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Course Overview

The Microsoft Power Platform Developer: PL-400T00 Certification Training is designed to provide learners with the skills to create, configure, and enhance applications using Microsoft Power Platform. This course is all about using tools such as Power Apps, Power Automat, and Dataverse to solve business requirements and optimise organisational flows.
Participants will benefit from knowledge of model-driven and canvas apps, UI customisation, and data system integration. Some of the areas covered in the course include customising Dataverse, working with tables and records, and working with business processes. Learners will also discover how to build solutions with Power Platform by extending it with JavaScript, TypeScript, and plugins.
This training also develops knowledge in using connectors with Microsoft Azure services and Dataverse Web API for extended capability and flexibility. It encompasses the main areas of solution implementation, such as security, identity, and ALM. Labs and case studies guarantee the implementation of the knowledge necessary to create strong business solutions. Inclusive of all the aspects, this course empowers developers to build solutions, optimise processes, and embrace change through the versatile features of Microsoft Power Platform.

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide comprehensive expertise in using Microsoft Power Platform for advanced application development and integration. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Establish the structure of Dataverse and its ability to organise data in tables, columns, and their relationships.
Apply techniques of creating robust models for data to be used in business solutions.
Create and manage security roles in order to allow access to Dataverse and to protect the data.
Design automation solutions for business processes with Microsoft Power Automate.
Develop custom connectors for Power Apps and connect them with external data sources.
Utilise Power Apps CLI and other tools to enhance the development and deployment process.
Build business process flows with conditions to help users to complete certain tasks.
Implement complex navigation patterns to improve the usage of applications in Power Apps.
Customise control and arrange the layout in the canvas apps to provide the best user experience.
Employ client scripts and imperative development methods to add value to the app.
Write and implement plug-ins to enhance the functionality of Dataverse using business logic.
Integrate Azure solutions such as Service Bus with Dataverse to enable proper interaction between data.
Extend Power Apps portals, for additional features, by using JavaScript, CSS, as well as Liquid.
Debug and Monitor applications such as Fiddler for performance metrics evaluation.
Leverage Dataverse Web API to make various operations with the data and implement different operations and actions.
Design and implement test strategies and test cases that will help verify the performance and stability of the app in question.
Implement ALM best practices for effective solution maintenance.

Target Audience

This course targets:

Professionals with practical knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform services, including its capabilities, boundaries, and constraints.
Individuals experienced in designing, creating, protecting, and troubleshooting Power Platform solutions.
Developers working on application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, process automation, and visualisations.
Software developers proficient in modern programming languages like C# and JavaScript.
Learners with hands-on experience in:
- Developing data models in Microsoft Dataverse.
- Creating tables, columns, and relationships in Dataverse.
- Building canvas and model-driven apps in Power Apps.
- Automating workflows using Power Automate cloud flows.
Candidates looking to build advanced solutions using:
- Microsoft Power Platform services, JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, RESTful Web APIs, and Microsoft Azure with tools like Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should have prior software development experience with modern programming languages like C# or JavaScript, foundational knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, and hands-on experience in Dataverse data modelling, Power Apps (canvas and model-driven), and Power Automate workflows. Familiarity with Visual Studio and Azure integration is essential.

Course Outline

Module 1: How to build your first model-driven app with Dataverse

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

Module 2: Get started with model-driven apps in Power Apps

Learn about model-driven app design
Create a model-driven app
Lab: Control security when sharing model-driven apps
Lab: Create a model-driven app

Module 3: Manage tables in Dataverse

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
Lab: Create a new custom table and enable attachments

Module 4: Create and manage columns within a table in Dataverse

Learn what a column is in Dataverse
Learn about the types of columns that are available in Dataverse
Add a column to a table
Learn what a primary name column is in Dataverse
Identify restrictions that are associated with columns
Create an auto-numbering column
Create an alternate key

Module 5: Working with choices in Dataverse

Learn about choices
Explore the standard choices
Create a new choice or modify an existing one
Lab: Create a new choice or modify an existing choice

Module 6: Create a relationship between tables in Dataverse

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
Lab: Create two tables and relate them by using a one-to-many

Module 7: Define and create business rules in Dataverse

Define business rules in Dataverse
Create and manage business rules in Dataverse
Lab: Create a business rule

Module 8: Create and define calculation or rollup columns in Dataverse

Define a rollup column
Create a rollup column
Identify a calculation column
Create a calculation column
Lab: Create a rollup column
Lab: Create a calculation column

Module 9: Get started with security roles in Dataverse

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
Lab: Create a custom role

Module 10: Get started with Power Apps canvas apps

Explore how Power Apps can make your business more efficient
Learn how to use different technologies to perform different tasks in Power Apps
Learn about the different ways to build an app in Power Apps
Create your first app from data in an Excel workbook
Lab: Create your first app in Power Apps

Module 11: Customize a canvas app in Power Apps

Change the layout of a gallery
Change the data that a control shows
Change the order in which fields appear
Change the control with which a user provides information
Explore controls on each screen of an app
Format a number as a price
Colour prices based on their values
Explore formulas in a generated app
Lab: Get started with functions in Power Apps

Module 12: Manage apps in Power Apps

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
Lab: Manage app versions in Power Apps
Lab: Share apps in Power Apps
Lab: Understand environments in Power Apps

Module 13: Navigation in a canvas app in Power Apps

Understand how navigation works in a canvas app
Use the Navigate and Back functions
Understand the different ways these functions can be invoked
Lab: Create navigation functions

Module 14: How to build the UI in a canvas app in Power Apps

Understand the basics of building the UI through themes, icons, control customisation, and images
Use personalisation in a canvas app
Understand the differences between the Tablet and Mobile form factors
Lab: Create UI for a new canvas app

Module 15: Use and understand Controls in a canvas app in Power Apps

Understand how to use controls in a canvas app
Use the different types of controls
Understand how Galleries and Forms related to controls
Lab: Create a canvas app with unique controls

Document and test your Power Apps application

Learn about the different types of test plans and the components of a good test plan
Identify and discuss optimisation tools and performance tuning
Learn about the benefits of documenting your application

Module 16: Use imperative development techniques for canvas apps in Power Apps

Understand imperative vs. declarative development
Understand the variables in Power Apps
Understand when to utilise each of the three different types of variables
Lab: Using the variables and collections

Module 17: Create formulas that use tables, records, and collections in a canvas app in Power Apps

Utilise formulas that process multiple records
Use the Concat function to combine text from multiple records
Utilise the Countrows, CountIf, ForAll
Perform math operations on data in a table
Lab: Using the ForAll function in a gallery

Module 18: Perform custom updates in a Power Apps canvas app

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

Module 19: Complete testing and performance checks in a Power Apps canvas app

Use best practices to improve the performance of your app
Understand how to test an app best
Use fiddler for troubleshooting
Lab: Using the Concurrent function to test performance

Module 20: Work with relational data in a Power Apps canvas app

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
Lab: Work with relational data

Module 21: Work with data source limits (delegation limits) in a Power Apps canvas app

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

Module 22: Connect to other data in a Power Apps canvas app

Understand and use action-based connectors
Integrate user information and user-profile information into a canvas app
Use Power Automate with Power Apps

Module 23: Use custom connectors in a Power Apps canvas app

Understand custom connectors and the basics of how to build one
Understand the custom connector lifecycle
Use postman with a custom connector

Module 24: Get started with Power Automate

Create a flow that automatically saves email attachments
Learn how to create a button flow to send yourself a reminder
Lab: Create your first flow
Lab: Create recurring flows
Lab: Monitor incoming emails
Lab: Share flows

Module 25: Build approval flows with Power Automate

Create and process approval requests
Build a flow that runs at recurring time intervals
Create a business process flow with conditions
Lab: Build an approval request
Lab: Build a flow that processes an approval request
Lab: Learn to build a flow that runs at recurring time intervals
Lab: Create a business process flow
Lab: Create a business process flow that has conditions

Module 26: Introduction to expressions in Power Automate

Use one or more functions to create expressions
Use functions to retrieve data, change data, evaluate data, and more
Lab: Creating a manual flow and using expressions

Module 27: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform developer resources

Explain what solution components exist within the Microsoft Power Platform
Explain key components of Microsoft Dataverse and the Common Data Model
Explain what Azure solution elements relate to the Microsoft Power Platform
Explain what AI Solutions exist as it relates to the Microsoft Power Platform
Navigate the Developer Guide successfully in support of their Microsoft Power Platform development efforts

Module 28: Use developer tools to extend Microsoft Power Platform

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
Lab: Install and use developer tools
Lab: Use the Power Apps CLI

Module 29: Introduction to extending Microsoft Power Platform

Identify which elements architecturally comprise the 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 with respect to achieving extensibility by means of configuration versus code
Lab: Create a Custom API

Module 30: Introduction to Dataverse for developers

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

Module 31: Extend plug-ins

Learn how to extend plug-ins
Lab: Write your first plug-in
Lab: Write a custom workflow extension

Module 32: Performing common actions with client script

Write client script to perform common actions as listed in the module units
Lab: Use client script to hide a form section

Module 33: Automate business process flows with client script

Automate business process flow actions by using JavaScript/TypeScript API methods
Lab: Use table data from the client script

Module 34: Get started with the Power Apps component framework

Learn about Power Apps component framework architecture
Learn about Power Apps component tooling

Module 35: Build a Power Apps component

Create a custom Power Apps component
Create a code component solution package
Test and debug a code component
Learn key concepts of Dataverse auditing

Module 36: Use advanced features with the Power Apps component framework

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

Module 37: Access Dataverse in Power Apps portals

Discover the portal components that are available to display and interact with Dataverse data on the portal
Identify the various features of the portal components
Display a list of data and an associated drill-down for details
Configure a table form to access individual records
Trigger classic Dataverse workflows from the portal
Lab: Use a table list and table form

Module 38: Extend Power Apps portals

Discover where software development can resolve particular portal feature requirements
Employ portal application lifecycle management for Power Apps portals
Apply JavaScript code to portal assets
Use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to address specific portal development requirements
Lab: Add advanced client-side functionality

Module 39: Build custom Power Apps portals web templates

Learn about the relationship between web templates, page templates, and webpages
Discover how custom web templates can be built 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
Lab: Create an extendable web template

Module 40: Work with Dataverse Web API

Interact with Dataverse Web API by using Postman
Authorize against Dataverse with OAuth
Use OData to query data

Module 41: Integrate Dataverse Azure solutions

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

About the Certification

To earn the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate, the candidate needs to take the PL-400 exam to prove they can design, develop, and extend solutions in the Power Platform. Certification proves competency in custom development, integration, and automation in the Power Platform, opening new opportunities for the development career.

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FAQ’s

Why should I choose Vinsys for the Microsoft Power Platform Developer (PL-400T00) Certification Training?

Vinsys offers expert-led training, authorised courseware, advanced cloud labs, and 24/7 learner support to ensure a seamless and enriched learning experience tailored for certification success.

Will this course help me understand real-world implementation challenges?

Yes, the course includes practical case studies and hands-on labs to address real-world business scenarios and challenges.

What kind of support will I get after completing the course?

Post-training support includes exam preparation assistance, guidance on practical implementation, and access to relevant resources.

Can I integrate what I learn into existing business systems?

Absolutely, the course guides on integration techniques for Dataverse, Azure services, and third-party systems to enhance business workflows.

Is the training updated to match the latest Power Platform features?

Yes, Vinsys ensures the course content is regularly updated to include the latest tools, features, and best practices in Power Platform development.

Will I gain practical experience in building advanced workflows?

Yes, the course covers advanced Power Automate techniques, including business process automation and building approval workflows.

Does this course teach custom coding for Power Platform solutions?

Yes, the curriculum includes JavaScript, TypeScript, and C# coding for extending and customising Power Platform applications.

Are there specific resources provided for exam preparation?

Vinsys provides mock tests, practice questions, and expert tips to ensure learners are fully prepared for the PL-400 certification exam.

How does this course address troubleshooting skills?

The training includes troubleshooting techniques for app development, debugging workflows, and optimising performance.

Will I learn to design scalable solutions for future needs?

Yes, the course emphasises building scalable and flexible applications to adapt to evolving business requirements.

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Vinsys delivered practical exercises and use cases that enabled me to understand Power Apps and Power Automate. The training was comprehensive, and the post-training exam helped me gain confidence in passing the PL-400 certification test.

Uma Shankar MishraProfessionals with practical knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform services, including its capabilities, boundaries, and constraints.

This course included Dataverse integration, as well as creating our own custom API. The instructors were nice and the cloud labs were helpful in giving practical application. I must say that Vinsys went beyond my expectations especially in the areas of training quality and learners’ support.

Sezal BhandariIndividuals experienced in designing, creating, protecting, and troubleshooting Power Platform solutions.

The training was very well organised, and more emphasis was put on practical knowledge. I learned how to build scalable workflows and extend Power Platform solutions with Azure. I would highly suggest it to anyone who wants to become a Power Platform developer.

Sangeet KCDevelopers working on application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, process automation, and visualisations.

We received a very good training session from Vinsys, designed according to our requirements. The effectiveness of the business solutions delivered by our team was enhanced after the practical sessions. Perfect for corporate training!

Shrishti NegiSoftware developers proficient in modern programming languages like C# and JavaScript.

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