Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant (PL-200)

Module 1: Introduction to the Power Platform

This module will provide the learner with background about the Power Platform and its 4 key components: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.

Lessons

• Power Platform overview

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify the key components of the Power Platform
• Describe the role of a functional consultant

Module 2: Work with the Common Data Service

In this module, students will learn about creating a data model in the Common Data Service, including importing data, using tabular reporting options, and configuring security. They will also learn about creating easy AI with AI Builder.

Lessons

• Work with the data model
• Create and manage processes
• Work with AI Builder
• Configure Common Data Service settings
• Import and export data
• Use tabular reporting options
• Configure security settings

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create a data model
• Configure Common Data Service settings
• Configure security

Module 3: Make Power Apps

In this module, students will learn the business value of the three types of Power Apps. They will then learn to how to configure and design them, including user experience considerations for each type of application.

Lessons

• Make model-driven apps
• Make canvas apps
• Make portal apps

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create and design a Power App
• Connect a Power App to data
• Design app navigation

Module 4: Build Power Automate flows

In this module, students will learn how to automate business processes using Power Automate flows, business process flows, and UI flows.

Lessons

• Build flows
• Build business process flows
• Build UI flows

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Automate business processes using flows
• Connect to data in Power Automate
• Create a business process flow with branching logic

Module 5: Work with Power Virtual Agents

In this module, students will learn how to automate customer interactions with a chatbot using Power Virtual Agents.

Lessons

• Create a chatbot
• Configure topics
• Automate and integrate
• Configure entities
• Test and publish chatbots

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure topics, entities, and variables
• Create a chatbot
• Integrate with Omnichannel for Customer Service
• Work in the PVA interface

Module 6: Analyze data with Power BI

In this module, students will learn how to work with Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service to analyze data and create visualizations.

Lessons

• Get started with Power BI
• Model data in Power BI
• Create visualizations
• Create dashboards
• Publish and share in Power BI

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create visualizations
• Consume data in Power BI
• Export data visualizations for stakeholders

Module 7: Consultant skills

In this module, students will learn more about the functional consultant role and the skills required to successfully implement a Power Platform solution for an organization.

Lessons

• Consultant skills overview
• Create and validate documentation
• Engage stakeholders
• Perform quality assurance
• Configure integrations

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify appropriate documentation
• Write a business requirement
• Engage stakeholders with demos
• Participate in ALM and testing

Students will learn to,

• Work with an organization to gather requirements and implement Power Platform solutions
• Build model-driven, canvas, and portal apps
• Create Power Automate flows
• Design a simple chatbot using Power Virtual Agents
• Analyze data using Power BI visualizations and dashboards

• Lab : Validate lab environment
• Lab : Create an app
• Lab : Create entities and fields
• Lab : Create relationships
• Lab : Additional entity options
• Lab : App designer
• Lab : Modify forms
• Lab : Modify views
• Lab : Build dashboards
• Lab : Canvas app fundamentals
• Lab : Work with data and services
• Lab : User experience
• Lab : Create users
• Lab : Create security role
• Lab : Configure a new business rule
• Lab : Advanced business rules
• Lab : Create a flow
• Lab : Build approval flow
• Lab : Build a business process flow
• Lab : Add branching to business process flow
• Lab : Create a chatbot
• Lab : Build a Word template
• Lab : Build an Excel template
• Lab : Duplicate detection
• Lab : Import data
• Lab : Export data
• Lab : Bulk delete

• Experience as an IT professional or student
• Working knowledge of the Power Platform and its key components
• A knowledge of the Common Data Service and security concepts

A Power Platform Functional Consultant is responsible for performing discovery, capturing requirements, engaging subject matter experts and stakeholders, translating requirements, and configuring Power Platform solutions and apps. The Functional Consultant implements components of a solution that include application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations.