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Role-Based Certification PrepTrack: Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer AssociateOfficial Source: Microsoft Learn

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Microsoft Power Platform Developer

The Microsoft Power Platform helps organizations optimize their operations by simplifying, automating and transforming business tasks and processes. In this course, students will learn how to design, develop, test, and troubleshoot solution components that use the extension points of Microsoft Power Platform. You use traditional code to solve challenges not appropriate with low-code.

Duration

5 days

Level

Advanced

Format

Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid

Language

English

Plan Private Delivery Consult a Solutions Architect

Executive brief for stakeholdersDownload Program Brief (PDF)

In Demand

Microsoft

Developer Track

Dataverse, apps, automation, ALM

Power Platform

PL400

Audience Profile

Built for these roles

In this course you will learn to build solutions using Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code that include the following: Microsoft Power Platform services, JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, RESTful Web APIs, and Microsoft Azure. As a training attendee you must have previous software developer experience using code techniques with modern programming languages such as C# and JavaScript. You must also have a foundational understanding of Microsoft Power Platform and have hands-on experience with the following: - Developing a data model in Microsoft Dataverse - Creating tables, columns, and relationships in Microsoft Dataverse - Building Power Apps canvas apps - Building Power Apps model-driven apps - Building Power Automate cloud flows

Overview

Executive overview

Official Microsoft Learn course aligned to Power Platform developer responsibilities across Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, integrations, security, and solution lifecycle management.

Readiness

Prerequisites

Experience developing software solutions.
Familiarity with APIs, data modeling, and integration concepts.
Basic exposure to Power Platform or Dynamics 365 is helpful.

Program Outcomes

Capabilities your teams will gain

Build and extend Power Platform applications and automations

Design and use Dataverse effectively in enterprise scenarios

Implement integrations, security, and extensibility patterns

Apply solution lifecycle management and deployment practices

Curriculum

Curriculum roadmap

Power Platform developer architecture and tooling

Power Apps and Dataverse extensibility

Power Automate advanced flows and connectors

ALM, solution management, and deployment

Module 1

Use advance techniques in canvas apps to perform custom updates and optimization

Use imperative development techniques for canvas apps in Power Apps
Perform custom updates in a Power Apps canvas app
Use Dataverse choice columns with formulas
Reduce complexity in your data model with Dataverse table relationships
Work with relational data in a Power Apps canvas app
Work with data source limits (delegation limits) in a Power Apps canvas app
Complete testing and performance checks in a Power Apps canvas app
Optimize app load time
Use Monitor to troubleshoot Power Apps
Use Power Apps Instrumentation with Application Insights

Module 2

Automate a business process with expressions and Dataverse actions using Power Automate

Get started with Power Automate
Introduction to expressions in Power Automate
Use Dataverse triggers and actions in Power Automate

Module 3

Introduction to developing with Microsoft Power Platform

This learning path is the first step in learning about the platform, tools, and the ecosystem of Power Platform.

Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform developer resources
Use developer tools to extend Power Platform
Introduction to extending Power Platform

Module 4

Extend the user experience with client scripting and command bar customization

Perform common actions with client script in Power Platform
Automate business process flows with client script
Customize the command bar

Module 5

Build basic code components with the Power Apps Component Framework

Get started with Power Apps component framework
Build a Power Apps component

Module 6

Extending Power Platform Dataverse

Get started with extending Power Platform Dataverse.

Introduction to Dataverse for developers
Extend plug-ins in Power Platform
Work with Dataverse Web API

Module 7

Integrate with Dataverse and Azure

Integrate Dataverse Azure solutions
Explore Azure Functions
Develop Azure Functions

Module 8

Get started with custom connectors for Microsoft Power Platform

Get started with custom connectors in Microsoft Power Platform
Discover and use Web APIs with Power Apps
Configure custom connectors with authenticated APIs in Microsoft Power Platform
Configure policy templates for custom connectors in Microsoft Power Platform
Create Microsoft Power Platform OpenAPI custom connectors

Module 9

Basic application lifecycle management in Microsoft Power Platform

Learn how to create and manage solutions, understand solution layering, and explore version control for solutions.

Manage solutions in Power Apps and Power Automate
Introduction to solutions for Microsoft Power Platform

Delivery Models

Delivery models

Virtual ILTOnsiteHybridExecutive WorkshopBootcampWeekend

Engagement Fit

Engagement fit

Certification readinessImplementation-focused labsPrivate cohort deliveryAdvanced practitioner depth

Enterprise Customization

Enterprise customization

Tailor this program to your organization's priorities: Enables development teams to build more robust enterprise solutions on Power Platform with better data modeling, extensibility, integration, and ALM practices.

•Focus on your connector and integration landscape
•Add governance and enterprise ALM practices
•Extend into Copilot Studio and Power Platform solution architecture

Credentials

Certification & official source

•Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate

Aligned to the official Microsoft Learn course and learning path for this program.

View Official Microsoft Learn Page

Resources

Program resources

Yes. Most enterprise clients prefer private delivery scoped to role mix, timezone, and rollout timeline. We align lab environments and scenarios to your tenant context where applicable.

Program brief (PDF)View Official Microsoft Learn Page

Enterprise Proof

Trusted delivery outcomes

“The Microsoft Fabric implementation program gave our data engineering team a structured path from legacy pipelines to a modern lakehouse architecture.”

“We needed a partner who understood both the technical depth of Azure OpenAI and the governance requirements of an enterprise.”

Retail & E-commerce

Representative Retail Analytics Team

Instead of treating reporting as a tooling issue alone, the work focused on consistency, governance, and shared delivery practices across analysts and engineering teams.

Higher consistency in report design practices
Improved collaboration between analysts and engineering teams

Read engagement

Delivery Capability

Enterprise-grade instruction

View delivery capability profile

MCT-led delivery

Programs led by Microsoft Certified Trainer practitioners

Enterprise program oversight

Founder-led specialist delivery with structured rollout planning

Global delivery

APAC · EMEA · Americas · Virtual & Onsite

Implementation-focused

Hands-on labs aligned to production scenarios

Plan delivery