Course Outline
Introduction
Overview of Microsoft Power Platform Capabilities
- Core components of the Power Platform
- Integration with Office 365, Dynamics 365, and third-party applications
- Data sources and connector types
Getting Started with Microsoft Power Platform
- Fundamentals of Microsoft Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service (CDS))
- Tables and column structures
- Relationships and environment management
- Defining business rules
- Utilizing the Power Platform admin center
Building Simple Applications with Power Apps
- Connecting to common data sources
- Understanding different application types
- No-code artificial intelligence (AI) features
- Security, governance, and reporting capabilities
- Power Apps Portals
Creating Different Applications with Power Apps
- Developing a canvas app
- Basic elements and functional logic
- Connecting to data sources
- Creating a model-driven app
- Core building blocks (data, user interface, logic, visualization)
- Designing forms
- Managing security and access controls
Automating Processes with Power Automate
- Types of flows
- Using flow templates
- Setting up recurring flows
- Configuring button flows
- Handling approval requests
- Implementing business process flows
Generating Reports and Dashboards with Power BI
- Power BI components, concepts, and capacities
- Key elements (workspaces, datasets, reports, dashboards)
- Using template apps
- Visualizations (charts, KPIs, maps, matrices, etc.)
- Applying data filters and interactive buttons
- Data transformation and cleansing techniques
- Working with aggregated data
- Security and administrative tasks
- Constructing a basic dashboard
Creating Chatbots with Power Virtual Agents
- Key components of virtual agents
- The process of creating a chatbot
- Managing topics and dialogues
- Testing and publishing strategies
- Analyzing chatbot performance
Exploring Advanced Power Platform Topics
- Administration guidelines
- Application lifecycle management
- Best practices for Power Platform
- Utilizing AI Builder
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- A foundational understanding of Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics 365 concepts.
- Prior familiarity with app development, workflow automation, and data analysis principles.
Target Audience
- Business professionals
- Managers
- Developers
- Data analysts
Testimonials (4)
Dynamic, adaptive, and informative
Marcia - Complete Coherence
Course - Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
Answered all our questions. Led course based on our areas of interest and regularly checked in to make sure we are following.
- Complete Coherence
Course - Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
I really likes Shauns personability and knowledge - he took questions and sent us some useful information to answer our questions as they were specific to the business.
Katie Smith - Complete Coherence
Course - Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
I thought the trainer was really engaging and was very quick on his feet to answer questions that were related to our work and really tailored the teaching towards our needs and went above and beyond to meet them. I could not recommend Shaun enough!
