PL-200: Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant
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PL-200: Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant
Learn how to use Microsoft Power Platform solutions to simplify, automate, and empower business processes. Build the in-demand skills needed to be a functional consultant.
Benefit from instructor-led preparation for the PL-200 certification exam with tips, tricks, guidance, and mentored support.
Online Live Classes
Intermediate Level
Mentor Support
PL-200: Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant is a four-day intermediate-level course. The course focuses on how to perform discovery and capture requirements, engage subject matter experts and stakeholders, translate requirements, and configure Microsoft Power Platform solutions and apps.
During this course, you will explore the essential components of Power Platform and learn how to connect to data. You will build a Power Apps model-driven app and canvas app that considers user experience. You will discover how to use Dataverse data in Power App portals, whilst taking account of portal access to users. You will be introduced to Power Automate and learn how to configure business rules, security roles, plus how to create and approve cloud flows including triggers and actions. You will learn how to develop and automate business process flows using Business Process Flow Designer. You will establish how to use Power Virtual Agents to automate customer interactions with a chatbot. You will explore Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service to analyze data and create visualizations and dashboards. And you will become familiar with AI Builder and learn how to use all the concepts picked up in this course to work as a functional consultant on Microsoft Power Platform engagements.
Overall, this course will prepare you for taking the Microsoft Certified: PL-200 Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate certification exam. It will also give you the firm base you need to consider expert-level certification next. Please note, entry for the exam is not included. However, you will get a clear overview of the Microsoft certification process. You will also get tips and tricks, testing strategies, practice questions, and helpful information to help you pass the exam successfully.
This course comprises twelve purposely designed modules that take you on a carefully defined learning journey.
It is an instructor-led course which runs to a fixed schedule, with set start and finish dates. It is driven forward by your instructor and features live sessions that are aired at a set time. You will, however, have time to complete certain activities at your own pace outside of the live sessions.
The materials for each module are accessible from the start of the course and will remain available for the duration of your enrollment. Methods of learning and assessment will include reading material, hands-on labs, and online exam questions.
As part of our mentoring service you will have access to valuable guidance and support throughout the course. We provide a dedicated discussion space where you can ask questions, chat with your peers, and resolve issues.
Once you have successfully completed the course, you will earn your Certificate of Completion.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Configure Microsoft Dataverse.
- Create apps using Microsoft Power Apps.
- Create and manage Microsoft Power Automate.
- Implement Microsoft Power Virtual Agents chatbots.
- Integrate Microsoft Power Apps with other apps and services.
- Manage solutions.
This course is ideal for:
- Functional consultants
- Software developers
- Data analysts
- Business intelligence professionals
- Aspiring Microsoft Power Platform functional consultants
- Individuals preparing for the PL-200 certification exam
- Experience as an IT professional or student.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform and its key components.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dataverse (or general data modeling) and security concepts.
This course will help you to prepare for the PL-200: Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant certification exam.
A functional consultant promotes utilization of solutions within an organization. In this role, you may perform many different tasks incuding, carrying out discovery, engaging subject matter experts and stakeholders, capturing requirements, and mapping requirements to features.
During this course:
- You will gain knowledge and skills in application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and simple visualizations.
- You will come to understand tables, columns, rows, and relationships, and will be able to configure a data model in Dataverse.
- You will become familiar with managing solutions in Microsoft Power Platform.
When you take this course, you will also get information and guidance on the Microsoft certification process, and useful tips on how to pass the exam.
Course Outline
Introduction
Grading Scheme
Pre-Requisite
Exam and Certification Details
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Microsoft Power Platform overview
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Work with tables
Understand data types and behavior
Configure security settings
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Building blocks of model-driven apps
Design model-driven apps
Forms and views
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Power Apps studio
Canvas apps capabilities
User experience
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Business rules
Power Automate overview
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Fundamentals of cloud flows
Triggers
Actions
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Build desktop flows
Use desktop flows
Process advisor
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Why use business process flows
Using business process flow designer
Automating your business process flow
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Create a chatbot
Configure topics
Automate and integrate
Configure entities
Test and publish chatbots
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Use tabular reporting options in Dataverse
Use charts and dashboards in Dataverse
Get started with Power BI
Model data in Power BI
Create visualizations and dashboards
Publish and share in Power BI
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Using solutions
AI Builder
Consultant skills
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Instructions
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FAQs
This course enables learners to:
- Manage solutions.
- Configure Microsoft Dataverse.
- Create apps by using Microsoft Power Apps.
- Create apps by using Microsoft Power Apps.
- Create and manage Microsoft Power Automate.
- Implement Microsoft Power Virtual Agents chatbots.
- Integrate Microsoft Power Apps with other apps and services.
As part of our mentoring service, in addition to being able to ask questions and discuss topics with your instructor, you will have access to valuable guidance and support throughout the course. We also provide a dedicated discussion space where you can ask questions, chat with your peers, and resolve issues.
You canenroll for trainingwithus; we area Microsoftauthorizedtraining partner.Our MCTs (Microsoft Certified Trainers) will help you to build your knowledge ofall the topics as pertheMicrosoft Official Curriculum (MOC). You will also get practical experience throughMicrosofts official hands-on labs.Plus, you will get practice exams tocheck on your certification preparation.
Online classes allow you to learn at your own convenience at home, removing the need for travel. In this course, you will learn via virtualinstructor-led training (VILT)sessions which are conducted by Microsoft Certified Trainers. You will also have access toour 24/7 discussionspace.
There are no prerequisite courses that must be completed before enrolling onto this PL-200: Power Platform Functional Consultant course. Candidates who have completed the PL-900: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals course may find this training useful.
Yes, you will be issued a Certificate of Completion from SkillUp Online once you have successfully finished the course.
Type of certificate
Certificate of Completion
About this course
12 Modules
04 Skills
Includes
Discussion space
12 Knowledge checks
01 Practice exam
01 Lab
Create
Microsoft Dataverse database
Tables in Dataverse
Custom tables
Auto numbering column
Creating custom roles
Bots with power virtual agents
Canvas app in Power Apps
Flows
Charts through Power BI
Exercises to explore
Add, update, or delete data in a table by using Excel
Import data using Power Query
Adding or disabling an environment user
Check the roles that a user belongs to
Enable and disable auditing
Power apps
Power BI
Power automate
You’ll learn with these experts

Microsoft
This course is led by experienced Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs).
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