Overview
Learn the business value and product capabilities of Microsoft Power Platform in this 1-day PL-900T00: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals training course . Create simple Power Apps, connect data with Dataverse, build a Power BI Dashboard, automate processes with Power Automate, and build a chatbot with Power Virtual Agents
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Skills Covered
- Describe the Power Platform components
- Describe Microsoft Dataverse, Connectors and AI builder
- Describe cross-cloud scenarios across M365, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure and 3rd party services
- Identify benefits and capabilities of Power Platform
- Identify the basic functionality and business value Power Platform components
- Implement simple solutions with Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI
Who Should Attend
Candidates for this exam are users who aspire to improve productivity by automating business processes, analyzing data to produce business insights, and acting more effectively by creating simple app experiences.
This Microsoft Official course prepares students for the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals certification.
The PL-900 exam measures your ability to describe the business value of Power Platform; identify the core components of Power Platform; demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI; describe the capabilities of Power Apps; demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate; and demonstrate the business value of Power Virtual Agents.
Course Curriculum
Course Modules
Learn about the components of Microsoft Power Platform, the business value for customers, and security of the technology.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn the components and features of Microsoft Power Platform
- Identify when to use each Microsoft Power Platform component application to create business solutions
- Understand connectors
- Learn the value of using Microsoft Power Platform to create business solutions
Learn about the basics of Dataverse and explore ways you can connect and customize data connections to Microsoft Power Platform applications.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Discover Microsoft Dataverse
- Learn about the Common Data Model
- Identify tables, columns, and relationships
- Learn about environments
- Discover business rules
Learn about the value and capabilities of Power Apps and ways other organizations have leveraged this technology to build simple applications for their business.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will learn:
- What is Power Apps and the business value it creates
- How a business is using Power Apps, the rest of the Microsoft Power Platform, and Azure to help build better buildings
- See a video walkthrough of Power Apps
Power Apps allows businesses to create custom solutions for everyday problems. In this module, you will learn how to build and customize a canvas app from scratch.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn basic elements of Power Apps
- Build a canvas app
- Customize elements of your app
- Configure and manage app settings
Learn how you can leverage Power Apps to create model-driven apps with little or no code.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn what model-driven apps are and how they differ from canvas apps
- Learn the building blocks of model-driven apps
- Learn how to create and design model-driven apps
- Learn how to change security and share model-driven apps
Microsoft Power Automate is all about process automation. Power Automate allows anyone with knowledge of the business process to create repeatable flows that when triggered leap into action and perform the process for them.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will learn:
- What is Power Automate and the business value it creates
- How two businesses are using Power Automate to provide better customer experiences
- See a video walkthrough of Power Automate
Learn how you can leverage Power Automate to build simple workflow to help improve productivity and simplify tasks.
Learning objectives
In this module you will:
- Explore and build from existing flow templates
- Create a flow triggered by a new record or record change
- Explain how flow can automate and customize approvals
Learn how you can leverage Power BI to easily build reports and dashboards with interactive visualizations and see how other organizations have used this solution to drive business results with actionable insights.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Describe the business value and features of Power BI
- See how Power BI works and looks from the user’s perspective
Power BI helps business users and developers alike to easily analyze, visualize, and collaborate on data. This module will teach you how to do all of that without affecting your underlying dataset.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn to connect to data in Power BI desktop
- Transform and model the data you import
- Build basic visualizations
- Create and share a dashboard
- Discover how to collaborate in Power BI
Learn about the value and capabilities of Power Virtual Agents and ways organizations can leverage this technology to build chatbot solutions for their business.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn how to describe the business value and features of Power Virtual Agents
- Learn essential components that make up Power Virtual Agents and chatbots
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Training Options
- ILT: Instructor-Led Training
- VILT: Virtual Instructor-Led Training
Exam & Certification
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals.
The Power Platform fundamentals certification provides a foundational understanding of Microsoft Power Platform, from business value to core product capabilities. Prove you understand the core capabilities of the Power Platform–from business value and core product capabilities to building a simple Power Apps canvas app, connecting data sources, automating basic business processes with Power Automate, creating a Power BI dashboard, and creating powerful chatbots with Power Virtual Agents
Training & Certification Guide
If you’re a student, business user, or beginning technical professional, this certification can accelerate your progress and give your career a boost, as you use your Microsoft Power Platform skills to improve your team’s productivity. No experience is necessary to train for it—just basic familiarity with computer technology, data analytics, cloud computing, and the internet. Think of a fundamentals certification as the first step in growing your skill set and advancing to other certifications, such as Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant.
The Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals certification could be a great fit for you, if you’d like to:
- Build solutions with Microsoft Power Platform.
- Automate basic business processes with Power Automate.
- Perform data analysis with Power BI.
- Create simple Power Apps experiences.
- Build practical chatbots with Power Virtual Agents.
This certification has no prerequisites. However, if you’d like to gain some more experience, you could:
- Shadow a person on your team who works with Microsoft Power Platform.
- Explore available learning paths on Microsoft Learn.
- Sign up for an instructor-led training course.
Candidates for this exam aspire to improve productivity by understanding the capabilities of the Power Platform, automating basic business processes with Power Automate, performing basic data analysis with Power BI, acting more effectively by creating simple Power Apps experiences, and creating powerful chatbots by using Power Virtual Agents.
This exam measures your ability to describe the business value of Power Platform; identify the core components of Power Platform; demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI; describe the capabilities of Power Apps; demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate; and demonstrate the business value of Power Virtual Agents.
- Describe the business value of Power Platform (15-20%)
- Identify the core components of Power Platform (15-20%)
- Demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI (15-20%)
- Describe the capabilities of Power Apps (15-20%)
- Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate (15-20%)
- Demonstrate the business value of Power Virtual Agents (10-15%)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Let your skills guide you as you investigate the different Microsoft Power Platform certifications available to you. A Microsoft Certification validates that you have the skills that organizations are looking for when they hire and advance employees. These certifications provide a pathway to success by starting with the foundations and then providing multiple avenues that validate deeper technical skills. Plus, Microsoft keeps certifications up to date based on market and industry demands.
The app maker certification
There are as many pathways to the app maker role as there are people excited about using technology to solve problems. You could be a student, a professional, or a businessperson with deep expertise in your solution domain. You fit the profile to be a candidate for the Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker Associate certification if you’re self-directed and solution-focused and you work with the maker tools of Microsoft Power Platform to simplify, automate, and transform tasks and processes for yourself and your colleagues.
The functional consultant certification
Functional consultants understand the value of collaborative work between business and technology. There are many possible paths to this role. These professionals perform a variety of tasks, such as gathering requirements for a Power Apps project and collaborating with solution architects, designers, and business stakeholders to understand and flesh out those requirements.
Does this sound like you? To qualify for the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate certification, you could be a functional consultant, a data analyst, a developer looking to hone your consulting and configuration skills, a solution architect on a path to the solution architect certification, or an IT professional with knowledge and experience configuring Microsoft Power Platform.
The developer certification
If you’re a traditional developer who customizes Microsoft Power Platform apps, you fit the profile for the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate certification. You’re driven by solving problems and creating automated solutions. You have successfully built, customized, and extended Microsoft Power Platform apps. You’re passionate about designing, developing, securing, and extending solutions with this technology.
The solution architect certification
This expert certification is for highly qualified professionals with years of experience. You fit the profile for the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert certification if you’re a solution architect, a developer, or a senior functional consultant ready to take the next step to become a solution architect. Professionals who qualify for this exam are leaders with functional and technical knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform who work with all project team members, including functional consultants, project managers, developers, and business analysts.
Earning a Microsoft 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.
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- PL-100T00: Power Platform App Maker
- PL-200T00: Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant
- PL-300T00: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst
- PL-400T00: Microsoft Power Platform Developer
- PL-500T00: Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer
- PL-600T00: Power Platform Solution Architect