Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate
The DP-700 exam is designed for professionals who implement and configure Azure. It validates your ability to implement and manage an analytics solution, ingest and transform data, and monitor and optimize an analytics solution.
Exam details
- Certification
- Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate
- Exam code
- DP-700
- Level
- Associate
- Duration
- Approximately 100 minutes
- Questions
- Typically 40–60 questions
- Passing score
- 700 out of 1000
- Cost
- USD $165 — typical price; the exact fee varies by country/region and currency, and local taxes may apply.
- Prerequisites
- None required
- Languages
- English (also available in Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), German, French, Spanish and Portuguese (Brazil))
- Delivered by
- Pearson VUE
- Renewal
- Free online assessment, every 12 months
Skills measured
- Implement and manage an analytics solution
- Ingest and transform data
- Monitor and optimize an analytics solution
Study resources & practice tests
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Frequently asked questions
Who should take DP-700?
DP-700 is aimed at data engineers who design and deploy data engineering solutions for analytics in Microsoft Fabric. It suits professionals who ingest and transform data, secure and manage analytics solutions, and monitor and optimise them, and who are skilled at manipulating data with SQL, PySpark and KQL while working alongside analytics engineers, architects and administrators.
How to prepare for DP-700?
Combine the free Microsoft Learn learning paths with hands-on practice in a Microsoft Fabric workspace, then confirm your readiness with a reputable practice test. Focus on the skills measured: implementing and managing an analytics solution, ingesting and transforming data, and monitoring and optimising an analytics solution. See the study resources below.
How to register for the DP-700 exam?
You book the exam from the official Microsoft certification page, which schedules it through Pearson VUE. You can sit it online with remote proctoring from home or at a test centre. Pick the date and delivery option that suits you when you register.
What is the retake policy if I fail DP-700?
If you don't pass on your first attempt, you must wait 24 hours before retaking. After a second failure you must wait 14 days, with the same 14-day wait before each further attempt. You may take the exam a maximum of five times within a 12-month period, and the exam fee applies to each attempt.