PL-400 Microsoft Power Platform Developer Exam Prep

LU1 Create a canvas app in Power Apps

Topic 1 Get started with Power Apps canvas apps 

• Introduction to Power Apps
• Power Apps building blocks
• Create your first app in Power Apps
• Ways to build Power Apps
• Power Apps related technologies
• Additional Power Apps related technologies
• Designing a Power Apps app

Topic 2 Customize a canvas app in Power Apps 

• Improve apps by making basic customizations in Power Apps
• Create a navigation model for your canvas app
• Explore screens and controls in Power Apps
• Get started with functions in Power Apps

Topic 3 How to build the UI in a canvas app in Power Apps 

• Use themes to quickly change the appearance of your app
• Branding a control
• Icons
• Images
• Personalization
• Using the tablet or phone form factors
• Create UI for a new canvas app

Topic 4 Navigation in a canvas app in Power Apps 

• Understanding navigation
• The navigation and back function
• Create navigation functions
• More ways to use the navigation function

Topic 5 Manage apps in Power Apps

• Manage app versions in Power Apps
• Share apps in Power Apps
• Understand environments in Power Apps
• Power Apps review

Topic 6 Build a mobile-optimized app from Power Apps 

• • Learn about mobile-optimized apps
• • Identify components to make a canvas app mobile-optimized
• • Create a mobile-optimized app that uses responsive designs
• • Identify performance considerations for a mobile-optimized canvas app
• • Monitor the performance of a mobile app

LU2 Create a model-driven application in Power Apps

Topic 7 How to build your first model-driven app with Dataverse

• Introduction to Dataverse
• Introduction to model-driven apps
• Model-driven apps, powered by Microsoft Dataverse
• Explore sample apps

Topic 8 Create tables in Dataverse 

• Introduction to Microsoft Dataverse
• Table characteristics
• Create a Microsoft Dataverse table
• Import data into your Microsoft Dataverse database
• Table relationships
• Create table relationships
• Dataverse logic and security
• Create a custom table and import data
• Dataverse auditing
• Dual-write vs. virtual tables

Topic 9 Get started with model-driven apps in Power Apps 

• Introducing model-driven apps
• Components of model-driven apps
• Design model-driven apps
• Control security when sharing model-driven apps
• Create a model-driven app

Topic 10 Configure forms, charts, and dashboards in model-driven apps 

• Forms overvie
• Form elements
• Configure multiple forms
• Use specialized form components
• Configure views overview
• Configure grids
• Create and edit views
• Configure charts overview
• Dashboards overview
• Use interactive streams and tiles

LU3 Work with Microsoft Power Platform tenants, environments, subscriptions, and Dynamics 365 apps

Topic 11 Manage Microsoft Power Platform deployments

• Strategy and vision
• Plan your deployment
• Secure deployments
• Determine storage requirements
• Manage authentication
• Connect and authenticate to data source

Topic 12 Administer Microsoft Power Platform subscriptions 

• Manage users with Microsoft 365 admin center
• Manage your environment with Power Platform admin center
• Manage storage
• Manage updates
• Manage apps with Power Platform admin center
• Provision a portal

LU4 Automate a business process using Power Automate

Topic 13 Get started with Power Automate 

• Introducing Power Automate
• Create your first flow
• Create recurring flows
• Monitor incoming emails
• Share flows

Topic 14 Build approval flows with Power Automate 

• Provide solutions to real-world scenarios.
• Build an approval request
• Build a flow that processes an approval request
• Learn to build a flow that runs at recurring time intervals
• Create a business process flow
• Create a business process flow that has conditions

Topic 15 Build flows to manage user information 

• Build a flow that uses information like locations or date
• Build a flow accepts user input when run
• Create a flow that blocks time on your calendar

Topic 16 Power Automate's deep integration across multiple data sources 

• Build a flow that runs when an event in Dynamics 365 occurs
• Build a flow that uses SQL
• Integrate Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint
• Monitor flows

Topic 17 Use the Admin center to manage environments and data policies in Power Automate 

• Administer flows
• Export and import flows
• Learn how to distribute button flows

Topic 18 Use AI Builder in Power Automate 

• Introduction to AI Builder usage in Power Automate
• AI Builder in Power Automate saves time
• Use AI Builder actions in Power Automate
• Advanced usage of AI Builder in Power Automate

Topic 19 Optimize your business process with process advisor 

• Get familiar with process advisor
• Create your first recording
• Edit recordings and group actions
• Analyze recordings and interpret results
• Automation recommendations

LU5 Create and use analytics reports with Power BI

Topic 20 Get started building with Power BI 

• Use Power BI
• Building blocks of Power BI
• Tour and use the Power BI service

Topic 21 Get data with Power BI Desktop

• Overview of Power BI Desktop
• Explore Power BI Desktop
• Connect to data sources
• Get data from Excel
• Transform data to include in a report
• Combine data from multiple sources
• Clean data to include in a report

Topic 22 Model data in Power BI 

• Introduction to modeling your data
• How to manage your data relationships
• Create calculated columns
• Optimize data models
• Create measures
• Create calculated tables
• Explore time-based data

Topic 23 Use visuals in Power BI 

• Introduction to visuals in Power BI
• Create and customize simple visualizations
• Create slicers
• Map visualizations
• Matrices and tables
• Create scatter, waterfall, and funnel charts
• Modify colors in charts and visuals
• Page layout and formatting

Topic 24 Explore data in Power BI 

• Introduction to the Power BI service
• Quick insights in Power BI
• Create and configure a dashboard
• Ask questions of your data with natural language
• Create custom Q&A suggestions
• Share dashboards with your organization
• Display visuals and tiles in full screen
• Edit tile details and add widgets
• Get more space on your dashboard

Topic 25 Publish and share in Power BI 

• Introduction to using workspaces
• Publish Power BI Desktop reports
• Print and export dashboards and reports
• Introducing Power BI Mobile
• Create workspaces in Power BI
• Build apps
• Use apps
• Integrate OneDrive for Business with Power BI
• Publish to web

Prerequisite:

Basic knowledge of Raspberry is assumed. If you don't have Raspberry Pi or Linux knowledge, you can consider the following courses:

• Linux for Beginners
• Raspberry Pi Essential Training

Hardware and Sofware Requirement

• Raspberry Pi 4

HRDF Funding

Please refer to this video https://youtu.be/Kzpd-V1F9Xs

1-     HRD Corp Grant Helper

How to submit grant applications for HRD Corp Claimable Courses

2-     Employers are required to apply for the grant at least one week before training commences.

Employers must submit their applications with supporting documents, including invoices/quotations, trainer profiles, training schedule and course content.

3-     First, Login to Employer’s e-TRIS account -https://etris.hrdcorp.gov.my

Second, Click Application

4-     Click Grant on the left side under Applications

5-     Click Apply Grant on the left side under Applications

6-     Click Apply

7-     Choose a Scheme Code and select HRD Corp Claimable Courses: Skim Bantuan Latihan Khas. Then, click Apply

8-     Scheme Code represents all types of training that suit the requirements provided by HRD Corp. Below are the list of schemes offered by HRD Corp:

9-     Select your Immediate Officer and click Next

10-  Select a Training Provider, then click Next

11-  Please select a training programme from the list, then key in all the required details and click Next

Select your desired training programme.

Give an explanation on why the participant is required to attend the training. E.g., related to their tasks/ career development, etc.

Explain the background and objective of this training.

Select a relevant focus area. For Employer-Specific Courses, select ‘Not Applicable’.

12-  If the training programme is a micro-credential programme, you are required to complete these 3 fields. Save and click Next

Insert MiCAS Application number

13-  Based on the nine (9) pillars listed below, HRD Corp Focus Area Courses are closely tied to support government initiatives towards nation building. As such, courses offered through the HRD Corp Focus Areas are designed to provide the workforce with skills required for current and future demands. Details of the focus areas are as follows:

14-  Please select a Course Title and Type of Training

15-  Select the correct type of training according to the actual type of training, or as mentioned in the training brochure:

16-  Please key in the Training Location and click Next

17-  Please select the Level of Certification and click Next

18-  Please follow the instructions and key in trainee details

19-  Click Add Batch, then click Save

20-  Click Add Trainee Details

21-  Please key in all the required details, then click Add

22-  Click Add if there are more participants. Once done, click Save

23-  Click Next

24-  Please key in the course fees and allowance details, then click Save

25-  Estimated cost includes the course fees/external trainer fees, allowances, and consumable training materials. Please comply with the HRD Corp Allowable Cost Matrix.

26-  Select Upfront Payment to Training Provider and key in the percentage from 0% to 30%. Then, click Save and Next

27-  Complete the declaration form and select a desired officer

28-  Add all the required documents, then click Add Attachment. Then, click Save and Submit Application

29-  Once the New Grant Application is successfully submitted, the Grant Officer will evaluate the application accordingly. The application may be queried if additional information is required.

The application status will be updated via the employer’s dashboard, email, and the e-TRiS inbox.

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Jack Lee : Trainer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and manufacturing industry. Skilled in Data Visualization Sales, Management, Data Analytics, and Text Mining. Strong education professional with an Executive Master of Business Administration - MBA from Open University Malaysia. He has obtained PL-300, PL-100 and other Microsoft certifications.