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
Lab : Validate lab environment
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Identify the key components of the Power Platform
- Describe the role of a functional consultant
The Functional Consultant role
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:
- Engage stakeholders with demos
- Create table (entity) relationship diagrams
- Design integrations
- Interact with consultant and customer organization teams
Work with Dataverse
In this module, students will learn about creating a data model in Microsoft Dataverse, 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 Dataverse settings
- Import and export data
- Use tabular reporting options
- Configure security settings
Labs
- Create an app
- Create tables and columns
- Create relationships
- Additional table options
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Understand tables, columns, rows, and relationships
- Configure a data model in Dataverse
- Work in an environment within the Power Platform admin center
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
Labs
- App designer
- Modify forms
- Modify views
- Build dashboards
- Canvas app fundamentals
- Work with data and services
- User experience
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Connect to data in Power Apps
- Build a Power App
- Design an application user experience
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
Labs
- Create users
- Create security role
- Configure a new business rule
- Advanced business rules
- Create a flow
- Build approval flow
- Build a business process flow
- Add branching to business process flow
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create flows
- Create business process flows
- Understand UI flows
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
Lab : Create a chatbot
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create a chatbot
- Include a flow in a chatbot
- Create topics and entities
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
Labs:
- Build a Word template
- Build an Excel template
- Duplicate detection
- Import data
- Export data
- Bulk delete
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create visualizations
- Consume data in Power BI
- Export data visualizations for stakeholders
