PL-200 study guide
PL-200 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Exam PL-200: Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant is the single exam required for the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate certification. It targets consultants who perform discovery, capture requirements, engage subject matter experts and stakeholders, and configure business solutions using Microsoft Power Platform tools - creating application enhancements, tailored user experiences, and process automation. Candidates typically work from a solution architect's design and standards set by user experience designers, implement integrations with third-party applications, and produce training documentation and enablement. Microsoft recommends familiarity with Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate cloud flows, Power Pages, and Power Platform environments, plus proficiency in data modeling, user experience design, and requirements analysis. Topics on this exam: Configure Microsoft Dataverse, Create apps by using Microsoft Power Apps, Create and manage logic and process automation, and Manage environments. The PL-200 study guide has 4 sections and about 1,281 words.
01Configure Microsoft Dataverse
Dataverse questions test whether you can match a requirement to the right object. Know the table types: standard, activity, virtual (data stays in an external system), and elastic (high-volume).
351 words, about 2 min02Create apps by using Microsoft Power Apps
Canvas apps fit when you need pixel-level control or a task-focused phone/tablet experience. Model-driven apps fit when data is already modelled in Dataverse and users need forms, views, charts and platform security.
303 words, about 2 min03Create and manage logic and process automation
Automation is a family of tools and the exam wants the cheapest one that works. Business rules are no-code, run in the app UI, set, clear or recommend field values, show errors, and lock fields.
330 words, about 2 min04Manage environments
Environments hold Dataverse, apps, flows and connections. Know the types: Default (one per tenant, cannot be deleted), Production, Sandbox (supports copy and reset for test/UAT), Developer (personal), and Trial, plus Managed Environments with extra governance features.
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