Building Power Platform Solutions (10–15%)
⚙️Configure and Troubleshoot Microsoft Power Platform
Use the Power Platform Admin Center to monitor environments, capacity, and licenses.
For operational security issues:
o Validate Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy impacts on connectors.
o Check environment roles and tenant-level restrictions.
o Use Audit Logs to trace user or app behavior.
🔐 Configure Dataverse Security Roles for Code Components
Ensure roles have access to:
o Custom APIs and plug-ins execution.
o Appropriate privileges for table operations (e.g., Read, Write, Execute).
Use column-level security where applicable for sensitive data.
Associate security roles with teams or business units for role inheritance.
🌍 Manage Power Platform Environments
Use multiple environments (Dev, Test, Prod) for isolation and deployment flows.
Set up environment-level DLP policies to restrict risky connectors in Dev/Test.
Assign Maker and Admin roles based on governance rules.
🔁 Implement Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
🔗 Key Practices
Use Solutions to package and move components across environments.
Manage dependencies using the Solution Explorer in Power Apps.
Create Environment Variables for dynamic values (e.g., API keys, URLs).
Solution Type Use Case
Unmanaged Development stage; allows customization
Managed Production stage; locked for controlled updates
Control solution layering:
o Top layer overrides lower ones.
o Avoid direct edits in managed solutions — use patches or upgrades.
🧩 Power Apps Improvements (5–10%)
✨ Advanced Canvas Apps Features
Leverage Reusable Component Libraries for consistent UI across apps.
Use Responsive Layouts and media queries for mobile-friendly designs.
Implement complex Power Fx formulas:
o Collections, recursive logic, error handling, JSON manipulation.
o Examples: With, Switch, LookUp, ForAll, Concurrent.
⚡ Power Automate Integration with Canvas Apps
Call flows from canvas apps using PowerAutomate.Run() function.
Pass dynamic parameters to automate tasks like emailing, data sync, or approvals.
🧪 Optimize and Troubleshoot Apps
🧭 Monitor & Debug
Use Monitor Tool to track performance, errors, and API calls in real time.
Enable Developer Tools in browser for console logs and network traces.
🚀 Optimize Canvas App Performance
Preload data using collections during OnStart or navigation.
Use Delegation-friendly queries (Filter, Search, SortByColumns) on large datasets.
Limit controls on a screen and use screen navigation to segment complexity.
📈 Optimize Model-Driven Apps
Design lightweight forms by limiting subgrids and large datasets.
Use Quick View forms and business rules instead of plug-ins where possible.
Minimize loading time by optimizing views with indexed columns and filters.