Re: DA-100 Labs not working

Hi KTM-01, 

Yes, the labs will also time out after a set period. However, that doesn't mean you've lost any work if you finished the specific module you were working on. If you have the badge in your Microsoft Learn profile, you've completed the module and gotten credit. You do not need to go back and do any work over.

Each module is independent and has a starting point which is already setup for you. Let's take an example to hopefully clear it up.  The Work with Power BI visuals - Learn | Microsoft Docs module focuses on designing a report with visuals. When you hit the exercise towards the end, you'll see a list of labs to do, but only one of these needs to be done to receive credit for the module:

The other links take you to different modules because the knowledge needed to complete this lab is built from those other exercises. So, if you had just taken this module in isolation, you could backup and go through the prior exercises if you wanted. That part is totally optional.

So, you'll open the lab window and keep it open while you work through the entire list of instructions on this page - and not on the other links. You'll use the starting report on the D:\ drive:

..and follow the instructions to complete the exercise. Once you're done, read through the last two units of the module until you get to the end and see the "success" popup. That's where you get credit for this module - which is added to the challenge. You can then close the lab window. Then if you decide to move onto the next module, you can - but you could also stop there and continue later by opening a new lab window from the next module in the challenge.

The key point is that as long as you finished the module you were working on before you went to bed, you should be fine. Check your MS Learn profile and verify you have all the badges for the modules you've completed. As long as they show up there, they are counted in the challenge.

I hope that helps!

mark