>>I am confused about the elective exam for MCDBA, are people without all the Windows exam forced to take 70-216 or 70-240 as an elective.
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>You have to be an MCSE in order to become an MCDBA... I think they need to make a new designation - MCDBI (Implementator).

Are you sure? There are several MCDBAs here with no MCSE.