The Foundations Of Power Platform

Begin your journey with Power BI Desktop, Power Automate, and more in this beginner-friendly course.

What you'll learn

Understand the purpose and uses of the applications that utilize the Power Platform.

Understand the Power Platform and its features.

Understand the purpose and uses of Power BI Desktop.

Understand the purpose and uses of Power BI Report Builder.

Understand the purpose and uses of Power Automate.

Understand the purpose and uses of Power Apps.

Understand the purpose and uses of Power Pages.

Understand the purpose and uses of Virtual Agents.

Requirements

Familiarity with a web browser environment, the ability to download a zip file and extract its contents, and basic file operations such as opening and closing files are required.

Description

Confused about Power Business Intelligence? Then this is your starting course. This course starts with the basics by defining the Power Platform and the applications that run on top of it. Each application is examined and demonstrated with its basic functionality. If you've ever felt lost in a conversation with your colleagues concerning Power BI, then this course is for you. All terminology is explained, and nothing is left to speculation.Accessing each application is demonstrated. Those who are new to the platform have an opportunity to work with each app by using the exercise files provided with the course.Ready to try Power BI Desktop, Power BI Report Builder, Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Pages, and Virtual Agents? Then start here. There is no need to be a programmer or a technical person to participate in this course. There is much to be learned just by watching, even if you do not want to try what your instructor is doing.Learn how Power BI Desktop creates visualizations, how Power BI Report Builder creates reports, and how the other apps perform their magic. To become proficient with each app, there are courses available that start at the beginner level and progress to intermediate and advanced levels.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome and Introduction

Section 2: Introducing the Power Platform

Lecture 2 What is the Power BI Platform?

Lecture 3 What are the Power BI Apps?

Section 3: Introducing PBI Desktop

Lecture 4 Introducing Power BI Desktop

Lecture 5 Connecting to Data

Lecture 6 Understanding Data Types and Data Categories

Lecture 7 Building Visualizations

Lecture 8 Building Dashboards

Section 4: Introducing PBI Report Builder

Lecture 9 Introducing Power BI Report Builder

Lecture 10 Connecting to Data

Lecture 11 Creating a Report

Lecture 12 Using Sparklines and Databars

Lecture 13 Running Reports in the Service

Section 5: Introducing Power Automate

Lecture 14 Introducing Power Automate

Lecture 15 Creating a Flow from a Template

Lecture 16 Understanding Connectors

Lecture 17 Understanding Flow Components

Lecture 18 Building a Flow from a Blank

Lecture 19 Configuring Flow Components

Lecture 20 Adding an Action

Section 6: Introducing Power Apps

Lecture 21 Introducing Power Apps

Lecture 22 Building an App

Lecture 23 Exploring the Design Environment

Lecture 24 Editing Properties

Lecture 25 Inserting New Items and Deleting Existing Items

Lecture 26 Inserting a Screen

Lecture 27 Adding Actions

Lecture 28 Distributing Apps

Section 7: Introducing Power Pages

Lecture 29 Introducing Power Pages

Lecture 30 Creating New Sites from a Template

Lecture 31 Navigating the Design Studio

Lecture 32 Examining Pages

Lecture 33 Editing Components

Lecture 34 Adding and Moving Page Sections

Lecture 35 Adding Text and Subtext

Lecture 36 Configuring Buttons

Lecture 37 Adjusting Page Settings

Lecture 38 Changing Styles

Lecture 39 Adding Data, Tables, and Forms

Lecture 40 Applying Final Settings

Section 8: Introducing Virtual Agents

Lecture 41 Understanding Virtual Agents

Lecture 42 Navigating the Main Interface

Lecture 43 Creating a Copilot

Lecture 44 Understanding Knowledge

Lecture 45 Understanding Topics

Lecture 46 Using Authoring Canvas Tools

Lecture 47 Publishing a Copilot

Section 9: Conclusion

Lecture 48 Course Recap

Section 10: The Foundations of Power Platform Assessment

Ideal for beginners seeking to explore the Power Platform and its applications.