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Microsoft · Data & Analytics · Associate

Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate exam guide

Exam DP-600

DP-600: Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric earns Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate. It validates planning and managing Fabric analytics solutions, preparing and serving data, building semantic models and exploring data.

QuestionsSee official page
Time limit100 minutes
Passing score700 (1-1000 scale)
Exam fee$165 USD
Valid for1 years
DeliveryPearson VUE test center or online proctored

Format: Multiple choice, drag-and-drop, hot area, build list and case studies; may include labs (120 minutes if labs are included). Fee note: US price; varies by country. Student and Microsoft Learn challenge discounts sometimes available.

Who it's for

Analytics engineers and BI developers who build Fabric lakehouses/warehouses and Power BI semantic models.

What the exam covers

Plan, implement, and manage a solution for data analytics (10-15%)—
Prepare and serve data (40-45%)—
Implement and manage semantic models (20-25%)—
Explore and analyze data (20-25%)—

A dash means the vendor does not publish a weight for that domain.

Eligibility & prerequisites

Required: None

Recommended: Experience with SQL, DAX, Power Query and Fabric items; Power BI development experience helps.

Keeping it active

Role-based certifications are valid 1 year. Renew free by passing an unproctored online renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn in the 180 days before expiry; no fee and no retest required.

Skills & careers

Skills it validates

  • Lakehouse and warehouse data preparation
  • Dataflows Gen2, notebooks and T-SQL transformations
  • Semantic model design (star schema, Direct Lake)
  • DAX calculations and performance tuning
  • Security (RLS/OLS) and deployment
  • Querying with SQL and KQL

Job roles

Analytics EngineerBI DeveloperPower BI DeveloperData AnalystFabric Developer

Where it fits in your path

Planning a degree too? See how this cert earns college credit in the College Credit Navigator.

Build my study plan

  1. Week 1: Read the DP-600 study guide; activate a Fabric trial
  2. Week 2-3: Prepare and serve data (largest domain) - lakehouse, warehouse, shortcuts, Dataflows, notebooks
  3. Week 4: Semantic models - Direct Lake, star schema, DAX, RLS
  4. Week 5: Explore and analyze data; administration and lifecycle; practice assessment

Make it yours: pick your exam date and weekly hours. We'll split your time by domain weight and give you a printable plan.

Exam-day tips

  • Prepare and serve data is the heaviest domain - practice building the lakehouse to model flow
  • Know Direct Lake vs Import vs DirectQuery trade-offs
  • Expect DAX and T-SQL snippets to evaluate
  • Use Microsoft Learn during the exam only for syntax checks

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Frequently asked questions

How much is DP-600?

$165 USD in the United States.

DP-600 vs PL-300?

PL-300 is Power BI analyst focused; DP-600 adds Fabric data engineering and enterprise-scale modeling.

Is DP-600 hard?

Moderate to hard; it spans SQL, DAX, PySpark basics and Fabric administration.

Is DP-600 retiring?

No retirement is listed on its study guide as of November 2026.

How do I renew?

Free annual online renewal assessment.

Official page: learn.microsoft.com. Reviewed November 2026. Vendors change fees and objectives, so confirm with the vendor before you book. Spot something out of date? Tell us.