solution & Mark as Helpful

Warm Regards

Sumit Yadav

Technical Consultant

Re: Regarding CIS - Data foundation exam

venkatvaka — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:16:00 GMT

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-blog/cleared-cis-df-cmdb-amp-csdm-exam-experience-difficulty-level/ba-p/3450574/page/2

Re: Regarding CIS - Data foundation exam

praveen kumar35 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:13:47 GMT

CIS-Data Foundations Certification – Free Preparation Series

I recently created a YouTube series covering key CIS-DF topics including:

• CMDB Fundamentals
• CI Classes and Relationships
• CSDM Concepts
• Identification and Reconciliation
• CMDB Health

The goal is to help people preparing for the certification understand the concepts clearly.

Sharing the playlist here in case it helps others.

https://youtu.be/CSe3apHrf0c?si=VinXpTH4jSP5Ch_c