Dataverse
Microsoft Dataverse is the data platform underlying Power Platform, storing data in tables with a rich security and event model. PL-400 covers Dataverse plug-ins, the Web API, custom APIs, and business events.
All PL-400 Terms
Microsoft Power Platform
Microsoft Power Platform is the low-code suite comprising Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, and Copilot Studio built on Dataverse.
Dataverse
Microsoft Dataverse is the data platform underlying Power Platform, storing data in tables with a rich security and event model.
Plug-in
A plug-in is custom .
Event execution pipeline
The event execution pipeline is the staged model (pre-validation, pre-operation, post-operation) in which Dataverse plug-ins run.
Power Fx
Power Fx is the low-code, Excel-like formula language used across Power Apps canvas apps and increasingly the wider platform.
Canvas app
A canvas app is a Power Apps app where the maker designs the UI freely on a canvas and binds it to data with Power Fx.
PCF
PCF (Power Apps component framework) lets developers build reusable code components with TypeScript and web technologies for canvas and model-driven apps.
Client API
The Client API object model is the JavaScript API for adding client-side business logic to model-driven app forms and events.
Custom connector
A custom connector is a wrapper around a REST API that makes it usable in Power Apps and Power Automate, defined with an OpenAPI definition.
Power Automate
Power Automate is the Power Platform service for building automated cloud flows that orchestrate actions across connectors.
Web API
The Dataverse Web API is a RESTful OData v4 endpoint for performing data and metadata operations against Dataverse.
Organization service
The Organization service is the .
ALM
ALM (application lifecycle management) in Power Platform manages solutions from development through deployment using solutions, environment variables, and pipelines.
Solution
A solution is the Power Platform container that packages components (tables, apps, flows, plug-ins) for transport between environments.