New Microsoft Exam PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker (beta)

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Skills Measured

Design solutions (10-15%)

Create a high-level design

• collect business requirements
• identify data sources
• describe real-world objects as app entities
• describe the user experience
• create a high-level data model
• Identify required Power Platform components
• determine required app types
• identify existing resources and licenses
• identify gaps
• map problem domain to Power Platform tools
• identify required flows
• evaluate accelerators and third-party solutions

Design data models

• determine required entities and objects
• identify relationships
• identify attribute types
• determine requirements for offline access

Design User Interface

• identify opportunities for component reuse
• apply user interface (UI) standards
• design for accessibility
• design for localization

Design output

• define data output requirements
• define requirements for visualizations
• identify sources for analytical data including Azure Data Lake
• Design security, privacy and compliance
• identify sensitive data
• identify applicable government regulations
• Understand app environments
• understand how to get started building apps
• describe the different types of app environments
• understand solutions
• understand where source data for a solution is located

Create solutions (50-55%)

Create a Power Platform solution in a development environment

• create a solution as a workspace for an app
• create a Solution Publisher for a solution
• modify the solution publisher for a solution

Create model-driven apps

• create model-driven apps within a solution
• create a site map
• create and configure Common Data Service entity forms
• create and configure Common Data Service entity views
• create model-driven dashboards
• create model-driven charts for views
• add existing Power BI reports to model-driven dashboards

Create canvas apps

• create canvas apps within a solution
• connect to data sources in canvas apps
• build canvas apps screens
• configure solutions for offline access
• use formulas and expressions
• use collections and variables
• describe the implications of design choices on app performance

Create and Use Controls

• add canvas app assets and components to screens
• build canvas app components

Create and configure data stores

• create a Common Data Service database
• configure a connection for a data store
• create Common Data Service entities based on a data model
• link entities by using Common Data Service entity relationships
• load or create data records for testing and development

Create business logic

• create Common Data Service business rules
• create Common Data Service business process flows
• create Common Data Service classic workflows
• create business logic using Power Automate flows
• create Canvas app formulas and events

Create Power Automate flows

• create flows as a solution
• create trigger actions
• build scheduled, automated, and instant flows
• create flow actions
• run Flow Checker
• test a flow
• create expressions and loops

Analyze data (5-10%)

Create Power BI reports

• create Power BI report by using Power BI Desktop
• create Power BI report by using Power BI service

Implement other reports

• consume SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports
• merge data from a solution into a template

Build AI Builder models

• create AI Builder model types
• consume AI Builder models
• train models by using historical data

Implement and manage solutions (15-20%)

Configure solution security

• configure Common Data Service security roles
• configure Common Data Service field security

Test an application and flows

• describe the solution testing process
• implement available Power Platform testing tools
• validate accessibility

Secure the solution

• manage data security
• manage app security
• define a distribution method for flows
• configure security for Power BI

Deploy the solution

• export solutions
• support deployment of solutions to production environments

Manage versions of the solution

• create new versions of an app
• restore a previous version of an app
• publish a new version of an app