PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer
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PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer
Learn how to build Power Apps, automate flows, and extend the Power Platform to complete business requirements and solve complex business problems. Help organizations to optimize their operations by simplifying, automating, and transforming tasks and processes.
Benefit from instructor-led preparation for the PL-400 certification exam with tips, tricks, guidance, and mentored support.
Online Live Classes
Advanced Level
Mentor Support
PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer is a five-day, advanced-level course for professionals seeking to develop their knowledge of software development. The course teaches you to create an app in Power Apps, automate workflows, and expand the platform to meet corporate needs and solve business challenges.
During this course, you will design, create, secure, and troubleshoot Power Platform solutions. You will learn how to create different types of applications model-driven apps and canvas apps. In canvas apps, you will study Common Data Service (CDS) and master advanced techniques and data options. In Power Automate, you will create more complex flows and build your understanding of advanced business process flow concepts. You will use client script to automate business process flows and perform common actions. You will builda Power Apps component, use advanced features, accessCDS, and build customPower Apps portal web templates. Plus, you will work withCDS Web API and Azure solutions to integrate CDS.
Overall, this course will prepare you for taking the PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer certification exam. It will also provide you with a base for other role-based courses and certifications. 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.
This course comprises 10 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:
- Create a technical design.
- Configure Microsoft Dataverse.
- Create and configure Power Apps.
- Configure business process automation.
- Extend the user experience.
- Extend the platform.
- Develop integrations.
- Application developers.
- Functional consultants.
- Solution architects.
Before attending this course, you must have:
- You should have an introductory knowledge of Power Platform.
- You should also have development experience that includes JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful Web Services, ASP.NET, and Power BI.
This course will help you to prepare for the PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer certification exam.
In this course, you will learn how to build Power Apps, automate flows and extend the platform to complete business requirements and solve complex business problems.
- You will become familiar with Microsoft Power Platform.
- You will learn how to build Power Apps.
- You will be able to complete business requirements and solve complex business problems.
When you take this course, you will also get information and guidance on the Microsoft certification process, knowledge checks and practice questions, and useful tips on how to pass the exam.
Course Outline
Introduction
Grading Scheme
Pre-Requisite
Exam and Certification Details
About this module
Introduction to model-driven apps and Common Data Service
Get started with model-driven apps in Power Apps
Create and manage entities in Common Data Service
Create and manage fields within an entity in Common Data Service
Working with option sets in Common Data Service
Create a relationship between entities in Common Data Service
Define and create business rules in Common Data Service
Create and define calculation or rollup fields in Common Data Service
Get started with security roles in Common Data Service
Knowledge Check
About this module
Get started with Power Apps
Customize a canvas app in Power Apps
Manage apps in Power Apps
Navigation in a canvas app in Power Apps
How to build the UI in a canvas app in Power Apps
Use and understand Controls in a canvas app in Power Apps
Document and test your Power Apps application
Knowledge Check
About this module
Use imperative development techniques for canvas apps in Power Apps
Author an advanced formula that uses tables, records, and collections in a canvas app in Power Apps
Perform custom updates in a Power Apps canvas app
Complete testing and performance checks in a Power Apps canvas app
Work with relational data in a Power Apps canvas app
Work with data source limits (delegation limits) in a Power Apps canvas app
Connecting to other data in a Power Apps canvas app
Use custom connectors in a Power Apps canvas app
Knowledge Check
About this module
Get started with Power Automate
Build more complex flows with Power Automate
Introduction to business process flows in Power Automate
Create an immersive business process flow in Power Automate
Understand advanced business process flow concepts in Power Automate
Introduction to expressions in Power Automate
Knowledge Check
About this module
Introduction to Power Platform developer resources
Use developer tools to extend the Power Platform
Introduction to extending the Microsoft Power Platform
Knowledge Check
About this module
Introduction to Common Data Service for developers
Extend plug-ins
Knowledge Check
About this module
Introduction to web resources
Performing common actions with client script
Automate business process flows with client script
Knowledge Check
About this module
Get started with Power Apps component framework
Build a Power Apps component
Use advanced features with Power Apps component framework
Knowledge Check
About this module
Introduction to Power Apps portals
Access Common Data Service in Power Apps portals
Extend Power Apps portals
Build custom Power Apps portals web templates
Knowledge Check
About this module
Work with Common Data Service Web API
Integrate Common Data Service Azure solutions
Knowledge Check
Instructions
Practice Set 1
Practice Set 2
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FAQs
Microsoft Power Platform is a collection of Microsoft products that allows you to develop and build complex business solutions, analyze and draw data visualizations, automate business processes, and create virtual agents to communicate with customers and partners. All of these products provide a platform on which applications can be developed without the need for coding.
We recommend that learners who are aiming to take the PL-400 certification exam take this course in preparation. The PL-400 exam requires candidates to design, create, secure, and troubleshoot Power Platform solutions. Candidates work on application upgrades, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations as a part of this solution.
To pass the exam, you must have a thorough understanding of the capabilities, limitations, and challenges of Power Platform, as well as extensive experience with Power Platform services. You should also have a basic understanding of DevOps principles.
Experience in Power Platform services, JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful web services, ASP.NET, and Microsoft Power BI development is required.
You can enrol in training with us, we are a Microsoft authorized training partner. During the course, certified trainers will help you to build up a detailed knowledge of all the topics as per the Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC). You will also gain practical experience through Microsoft's official hands-on labs. Plus, we will provide practice exams that enable you to check on your certification preparation.
The process of becoming a PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer certified professional is as follows:
- Enrol in the PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer training.
- Read the pre-reading materials supplied by SkillUp Online to prepare for the PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer training.
- Attend the five-day instructor-led live online training.
- Register for the PL-400 exam and pass it to get certified. Good luck!
The other certification related to PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer is Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate.
Type of certificate
Certificate of Completion
About this course
10 Modules
01 Skills
Includes
Discussion space
01 Labs
10 Knowledge checks
01 Practice exam
Create
Canvas app
Model-driven application
Business process
Analytics reports
Exercises to explore
Power Apps
Dataverse
Dynamics 365
Power Automate
Power BI
Power Apps component framework
You’ll learn with these experts

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