Cert Prep: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker (PL-100)
1h 38mIntermediate2023-08-31
Authors
Julie Yack
Trainer, Author, Mentor, Instructor, and Solution Architect
Course details
Power Platform allows citizen developers to solve business problems with small, targeted apps and automation. This course demonstrates how to use Power Platform apps to streamline your workflow, boost your efficiency, and prepare for the Microsoft Power Platform App Maker (PL-100) certification exam.
Instructor Julie Yack helps you develop the skills required to prove to administrators, decision makers, and potential hiring managers that you have what it takes to use Power Platform to design and deliver effective business-appropriate solutions. Get tips on using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power Virtual Agents, Microsoft Dataverse, connectors, Power Fx, and more. Along the way, Julie shows you how to create and work with canvas apps and model-driven apps as well as how to analyze and visualize data using Power BI, AI Builder, dashboards, and charts.
Instructor Julie Yack helps you develop the skills required to prove to administrators, decision makers, and potential hiring managers that you have what it takes to use Power Platform to design and deliver effective business-appropriate solutions. Get tips on using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power Virtual Agents, Microsoft Dataverse, connectors, Power Fx, and more. Along the way, Julie shows you how to create and work with canvas apps and model-driven apps as well as how to analyze and visualize data using Power BI, AI Builder, dashboards, and charts.
Skills covered
DataversePower Virtual AgentsCanvasInstructurePower PlatformPower AutomatePower BIBusiness IntelligenceCert PrepData ScienceBusiness Analysis and StrategyMicrosoft
Concepts
Introduction
- Preparing for the Microsoft Power Platform App Maker (PL-100) exam
Citizen Developer
- What is a citizen developer
- Why should you take this course if it's not your job
- Citizen developer limitations
Power Platform Components
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
- Power Pages
- Power Virtual Agents
- Power BI
- Microsoft Dataverse
- AI Builder
- Connectors
- Power Fx
- Citizen developers will likely use
Power Platform Solutions
- Definition of a solution
- Components of a solution
Microsoft Dataverse
- Relational databases 101
- Dataverse tables and columns
- Dataverse automation
- Dataverse security
Canvas Apps
- Data for canvas apps
- Create apps from data
- Create from blank
- Tour of features
- Updating and editing your canvas app
- Fixing errors with the app and accessibility checkers
Model-Driven Apps
- Model-driven apps introduction
- Components of model-driven apps
- Compose app and navigation
- Common user experience
Power Automate
- Cloud or desktop
- Flow basics
- Common flows
- Build a send an email flow
- Flow checker
- Use cases for the personal use of desktop flows
Power Virtual Agents
- General capabilities
- Building bots for Microsoft Teams
Analyze and Visualize Data
- Power BI
- AI Builder
- Dashboards and charts in a model-driven app
Citizen Developer Envisioning
- Introduce the scenario
- Envision solutions
- Considerations for the options envisioned
- Go build stuff
Conclusion
- What's next