Power Up Program – Frequently asked questions

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Power Up Program – Frequently asked questions ...........................................................................1
1. I am getting an “Invalid sign-in attempt” error when I log into the Power Up hub page. What
should I do?..............................................................................................................................2
2. Where can I see the tasks for each week? ..........................................................................2
3. How do I access the learning management system? (*New UI from C13 onwards) ..............3
4. How do I access the developer environment for doing lab exercises? ..................................4
5. How do I access the resources for lab exercises? (*New UI from C13 onwards) ...................5
6. How do I access the links for virtual live sessions? (*New UI from C13 onwards) .................6
7. How do I save my progress? (*New UI from C13 onwards) ..................................................8
8. How to connect to OneDrive for Business from Power Apps? ..............................................8
9. How to connect to SharePoint from Power Apps? ...............................................................8
10. Office 365 Outlook connector does not accept the learner email address to send emails
as part of the flow. What is the solution? ....................................................................................8
11. What do I do if I am blocked/have questions on a learning module? .............................. 10
12. How do I view my score and comments for my final app challenge video? ................. 11
13. Graduation voucher .................................................................................................... 11
14. How to enable map visualization in Power BI desktop application. ................................ 11
15. How to connect to Dataverse tables from Power BI desktop? ........................................ 14
16. How do I contact the support team? ............................................................................ 17
1. I am getting an “Invalid sign-in attempt” error when I log into the
Power Up hub page. What should I do?

This login problem occurs when you have other sign ins into other products or services in
the same browser. Please open a new browser window and follow these instructions:

Please use an InPrivate/Incognito browser mode while accessing hub page. Please make
sure to clear the browser cache and cookies before signing in. If the InPrivate/Incognito
option is not available for you in your work laptop, you could try using Microsoft Edge
“Profiles” feature to set up your accounts to switch seamlessly. Learn how in this blog
article. Other browsers have similar features.

Please sign into Power Up program hub page(https://powerup.microsoft.com) using the

credentials shared with you. The system requires users to reset password on first sign-in.

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2. Where can I see the tasks for each week?

Once you login to the Power Up program hub page, you can find the weekly tasks in Action
Center section.
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3. How do I access the learning management system? (*New UI from

C13 onwards)
Once you login to the Power Up program hub page, you can select the I’m ready! button or
select the Learning plan tab in the My learning section.
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4. How do I access the developer environment for doing lab

exercises?
Once you login to the Power Up program hub page, please select the Dev environment
section. Once you successfully set up your lab environment, please select the Start
experimenting button to navigate to Power Apps for doing your lab exercises.

Once you select Start experimenting button, a new tab will open in the same browser, and
you will be landing on the Power Apps home page. Please make sure to select the
development environment with your name on it.
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5. How do I access the resources for lab exercises? (*New UI from

C13 onwards)
The link to all resources for completing the course modules is in the module description.
You need to select the module title to see the resources link.
 You can also directly access the learning resources from the link below.
https://aka.ms/PowerUpProgramResources (Please access it from a browser where you
have logged in using your learnwithpowerup.com email address)

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6. How do I access the links for virtual live sessions? (*New UI from
C13 onwards)
You could find the links to the live Q&A sessions on the hub page. You could change the
time zone to join different instances of the same live Q&A sessions.
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7. How do I save my progress? (*New UI from C13 onwards)

8. How to connect to OneDrive for Business from Power Apps?

Please refer to the detailed instructions here.

9. How to connect to SharePoint from Power Apps?

Please refer to the detailed instructions here.

10. Office 365 Outlook connector does not accept the learner email
address to send emails as part of the flow. What is the solution?
Your Power Up Program developer environment doesn't include Outlook and you will not be
able to use Office 365 Outlook connector to send emails as part of the Power Automate
flow. However, you can use any personal email account you create using Outlook, Gmail,
Hotmail, or other email addresses to establish a connection in Power Automate.

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11. What do I do if I am blocked/have questions on a learning module?

If you become blocked in a specific module, we recommend posting your product related
questions on the product discussion boards for the respective product you are working
through for a faster response. It would be good to include the screenshots as well for
better troubleshooting.

If you have already posted in the product discussion board and not getting any response,
please send an email to mailto:[email protected] and share the LMS post
URL from the product discussion board.

While waiting for a response, you can go ahead to the next topic.

You could also join the live Q&A session for the week you are working through to ask your
questions to get you unblocked.
12. How do I view my score and comments for my final app challenge
video?
You will receive an email from us once you successfully complete and submit the final app
challenge video in Learning Management System. Usually, the grading will be complete
approximately two weeks after the final app challenge video submission deadline.
Currently, we are in the process of making it easier for the learners to submit the final app
challenge video on the Power Up program hub page and to display the result/comments
there. Once the new functionality is available, we will update this section with the new
instructions. Stay tuned.

13. Graduation voucher

Power Up Program is designed to create awareness and provide hands-on learning
experience with various components with the low-code Microsoft Power Platform for a
non-technical citizen developer or an enterprise maker persona.

The choice of exam/certification depends on an individual’s level of understanding and

grasp of various technology areas and the amount of practice with implementing real-
business scenarios.

While PL100 – App Maker exam is set to expire in June 2024, the awarded voucher can still
be used for all other Power Platform certification exams such as PL100 (fundamentals),
PL200 (functional consultant), PL300 (Data Analyst) and more. Browse Credentials |
Microsoft Learn

We encourage you to continue your Power Platform learning journey with resources
provided during and after the Power Up curriculum. You can take the exam based on your
level of expertise or your specific area of interest/need.

14. How to enable map visualization in Power BI desktop application.

If the map visualization is not working in Power BI desktop application, please follow the
below instructions.

Go to File menu and select Options and settings.

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 Please select Security option from the left menu and then check the Map and Filled Map
visuals option and select OK.

15. How to connect to Dataverse tables from Power BI desktop?

For enterprise users, they need to modify the Data source settings and use the Power Up
credentials to connect to Power Up environment Dataverse tables even if they have logged
in as Power Up user in Power BI desktop application.

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Note: Learners need to sign in to their enterprise account whenever they want to get connected
to their enterprise data sources each time when they are back from Power Up program lab
exercises using Power BI desktop.

16. How do I contact the support team?

mailto:[email protected]

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