Power Platform Development with Apps, Flows & Pages Training Course — Lesson 1: Dataverse and Solution Foundations

Lesson Overview

This lesson develops practical understanding of Dataverse and Solution Foundations within the Power Platform Development with Apps, Flows & Pages Training Course learning path.

Learners connect the key concepts to a realistic Power Platform solution development with apps, flows, and Power Pages scenario and document the decisions, evidence, risks, and improvement opportunities identified during the activity.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the purpose and role of dataverse and solution foundations.
• Apply the lesson concepts to a practical Power Platform solution development with apps, flows, and Power Pages requirement.
• Recognize security, governance, operational, and quality considerations.
• Validate the result and recommend appropriate next steps.

Topics Covered

• tables and relationships
• security roles
• solutions and environments
• requirements mapping

Hands-On Activity

1. Review the scenario, stakeholders, current process, requirements, and expected outcome.
2. Prepare the required Microsoft environment, design, query, report, script, or configuration.
3. Complete the guided implementation and record important decisions and dependencies.
4. Test the outcome using functional, security, data-quality, and operational checks.
5. Document issues, corrective actions, evidence, and an improvement recommendation.

Validation Checklist

• The solution or analysis matches the documented requirement.
• Configuration, calculations, queries, scripts, or workflows produce the expected result.
• Security, access, governance, data quality, and operational impacts are reviewed.
• Errors and limitations are documented with clear corrective actions.
• The final output includes reusable notes and practical next steps.

Lesson Outcome

After completing this lesson, learners can explain, apply, and validate dataverse and solution foundations in a realistic workplace scenario.