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Microsoft Power Platform Developer

The PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer certification is designed for professionals who develop technical solutions using the Power Platform.

Exam code

PL-400

Duration

120 min

Questions

48

Official Prerequisites

  • Experience developing canvas and model-driven Power Apps
  • Familiarity with Dataverse data modeling, security, and solution management
  • Proficiency with Power Automate, custom connectors, and process automation
  • Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and C# for extensions, plug-ins, and PCF controls
  • Understanding of ALM, Azure services, and REST APIs for integrations
Microsoft Power Platform Developer

Targeted Professions

Power Platform Developer Power Apps Developer Dynamics 365 Developer Automation Engineer Integration Developer

Domain blueprint

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Design and validate the technical architecture for a solution.
Configure Dataverse, create data model, implement data types, and validate data.
Build user interfaces using canvas and model-driven apps, apply business logic, and customize user experiences.
Implement solutions using Power Automate including flows, triggers, and actions.
Develop solutions with process automation, business rules, and workflows.

Domain 5

Implement Business Logic using Power Platform

Develop solutions with process automation, business rules, and workflows.

Domain 6

Extend Power Platform user experience

27%
Integrate external data and extend Power Apps portal integration using custom connectors, APIs, and controls.

Domain 7

Create integrations

10%
Integrate Power Platform solutions with external systems or services such as APIs, services, and Azure functions.

Domain 8

Manage solutions

Implement and manage solutions including packaging and deploying solutions.

Domain 9

Create a technical design

10%
Design technical architecture and solution components, including authentication, authorization, custom connectors, Power Apps components and Dataverse code components, to satisfy business requirements using the correct architecture and extensibility points.

Domain 10

Build Power Platform solutions

10%
Configure, troubleshoot, and manage Microsoft Power Platform environments; implement security roles; manage solution layers and dependencies; and apply application lifecycle management practices including CI/CD pipelines and environment variables.

Domain 11

Implement Power Apps improvements

10%
Enhance canvas and model-driven apps by developing complex Power Fx formulas, reusable component libraries, integrating flows from Power Automate, and optimizing app performance and user-experience issues.

Domain 12

Extend the user experience

10%
Apply business logic through client scripting in model-driven apps, use Dataverse Web API, configure commands and navigation, build Power Apps Component Framework code components including lifecycle and manifest configuration, device/web API features.

Domain 13

Extend the platform

Create Dataverse plug-ins and custom APIs; register plug-in components and business events; develop custom connectors and integrate with Azure, use platform APIs, implement Azure Functions, optimize for performance, transactions, concurrency, and security.

Domain 14

Develop integrations

Publish and consume Dataverse events (webhooks, service buses), synchronize data using change tracking and alternate keys, implement external integrations; design trigger filters, retry policies, and integrate across services.

Study Tip

Complete hands-on labs: build model-driven and canvas apps, configure Dataverse, create custom connectors, automate flows, review Microsoft docs and practice exams.

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