Study guide for Exam MB-280: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Experience Analyst
Skills at a glance
Implement Dynamics 365 Sales (25–30%)
Configure and customize Dataverse and model-driven apps (25–30%)
Implement the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook (10–15%)
Implement security and customizations in Dynamics 365 Sales (10–15%)
Demonstrate Dynamics 365 Customer Insights capabilities (10–15%)
Extend and enhance Dynamics 365 Sales capabilities (5–10%)
Implement Dynamics 365 Sales (25–30%)
Configure core functionality of Dynamics 365 Sales
Evaluate predictive lead and opportunity scoring model performance
Enable and configure predictive lead and opportunity scoring
Set up the product catalog
Manage the product lifecycle, including creating, revising, cloning, and retiring
Configure multiple currencies and evaluate currency calculations
Configure goals and forecasting
Configure and use Sales intelligence features
Configure sales engagement
Configure and customize Dataverse and model-driven apps (25–30%)
Modify model-driven apps
Perform configuration and setup with native tools
Configure Dataverse table settings
Configure auditing of data
Configure connections and connection roles
Implement business logic
Configure business rules
Configure formula columns
Maintain classic workflows in Dataverse
Configure calculated and rollup columns
Implement business process flows
Evaluate low-code business logic options
Use the Dataverse connector in a cloud flow
Customize the user experience
Differentiate form types
Differentiate view types
Configure the timeline control
Configure focused view
Embed Power BI dashboard, reports, and tiles
Implement the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook (10–15%)
Manage Sales data and interactions in Outlook
Differentiate the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook features
Perform common tasks
Deploy the Dynamics 365 App for Outlook to users
Configure mailboxes and server-side sync
Configure mailboxes
Configure server-side sync
Configure folder-level tracking
Configure email settings
Implement security and customizations in Dynamics 365 Sales (10–15%)
Manage security for Dynamics 365 Sales
Implement hierarchy security
Manage security roles for Sales
Create and manage teams
Share a model-driven app
Evaluate security privileges by using access checker
Associate Microsoft Entra groups with environments
Diagnose user access issues
Customize Dynamics 365 Sales
Configure relationship mappings on Sales tables
Configure lead and opportunity status reasons
Configure opportunity close
Configure automatic creation rules for leads
Demonstrate Dynamics 365 Customer Insights capabilities (10–15%)
Create unified customer profiles and use the profiles in other apps
Share customer profiles and segments in Dataverse
Enhance the sales process by using Customer Insights - Data
Create measures and segments in Customer Insights - Data
Create journeys by using real-time marketing
Create emails by using templates
Create a segment-based journey
Create a trigger-based journey
Capture information by using forms
Extend and enhance Dynamics 365 Sales capabilities (5–10%)
Manage Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales in Dynamics 365 Sales
Deploy Copilot for Sales
Customize Copilot for Sales forms and fields
Implement collaboration features
Configure document management
Configure Teams calling and dialer
Configure text messages
Configure Teams collaboration
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