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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

Creating or modifying security roles 

There are several security roles provided out of the box to enable you to get started quickly. You can edit these roles, copy and edit the roles, or create new custom roles from your environment's settings in the Power Platform admin center:

Figure 8.11 – Copying a role

When you copy a role, you give it a name and all the access levels are copied for each privilege. 

You cannot create new privileges yourself but when you create a custom entity, create, read, write, and other privileges are created for you. When you edit a security role you are restricted to just changing the access levels on each privilege.

To change an access level for a privilege, you simply click on the circular icon and it will rotate through the access levels from None to User to Business Unit to Parent: Child Business Units and then to Organization. If you click again, the access level will change to None.

If you click on the entity name...