Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Certification Syllabus

Microsoft has launched multiple Certification exams for Power Platform consultants. The most basic and fundamental of the list is Exam PL-900: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals.

Target Audience
Candidates for this exam aspire to improve productivity by understanding the capabilities of the
Microsoft Power Platform, automating basic business processes with Power Automate,
performing basic data analysis with Power BI, acting more effectively by creating simple Power
Apps experiences, and creating powerful chatbots by using Power Virtual Agents.

Skills Measured
NOTE: The bullets that follow each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are
assessing that skill. Related topics may be covered in the exam.

NOTE: Most questions cover features that are general availability (GA). The exam may contain
questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.

• Describe the business value of Microsoft’s Power Platform
• Identify the Core Components of Power Platform, including Dataverse (CDS), Connectors and AI Builder
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents

Updated Syllabus: 29th April 2022

Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform (20-25%)

Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform services

• Gain insights into data by using Power BI

• Build applications quickly by using Power Apps

• Automate processes by using Power Automate

• use connectors to access services and data

• Create powerful chatbots by using a Power Virtual Agents web app and Power Virtual Agents in Microsoft Teams

Describe the business value of extending business solutions by using Microsoft PowerPlatform

• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform apps work together with Dynamics 365 apps.

• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform business solutions can be used by Microsoft 365

apps including Microsoft Teams.

• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform business solutions can consume Microsoft 365

services.

• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform business solutions can consume Microsoft Azure

services including Azure Cognitive Services

• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform business solutions can consume third-party apps

and services

• Describe use cases for AppSource

• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform apps work together

Describe Microsoft Power Platform administration and security

• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform implements security including awareness of

Microsoft Dataverse security roles, Azure Identity Services, and Access Management(IAM)

• Describe how to manage apps and users

• Describe environments

• Describe where to perform specific administrative tasks including Microsoft Power

Platform Admin center and, Microsoft 365 admin center

• Describe data policies

• Describe how the platform Microsoft Power Platform supports privacy and accessibility

guidelines

• Describe Microsoft Power Platform privacy and accessibility capabilities

• Describe Microsoft Power Platform governance capabilities

Identify the core components of Microsoft Power Platform (10-15%)

Describe Microsoft Dataverse

• Describe the difference between databases and Dataverse

• Describe the differences between Dataverse and Dataverse for Teams

• Describe tables, columns, and relationships

• Describe how to use common standard tables to describe people, places, and things

Describe Connectors

• Describe triggers including trigger types and where triggers are used

• Describe actions

• Describe licensing options for connectors including standard or premium tier

• Identify use cases for custom connectors

Describe AI Builder

• Identify the business value of AI Builder

• Describe models including business card reader, detection model, form processing

model, and prediction model

• describe how the Power Apps and Power Automate can consume AI Builder data

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Demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI (20-25%)

Identify common Power BI components

• Identify and describe uses for visualization controls including pie, bar, donut, and scatter

plots and KPIs

• Describe the Power BI Desktop Reports, Data, and Model tabs

• Describe uses for custom visuals including charts or controls]

• Compare and contrast dashboards, workspaces, and reports

• Describe the Power BI security model

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