Overview
Discover Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
Microsoft Power Platform helps organizations optimize their operations by simplifying, automating and transforming business tasks and processes. In this PL-400T00: Microsoft Power Platform Developer course, students will learn how to build Power Apps, Automate Flows and extend the platform to complete business requirements and solve complex business problems.
PRO Tip: What makes Power Apps different from other tools such as SkyBow, Stratus Forms, FlowForma and more? Do check out our latest Design Customized Apps with Microsoft Power Apps blog post to know more.
Skills Covered
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Create a technical design
- Configure Common Data Service
- Create and configure Power Apps
- Configure business process automation
- Extend the user experience
- Extend the platform
- Develop Integrations
Who Should Attend
Candidates for this course design, develop, secure, and troubleshoot Power Platform solutions. Candidates implement components of a solution that include application enhancements, custom user experience, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations.
Candidates will gain applied knowledge of Power Platform services, including in-depth understanding of capabilities, boundaries, and constraints. Candidates should have development experience that includes JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful Web Services, ASP.NET, and Power BI.
Course Curriculum
Prerequisites
- Candidates should have an introductory knowledge of Power Platform
- Candidates should have development experience that includes JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful Web Services, ASP.NET, and Power BI
If you are new to Power Platform, we’d recommend you to attend the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals course to familiarize yourself with the business value and product capabilities of Power Platform.
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Course Modules
Do you want to quickly build apps with little to no code? This module will focus on the building blocks of Dataverse and model-driven apps. These key components will help you build quick business apps in your organization.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Discover the value and key features of Dataverse.
- Learn about the value and key features of model-driven apps.
- Explore sample model-driven template apps.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of Power Apps and Dataverse
Model-driven app design is an approach that focuses on quickly adding components to your apps. These components include dashboards, forms, views, and charts. With little or no code, you can make apps that are simple or complex.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about model-driven app design
- Create a model-driven app
Prerequisites
A Microsoft Power Apps account. If you don’t already have a Power Apps account, select the Get started free link on the Power Apps home page.
Dataverse tables are similar to tables in a database. Every instance of a Dataverse database includes a base set of tables that provide structure for data that is commonly used by business applications.
Learning objectives
In this module, you’ll learn about:
- Tables in Dataverse.
- Types of tables that are available in Dataverse.
- Creating a custom table.
- Enabling attachments within a table.
- Which licensing requirements to apply to use each type of table.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of what a database is and its role within a software solution.
Do you want to create new data columns or use existing standardized columns for your business solutions? This module will show you how to manage or create new columns within a table in Dataverse.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn what a column is in Dataverse.
- Learn about the types of columns that are available in Dataverse.
- Add a column to a table.
- Learn what a primary name column is in Dataverse.
- Identify restrictions that are associated with columns.
- Create an auto-numbering column.
- Create an alternate key.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of what a database is and its role within a software solution.
Do you want to create standardized choice lists that you can use across all of your Power Apps? This module will show you how to create new or use standard choice lists called choices in Dataverse.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about choices.
- Explore the standard choices.
- Create a new choice or modify an existing one
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of what a database is and its role within a software solution.
Do you need to create relationships between tables? This module will show how and why you can separate data into tables and how to relate between tables to build complex and robust business solutions. It will also explain the different kinds of relationships that you can define between tables in Dataverse.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will learn:
- Why you should segment data that is used by your solutions into many tables.
- Why you need to relate one table to another.
- How to build relationships between tables.
- How to select the proper relationship type when you are building solutions with Dataverse.
Prerequisites
Understand the topics that are covered in the Get started using Dataverse learning path.
The ability to build business rules that ensure consistent business logic whatever app is accessing that data set is imperative to a successful business operation. This module will show you how you can build business rules that are triggered anytime they’re used within Dataverse.
Learning objectives
In this module, you’ll learn how to:
- Define business rules in Dataverse.
- Create and manage business rules in Dataverse.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of what a database is and its role within a software solution
Do you want to use rollup or calculation columns? This module shows you how to build calculations or rollups that are defined and triggered within the data in Dataverse, regardless of the app that accesses that data set.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will learn how to:
- Define a rollup column.
- Create a rollup column.
- Identify a calculation column.
- Create a calculation column.
Prerequisites
An understanding of the topics that are covered in the Get started using Dataverse learning path and this learning path.
Do you want to use security roles to limit user permissions? This module will show you how you can set permissions to limit access to an environment. Or limit which users can view, edit, or delete data in an environment within Dataverse.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about security roles and apply them to users in an environment.
- Learn how to add users to an environment.
- Understand security concepts in Dataverse
- Identify default security roles.
- Create a custom role.
- Create a custom security role and assign it to entities and users.
- Learn how to configure Dataverse teams for security
- Learn how to configure Dataverse group teams for security
Prerequisites
Understand the points covered in the Get started with Dataverse learning path.
Learn the basics of Power Apps and how you can use it in your organization.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Explore how Power Apps can make your business more efficient.
- Learn how to use different technologies to perform different tasks in Power Apps.
- Learn about the different ways to build an app in Power Apps.
- Create your first app from data in an Excel workbook.
Prerequisites
Access to Microsoft Excel and OneDrive for Business.
Learn how to customize an app by adding controls, images, and logic.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Change the layout of a gallery.
- Change the data that a control shows.
- Change the order in which fields appear.
- Change the control with which a user provides information.
- Explore controls on each screen of an app.
- Format a number as a price.
- Color prices based on their values.
- Explore formulas in a generated app.
Prerequisites
Basic experience with developing canvas apps
Manage app versions, app sharing, and environments in Power Apps.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn how to view and restore app versions.
- Explore how to share an app, including permissions and notifications.
- Learn about what environments are, how to create them, and how to manage security.
- Find more information about Power Apps.
App users can only navigate through the navigation options provided by an app developer, and this module is designed to help you build a good navigation experience for your canvas app.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Understand how navigation works in a canvas app
- Use the Navigate and Back functions
- Understand the different ways these functions can be invoked
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a Power Apps canvas app and some experience working with controls in Power Apps is helpful but not required.
Do you want to build a better UI for app users? This module helps you do that using themes, icons, images, personalization, different form factors, and controls.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Understand the basics of building the UI through themes, icons, control customization, and images.
- Use personalization in a canvas app
- Understand the differences between the Tablet and Mobile form factors
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a Power Apps canvas app. General knowledge of Controls is also helpful but not required.
Controls help create a better experience for the user and collect the appropriate data. This module will help you understand and use Controls.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Understand how to use controls in a canvas app
- Use the different types of controls
- Understand how Galleries and Forms related to controls
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of how to create a Power Apps canvas app.
In this module, you’ll learn best practices around testing and documenting your Power Apps application.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about the different types of test plans and components of a good test plan
- Identify and discuss optimization tools and performance tuning
- Learn about the benefits of documenting your application
Imperative development techniques can help you achieve the goal for your app. You will learn about different development methods and different variables in Power Apps.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Understand imperative vs. declarative development
- Understand the variables in Power Apps
- Understand when to utilize each of the three different types of variables
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a canvas app in Power Apps.
Do you have need for complex formulas in your app? This module can help you write those formulas.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Utilize formulas that process multiple records
- Use the Concat function to combine text from multiple records
- Utilize the Countrows, CountIf, ForAll
- Perform math operations on data in a table
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a canvas app in Power Apps.
With some Power Apps canvas apps a form is not the solution. This module will focus on how to perform custom updates when your data is not in a form.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Use the Patch function to update your data
- Understand how the Defaults function is used to create new records with Patch
- Utilize the Remove and RemoveIf functions to delete records
- Determine whether to use Clear and Collect or ClearCollect in their scenario
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a Power Apps canvas app.
Do you want to test your app and improve it’s performance? This module will help you understand how to test an app and improve performance.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Use best practices to improve the performance of your app
- Understand how to best test an app
- Use fiddler for troubleshooting
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a Power Apps canvas app.
Do you want to improve a user’s experience in your canvas app? This module will show you how to work with relational data to provide a good experience for app users.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Understand relational data
- Use relational data to improve an app user’s experience in Power Apps
- Understand how to use relational data in Microsoft Dataverse
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a Power Apps canvas app.
It’s important to learn how to work with data source limits. You need to understand the various limits and variables that go into those limits to best work with data in Power Apps. This will help you chose the best data source for an app to meet your requirements.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Understand the different limits of different data sources
- Understand how functions, predicates, and operators all play roles in the limits
- Use this new understanding to choose the best data source for an app
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a canvas app in Power Apps.
Do you need to connect to data that isn’t tabular? This module will help with that. It includes discussion of action-based connectors, Flow, and user data.
Learning objectives
In this module, you’ll:
- Understand and use action-based connectors
- Integrate user information and user-profile information into a canvas app
- Use Power Automate with Power Apps
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a Power Apps canvas app.
Custom connectors can be used with your canvas app when a built-in connector is not available. This module focuses on using custom connectors.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Understand custom connectors and the basics of how to build one
- Understand the custom connector lifecycle
- Use postman with a custom connector
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to create a Power Apps canvas app.
Power Automate is an online workflow service that automates actions across the most common apps and services.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Create a flow that automatically saves email attachments
- Learn how to create a button flow to send yourself a reminder
Prerequisites
- Signed up for Power Automate
- Have a OneDrive for Business account
- Have or create a Mailchimp account
Power Automate is an online workflow service that automates actions across the most common apps and services. In this module, you’ll build approval flows to streamline your business, save time, and work more efficiently.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Create and process approval requests
- Build a flow that runs at recurring time intervals
- Create a business process flow with conditions
Prerequisites
You must have signed up for Power Automate, and have a OneDrive for Business account.
Do you want to create business process flows? This module will discuss what business process flows are and how to use them to solve business solutions. You will discover why automating the business process is important to organizations and how to build business process flow solutions by using Microsoft Power Platform and Dataverse. Additionally, you will learn how business process flows differ from regular Power Automate workflows and when to use each.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Discover why standardizing business process flows is important and valuable to an organization.
- Learn about the difference between a workflow and a business process.
- Find out about how business process flows are used within Microsoft Power Platform and Dataverse.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to model a business process as a set of stages, steps, and branching concepts and a familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform.
Do you want to improve your business process flow? This module introduces more advanced business process flow concepts and techniques that you can use to help improve your flow.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about branching logic.
- Create additional fields and a main form to enhance a business process flow.
- Discover how to use instant flows with business process flows.
- Enhance immersive business process flows by using advanced techniques.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of how to model a business process as a set of stages, steps, and branching concepts and a familiarity with Power Platform.
Get the most out of your data using functions to create expressions.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Use one or more functions to create expressions.
- Use functions to retrieve data, change data, evaluate data, and more.
The goal of this module is to give a broad-scoped overview of the developer experience as it relates to Microsoft Power Platform. It will cover a high-level introduction how the ecosystem is represented, with the intended audience being a software developer with limited experience in working with Microsoft Power Platform.
Learning objectives
In this module you’ll be able to:
- Explain what solution components exist within Microsoft Power Platform.
- Explain key components of Microsoft Dataverse and the Common Data Model.
- Explain what Azure solution elements relate to Microsoft Power Platform.
- Explain what AI Solutions exist as it relates to Microsoft Power Platform.
- Navigate the Developer Guide successfully in support of their Microsoft Power Platform development efforts.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of Microsoft Power Platform, experience in software development against the Microsoft stack and Visual Studio, and experience in administering solutions in Azure is preferred.
This module will focus on the available developer tools that can help you perform development activities with Microsoft Power Platform.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Install NuGet packages available for Microsoft Power Platform development
- Work with the Configuration Migration tool
- Work with Package Deployer
- Leverage Solution Packager to isolate features
- Run the Plugin Registration Tool
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding regarding Microsoft Power Platform and how users access Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Basic understanding of access to different features depending on user licenses is also beneficial.
This module will focus on the underlying solution architecture from a technical perspective and what extensibility options exist. It will also cover the ever-important element of Microsoft Power Platform development, which is the decision-making process of determining when to use configuration versus code.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Identify which elements architecturally comprise Microsoft Power Platform.
- Learn about the areas of extensibility that are available to customize Microsoft Power Platform through code.
- Discover different approaches to common business scenarios in respect to achieving extensibility by means of configuration versus code.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of Microsoft Power Platform, experience in software development against the Microsoft stack and Visual Studio, and experience in administering solutions in Azure is preferred.
The goal of this module is to give an introductory overview of Microsoft Power Platform SDKs that are available from Microsoft via NuGet.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Explain what functions can be executed against Microsoft Power Platform via Microsoft Power Platform SDKs.
- Perform basic operations against Microsoft Power Platform such as create/read/update/delete operations.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Power Platform
- Experience in software development against the Microsoft stack and Visual Studio
- Experience in administering solutions in Azure is preferred
The purpose of this module is to provide an in-depth overview of plug-ins as it relates to Microsoft Power Platform development. This module will review how and when plug-ins are implemented, how they are registered and deployed, and the various configuration options that are available during plug-in registration.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn how to extend plug-ins.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Power Platform
- Experience in software development against the Microsoft stack and Visual Studio
- Experience in administering solutions in Azure is preferred
The goal of this module is to review how to achieve common user experience automation procedures through Client Script. This module is intended to serve as a practical guide for how to solve real-world scenarios that are frequently encountered during Microsoft Power Platform implementations.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Write client script to perform common actions as listed in the module units.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Power Platform and experience in software development against the Microsoft stack and Visual Studio
- Experience in administering solutions in Microsoft Azure is preferred.
This module will focus on educating developers on how to perform common techniques in regard to automating business process flows, along with explaining the context of when these scenarios might be applied.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Automate business process flow actions by using JavaScript/TypeScript API methods.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Power Platform
- Experience in software development against the Microsoft stack and Visual Studio
- Experience in administering solutions in Azure is preferred
Learn how to get started with Microsoft Power Apps component framework.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about Power Apps component framework architecture.
- Learn about Power Apps component tooling.
Build a custom Power Apps component, create a code component solution package, and then test and debug a code component.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Create a custom Power Apps component.
- Create a code component solution package.
- Test and debug a code component.
- Learn key concepts of Dataverse auditing
Get details on how to address more complex scenarios as it applies to a Power Apps component framework. This module covers how to use client frameworks such as React and Angular within a component, along with how to address scenarios such as file upload, localization, and integration with Microsoft Dataverse Web API.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Use formatting API in a Power Apps component.
- Use Dataverse web API in a Power Apps component.
Prerequisites
Prior development work is helpful.
The ability to show and interact with Dataverse data on a website is a core benefit of implementing a Microsoft Power Apps portal. This module focuses on the several techniques and methods to display and interact with Dataverse data in Power Apps portals.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Discover the portal components that are available to display and interact with Dataverse data on the portal.
- Identify the various features of the portal components.
- Display a list of data and an associated drill-down for details.
- Configure a table form to access individual records.
- Trigger classic Dataverse workflows from the portal.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of how to navigate and configure Microsoft Power Apps portals and knowledge of how to customize and configure model-driven apps
The world of business software applications has embraced a movement toward building apps that use low-code/no-code methods. This movement is one of the pillars of Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps portals. However, many projects often include functionality or features that can only be addressed with advanced software development techniques. This module explains how to extend portal functionality by using software development and how to use application lifecycle management (ALM) techniques to deploy portals.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Discover where software development can resolve particular portal feature requirements.
- Employ portal application lifecycle management for Power Apps portals.
- Apply JavaScript code to portal assets.
- Use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to address specific portal development requirements.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of Power Apps portals, Power Platform application lifecycle management, and fundamental web technologies like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Familiarity with other related technologies like Microsoft Azure Functions, web API, and Single Page Applications would be beneficial.
This module describes custom web templates and how they can be built and configured to extend and enhance a Power Apps portal. A portal is provisioned with a series of prebuilt web templates. As makers encounter more complex scenarios, they need to understand how to use Liquid template language to create their own web templates that address project requirements.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about the relationship between web templates, page templates, and webpages.
- Discover how custom web templates can be built by using HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Liquid, and JavaScript.
- Use Liquid template language to build and structure web templates.
- Learn how to embed custom CSS and JavaScript into web templates.
- Learn how to reference other web templates in a web template.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of how to navigate and configure Power Apps portals and customize model-driven apps. Basic knowledge of Liquid template language and familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and web application development would be beneficial.
Learn about working with the Dataverse Web API.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Interact with Dataverse Web API by using Postman.
- Authorize against Dataverse with OAuth.
- Use OData to query data.
Gain an in-depth overview of options available within Dataverse to integrate data and events to Azure.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Publish Dataverse events to Microsoft Azure Service Bus.
- Write a Service Bus Event Listener that consumes Dataverse events.
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Training Options
- ILT: Instructor-Led Training
- VILT: Virtual Instructor-Led Training
Exam & Certification
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate.
If you’re a professional developer who would like to extend and further customize Microsoft Power Platform capabilities for your current or future employer, you can benefit from this training and certification. The comprehensive training can get you up to speed with the platform and its extensibility points, providing many examples of how it’s done properly.
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Training & Certification Guide
If you have a passion for designing, developing, securing, and extending Microsoft Power Platform solutions, this certification could be for you. To earn this certification, you must be able to create solution components, including application enhancements, custom user experience, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations. You need a strong applied knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform services and a basic understanding of DevOps practices for Microsoft Power Platform. Plus, your background should include development experience using JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful web services, ASP.NET, and Power BI.
Candidates for this certification typically work with app makers, functional consultants, solution architects, and IT administrators. You have varied responsibilities, including:
- Creating technical designs and Power Apps.
- Configuring Dataverse, Power Apps, and business process automation.
- Extending the platform and the user experience.
- Developing integrations.
Candidates for this exam design, develop, secure, and troubleshoot Power Platform solutions. Candidates implement components of a solution, including application enhancements, custom user experience, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations.
Candidates must have strong applied knowledge of Power Platform services, including in-depth understanding of capabilities, boundaries, and constraints. Candidates should have a basic understanding of DevOps practices for Power Platform.
Candidates should have development experience that includes Power Platform services, JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful web services, ASP.NET, and Microsoft Power BI.
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: create a technical design; configure Common Data Service; create and configure Power Apps; configure business process automation; extend the user experience; extend the platform; and develop integrations.
- Create a technical design (10-15%)
- Configure Microsoft Dataverse (15-20%)
- Create and configure Power Apps (15-20%)
- Configure business process automation (5-10%)
- Extend the user experience (10-15%)
- Extend the platform (15-20%)
- Develop integrations (5-10%)
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- To add specific skills to your LinkedIn profile, go to your profile page and update the Skills and endorsements section. Tip: We recommend that you choose skills listed in the skills outline guide for your certification.
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Why get certified?
There’s a high demand today for IT professionals with skills in security, networking, and the cloud—and, according to the 2018 Pearson VUE report on the value of IT certification, those are the top three fields people sought certification in last year. There’s also a rapidly growing demand for people with AI skills—in every field, including business apps.
But it’s not only developers, cloud solution architects, and cybersecurity experts, however, who need to demonstrate their skills. More and more industry roles require proficiency in specialized skills. As the business world continues its digital transformation, the need for people with skills using the latest technologies increases, which means that sales managers, marketers, brand developers, data analysts, and business apps solution developers and architects can also benefit from certification.
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Top 7 IT Skills to Survive in 2023: Master One Today
In today’s digital age, IT skills have become the backbone of nearly every industry. From cybersecurity to artificial intelligence, staying ahead of the curve is no longer an option — it’s a necessity.
Whether you’re a fresh graduate exploring the tech landscape or a seasoned professional looking to upskill, this guide is your roadmap to success. In this blog, we will unveil the top 7 IT skills that are set to dominate in 2023. These skills have been carefully curated based on industry trends, market demands, and the potential they hold for shaping the future.
Frequently Asked Questions
Depending on your development skills and what you want to do with them, investigate the different Microsoft Power Platform certifications available to you. A Microsoft Certification signals that you have the skills that organizations are looking for when they hire and advance employees. Certification, combined with your drive and abilities, can help open career doors for you.
Those with experience creating application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, and custom visualizations with Microsoft Power Platform might consider earning a Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate certification. This and your Microsoft Power Platform Developer Associate certification can help set you up for later success with a Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert certification.
Earning a Microsoft Power Platform certification is globally recognized and industry-endorsed evidence of mastering real world skills. It shows you demonstrate proficiency in keeping pace with technology. It’s a career move that yields many positive results.
Getting a Microsoft Certification is also a great way to break into the tech industry. A Microsoft Certification immediately confers a level of authority and expertise, especially helpful for someone new to the industry.
The number of questions on a certification exam is subject to change as Microsoft make updates to ensure it aligns with current changes in the technology and job role. Most Microsoft Certification exams typically contain between 40-60 questions; and around 60-140 minutes.
Starting June 30 2021, all newly earned role-based and specialty certifications will be valid for one year from the date the certification was earned.
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