Corso Get started using Dataverse

Course delivered in English
Lessons: 6
Level: Intermediate
Access: Free Online Course (Audit)

This learning path can help you prepare for the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate certification.

Modules in this learning path

• Introduction to Dataverse (27 min total)

Module composed of 9 Units
Topic: Learn about the basics of Dataverse and explore ways you can connect and customize data connections to Power Platform applications.

• Introduction (3 min)
• Overview of Dataverse (3 min)
• Identify entities and fields in Dataverse (3 min)
• Understand relationships (3 min)
• Environments in Dataverse (3 min)
• Business rules (3 min)
• Administer (3 min)
• Knowledge check (3 min)
• Summary and resources (3 min)

• Create and manage environments in Dataverse (42 min total)

Module composed by 7 Units

Topic: An environment is a space to store, manage, and share your organization's business data that is stored within an instance of a Dataverse database. You can set up one or many environments, depending on the needs of your organization. This module explores these environments and how you can use them with instances of Dataverse databases.

• Environments in Microsoft Dataverse (5 min9
  
• Create and manage an environment (6 min)
• Create an instance of a Microsoft Dataverse database (5 min)
• Add users and roles within an environment (12 min)
• Manage settings in an environment (5 min)
• Check your knowledge (6 min)
• Summary (3 min)

• Create and manage tables in Dataverse (44 min total)
  Module composed by 7 Units
  Topic: Dataverse tables are similar to tables in a database. Every instance of a Dataverse database includes a base set of tables that provide structure for data that is commonly used by business applications.

• Identify tables and table types in Dataverse (5 min)
• Create a custom table (10 min)
• Enable attachments within a table (5 min)
• Licensing requirements for each table type (3 min)
• Exercise - Create a new custom table and enable attachments (10 min)
• Check your knowledge (6 min)
• Summary (5 min)

• Create and manage fields within an entity in Dataverse (1 hr 3 min total)
  Module composed by 10 Units
  Topic: Do you want to create new data fields or leverage exiting standardized fields for your business solutions? This module will show you how to manage or create new fields within an entity in Dataverse.

• Define fields in Microsoft Dataverse (3 min)
• Field types in Microsoft Dataverse (6 min)
• Add a field to an entity (6 min)
• Create a primary name field (3 min)
• Restrictions that apply to fields in an entity (5 min)
• Create an auto numbering field (6 min)
• Create an alternate key (5 min)
• Exercises (20 min)
• Check your knowledge (6 min)
• Summary (3 min)

• Working with option sets in Dataverse (39 min)
  Module composed by 5 Units
  Topic: Do you want to create standardized choice lists that you can use across all of your Power Apps? This module will show you how to create new or use standard choice lists called option sets in Dataverse.

• Define option sets (5 min)
• Standard option sets (5 min)
• Exercise - Create a new option set or modify an existing option set (20 min)
• Check your knowledge (6 min)
• Summary (3 min)

• Load/export data and create data views in Dataverse (40 min)
  Module composed by 7 Units
  Topic: Dataverse lets you load data into or export entities from other entities by using Microsoft Excel. You can also create views to quickly review data that is stored within an entity.

• View data in an entity (5 min)
• Create or edit views of data in an entity (7 min)
• Load data into an entity (7 min)
• Export data from an entity (5 min)
• Add, update, or delete data in an entity by using Excel (5 min)
• Check your knowledge (6 min)
• Summary (5 min)

Do you want to learn how to build solutions that can leverage a standardized data structure and work with other solutions sharing the same data model? Do you want to extend the standard model to support custom solutions? This learning path will explain the concepts behind and benefits of Dataverse. Creating an environment, entities, fields and options sets are also discussed.

Prerequisites

Many of the capabilities and exercises within this learning path require you to be a member of the Administrator Role in an environment and you must have a valid Power Apps license. If you have not been added to the Administrator Role or do not have Power Apps license assigned to you, you should create a personal environment by accessing the Community Power Apps plan and setting up a personal environment by following the directions referenced in the summary section of the first module. The Community plan will allow you to use one environment (your Developer environment), create an instance Of Dataverse and access all capabilities of a Power Apps license.

Restrictions

The Community Power Apps plan lets you try out aspects of Power Apps and Dataverse but you cannot use it for productions solutions and you cannot publish and share any Power Apps you create in this environment.

This course is managed by the external partner Microsoft Imagine Academy. In order to take this course you will need to register on their Academy platform where you can take advantage of this and many other courses on offer. Once you have finished the course, go back to the course page in Guilds42 to upload Certification (jpg / png / pdf). Your document will be evaluated and if appropriate and verifiable, you will find this certification validated in the dashboard.