PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer Practice Exam

Who should take this exam?

• Power Platform Developers: Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain Power Platform solutions.
• Solution Architects: Collaborate with stakeholders to design and architect enterprise-grade Power Platform solutions.
• Citizen Developers: Business users with an interest in building basic automations and applications using the Power Platform.
• IT Professionals (with development experience): Expand their skillset to include building low-code/no-code applications using the Power Platform.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Power Platform Developer: Lead the development of complex Power Platform solutions, ensuring they meet business requirements and adhere to best practices.
• Power Platform Solution Architect: Design and architect Power Platform solutions considering scalability, security, and integration with other systems.
• Citizen Developer Advocate: Empower and support citizen developers within the organization to leverage the Power Platform for building self-service applications.
• IT Automation Specialist: Develop automated workflows and processes using Power Automate to improve efficiency and streamline operations.

Microsoft PL-400 Exam Outline 

• design and validate the technical architecture for a solution
• design authentication and authorization strategy
• determine whether you can meet requirements with out-of-the-box functionality
• determine when to use Logic Apps versus Power Automate flows
• determine when to use serverless computing, plug-ins, or Power Automate
• determine when to build a virtual entity data source provider and when to use connectors

• design a data model
• design Power Apps reusable components
• design custom connectors
• design server-side components

• describe Power Virtual Agents extensibility points including Bot Framework skills and Power Automate flows
• describe Power BI extensibility points including Power BI APIs, custom visuals, and
• embedding Power BI apps in websites and other applications
• describe Power Apps portal extensibility points including CRUD APIs and custom styling

• troubleshoot operational security issues
• create or update security roles and field-level security profiles
• configure business units and teams

• configure tables and table options
• configure columns
• configure relationships and types of behaviors

• create solutions and manage solution components
• import and export solutions
• manage solution dependencies
• create a package for deployment
• automate deployments
• implement source control for projects including solutions and code assets

• configure a model-driven app
• configure forms
• configure columns
• configure visualizations

• create and configure a canvas app
• implement complex formulas to manage control events and properties
• analyze app usage by using App Insights
• build reusable component libraries
• test an app by using Test Studio
• embed an app in Microsoft Teams

• troubleshoot app issues by using Monitor and other browser-based debugging tools
• interpret results from App Checker and Solution Checker
• identify and resolve connector and API errors
• optimize app performance including pre-loading data and query delegation

• create and configure a flow
• configure steps to use Dataverse connector actions and triggers
• implement complex expressions in flow steps
• implement error handling
• troubleshoot flows by analyzing JSON responses from connectors

• create and configure business process flows
• create and configure business rules
• create, manage, and interact with business process flows by using server-side and clientside code
• troubleshoot processes

• create JavaScript or Typescript code that targets the Client API object model
• register an event handler
• create client-side scripts that target the Microsoft Dataverse Web API

• describe the PCF component lifecycle
• initialize a new PCF component
• configure a PCF component manifest
• implement the component interfaces
• package, deploy, and consume the component
• configure and use PCF Device, Utility, and WebAPI features
• test and debug PCF components by using the local test harness

• create the command function
• design command button rules and actions
• edit the command bar by using the Ribbon Workbench
• manage dependencies between JavaScript libraries

• describe the plug-in execution pipeline
• design and develop a plug-in
• debug and troubleshoot a plug-in
• implement business logic by using pre-images and post images
• perform operations on data by using the Organization service API
• optimize plug-in performance
• register custom assemblies by using the Plug-in Registration Tool
• develop a plug-in that targets a custom action message

• create a definition for the API
• configure API security
• use policy templates to modify connector behavior at runtime
• expose Azure Functions as custom connectors
• create custom connectors for public APIs by using Postman

• interact with data and processes by using the Dataverse Web API or the Organization Service
• implement API limit retry policies
• optimize for performance, concurrency, transactions, and batching
• query the Discovery service to discover the URL and other information for an organization
• perform entity metadata operations with the Web API
• perform authentication by using OAuth

• process long-running operations by using Azure Functions
• configure scheduled and event-driven function triggers in Azure Functions
• authenticate to the Power Platform by using managed identities

• publish an event by using the API
• publish an event by using the Plug-in Registration Tool
• register service endpoints including webhooks, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Event Hub
• implement a Common Data Service listener for an Azure solution
• create an Azure Function that interacts with Power Platform

• configure entity change tracking
• read entity change records by using platform APIs
• create and use alternate keys