Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer Associate — Requirements & Free Practice
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Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer Associate
Microsoft certification for developers who implement and extend Dynamics 365 finance and operations apps.
Licensing authority: Microsoft · Application information
Initial by examination
- Achievement
- Pass the MB-500 examination listed for this certification; the current English skills measured are effective January 30, 2026.
- Audience
- Official guidance recommends deep knowledge and experience with the underlying finance and operations framework, data structures and objects; recommendations are not represented as mandatory prior credentials.
- Registration
- Use a Microsoft Learn profile; legal name must match legal ID. A personal MSA is recommended. Request accommodations before scheduling where needed.
- Scheduling
- Rolling Pearson VUE appointments, no more than 90 days in advance; maximum two Microsoft Certification examinations scheduled concurrently. Actual appointment availability and region-dependent price are determined during scheduling.
- Scope
- Initial qualification only; renewal and adjacent certifications are excluded.
Exam MB-500: Microsoft Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Proctored examination; may include interactive components.
- Time limit
- 100 minutes
- Passing score
- 700 or greater on the technical-exam scale of 1 to 1,000
Examination outline
The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
Plan the architecture and solution design — Official range: 5–10% (Practice allocation: 7.69%)
- Plan for the major components of finance and operations apps
- Implement application lifecycle management (ALM)
Apply developer tools — Official range: 5–10% (Practice allocation: 7.69%)
- Customize finance and operations apps by using Visual Studio
- Manage source code and artifacts by using Microsoft Azure DevOps version control
Design and develop AOT elements — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 17.95%)
- Create and extend UI elements
- Create and extend the data model
- Create classes and extend AOT elements
Develop and test code — Official range: 20–25% (Practice allocation: 23.08%)
- Develop X++ code
- Develop object-oriented code
- Implement finance and operations app framework functionality
- Perform testing
Implement reporting — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 12.82%)
- Select reporting tools in finance and operations apps
- Design, create, and revise Dynamics 365 reports
- Design, create, and revise Dynamics 365 workspaces
Integrate and manage data solutions — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 17.95%)
- Evaluate data integration patterns and scenarios
- Implement data integration concepts and solutions
- Implement data management
- Integrate with Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and Azure
Implement security and optimize performance — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 12.82%)
- Implement security policies and requirements
- Apply fundamental performance optimization techniques
- Optimize performance
Examination sources
- Microsoft MB-500 study guide
Article h1 and Skills measured heading
- Microsoft MB-500 study guide
Skills at a glance; detailed body from Plan the architecture and solution design through Optimize performance
- Microsoft MB-500 study guide
Updates to the exam / notes preceding Skills measured
- Microsoft certification detail
Certification resources / adoption of linked MB-500 study guide
- Microsoft MB-500 study guide
Useful links / Exam scoring and score reports
- Microsoft exam scoring policy
How exams are scored / first bullet
- Microsoft exam scoring policy
Scores needed to pass exams / Technical exams
- Microsoft certification detail
Take the exam / duration and Exam policy
- Microsoft exam scoring policy
When to expect your score / first bullet
- Microsoft certification detail
Take the exam / languages and scheduling
- Microsoft register and schedule policy
How to register and schedule an exam / appointment limits
- Microsoft register and schedule policy
How to register and schedule an exam / advance scheduling
- Microsoft register and schedule policy
Step-by-step exam registration instructions / step 3
- Microsoft MB-500 study guide
Audience profile / knowledge and experience recommendation
- Microsoft register and schedule policy
Exam accommodations / request timing
- Microsoft certification detail
Take the exam / registration account guidance