COURSE OUTLINE

MODULE 1: Business Value of Microsoft Power Platform

·      Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform

o  Overview of Microsoft Power Platform services

o  How Power Platform drives digital transformation

o  Extending business solutions using low-code tools

·      Business Value of Core Services

o  Value of Power Apps for rapid app development

o  Value of Power Automate for process automation

o  Value of Power Pages for external websites and portals

o  Value of Connectors for integrating services and data

o  Value of Microsoft Dataverse for centralized data storage

·      AI and Modern Capabilities

o  Value of Copilots and generative AI in Power Platform

o  Introduction to Copilot Studio

o  Value of Power FX as a low-code formula language

·      Integration Across the Microsoft Ecosystem

o  How Power Platform works with Microsoft 365 apps

o  Integration with Microsoft Teams

o  How Power Platform services work together

MODULE 2: Managing the Microsoft Power Platform Environment

·      Microsoft Dataverse Fundamentals

o  What is Microsoft Dataverse

o  Traditional databases vs. Dataverse

o  Tables, columns, and relationships

o  Business logic in Dataverse

·      Data Management

o  Creating and modifying tables through conversations

o  Importing and exporting data

o  Data governance best practices

·      Administration and Governance

o  Power Platform environments

o  Security model overview

o  Admin centers and portals

o  Data privacy and accessibility compliance

MODULE 3: Power Apps – Building Business Applications

·      Power Apps Overview

o  Power Apps capabilities

o  Canvas vs. Model-Driven apps

o  Use cases for each app type

·      Building a Canvas App (Hands-On)

o  Connecting to data using connectors

o  Using common controls

o  Building responsive layouts with containers

o  Using Copilot controls

o  Sharing and managing canvas apps

·      Building a Model-Driven App (Hands-On)

o  Creating model-driven apps from tables

o  Modifying forms

o  Creating and editing views

o  Exploring model-driven features

o  Sharing model-driven apps

MODULE 4: Power Automate – Process Automation

·      Power Automate Overview

o  Cloud flows vs. Desktop flows

o  Flow templates

o  Connector triggers and actions

o  Use cases (Approvals, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Forms, document automation)

·      Advanced Flow Concepts

o  Loops and branching

o  Process Mining overview

o  Power Automate apps (Desktop, Mobile, Maker Portal)

·      Building a Flow (Hands-On)

o  Creating instant, automated, and scheduled flows

o  Creating flows through Copilot conversations

o  Testing and monitoring flows

o  Running and sharing flows

MODULE 5: Power Pages – External Business Websites

·      Power Pages Overview

o  Capabilities and use cases

o  Security concepts

·      Building a Power Pages Site (Hands-On)

o  Creating a site using Copilot

o  Navigating Design Studio workspaces

o  Creating and modifying pages

o  Configuring components

o  Modifying themes