Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900) Cert Prep

Course details

Developers of all levels can benefit from the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900) certification, which vets your ability to leverage Power Platform to improve processes, performance, and business outcomes. In this course from Microsoft Press, instructor Craig Zacker demonstrates the business value and product capabilities of Microsoft Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, and more. An ideal fit if you’re just starting your journey building solutions with Microsoft Power Platform, the PL-900 certification helps prepare you for more advanced role-based or specialty certifications that can jumpstart your technical career.

Concepts

Introduction

Introduction

The Business Value of Microsoft Power Platform

Module 1 introduction - The Business Value of Power Platform
Learning objectives
Introducing Power Platform components
Gain insights into data by using Power BI
Build applications quickly by using Power Apps
Automate processes by using Power Automate
Use connectors to integrate services and data
Create powerful chatbots by using the Power Virtual Agents web app and Power Virtual Agents in Microsoft Teams

Extend Business Solutions by Using Microsoft Power Platform

Learning objectives
Describe how Microsoft Power Platform implements security through Microsoft Dataverse security roles, Azure Identity Services, and more
Describe how Microsoft Power Platform apps work together with Dynamics 365 apps
Describe how Microsoft Power Platform business solutions can consume Microsoft Azure services, including Azure Cognitive Services

Describe Microsoft Power Platform Administration and Security

Learning objectives
Describe how Microsoft Power Platform implements security through Microsoft Dataverse security roles, Azure Identity Services, and more
Describe where to perform specific administrative tasks, including Microsoft Power Platform admin center and Microsoft 365 admin center
Describe environments
Describe how Microsoft Power Platform supports privacy and accessibility guidelines

Describe Microsoft Dataverse

Module 2 introduction - Core Components
Learning objectives
Describe the difference between databases and Dataverse
Describe tables, columns, and relationships
Describe business logic uses, including business rules, real-time workflows, and actions

Describe Connectors

Learning objectives
What are connectors
Describe triggers, including trigger types and where triggers are used
Describe licensing options for connectors, including standard or premium tier

Identify Common Power BI Components

Module 3 introduction - Power BI
Learning objectives
Compare and contrast Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service
Compare and contrast dashboards, workspaces, and reports
Identify and describe uses for visualization controls, including pie, bar, donut, and scatter plots, and KPIs
Describe the Power BI security model

Connect to and Consume Data

Learning objectives
Identify available types of data sources, including Microsoft Excel
Describe how to use Power Query to clean and transform data
Describe use cases for shared datasets
Describe options for viewing Power BI reports and dashboards

Build a Basic Dashboard Using Power BI

Learning objectives
Create a Power BI report
Create a Power BI dashboard
Publish and share reports and dashboards

Identify Common Power Apps Components

Module 4 introduction - Power Apps
Learning objectives
Describe differences between canvas apps and model-driven apps
Describe use cases for formulas

Build a Basic Canvas App

Learning objectives
Describe types of data sources
Use controls to design the user experience
Publish and share an app

Build a Basic Model-Driven App

Learning objectives
Create a model-driven app from tables
Modify forms
Publish and share an app

Identify Common Power Automate Components

Module 5 introdution - Power Automate
Learning objectives
Identify flow types including cloud, desktop, and business process flows
Describe how Power Automate uses connector triggers and actions
Describe loops and conditions, including switch, do until, and apply to each
Describe the Power Automate apps

Build a Basic Cloud Flow

Learning objectives
Create a cloud flow by using the instant, automated, or scheduled flow template
Modify a cloud flow
Run a cloud flow

Describe the Capabilities of Power Virtual Agents in Microsoft Teams

Module 6 introduction - Power Virtual Agents
Learning objectives
Describe use cases for Power Virtual Agents within Microsoft Teams
Describe topics, entities, and actions
Describe message nodes, question nodes, conditions, trigger phrases, and the authoring canvas

Build and Publish a Basic Chatbot

Learning objectives
Create a chatbot
Launch a Power Automate flow from a chatbot

Conclusion

Summary