MB-230 Practice Exam 3 — 20 Questions

Question 1

You are using the Customer Service workspace and need to create a custom channel integration. Which technology allows you to pass data from an external chat widget to Omnichannel for Customer Service and create a session?

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Accepted Answer

Channel Integration Framework (CIF). The Channel Integration Framework (CIF) is the designated technology for integrating external chat widgets with Dynamics 365 Customer Service. It provides the necessary APIs to create sessions, pass context data, and handle events within the Customer Service workspace. The other technologies are not designed for this real-time widget integration.

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Azure Service Bus

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Power Automate

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Microsoft Dataverse Web API

Question 2

A customer service agent at Alpine Ski House is working on a case and needs to quickly view all the activities, such as phone calls and emails, that are associated with the case. The agent wants to see a consolidated timeline of all interactions. What should the agent use?

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The Timeline control on the case form.. The Timeline control is a core feature in Dynamics 365 Customer Service that provides a unified, chronological view of all activities associated with a case. Agents can quickly see phone calls, emails, tasks, and appointments, and can filter or expand items. This eliminates the need to navigate to separate views and enhances productivity by keeping the interaction history readily accessible on the case form.

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The Related Cases view.

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The Activities associated view.

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The Case Hierarchy chart.

Question 3

You are configuring a workstream for a new voice channel. The organization requires that calls are routed to agents who have the 'Spanish' skill and are available. If no such agent is available within 60 seconds, the call should be redirected to a backup queue. Which TWO components must you configure to meet this requirement? (Choose two.)

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Set up a workstream with a voice channel and assign a queue that includes agents with the Spanish skill.. To route voice calls to agents with the Spanish skill and redirect after 60 seconds if none are available, you need a workstream that uses a queue with those skilled agents, and an overflow condition that triggers after the timeout to a backup queue. The other options do not enforce the skill requirement or the timeout redirection. Together, these two components provide the necessary routing and fallback behavior.

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Create a routing rule that checks the customer's language preference and routes to a Spanish-speaking agent.

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Set up a capacity profile that limits each agent to one voice call and assign it to the queue.

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Enable sentiment analysis to detect frustration and escalate to a supervisor if the wait exceeds 60 seconds.

Question 4

You are configuring unified routing for a customer service center. The organization wants to route incoming cases based on the case's product category and the customer's region. The routing must be evaluated in a specific order. Which routing component should you configure to define the sequence of evaluation rules?

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Rule set. The rule set is the component that defines the sequence of evaluation for routing rules. It allows you to order conditions so that the most important criteria are checked first. In this scenario, configuring a rule set ensures that product category is evaluated before region, enabling precise routing based on business priorities.

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Queue

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Assignment method

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Workstream

Question 5

A support team uses Dynamics 365 Customer Service. They want to allow agents to quickly find similar cases and their resolutions when working on a new case. They also want to ensure that agents can link a knowledge article to a case for future reference. What should the team configure?

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Enable the Similar Cases feature and configure the case form to include a Knowledge Articles subgrid.. The Similar Cases feature provides AI-driven suggestions of similar cases, helping agents find resolutions. A Knowledge Articles subgrid on the case form allows agents to link relevant articles manually. Together, these features meet the requirements. Custom development or queues do not provide the needed similarity matching and knowledge linking.

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Create a custom entity for similar cases and use a plugin to find matches.

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Enable the Knowledge Search feature and configure it to automatically link articles to cases.

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Configure a queue that groups similar cases together.

Question 6

A support team at Tailspin Toys wants agents to be able to resolve cases faster by suggesting similar resolved cases and knowledge articles as they type the case title. Which two components must the administrator verify are configured and enabled to support this experience? (Choose two.)

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The Knowledge Management feature enabled in the Customer Service admin center.. The native similar cases and knowledge suggestions experience depends on relevance search with the knowledge article table indexed, plus the Knowledge Management feature enabled in the Customer Service admin center. Routing rule sets, SLAs, and custom flows do not provide or enable the suggestion capability, so they are not required components.

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A Power Automate flow that queries Dataverse for similar cases when the title changes.

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A routing rule set that assigns cases to the knowledge manager.

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An SLA with a first response KPI applied to the case table.

Question 7

You are configuring unified routing for a customer service center. The organization has a dedicated queue for Spanish-speaking customers and another for English-speaking customers. Agents are proficient in both languages, but management wants to ensure that when a Spanish-speaking customer initiates a chat, the conversation is routed to the Spanish queue first, and only overflows to the English queue if no Spanish agents are available after 5 minutes. What should you configure to meet this requirement?

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Configure two queues and set up a workstream with a route-to-queue rule that routes Spanish chats to the Spanish queue, and then configure an overflow condition on the Spanish queue to redirect to the English queue after 5 minutes if no agent is assigned.. The requirement is to route Spanish chats to a dedicated Spanish queue and overflow to an English queue after 5 minutes if no Spanish agent is available. This is achieved by configuring separate queues and using an overflow condition on the Spanish queue that triggers after the specified wait time, redirecting to the English queue. This leverages native queue overflow capabilities in unified routing.

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Create a single queue and use a workstream with a routing rule that checks the customer's language and assigns to the appropriate agent based on capacity.

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Assign both Spanish and English skills to all agents and use the 'Highest Capacity' assignment method for the Spanish queue to automatically route to the agent with the most available capacity.

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Create a single queue and use a workstream with a routing rule that checks the customer's language and assigns to the Spanish queue, then use a separate rule to reassign to the English queue after 5 minutes.

Question 8

You are configuring unified routing for a customer service center. A workstream is set up for the 'Email' channel and uses a classification rule set that assigns cases to the 'Tier 1 Support' queue. You need to ensure that cases from this queue are automatically assigned to agents who have the 'English' skill and are available. Which assignment method should you configure for the queue?

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Skill-based. Unified routing provides several assignment methods, including skill-based, which matches work items to agents based on skills and proficiency. For the scenario, the queue must assign cases only to agents with the 'English' skill, so skill-based assignment is the correct choice. Other methods like round robin or highest capacity do not consider skills and would not satisfy the requirement.

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Highest capacity

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Round robin

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Custom assignment

Question 9

A customer service manager at Adventure Works is setting up a new queue for high-priority cases. The manager needs to ensure that cases assigned to this queue are automatically routed to the most qualified agents based on their skills and availability. Which two components must be configured to achieve this? (Choose two.)

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Workstream.. Unified routing and a workstream are the two essential components. Unified routing provides the intelligent assignment engine, while the workstream defines the routing rules and conditions for the queue. Together, they enable automatic routing of high-priority cases to qualified agents based on skills and availability.

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SLA KPI.

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Queue.

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Case merge rule.

Question 10

You are a functional consultant at Fabrikam, Inc., configuring Dynamics 365 Customer Service. The service team uses queues to organize cases. A manager reports that cases assigned to a queue are not being routed to agents based on their skills. You need to ensure that cases are automatically assigned to the most qualified agent. What should you implement?

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Configure unified routing with skill-based routing rules.. Unified routing is the modern routing engine in Dynamics 365 Customer Service that supports skill-based routing. By defining skills for agents and setting up routing rules that match case requirements to agent skills, you ensure cases go to the most qualified agent. This native feature also handles capacity, presence, and prioritization, providing a comprehensive solution for the scenario.

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Set up a workflow that assigns cases to agents based on a custom skill field.

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Use the classic queue routing with round-robin assignment.

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Create a queue with a routing rule that assigns cases to agents based on their capacity.

Question 11

A customer service manager wants to ensure that when a case is escalated to the 'Tier 2' queue, it is automatically assigned to the agent who has been idle the longest, rather than the agent with the fewest active cases. Which queue assignment method should you configure?

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Longest idle. The longest idle assignment method routes work to the agent who has been idle for the longest period. This ensures equitable distribution of cases and prevents agents from being overburdened while others remain underutilized. Round robin and highest capacity focus on rotation or capacity, not idle time, and preferred agent routing is based on customer-agent relationships. Only longest idle directly addresses the requirement.

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Preferred agent

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Highest capacity

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Round robin

Question 12

A support agent at Lucerne Publishing is working a case and needs to add a note that includes a file attachment for the customer. The agent wants the note to be visible on the case timeline and accessible to other agents. What should the agent do?

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Add a note on the case timeline and attach the file to the note.. The agent needs to add a note with an attachment to the case. The correct approach is to add a note on the case timeline and attach the file to that note. This creates a note activity that is visible on the timeline and allows other agents to access the attachment. The other options either create different activity types or store the file elsewhere, which does not meet the requirement.

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Create a task activity on the case and attach the file to the task.

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Send an email from the case and attach the file to the email.

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Upload the file to the case's SharePoint document location and reference it in the case description.

Question 13

You are configuring unified routing for a case workstream. The business wants to ensure that cases from customers with a 'Platinum' service level are routed to a dedicated queue, but only if the case priority is 'High'. If the priority is not 'High', the case should go to the standard queue. Which configuration should you implement?

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Create two routing rules: one that routes to the Platinum queue when service level equals Platinum AND priority equals High, and another that routes to the standard queue for all other cases.. To route based on a combination of conditions, you need a routing rule with an AND condition for service level and priority, directing to the Platinum queue. A second rule is required to handle all other cases and route them to the standard queue. This two-rule approach ensures that only Platinum cases with High priority go to the dedicated queue, while everything else follows the default path.

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Create a single routing rule with an OR condition: service level equals Platinum OR priority equals High, routing to the Platinum queue.

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Use a Power Automate flow to update the case's queue field based on service level and priority.

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Set the queue's assignment method to 'Preferred agent' and designate a specific agent to handle all Platinum cases.

Question 14

You are configuring SLAs for Coho Vineyard. The service manager wants to ensure that the first response time KPI is met for all cases, but only during business hours (Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM). Cases created outside business hours should have the timer start at the next business hour. What should you configure?

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Create a customer service schedule with the business hours and apply it to the SLA, then set the first response KPI to use the schedule.. The requirement is to count only business hours for the first response KPI. The correct configuration is to create a customer service schedule that defines the business hours and apply it to the SLA. Then, set the KPI to use that schedule. This ensures the timer pauses outside business hours and resumes at the next business hour. This is the standard, supported method in Dynamics 365 Customer Service.

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Create a holiday schedule that includes all non-business hours and apply it to the SLA.

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Set the SLA to use the default schedule and create a workflow that pauses the timer when a case is created outside business hours.

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Configure the SLA to use a 24x7 schedule and manually adjust the timer for cases created outside business hours.

Question 15

A Dynamics 365 Customer Service organization uses Unified Routing. A developer needs to extend routing by calling an external AI service to determine the priority of incoming cases before they are routed to queues. The solution must minimize custom code and be maintainable within the Power Platform. What should the consultant implement?

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Create a custom routing rule with a Power Automate flow that calls the external AI service and sets a routing attribute.. Unified Routing allows custom routing rules that can call Power Automate flows. This is the recommended low-code extensibility point for integrating external services into the routing decision. The flow can call the AI service and return a value that sets a routing attribute, which the routing engine then uses to determine the queue and priority. This keeps the solution maintainable and within the Power Platform.

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Create a real-time workflow that triggers on case creation and calls the external AI service using a custom workflow activity.

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Write a plug-in registered on the Case entity's Create message that calls the external AI service and updates the case priority.

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Configure an assignment rule that uses a custom JavaScript web resource to call the AI service and set the priority.

Question 16

A customer service manager at Northwind Traders wants to ensure that cases are automatically assigned to the appropriate queue based on the case's product and priority. Which feature should the manager configure?

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Routing rule set. Routing rule sets are specifically designed to automatically route cases to queues or users based on conditions. They allow the manager to define rules that evaluate case fields like product and priority and then assign the case to the appropriate queue. This provides a centralized, maintainable way to implement routing logic without custom code.

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Queue item rules

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Workflow

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SLA

Question 17

A customer service manager at a company using Dynamics 365 Customer Service needs to ensure that cases are automatically routed to the correct queue based on the product specified in the case. The routing should occur immediately upon case creation. Which feature should be used?

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Routing rule set. Routing rule sets are the correct feature for automatic case routing based on conditions such as product. They evaluate criteria in real time and assign cases to queues or users. Other options like workflows are asynchronous, queues are passive, and SLAs manage time metrics, not routing. Routing rule sets directly meet the requirement.

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SLA

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Workflow

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Queue

Question 18

You are configuring unified routing for a customer service center. Agents handle phone calls and must be assigned based on their current workload. The organization wants to ensure that agents who have been idle for a longer period receive the next call. Which assignment method should you configure for the workstream?

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Longest idle. The longest idle assignment method is designed to route work to the agent who has been waiting the longest since their last assignment. This ensures equitable distribution and aligns with the goal of giving the next call to the agent idle for the longest duration. Other methods like round robin or highest capacity do not consider idle time.

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Round robin

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Highest capacity

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Preferred agent

Question 19

You are configuring a custom messaging channel in Omnichannel for Customer Service. The channel must display a pre-chat survey that collects the customer's email address and product interest before the conversation starts. Which component should you configure to achieve this?

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Chat widget. The chat widget in Omnichannel for Customer Service includes a pre-chat survey configuration. You can define questions to gather information such as email and product interest. These responses are available as context variables and can be used for routing. The workstream and routing rules then use this data to direct the conversation appropriately.

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Workstream

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Routing rule set

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Channel integration framework

Question 20

You are building a custom Power Virtual Agents bot for Customer Service. You need to trigger a Power Automate flow that updates a case record based on user input. Which two actions must you perform to enable the bot to call the flow? (Choose two.)

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In the bot, add a 'Call an action' node and select the flow.. To enable a Power Virtual Agents bot to call a Power Automate flow, you must add a 'Call an action' node in the bot topic and select the flow. Additionally, the flow must include a 'Respond to Power Virtual Agents' action to return data to the bot. These two steps are essential for the integration to work.

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Add the Power Virtual Agents connector to the flow and configure the 'Send a message' action.

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Register the flow as a custom connector in the Power Platform admin center.

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Create a flow with the 'When a Power Virtual Agents message is received' trigger.