Exam PL-900: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
Study Guide
Exam PL-900: Microsoft Power
Platform Fundamentals
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Skills measured
• Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform (20–25%)
• Identify the core components of Microsoft Power Platform (10–15%)
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI (20–25%)
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps (25–30%)
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate (10–15%)
• Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents (1–5%)
Functional groups
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
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• Use connectors to integrate services and data
• Create powerful chatbots by using the Power Virtual Agents web app and Power Virtual Agents
in Microsoft Teams
Describe the business value of extending business solutions by using Microsoft
Power Platform
• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform apps work together with Dynamics 365 apps
• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform business solutions work together with Microsoft 365
apps and services
• Describe how Microsoft Power Platform apps work together
• Describe how to use Microsoft Power Platform solutions with Microsoft Teams
• 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 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 Microsoft Power Platform supports privacy and accessibility guidelines
• Describe Microsoft Power Platform governance capabilities
• Describe analytics and how they can be used
Identify the core components of Microsoft Power Platform (10–15%)
Describe Microsoft Dataverse
• Describe the difference between databases and Dataverse
• Describe 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 business logic uses including business rules, real-time workflows, and actions
• Describe dataflows and their uses
• Describe solutions and their purpose
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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
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
• Compare and contrast Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service
• Compare and contrast dashboards, workspaces, and reports
• Describe the Power BI security model
• Describe using Power BI in mobile apps
Connect to and consume data
• Connect to and combine data from multiple sources including Microsoft Excel
• Describe how to use Power Query to clean and transform data
• Describe and implement aggregate functions
• Identify available types of data sources including Microsoft Excel
• Describe use cases for shared datasets
• Describe use cases for template apps
• Describe options for viewing Power BI reports and dashboards
Build a basic dashboard using Power BI
• Create a Power BI report
• Create a Power BI dashboard
• Publish and share reports and dashboards
Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps (25–30%)
Identify common Power Apps components
• Describe the differences between canvas apps and model-driven apps
• Describe use cases for formulas
Build a basic canvas app
• Describe types of data sources
• Connect to data sources by using connectors
• Create an app from data
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• Use controls to design the user experience
• Publish and share an app
• Describe embedding into Microsoft Teams
Build a basic model-driven app
• Create a model-driven app from tables
• Modify forms
• Create and modify views and columns
• Publish and share an app
Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate (10–15%)
Identify common Power Automate components
• Identify flow types including cloud, desktop, and business process flows
• Describe use cases for flows and available flow templates
• Describe how Power Automate uses connector triggers and actions
• Describe loops and conditions including switch, do until, and apply to each
• Describe expressions
• Describe use cases for approvals
• Describe the Power Automate apps, including Power Automate Desktop, Power Automate
mobile, and Power Automate portal
Build a basic cloud flow
• Create a cloud flow by using the instant, automated, or scheduled flow template
• Modify a cloud flow
• Use flow steps to perform data operations
• Run a cloud flow
Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents (1–5%)
Describe the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents in Microsoft Teams
• Describe use cases for Power Virtual Agents within Microsoft Teams
• Describe topics, entities, and actions
• Describe message nodes, question nodes, conditions, trigger phrases, and the authoring canvas
Build and publish a basic chatbot
• Create a chatbot
• Create a topic
• Call an action
• Launch a Power Automate flow from a chatbot
• Publish a chatbot
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Study Resources
We recommend that you train and get hands-on experience before you take the exam. We offer self-
study options and classroom training as well as links to documentation, community sites, and videos.
Study resources Links to learning and documentation
Get trained Choose from self-paced learning paths and modules or take an
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Find documentation Microsoft Power Platform documentation
Power BI documentation
Microsoft Power Apps documentation
Power Automate documentation
Microsoft Power Virtual Agents documentation
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