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Microsoft Certified:Power Platform Developer Associate

PL-400Power Platform Developer Associate

The Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate certification validates your ability to design, develop, and troubleshoot solutions using Microsoft Power Platform. It is ideal for developers who want to automate business processes and integrate systems. Earning this certification demonstrates your expertise in creating custom user experiences and implementing complex business logic.

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473 practice questions · Updated 2026-03-02

6Domains
15Objectives
115Concepts
473Questions

PL-400 Curriculum

Every domain, objective, and concept the PL-400 exam measures.

Design technical architecture

6 concepts · 29 questions
  1. IdentifySolutionComponents
  2. DesignAuthStrategy
  3. EvaluateOOTBFunctionality
  4. ImplementBusinessLogic
  5. SelectDataStructures
  6. AssessSecurityImpact

Design solution components

10 concepts · 40 questions
  1. Canvas Components
  2. Code Components
  3. Client Scripting
  4. Custom Connectors
  5. Power Fx Functions
  6. Plug-ins
  7. Custom APIs
  8. Power Automate Cloud Flows
  9. Inbound Integrations
  10. Outbound Integrations

Configure and troubleshoot Microsoft Power Platform

7 concepts · 34 questions
  1. Identify Operational Security Issues
  2. Resolve Security Issues
  3. Understand Dataverse Security Roles
  4. Configure Security Roles for Code Components
  5. Principle of Least Privilege
  6. Environment Management
  7. Environment Configuration

Implement application lifecycle management (ALM)

8 concepts · 25 questions
  1. Understand Solution Dependencies
  2. Create Environment Variables
  3. Use Environment Variables
  4. Manage Solution Layers
  5. Implement Power Platform Pipelines
  6. Extend Power Platform Pipelines
  7. Create CI/CD Automations
  8. Use Power Platform Build Tools

Implement advanced canvas apps features

6 concepts · 29 questions
  1. Complex Power Fx Formulas
  2. Advanced Power Fx Functions
  3. Reusable Component Libraries
  4. Integrating Power Automate with Canvas Apps
  5. Triggering Flows from Canvas Apps
  6. Data Passing Between Canvas Apps and Flows

Optimize and troubleshoot apps

6 concepts · 30 questions
  1. Monitor usage
  2. Browser-based debugging
  3. Canvas app pre-loading
  4. Query delegation
  5. Model-driven app form optimization
  6. Model-driven app view optimization

Apply business logic in model-driven apps using client scripting

7 concepts · 20 questions
  1. Client API Object Model
  2. JavaScript for Client API
  3. Event Handler Registration
  4. Dataverse Web API Scripting
  5. Power Fx Commands
  6. JavaScript Commands
  7. Custom Page Navigation

Create a Power Apps component framework (PCF) code component

9 concepts · 43 questions
  1. UnderstandLifecycleEvents
  2. ConfigureManifest
  3. ImplementComponentInterfaces
  4. PackageComponent
  5. DeployComponent
  6. ConsumeComponent
  7. UseDeviceFeatures
  8. UseUtilityFeatures
  9. UseWebAPIFeatures

Create a Dataverse plug-in

10 concepts · 25 questions
  1. Event Execution Pipeline Stages
  2. Execution Context Usage
  3. Business Logic Implementation
  4. Pre and Post Images
  5. Organization Service Operations
  6. Plug-in Performance Optimization
  7. Custom API Message Configuration
  8. Plug-in Registration Tool Usage
  9. Custom API Implementation
  10. Dataverse Business Events Configuration

Create custom connectors

8 concepts · 29 questions
  1. Open API Definition Creation
  2. Custom Connector Authentication
  3. Policy Template Configuration
  4. API Definition Import
  5. Azure Service Custom Connector
  6. Azure Function Development
  7. Open API Definition Extension
  8. Data Transformation Code Development

Use platform APIs

8 concepts · 42 questions
  1. Dataverse Web API Operations
  2. Organization Service Operations
  3. API Limit Retry Policies
  4. Performance Optimization
  5. Concurrency Management
  6. Transaction Handling
  7. Bulk Operations
  8. OAuth Authentication

Process workloads by using Azure Functions

6 concepts · 28 questions
  1. Azure Functions Overview
  2. Long-Running Operations
  3. Scheduled Triggers
  4. Event-Driven Triggers
  5. Managed Identities Authentication
  6. Azure Functions Integration

Configure Power Automate cloud flows

12 concepts · 36 questions
  1. Dataverse Connector Actions
  2. Dataverse Connector Triggers
  3. Complex Expressions
  4. Sensitive Input Management
  5. Sensitive Output Management
  6. Azure Key Vault Integration
  7. Flow Control Actions
  8. Error Handling
  9. Trigger Filter Configuration
  10. Retry Policies
  11. Child Flows
  12. Microsoft Entra ID Service Principles

Publish and consume Dataverse events

6 concepts · 27 questions
  1. IServiceEndpointNotificationService Usage
  2. Plug-in Registration Tool Usage
  3. Registering Webhooks
  4. Registering Azure Service Bus
  5. Registering Azure Event Hub
  6. Listening to Dataverse Events

Implement data synchronization with Dataverse

6 concepts · 36 questions
  1. Change Tracking Configuration
  2. Change Tracking Usage
  3. Alternate Keys Definition
  4. Alternate Keys Implementation
  5. UpsertRequest Message Usage
  6. Data Synchronization Strategy
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