Renewing DA100 certification VS sitting for PL300 certification

You renew a certification not the exam, so if you passed DA-100 you gained the Power BI Data Analyst certification and this is what you renew. You should not need to take PL-300 unless your certification has expired.

Go to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/power-bi-data-analyst-associate/renew/ to see if you can renew

See https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/announcing-a-new-name-for-the-data-analyst-associate/ba-p/2388941 

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We understand from your post, you have questions about the Certificate Power BI Data Analyst Associate.

The Exam DA-100 was retired earlier this year. Its replacement it's the Exam PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst. Since you already have the Certificate for Power BI Data Analyst Associate, in order to renew it you should take the Exam PL-300.

As our member of the Community mentioned, you can check if you are eligible to renew the Certificate using this link: Renewal for Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate - Certifications | Microsoft Learn

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