PL-400 Microsoft Power Platform Developer

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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.

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How to build your first model-driven app with Dataverse

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.

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.

Get started with model-driven apps in Power Apps

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 to no code, you can make apps that are simple or complex. Unlike in canvas app development, where the designer has total control over the app layout, much of the layout in model-driven apps is determined by the components you add. In other words, the emphasis is more on quickly viewing your business data and making decisions than on intricate app design.

This module explains these concepts:

• Model-driven app design
• Creating a model-driven app

Manage tables in Dataverse

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.

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.

Create and manage columns within a table in Dataverse

Learn how to create and manage table columns in Dataverse.

This module explains:

• What a column is in Dataverse.
• The types of columns that are available in Dataverse.
• How to add a column to a table.
• What a primary name column is in Dataverse.
• How to identify restrictions that are associated with columns.
• How to create an auto-numbering column.
• How to create an alternate key.

Working with choices in Dataverse

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.

In this module, you will:

• Learn about choices.
• Explore the standard choices.
• Create a new choice or modify an existing one.

Create a relationship between tables in Dataverse

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.

In this module, you'll 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're building solutions with Dataverse.

Define and create business rules in Dataverse

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.

In this module, you'll learn how to:

• Define business rules in Dataverse.
• Create and manage business rules in Dataverse.

Create and define calculation or rollup columns in Dataverse

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.

In this module, you'll learn how to:

• Define a rollup column.
• Create a rollup column.
• Identify a calculation column.
• Create a calculation column.
• Define a formula column.

Get started with security roles in Dataverse

Learn 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.

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.

Get started with Power Apps canvas apps

Learn how Power Apps can make your business more efficient and streamline your processes.

This module explains how to:

• Explore how Power Apps can make your business more efficient.
• Use different technologies to perform different tasks in Power Apps.
• Build an app in Power Apps in different ways.
• Create your first app from data in an Excel workbook.

Customize a canvas app in Power Apps

This module takes the learner to the next level in app development by teaching how to customize the app by adding controls, images, and logic.

In this module, you will:

• Change the layout of a gallery.
• Change the data that a control portrays.
• Modify a form control to show different data fields.
• Learn about gallery and form controls.
• Add a screen.
• Learn how to modify label properties by using basic formulas.
• Add labels.
• Learn how to create basic screen navigation.

Manage apps in Power Apps

Manage app versions, app sharing, and environments in Power Apps.

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.

Navigation in a canvas app in Power Apps

In this module, learners do an in-depth exploration of navigation in Power Apps.

In this module, you will:

• Gain a greater understanding of the Navigate and Back functions.
• Learn how to use screen transitions in an app.
• Learn how to preview and modify an app to fit various form factors.
• Gain hands-on experience in building navigations inside an app.
• Learn how to use other controls for app navigation.

How to build the User Interface in a canvas app in Power Apps

In this module, learners will learn how to build UI for their app including theming, icons, images, personalization, form factors and controls.

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.
• Learn how to preview and modify an app to fit different form factors.

Use and understand Controls in a canvas app in Power Apps

Controls help create a better experience for the user and collect the appropriate data. This module helps you understand and use Controls.

This module explains these concepts:

• Understand how to use controls in a canvas app
• Use the different types of controls
• Understand how Galleries and Forms relate to controls

Document and test your Power Apps application

Learn how to document and test a Power Apps application.

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

Use imperative development techniques for canvas apps in Power Apps

Learn how to use imperative vs. declarative development.

This module explains how to:

• Understand imperative vs. declarative development.
• Understand the variables in Power Apps.
• Understand when to utilize each of the three different types of variables.

Create formulas that use tables, records, and collections in a canvas app in Power Apps

Do you have need for complex formulas in your app? This module can help you write those formulas.

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.

Perform custom updates in a Power Apps canvas app

With some Power Apps canvas apps, a form isn't the solution. This module focuses on how to perform custom updates when your data isn't in a form.

This module explains how to:

• Use the Patch function to update your data.
• Understand how the Defaults function is used to create new records with Patch.
• Use the Remove and RemoveIf functions to delete records.
• Determine whether to use Clear and Collect or ClearCollect in their scenario.

Complete testing and performance checks in a Power Apps canvas app

Do you want to test your app and improve its performance? This module helps you understand how to test an app and improve performance.

This module explains how to:

• Use best practices to improve the performance of your app.
• Understand how to best test an app.
• Use fiddler for troubleshooting.

Work with relational data in a Power Apps canvas app

Learn how to work with relational data in Power Apps canvas apps.

This module explains how to:

• 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

Work with data source limits (delegation limits) in a Power Apps canvas app

Delegate data with Power Apps.

This module explains these concepts:

• 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

Connect to other data in a Power Apps canvas app

Learn how to connect to other data in Power Apps canvas app.

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.

Use custom connectors in a Power Apps canvas app

Learn how to use custom connectors in a Power Apps canvas app.

This module explains how to:

• Understand custom connectors and the basics of how to build one.
• Understand the custom connector lifecycle.

Get started with Power Automate

Explore Power Automate, an online service automating actions across apps and services. Learn to create flows for reminders & saving email attachments.

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.

Build approval flows with Power Automate

Learn how to build approval flows with Power Automate.

This module explains how to:

• Create and process approval requests.
• Build a flow that runs at recurring time intervals.
• Create a business process flow with conditions.

Introduction to expressions in Power Automate

Learn how to write expressions in Power Automate.

This module explains how to:

• Use one or more functions to create expressions.
• Use functions to retrieve data, change data, evaluate data, and more.

Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform developer resources

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.

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.

Use developer tools to extend Power Platform

This module will focus on the available developer tools that can help you perform development activities with Power Platform.

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

Introduction to extending Power Platform

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.

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 with configuration versus code.

Introduction to Dataverse for developers

The goal of this module is to give an introductory overview of Microsoft Power Platform SDKs that are available from Microsoft via NuGet.

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.

Extend plug-ins in Power Platform

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're registered and deployed, and the various configuration options that are available during plug-in registration.

In this module, you will:

• Learn how to extend plug-ins.

Perform common actions with client script in Power Platform

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.

This module explains how to:

• Write client scripts to perform common actions as listed in the module units.

Automate business process flows with client script

This module focuses on educating developers on how to perform common techniques in regard to automating business processes using client scripting, along with explaining the context of when these scenarios might be applied.

This module explains how to:

• Automate business processes using JavaScript/TypeScript API methods.

Get started with Power Apps component framework

Learn how to get started with Microsoft Power Apps component framework.

This module explains the following concepts:

• Power Apps component framework architecture
• Power Apps component tooling

Build a Power Apps component

Learn how to build a custom Power Apps component, create a code component solution package, and then test and debug a code component.

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

Use advanced features with Power Apps component framework

Learn about Power Apps component framework advanced articles.

In this module, you will:

• Use formatting API in a Power Apps component.
• Use Dataverse web API in a Power Apps component.

Access Dataverse in Power Pages websites

Learn about the several techniques and methods for displaying and interacting with Dataverse data on Power Pages websites.

In this module, you'll:

• Discover Power Pages components that are available to help you display and interact with Dataverse data on a Power Pages website.
• Identify the various features of the Power Pages components.
• Display a list of data and an associated drill-down list for details.
• Set up a form to access individual table rows.
• Trigger classic Dataverse workflows from the website.

Extend Power Pages websites

Extend website functionality by using software development and deploying Power Pages websites with ALM techniques.

In this module, you'll:

• Discover where software development can resolve particular website feature requirements.
• Employ application lifecycle management (ALM) for Power Pages websites.
• Apply JavaScript code to website assets.
• Use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to address specific website development requirements.

Build custom Power Pages web templates

Find out how to embed custom CSS and JavaScript into your Power Pages templates.

In this module, you'll:

• Learn about the relationship between web templates, page templates, and webpages.
• Discover how you can build custom web templates 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.

Work with Dataverse Web API

Discover how to work with the Dataverse Web API, including authorizing with OAuth and using OData to query data.

This module explains how to:

• Authorize against Dataverse with OAuth.
• Use OData to query data.

Integrate Dataverse Azure solutions

Gain an in-depth overview of options available within Dataverse to integrate data and events to Azure.

This module explains how to:

• Publish Dataverse events to Microsoft Azure Service Bus.
• Write a Service Bus Event Listener that consumes Dataverse events.

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