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Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant: PL-200 Exam Guide

By : Julian Sharp
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Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant: PL-200 Exam Guide

By: Julian Sharp

Overview of this book

The Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate (PL-200) exam tests and validates the practical skills of Power Platform users who are proficient in developing solutions by combining the tools in Power Platform and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem based on business needs. This certification guide offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the PL-200 exam so you can prepare effectively for the exam. Written in a clear, succinct way with self-assessment questions, exam tips, and mock exams with detailed explanations of solutions, this book covers common day-to-day activities involved in configuring Power Platform, such as managing entities, creating apps, implementing security, and managing system change. You'll also explore the role of a functional consultant in creating a data model in the Microsoft Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service). Moving ahead, you'll learn how to design the user experience and even build model-driven and canvas apps. As you progress, the book will show you how to manage automation and create chatbots. Finally, you'll understand how to display your data with Power BI and integrate Power Platform with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with the essential concepts and techniques required to prepare for the PL-200 certification exam.
Table of Contents (34 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction
3
Section 2: Microsoft Dataverse
11
Section 3: Power Apps
15
Section 4: Automation
19
Section 5: Power Virtual Agents
22
Section 6: Integrations

Editing actions

Once you have captured actions either manually by using the UI components or directly by using the recorder tools, you can go ahead and edit the steps. You can make changes to actions including the following:

  • Dragging and dropping to reorder actions
  • Disabling actions
  • Inserting new actions
  • Editing an action 

You will normally need to edit actions and replace data with a variable. The following screenshot shows an action where the text has been entered into a field:

Figure 14.6 – Edit action

The text entered during the recording is between the % symbols. You can create a variable as shown in the next screenshot:

Figure 14.7 – Create a variable
Variables start and end with the % symbol. Variables can be internal variables, flow variables – such as counters, or input or output variables. Input variables can be passed to the UI flow from a Power Automate flow. Output variables are passed from the UI flow to a Power Automate flow.

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