Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant (PL-200)

This 4-day course will teach you to use Microsoft Power Platform solutions to simplify, automate, and empower business processes for organizations in the role of a Functional Consultant.

A Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant is responsible for creating and configuring apps, automations, and solutions. They act as the liaison between users and the implementation team.

The functional consultant promotes utilization of solutions within an organization. The functional consultant may perform discovery, engage subject matter experts and stakeholders, capture requirements, and map requirements to features. They implement components of a solution including application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and simple visualizations.

The details for this course are taken from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/learn/certifications/courses/pl-200t01.

DatesLocation
08-Nov-23
15-Nov-23
22-Nov-23
29-Nov-23
06-Dec-23
Online

Course Outline

Course welcome and introduction to the Power Platform

This module describes the Power Platform and key components: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages and Power Virtual Agents.

Module 1: Work with Dataverse 

This module describes Microsoft Dataverse, a secure store for business data.

  • What is a relational database?
  • Introduction to Dataverse
  • Manage environments
  • Manage customizations with solutions
  • Create and manage tables in Microsoft Dataverse
  • Create relationships between tables in Microsoft Dataverse
  • Create and define calculated and rollup columns in Microsoft Dataverse

Module 2: Work with Dataverse 

The learning path covers managing data in Dataverse by applying logic and security, importing and exporting data, and administering Dataverse 

  • Define and create business rules in Microsoft Dataverse 
  • Load/export data in Microsoft Dataverse 
  • Manage security in Microsoft Dataverse 
  • Administration options in Microsoft Dataverse 

Module 3: Create model-driven apps in Power Apps

This module covers creating model-driven apps based on the data model in Microsoft Dataverse.

  • Introduction to model-driven apps
  • Design and create model-driven apps
  • Configure forms
  • Configure views
  • Configure charts
  • Configure dashboards

Module 4: Create canvas apps in Power Apps

This module covers creating canvas apps.

  • Introduction to canvas apps
  • Customize a canvas app
  • Build the UI in a canvas app
  • Navigation in a canvas app
  • Manage apps
  • Build a mobile-optimized app
  • Connect to other data in canvas apps

Module 5: Make portals in Power Pages

This module covers the key featurs of Power Pages and how to build portal sites in Power Pages.

  • Introduction to Power Pages
  • Core components and features
  • Portals architecture
  • Explore design studio

Module 6: Build automation with Power Automate

This module covers Power Automate flows, classic workflows and business process flows within Microsoft Dataverse.

  • Introduction to automation in Dataverse
  • Introduction to Power Automate
  • Create Power Automate cloud flows
  • Use Dataverse triggers and actions in Power Automate cloud flows
  • Introduction to expressions in Power Automate
  • Test and troubleshoot Power Automate cloud flows
  • Administer Power Automate cloud flows
  • Create business process flows

Module 7: Build chatbots with Power Virtual Agents

This module scovers understanding and the key features of Power Virtual Agents.

  • Identify use cases for Power Virtual Agents
  • Identify components of Power Virtual Agents

Module 8: Visualize data with Power BI

This module covers the use of Power BI with the Power Platform.

  • Introduction to analyzing data with Power BI
  • Consume Power BI in Power Platform

Module 9: Solutions and integrations

This module covers how to transfer solutions between environments and interoperability with other services.

  • Application Lifecycle Management
  • Interoperability with other services