PL-456: Build Secure Power Pages Portals with Dataverse

PL-456: Build Secure Power Pages Portals with Dataverse teaches students how to design, build, secure, administer, and extend Microsoft Power Pages websites connected to Microsoft Dataverse. Students learn how to create external-facing portals, configure authentication, secure Dataverse data with table permissions and web roles, build forms and lists, use templates, apply branding, and prepare portals for production deployment.

Course Code: PL-456
Course Title: Build Secure Power Pages Portals with Dataverse
Duration: 3 days
Level: Intermediate
Products: Microsoft Power Pages, Microsoft Dataverse, Power Platform, Power Apps, Power Automate, Microsoft Entra ID
Audience: Power Platform makers, functional consultants, app makers, administrators, portal developers, Dynamics 365 consultants, and solution architects.

Why Choose Dynamics Edge for PL-456 Training?

Dynamics Edge delivers PL-456 training with hands-on portal-building labs, Dataverse security examples, and real-world implementation guidance. This course is designed for teams that need secure customer, partner, employee, or government-facing Power Pages sites connected to business data.

• Build external-facing Power Pages sites connected to Dataverse.
• Configure authentication, identity providers, web roles, and table permissions.
• Create secure pages, lists, forms, and multistep forms.
• Use templates, design studio, styling, Copilot, and site administration tools.
• Prepare Power Pages sites for go-live, governance, monitoring, and ALM.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Power Pages and Dataverse Portals

Students begin by learning how Microsoft Power Pages helps organizations create secure external-facing business websites connected to Microsoft Dataverse. This module explains common portal scenarios for customers, partners, employees, government users, and anonymous visitors.

Topics include:

• Power Pages business value and portal use cases.
• External-facing websites connected to Dataverse.
• Anonymous and authenticated visitor experiences.
• Power Pages architecture and core components.
• Portal planning for security, data access, and governance.

Module 2: Create and Configure a Power Pages Site

Students learn how to create a Power Pages site and begin configuring the site experience. This module introduces templates, site provisioning, design studio, workspaces, URLs, and basic site settings.

Topics include:

• Creating a new Power Pages site.
• Selecting and using Power Pages templates.
• Reviewing design studio workspaces.
• Configuring site name, URL, and basic settings.
• Understanding site structure and environment connection.

Module 3: Build Pages and Navigation

Students learn how to design the structure of a Power Pages site. This module covers pages, navigation, content sections, components, menus, and site hierarchy.

Topics include:

• Creating and managing web pages.
• Configuring site navigation and menus.
• Adding sections, text, images, buttons, and components.
• Organizing page hierarchy and user journeys.
• Managing reusable page content.

Module 4: Apply Branding and Site Design

Students learn how to style a Power Pages site so it matches organizational branding and user experience goals. This module covers themes, styling, headers, footers, brand kits, accessibility, and responsive design.

Topics include:

• Power Pages styling workspace.
• Themes, colors, fonts, and brand kits.
• Header, footer, and layout customization.
• Responsive design for desktop and mobile users.
• Accessibility and usability considerations.

Module 5: Work with Dataverse Data

Students learn how Power Pages connects to Microsoft Dataverse to support secure business data access. This module introduces tables, columns, relationships, views, and portal-ready data modeling.

Topics include:

• Dataverse tables, columns, and relationships.
• Data workspace in Power Pages.
• Connecting pages to Dataverse data.
• Designing data models for portal scenarios.
• Validating data access and user interaction.

Module 6: Add Lists to Power Pages

Students learn how to display Dataverse records on portal pages using lists. This module covers views, list configuration, actions, filtering, and secure record visibility.

Topics include:

• Creating Dataverse views for portal lists.
• Adding lists to Power Pages pages.
• Configuring list columns, filters, and actions.
• Controlling record visibility.
• Testing list behavior for different users.

Module 7: Add Basic Forms

Students learn how to collect and update Dataverse information using basic forms. This module explains how forms support create, update, and read-only scenarios for authenticated and external users.

Topics include:

• Creating Dataverse forms for portal use.
• Adding basic forms to pages.
• Configuring create, edit, and read-only forms.
• Validating form submissions.
• Improving form layout and user experience.

Module 8: Build Multistep Forms

Students learn how to create guided portal processes using multistep forms. This module covers form steps, branching, related records, progress tracking, and end-to-end testing.

Topics include:

• Designing multistep portal processes.
• Configuring form steps and navigation.
• Collecting related Dataverse records.
• Managing user progress through a process.
• Testing complete intake and application workflows.

Module 9: Configure Authentication

Students learn how authentication controls who can access a Power Pages site. This module introduces anonymous access, local authentication, Microsoft Entra ID, external identity providers, sign-in behavior, and user registration.

Topics include:

• Anonymous and authenticated access.
• Microsoft Entra ID authentication.
• External identity provider configuration.
• User registration and sign-in settings.
• Testing authentication behavior.

Module 10: Configure Web Roles and Table Permissions

Students learn how Power Pages uses web roles and table permissions to protect Dataverse data. This module focuses on least-privilege access, row-level permissions, relationship-based access, and role testing.

Topics include:

• Web roles and portal user access.
• Table permissions for Dataverse security.
• Global, contact, account, and parent-child access scopes.
• Row-level data access patterns.
• Testing permissions with different users.

Module 11: Secure Portal Content and Dataverse Data

Students learn how to secure pages, lists, forms, files, and Dataverse data exposed through Power Pages. This module reinforces security validation to prevent unintended data exposure.

Topics include:

• Page-level security.
• Securing lists, forms, and Dataverse records.
• Preventing anonymous access to restricted data.
• Reviewing inherited and related permissions.
• Validating security with test users.

Module 12: Extend Power Pages with Power Automate and Web API

Students learn how to extend Power Pages with automation and programmatic data operations. This module introduces cloud flows, Dataverse actions, Power Pages Web API, and secure automation patterns.

Topics include:

• Triggering Power Automate flows from portal activity.
• Updating Dataverse records through automation.
• Power Pages Web API concepts.
• Secure create, update, and read operations.
• Testing automated portal business processes.

Module 13: Customize with Liquid, Templates, and Code Tools

Students learn how professional developers can extend Power Pages beyond standard design studio capabilities. This module introduces Liquid, web templates, Visual Studio Code, Power Platform CLI, and advanced site configuration.

Topics include:

• Liquid syntax and dynamic portal content.
• Web templates and reusable design patterns.
• Visual Studio Code for Power Pages development.
• Power Platform CLI for site management.
• Advanced configuration and customization options.

Module 14: Administer and Monitor Power Pages Sites

Students learn how administrators manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Power Pages sites. This module covers admin center tools, diagnostics, site settings, usage review, and maintenance.

Topics include:

• Power Pages admin center.
• Site settings and administration tools.
• Diagnostics and troubleshooting.
• Usage and consumption review.
• Site maintenance and updates.

Module 15: Go Live, Governance, and ALM

Students learn how to prepare a Power Pages site for production release. This module covers go-live readiness, licensing, custom domains, environment strategy, ALM, governance, and operational support.

Topics include:

• Power Pages go-live checklist.
• Licensing and capacity planning.
• Custom domains and production configuration.
• Application lifecycle management.
• Governance, support, and operational readiness.

Hands-On Labs

The PL-456 labs should be presented as one consolidated hands-on lab set.

• Lab 1: Create a new Power Pages site from a template and review the design studio workspaces.
• Lab 2: Design the home page, configure navigation, and add core content pages.
• Lab 3: Apply branding by configuring themes, colors, fonts, headers, and footers.
• Lab 4: Create Dataverse tables, columns, and relationships for a portal business scenario.
• Lab 5: Add a Dataverse list to a Power Pages page and configure list display options.
• Lab 6: Create a secure basic form for Dataverse record creation and update.
• Lab 7: Build a multistep form for a customer, partner, or application intake process.
• Lab 8: Configure site authentication using Microsoft Entra ID or another supported identity provider.
• Lab 9: Create web roles and assign users to control portal access.
• Lab 10: Configure table permissions to secure Dataverse rows and columns exposed through the portal.
• Lab 11: Test anonymous, authenticated, and role-based access to verify portal security.
• Lab 12: Add Power Automate integration to process portal submissions and update Dataverse records.
• Lab 13: Extend portal behavior with Liquid templates and Power Pages advanced configuration.
• Lab 14: Use Power Pages administration tools to review site settings, diagnostics, and troubleshooting.
• Lab 15: Prepare the site for go-live using domain, licensing, security, ALM, and governance checks.

Course Review

Students should leave PL-456 able to build secure Power Pages portals connected to Dataverse. The course review should reinforce site creation, templates, design studio, Dataverse tables, lists, forms, multistep forms, authentication, web roles, table permissions, Power Automate integration, Liquid customization, administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and go-live readiness.

Certification Exam Review

PL-456 is a custom Dynamics Edge course and can support broader preparation for Power Platform and Power Pages-related job roles. Review should focus on secure portal architecture, Dataverse data modeling, authentication, authorization, table permissions, web roles, forms, lists, design studio, administration, ALM, governance, and production deployment.