Power Platform App Maker PL-100 Certification

Microsoft has announced a new exam, PL-100, and certification aimed at the citizen app maker.

As with any new certifications, you will have lots of questions. I will attempt to answer the questions you may have below.

Q. Is this exam just about canvas apps?
A. No, it covers Power Apps (canvas and model), Power Automate, and Power BI. It also includes creating a data model in the Common Data Service.

Q. What are the topics in the exam.
A. The main objectives for the exam are:

• Design solutions (10-15%)
• Create solutions (55-60%)
• Analyze and visualize data (5-10%)
• Implement and manage solutions (15-20%)

Q. When will this exam be available?
A. PL-100 is available now in beta until August 14th.

Q. Are there any codes for this exam?
A. Yes, please read this post https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/are-you-a-power-platform-app-maker-now-s-the-time-to-get/ba-p/1512993

Q. Is this a standalone exam and certification, or do I need to take other exams to gain the certification?
A. This is a standalone certification with a single exam.

Q. What is different in this exam to PL-900?
A. The main differences are in emphasis. Fundamental exams are about an overview of the product, its capabilities and its benefits, this exam is about actually building apps and creating automations.

Q. How is this exam different from MB-200?
A. I will be posting on the differences between PL-100 and MB-200 separately, but the main difference is the audience. PL-100 is targeted at the person who builds apps as part of their job but building apps is not their full-time job. MB-200 is aimed at the people whose job it is to build apps. There is necessarily some overlap and I will be posting about that later.

Q. What learning materials are there to prepare for this exam?
A. There will be an official course released this year. I suspect it will be a 2 or 3 day course. There is a lot of material on Microsoft Learn for topics relevant to this exam. I have created a collection to make it easier for you to find the relevant modules on Learn.

You should download and read the skills measured on Microsoft Learn https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/certifications/exams/pl-100.