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Power Platform Fundamentals

PL-900beginner1 uncoveredMicrosoft DataversePower AppsPower Automate
15–10%Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform — 5–10% · 4 covered, 0 doc only, 3 uncovered220–25%Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment — 20–25% · 7 covered, 1 doc only, 2 uncovered320–25%Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps — 20–25% · 4 covered, 2 doc only, 1 uncovered420–25%Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate — 20–25% · 4 covered, 0 doc only, 1 uncovered520–25%Describe features and capabilities of agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio — 20–25% · 5 covered, 2 doc only, 1 uncovered
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Where the marks are

Skills measured as of 24 July 2026 · re-read nightly
Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform7 objectives · 7h 4m
Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment10 objectives · 4h 17m
Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps7 objectives · 3h 22m
Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate5 objectives · 3h 13m
Describe features and capabilities of agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio8 objectives · 5h 41m

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Stage 1

Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform

5–10% · 7h 4m

Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform services

Describe the value of Microsoft Power Apps to build applications
Covered
Describe the value of Microsoft Power Automate to automate processes
Covered
Describe the value of Microsoft Dataverse to organize business data
Covered
Describe the value of connectors to integrate services and data for apps and flows
Weak matchNo module
Describe the value of Microsoft Power Pages to build websites
No module
Describe the value of generative AI features in Microsoft Power Platform
No module
Describe the value of Copilot Studio to create agents
Weak matchCovered
Stage 2

Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment

20–25% · 4h 17m

Describe Microsoft Dataverse

Describe differences between traditional databases and Dataverse
Weak matchCovered
Describe tables, columns, and relationships
Doc only
Describe the options for business logic in Dataverse, including Power Fx
PinnedCovered
Describe how to use AI to create and edit tables, columns, and relationships
Weak matchNo module

Describe Microsoft Power Platform administration and governance

Describe environments
Weak matchNo module
Describe the Microsoft Power Platform security model
Covered
Describe how Microsoft Power Platform supports data privacy and accessibility guidelines
Covered
Describe the monitoring and analytics capabilities of the Microsoft Power Platform
Covered
Describe application lifecycle management (ALM) with Microsoft Power Platform pipelines
PinnedCovered
Stage 3

Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps

20–25% · 3h 22m

Describe Power Apps capabilities and use cases

Describe use cases for and capabilities of canvas apps
Weak matchCovered
Describe use cases for and capabilities of model-driven apps
Covered
Describe use cases for and capabilities of Plan designer
No module
Describe use cases for and capabilities of code apps
Doc only

Describe how to build basic apps by using Power Apps

Describe how to use AI to create a canvas app
Covered
Describe creating AI-powered apps by using the vibe experience
Doc only
Stage 4

Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate

20–25% · 3h 13m

Describe Power Automate use cases and capabilities

Describe use cases for cloud and desktop flows
Covered
Describe Power Automate use cases for approvals, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Forms, and document automation
No module

Describe how to build basic flows by using Power Automate

Describe connector triggers and actions for cloud flows
Weak matchCovered
Describe how to use AI to create and modify cloud flows
Covered
Describe how to use AI to create and modify desktop flows
Covered
Stage 5

Describe features and capabilities of agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio

20–25% · 5h 41m

Describe how to build agents in Copilot Studio

Describe how to build agent conversation paths by using topics
Covered
Describe how tools, including MCP servers and agent flows, are used in agents
PinnedCovered
Describe how to publish agents by using channels
Weak matchDoc only

Describe how to manage agents in Copilot Studio

Describe use cases and capabilities for Microsoft Agent 365
No module
Describe how to monitor Copilot Studio agent usage and adoption
Covered
Describe agent evaluations
Weak matchDoc only