AB-410 Dataverse Foundations — 20 Questions

Question 1

You are designing a data model for a CRM. You need to link a 'Contact' record to a 'Company' record such that deleting the Company also deletes all associated Contacts. Which relationship type do you choose?

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Parental. In Salesforce, a Parental relationship is a lookup relationship where the child record is tightly coupled to the parent. When the parent is deleted, all child records are automatically deleted as well. This matches the requirement that deleting a Company should delete all associated Contacts. The Parental relationship is implemented via a Lookup field with the 'Delete this record also' option selected, effectively creating a cascade delete.

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Configurable Cascading

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Many-to-Many

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Referential

Question 2

Which security role type is provided by default in Dataverse?

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System Administrator. Dataverse ships with a set of default security roles, and System Administrator is one of them — it grants full privileges across the environment, including customization and security management. It is a built-in role available in every environment. Other default roles include System Customizer, Environment Maker, and Basic User.

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Environment Member

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Owner

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Data Analyst

Question 3

You need to display data from a related table on a form. Which feature should you use to show a read-only list of related records?

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Quick View Form. A Subgrid control on a form is designed to display related records in a list view.

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Business Process Flow

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Subgrid

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Canvas component

Question 4

You are creating a custom table. You want to track when a record was created and who created it. What must you do?

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Enable the table for auditing. Dataverse includes 'Audit' or 'System' fields automatically, but they must be enabled in the table configuration.

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Create custom fields for CreatedBy and CreatedOn

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Add the fields to the form

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Write a workflow

Question 5

Which Dataverse feature is best for synchronizing data from an external SQL database?

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Virtual tables. Virtual tables in Dataverse allow you to surface data from an external system (such as SQL Server, SharePoint, or an OData endpoint) as if it were a native Dataverse table, without copying the data. This is ideal for synchronizing or integrating external SQL data because it provides real-time access to the external source through the Dataverse interface. Virtual tables are the recommended feature for this scenario.

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Power Automate

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API access

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Dataflows

Question 6

Which THREE items are required to create a new Model-driven app?

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Site map. A Site map (A) is required because it defines the navigation structure of a model-driven app, specifying which tables, dashboards, and other components appear in the app and how users move between them. A security role (D) is required because model-driven apps are built on Microsoft Dataverse, where access to tables and records is governed by security roles; without assigning appropriate roles, users cannot access the app's data. At least one table (E) is required because a model-driven app is fundamentally data-driven and is generated from the Dataverse table metadata, so there must be at least one table to render forms, views, and the app itself. An Azure SQL database (B) is not required, since model-driven apps use Dataverse storage rather than Azure SQL. A canvas component (C) is not required, as canvas components belong to the Power Apps canvas app model, not the model-driven app model.

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An Azure SQL database

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A canvas component

Question 7

Which THREE actions are permitted by a Business Rule?

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Set visibility of fields. In ServiceNow, Business Rules are server-side scripts that run when records are displayed, inserted, updated, deleted, queried, or when a database operation occurs, and they can directly manipulate the current record before it is saved. Option C is correct because a Business Rule can set the visibility of fields by using g_scratchpad to pass data to the client or by calling setVisible() on a field via a client-callable rule or UI policy-like logic, controlling whether fields appear on the form. Option D is correct because Business Rules can set field requirements through setMandatory() on the current record, making a field mandatory before insert or update. Option E is correct because Business Rules commonly set field values using current.field_name = value, which is one of their primary uses for defaulting or deriving data. Option A is not correct because external API calls from a Business Rule are not a permitted or recommended action in the standard exam scope; outbound integrations should use RESTMessageV2 or similar from a Script Include or scheduled job, and synchronous external calls in a Business Rule are discouraged and not listed as a permitted action. Option B is not correct because deleting records is not a standard permitted action of a Business Rule; while a Business Rule can trigger on delete, performing record deletions is typically done through other mechanisms such as a Scheduled Job or Script, and the exam treats delete as outside the permitted actions of a Business Rule.

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Perform external API calls

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Delete records

Question 8

Which TWO methods can be used to import data into Dataverse?

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Dataflows. Dataflows (C) are a correct method because Power Query-based dataflows can load and transform data from sources such as Excel, SQL, and OData, then write that data directly into Dataverse tables. Data Import Wizard (D) is also correct because the built-in import wizard in Power Apps/Dynamics 365 lets you upload files like Excel or CSV, map columns to Dataverse table columns, and import the records. Direct SQL injection (A) is not a valid import method and is a security attack, not a supported Dataverse data-loading feature. Power BI dashboard (B) is a visualization/reporting layer and does not import data into Dataverse. Manual form entry only (E) is not an import method and is also incorrectly limited, since Dataverse supports bulk and programmatic import options.

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Direct SQL injection

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Power BI dashboard

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Manual form entry only

Question 9

Which THREE items are considered default table behaviors?

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Record ownership. In ServiceNow, default table behaviors are the built-in characteristics that every table inherits unless explicitly changed. Option B (Record ownership) is correct because every table has a sys_created_by and sys_updated_by field, and tables extending task also inherit the Assigned to and Assignment group ownership fields by default. Option D (Connections) is correct because the Connections related list is a default behavior available on task-based tables, allowing users to relate records such as incidents, problems, and changes. Option E (Auditing) is correct because auditing is a default table behavior that can be enabled per table to track field-level changes in the Audit [sys_audit] table. Option A (External API exposure) is not a default behavior because tables must be explicitly configured with a REST or SOAP API or exposed via a scripted web service. Option C (Form-based workflows) is not a default behavior because workflows must be created and attached to a table through configuration, not inherited automatically.

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External API exposure

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Form-based workflows

Question 10

Which THREE actions can a system administrator perform in an environment?

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Deploy solutions. In this environment, a system administrator can Deploy solutions (A), which packages and transports customizations such as entities, workflows, and forms between environments using the solution framework. They can also Restore database backups (B), since administrators hold the highest privileges needed to perform backup and recovery operations for the organization's data. Additionally, they can Assign security roles (C), granting or modifying user access rights to records and features based on role-based security. Options D and E do not belong: editing all user personal records is restricted by record ownership and sharing rules rather than being a blanket administrator action, and creating custom JavaScript web resources is a customization task typically performed by a customizer or developer role, not an inherent system administrator capability.

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Edit all user personal records

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Create custom JavaScript web resources

Question 11

You have a business rule that sets a field value when a form loads. Users report that the value is not being updated when they change the trigger field. What is the most likely cause?

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The business rule is set to Entity scope only.. The business rule is set to Entity scope only, which means it executes only when a record is loaded from the database, not when a field on the form changes. To update a field value dynamically as users change a trigger field, the business rule must run on the client side (form) with the appropriate 'When' condition, such as 'On Change' or 'On Load'. Entity-scoped rules are server-side and do not respond to real-time form field changes.

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The business rule is deactivated.

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The field is read-only.

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The business rule scope is set to Global.

Question 12

You need to enforce data security where a user can only view records that belong to their specific business unit. Which security setting should you modify?

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Business Unit. The Business Unit security setting in Dataverse controls record-level access so that users can only see records owned by their own business unit. Setting a table's or record's access to 'Business Unit' means users in the same BU as the record owner can read/write it, but users in other BUs cannot. This directly satisfies the requirement that a user only view records belonging to their specific business unit.

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Parent: Child Business Units

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User

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Organization

Question 13

Which THREE of the following are valid components of a Dataverse solution?

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Table. A Dataverse solution is a container that packages customizable components for transport between environments, and a Table (option A) is a core Dataverse component that can be added to a solution because it defines the data schema, columns, relationships, and keys. A Canvas App (option D) is a valid solution component, as Power Apps canvas apps can be included in a solution to move the app together with its dependencies. A Power Automate cloud flow (option E) is also a valid solution component, since cloud flows can be added to solutions to support application lifecycle management and deployment. System Administrator (option B) is a security role, not a solution component, and User Security Profile (option C) is not a valid Dataverse solution component type; security roles are configured in the environment rather than packaged as solution components.

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System Administrator

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User Security Profile

Question 14

You are migrating data into Dataverse. You need to ensure that the data import does not trigger existing Power Automate cloud flows. Which feature should you utilize?

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Data Import Wizard with 'Workflow' exclusion settings.. The 'Data import' experience allows you to disable plug-ins and workflows to prevent redundant processing during large-scale data loads.

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Power Apps CLI data command.

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Power Platform Admin Center data export.

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Set the user to 'Offline'.

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Delete the workflows before import.

Question 15

You are configuring a new table. Which TWO of the following are true regarding 'Auditing' in Dataverse?

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Auditing must be enabled at the environment level before it can be configured for tables.. Option D is correct because Dataverse auditing requires the organization/environment-level setting 'Start Auditing' to be turned on before any table or column auditing can take effect; without it, table-level audit configuration has no effect. Option E is correct because, once auditing is enabled for a table, you can selectively enable auditing on individual columns (via the column's 'Audit' property), allowing granular control over which fields are tracked. Option A is wrong because audit records are stored in Dataverse itself (in the Audit table/entity), not in a separate database. Option B is wrong because auditing is disabled by default for new tables and must be explicitly enabled. Option C is wrong because auditing does not capture the user's IP address; it records details such as the user, action, timestamp, and changed values.

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Auditing records are stored in a separate database.

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Auditing is enabled by default for all new tables.

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Auditing tracks the IP address of the user.

Question 16

You are designing a Dataverse data model for a customer support application. The support manager wants each case to be linked to a single customer account, and when viewing a case record, they want to see the account's primary contact and phone number directly on the case form without navigating away. Which Dataverse feature should you use to achieve this?

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Create a quick view form on the Case form that displays Account details.. The requirement is to display read-only information from a related account directly on the case form. A quick view form is designed exactly for this purpose: it shows fields from a related table within the context of the current record. Other options either create relationships without displaying the needed data or use mechanisms that do not automatically surface related fields on the form.

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Create a 1:N relationship from Account to Case and add a subgrid on the Case form.

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Create a calculated column on the Case table that pulls the account's phone number.

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Create a lookup column on the Case table that references the Account table.

Question 17

You are building a model-driven app for a sales team. The app uses a custom table called 'Opportunity' that has a many-to-one relationship with the 'Account' table. When viewing an Opportunity record, users need to see the name of the related Account. Which type of column should you add to the Opportunity table to display the Account name?

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Lookup. To display a related record's field, you must establish a relationship between the tables. A Lookup column does this and automatically shows the primary name of the related record. Other column types do not create relationships and cannot dynamically fetch related data.

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Calculated

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Text

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Choice

Question 18

You need to add a column to the Account table that stores a monetary value with a maximum of four decimal places. The column must be available in all forms and views. Which Dataverse column data type should you use?

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Currency. The Currency data type is purpose-built for monetary values in Dataverse, offering configurable precision up to four decimal places and currency-aware formatting. It also supports multi-currency scenarios. The other numeric types lack the monetary context and formatting, making them unsuitable for a currency field. Thus, Currency is the correct answer.

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Floating Point

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Decimal

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Money

Question 19

A sales manager wants a new column on the Account table that automatically calculates a discount percentage based on the Annual Revenue column. The value should be recalculated whenever the revenue changes. Which type of column should you create?

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Calculated column. The requirement is for an automatic, read-only value derived from another column in the same record. Calculated columns are designed exactly for this: they evaluate a formula on the server whenever dependent columns change. Rollup columns aggregate related rows, formula columns are more limited, and currency columns only store monetary amounts.

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Currency column

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Rollup column

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Formula column

Question 20

You are configuring a Dataverse table for a project management app. You need to track the total number of tasks associated with each project. Each task is a record in a related 'Task' table and has a status column indicating whether it is complete. You want the 'Project' table to display the count of all tasks and also the count of completed tasks. Which column type should you use to achieve this?

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Two Rollup columns. To count related records, you need a Rollup column. Since the requirement is for two distinct counts (total tasks and completed tasks), you must create two Rollup columns. Calculated columns cannot aggregate across relationships, so they are not suitable.

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Two Calculated columns

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Calculated

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Rollup