Exam PL-600 Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Exam Updated on March 14, 2022

Skills measured
The English language version of this exam will be updated on March 14, 2022. Please download the exam skills outline below to see what’s changing.

Perform solution envisioning and requirement analyses (35-40%)
Architect a solution (40-45%)
Implement the solution (15-20%)

The following exam guide shows the changes that will be implemented on March 14, 2022 to the English language version of this exam. Audience Profile

Audience Profile
~~Microsoft Power Platform~~Candidates for this exam are solution architects who lead successful implementations and focus on how solutions address the broader business and technical needs of organizations. This role requires the ability to identify opportunities to solve business problems.

~~A solution architect has~~Candidates should have functional and technical knowledge of ~~the~~ Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps, related Microsoft cloud solutions, and other third-party technologies. ~~A solution architect applies~~They apply knowledge and experience throughout an engagement. ~~The solution architect~~Candidates performs proactive and preventative work to increase the value of the customer’s investment and promote organizational health. ~~This role requires the ability to identify opportunities to solve business problems.~~

~~Solution architects~~Candidates should have experience across functional and technical disciplines of ~~the~~ Microsoft Power Platform. ~~Solution architects~~They should be able to facilitate design decisions across development, configuration, integration, infrastructure, security, licensing, availability, storage, and change management. This role balances a project’s business needs while meeting functional and non-functional requirements.

Skills Measured
NOTE: The bullets that appear below each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. Related topics may be covered in the exam.

NOTE: Most questions cover features that are General Availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.

Perform solution envisioning and requirement analyses (35-40%)
Initiate solution planning
. evaluate business requirements
. identify Microsoft Power Platform solution components
. identify other components including existing apps, AppSource apps, third-party components, and components from independent software vendors (ISV)
. identify and estimate migration and integration efforts

Identify organization information and metrics
. identify desired high-level organizational business processes
. identify business process ~~automation~~ improvement opportunities
. assess an organization’s risk factors
. review key success criteria

Identify existing solutions and systems
. evaluate an organization’s enterprise architecture
. identify data sources needed for a solution
. define use cases and quality standards for existing data
. identify and document an organization’s existing business processes

Capture requirements
. refine high-level requirements
. identify functional requirements
. identify non-functional requirements
. confirm that requirements meet an organization’s goals
. identify and document an organization’s desired business processes

Perform fit/gap analyses
. determine the feasibility of meeting specific requirements
. evaluate Dynamics 365 apps and AppSource options to solve requirements
. address functional gaps through alternate solutions
. determine the scope for a solution

Architect a solution (40-45%)
Lead the design process
. design the solution topology
. design customizations for existing apps
. design and validate user experience prototypes
. identify opportunities for component reuse
. communicate system design visually
. design application lifecycle management (ALM) processes
. design a data migration strategy
. design apps by grouping required features based on role or task
. design a data visualization strategy
. design an automation strategy that uses Power Automate

Design the data model
. design entities and fields
. design reference and configuration data
. design relationships and relationship behaviors
. determine when to connect to external data versus import data
. design data models to address complex sets of requirements

Design integrations
. design collaboration integrations
. design integrations between Power Platform solutions and Dynamics 365 apps
. design integrations with an organization’s existing systems
. design third-party integrations
. design an authentication strategy
. design a business continuity strategy
. identify opportunities to integrate and extend Power Platform solutions by using Microsoft Azure

Design the security model
. design the business unit and team structure
. design security roles
. design field security
. design security models to address complex sets of requirements
. determine security model management policies and processes
. identify Azure Active Directory groups and app registrations required to support a solution
. identify data loss prevention (DLP) policies for a solution
. determine how external users will access a solution

Implement the solution (15-20%)
Validate the solution design
. evaluate detail designs and implementation
. validate security
. ensure that the solution conforms to API limits
. resolve automation conflicts
. resolve integration conflicts

Support go-live
. identify and resolve potential and actual performance issues
. troubleshoot data migration
. resolve any identified issues with deployment plans
. identify factors that impact go-live readiness and remediate issues

QUESTION 1
A company uses two separate unlinked apps to manage sales leads; a Power Apps app and a third-party application.
The client has the following requirements:
Manage all leads by using the Power Apps app.
Create a lead in the Power Apps app when a user creates a lead in the third-party application.
Update leads in the Power Apps app when a user updates a lead in the third-party application.
Connect to the third-party application by using an API.
You need to recommend strategies to integrate the Power Apps app and the third-party application.
Which three options can you use to achieve the goal? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Dual-write
B. Custom connector
C. Dataflow
D. Power Automate cloud flow
E. Dataverse connector

Answer: A,D,E

QUESTION 2
A large company experiences high staff turnover rates. As a result, the company must add or remove multiple system user accounts daily.
You need to recommend a security concept which will facilitate complex security profiles to entities for large groups of users across the Power Apps and Dynamics 365 applications.
What should you recommend?

A. Hierarchy security
B. Field-level security
C. User access management
D. Team privileges

Answer: D

QUESTION 3
You are designing a Power Platform solution.
The company wants its development team to adopt the construction of repeatable components for its implementation team to reuse on different entities and forms.
You need to recommend a technology that meets these requirements.
Which technology would you recommend the developers adopt to assist the implementation team?

A. JavaScript
B. Power Apps Component Framework control
C. Web resource
D. Canvas app

Answer: B

QUESTION 4
A company uses manual processes to track interactions with customers. The company wants to use Power
Platform to improve productivity.
The company has the following requirements:
Provide customers with an online portal where they can submit and review cases.
Ensure that customers can chat online with a customer service representative at any time.
Route chats to customer service representatives based on skill and availability.
You need to recommend a solution to the company.
Which three components should you recommend? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Dynamics 365 Virtual Agents chatbots
B. Customer self-service portal
C. Dynamics 365 Field Service
D. Business process flows
E. Omnichannel for Customer Service

Answer: B,D,E