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PL-200: Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant

Use Microsoft Power Platform to simplify, automate and empower business processes in 5 instructor-led days, and earn the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate credential.

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Why choose this course?

  • Role-based scope – everything a Functional Consultant needs: Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, Power BI, Power Pages and environment management.
  • Exam-aligned labs – each module maps directly to one of the four PL-200 exam task areas (Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, Environments) so you’re ready for certification.
  • End-to-end solution workshop – apply discovery, requirements mapping and ALM best practices in a capstone project using a fictitious company scenario.
  • Hybrid delivery – join on-campus or virtually from anywhere in South Africa.
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This course is ideal for:

  • Business or IT professionals responsible for gathering requirements, designing and implementing Power Platform solutions.
  • Functional consultants and power users who build apps, automations and chatbots to streamline processes.
  • Anyone preparing for Exam PL-200 on their Microsoft Power Platform certification journey.

Prerequisites

  • General IT or developer experience, plus familiarity with Power Platform basics (e.g. PL-900 Fundamentals).
  • Understanding of business-analysis concepts: data modelling, UX design and requirements capture.

Course Content

  • Get started using Dataverse – core Dataverse concepts, tables, and solution architecture.
  • Manage permissions and administration for Dataverse – security roles, teams, and user management.
  • Visualize, import, and export Microsoft Dataverse data – charts, views, templates, and data import/export tools.
  • Create relationships, business rules, calculations, and rollups in Dataverse – 1: N and N: N relationships, business logic rules, calculated & rollup columns.
  • Advanced Model-Driven Apps with Power Apps: Configuration, Customization, and Deployment Techniques – site maps, themes, form customizations, solution packaging.
  • Create a canvas app in Power Apps – canvas-app scaffolding, layout, forms, and galleries.
  • Use the UI and controls in a canvas app in Power Apps – core controls (input, display, media), component libraries, responsive design.
  • Use basic formulas to make better Power Apps canvas apps – formula syntax, variables, collections, and functions.
  • Advanced Canvas App Development in Power Apps: Mastering Formulas and Development Techniques – context & component variables, performance tuning, testing strategies.
  • Work with Power Pages websites – portal provisioning, page design, entity lists & forms.
  • Extend Power Pages – Liquid templates, web roles, entity permissions, custom JavaScript/CSS.
  • Administer Power Pages – site settings, authentication, user provisioning and governance.
  • Work with Power Automate error handling and expressions – scopes, run-after configuration, error handling patterns, expression language.
  • Integrate Power Automate flows and Dataverse – Dataverse-triggered flows, actions, custom connectors, and approvals.
  • Power Platform Solution Management: Sharing, Customization, and Low-Code Development Essentials – managed/unmanaged solutions, environment strategies, ALM basics.
  • Validate your Power Platform Functional Consultant skills – exam preparation, capstone scenario review and best-practice checklists.

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