MB-230 Extend Customer Service Practice Test 6 — 15 Questions

Question 1

You are extending a Customer Service workspace by creating a custom entity named 'Equipment Inspection'. Inspections must be linked to cases, and when an inspection is completed, a related case must be automatically updated. You need to implement this with minimal custom code. What should you use?

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Accepted Answer

Create a Power Automate cloud flow that triggers when the Equipment Inspection record status changes and updates the related case.. Power Automate cloud flows provide a no-code way to automate processes across Dynamics 365 entities. A flow triggered on the status change of the Equipment Inspection entity can retrieve the related case and update it. This meets the requirement for minimal custom code and is the recommended approach for extending Customer Service with automated record updates.

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Configure a real-time workflow on the Equipment Inspection entity.

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Use a business rule on the Case entity to update the case when the inspection is completed.

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Write a plug-in registered on the Update message of the Equipment Inspection entity.

Question 2

You are developing a custom JavaScript web resource that runs on the Case form's OnSave event. The script must perform an asynchronous operation to validate data against an external system. Which method should you use to prevent the save until the validation completes?

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Return a promise from the OnSave handler and use executionContext.getEventArgs().disableAsyncTimeout().. To asynchronously validate data on the OnSave event and prevent the save until completion, you must return a promise from the event handler and call executionContext.getEventArgs().disableAsyncTimeout(). This tells the platform to wait for the promise to resolve or reject, allowing you to conditionally proceed or cancel the save based on the validation result.

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Use a synchronous XMLHttpRequest to call the external system.

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Use Xrm.WebApi.retrieveRecord and return a promise.

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Use the executionContext.getEventArgs().preventDefault() method.

Question 3

A consultant is building a custom integration that uses the Dynamics 365 Customer Service Web API to retrieve case records. The integration must authenticate without user interaction and must follow Microsoft's security best practices. Which authentication method should the consultant use?

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OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow with an application user and a client secret stored in Azure Key Vault.. For non-interactive integrations, the OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow is the standard. Registering an application in Microsoft Entra ID, creating an application user in Dataverse, and using a client secret stored in Azure Key Vault ensures secure, automated authentication. This approach supports secret rotation and auditing, and avoids the pitfalls of user-based authentication.

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OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow with a user account that has a long-lived refresh token.

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Certificate-based authentication using a self-signed certificate stored on the integration server.

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Basic authentication with a service account username and password.

Question 4

You are a functional consultant extending a Dynamics 365 Customer Service environment. The support team wants to use a custom Power Apps component framework (PCF) control on the Case form to visualize case priority. You need to ensure the control is available and functions correctly for agents. Which two actions must you perform? (Choose two.)

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Import the PCF control solution into the environment and add the control to the Case form.. To make a PCF control available to agents, you import the solution containing the control and then add it to the appropriate field or subgrid on the Case form. After configuring the control on the form, you must publish the customization. These steps ensure the control is deployed and rendered in the model-driven app.

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Enable the PCF control for the Case table in the Power Apps maker portal.

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Grant agents the System Customizer security role so they can view the control.

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Configure the control's manifest to allow it to run in the Customer Service workspace app.

Question 5

You are integrating an external system with Dynamics 365 Customer Service to automatically create cases from emails. The external system will send an email to a dedicated mailbox, and you need to configure Dynamics 365 to create cases from those emails. Which feature should you use?

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Server-side synchronization with a mailbox and a case creation rule.. Server-side synchronization with a mailbox and a case creation rule is the native feature in Dynamics 365 Customer Service for automatically creating cases from incoming emails. It allows you to specify conditions and map email fields to case fields, providing a no-code solution that is fully integrated with the platform.

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Unified Routing with an email channel and a workstream.

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A custom plug-in registered on the Email entity creation message.

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Power Automate flow with an email trigger and a Create Record action.

Question 6

You are a functional consultant extending Dynamics 365 Customer Service by building a custom application using the Channel Integration Framework (CIF). You need to ensure the custom application can interact with the Customer Service workspace. Which two actions must you perform? (Choose two.)

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Configure the channel provider to use the CIF APIs for session management and context passing.. To integrate a custom application using CIF, you must register it as a channel provider and configure it to use the CIF APIs. These steps allow the application to be hosted within the Customer Service workspace and to interact with Dynamics 365 for session management and context passing. Other actions, such as creating custom entities or plug-ins, are not required for the integration itself.

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Create a custom entity to store conversation transcripts.

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Enable the Channel Integration Framework solution in the Power Platform admin center.

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Develop a plug-in that triggers on the creation of a session record.

Question 7

A customer service manager wants to add a custom button to the Case form that, when clicked, opens a web page with the customer's order history from an external system. The button should be visible only to users with the 'Customer Service Manager' role. What should you use to implement this requirement?

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Ribbon Workbench. The requirement is to add a custom button to the Case form that is visible only to users with a specific security role. Ribbon Workbench is the appropriate tool for customizing the command bar, adding buttons, and defining enable rules that can include security role checks. The other options do not provide the capability to modify the ribbon or control button visibility by role.

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JavaScript web resource

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Business Rule

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Power Automate

Question 8

You are a functional consultant for Contoso, which uses Dynamics 365 Customer Service. A customer service manager wants to automatically create a case whenever a customer sends an email to a dedicated support mailbox. The manager also wants to ensure that the case is assigned to the correct queue based on the email's subject line containing specific keywords. Which two components must you configure to achieve this? (Choose two.)

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Set up a Power Automate cloud flow that triggers on email arrival and creates a case, then routes it based on subject keywords.. To automatically create cases from emails and route them based on subject keywords, you need a queue to receive the emails and a Power Automate flow to create and route the cases. The queue ensures emails are captured, and Power Automate provides the automation and conditional logic. Other options are either outdated or do not fulfill the complete requirement.

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Create a workflow that runs on email creation and assigns the email to a user.

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Enable the Email Router to poll the mailbox and convert emails to cases.

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Configure a routing rule set that applies to email activities and uses a custom JavaScript rule to evaluate the subject.

Question 9

A customer service manager wants to add a custom button to the Case form that, when clicked, sends an email to the customer using a predefined template. The button should be available only to users with the Customer Service Representative role. What is the simplest way to achieve this?

Accepted Answer

Create a Power Automate flow with a manual trigger and add it to the Case form as a button using the Power Automate button control.. Power Automate provides a manual trigger that can be added to a model-driven form as a button. This button can be configured to be visible only to specific security roles, and the flow can send an email using a predefined template. This no-code solution is the simplest way to add custom button functionality to the Case form.

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Configure a business rule that sends an email when the case status changes.

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Add a ribbon button using the Ribbon Workbench and configure a JavaScript command that sends the email.

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Use a workflow that is triggered manually from the Case form.

Question 10

You are extending a Dynamics 365 Customer Service environment by integrating an external knowledge base. Agents must be able to search the external knowledge base from the Customer Service Hub and insert articles into email responses. The external system exposes a REST API. What should you configure to meet this requirement?

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Set up a connection to the external knowledge base using the Knowledge Management connector and configure it as a knowledge source.. To integrate an external knowledge base, you configure a knowledge source using a connector. This allows the Customer Service Hub's knowledge search to query the external system in real time and enables agents to insert articles into email responses. This approach leverages built-in extensibility without duplicating data.

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Create a custom entity to store external articles and sync them nightly.

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Use the Knowledge Search control with a custom data source provider.

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Configure a virtual entity that maps to the external knowledge base and use it in the Knowledge Search control.

Question 11

You are extending the Customer Service workspace by adding a custom session template. The template must include a case form and a custom Power BI dashboard. Agents should be able to switch between the case and the dashboard without losing context. Which configuration should you use?

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Create a session template with two tabs: one for the case entity and one for the Power BI dashboard.. Session templates in Customer Service workspace allow multiple tabs, each hosting different entities or web resources. By creating a template with a case tab and a Power BI dashboard tab, agents can switch between them without losing context. This is the native and recommended approach for combining case data and dashboards in a single session.

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Add the Power BI dashboard as a web resource on the case form and embed it in an IFRAME.

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Configure the Power BI dashboard as a separate app and have agents open it in a new browser window.

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Use a custom page in the Customer Service workspace that includes both the case form and the Power BI dashboard as components.

Question 12

You are extending a Dynamics 365 Customer Service implementation by creating a custom action that will be called from a Power Automate flow. The action must retrieve a customer's outstanding balance from an external ERP system using a REST API and then update a field on the Account entity. The external API requires OAuth 2.0 authentication and returns JSON. Which approach should you use to securely store and use the API credentials within the custom action?

Accepted Answer

Create a custom connector in Power Platform that handles the OAuth 2.0 authentication and use it within the custom action.. When extending Customer Service with custom actions that require secure API access, using a custom connector in Power Platform allows you to define the authentication method, including OAuth 2.0, and reuse it across flows. This centralizes credential management and avoids hardcoding secrets. The custom action, if implemented as a Power Automate flow, can then call the external API securely using the connector.

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Use Azure Key Vault to store the credentials and retrieve them in the custom action using the Azure Key Vault connector in Power Automate.

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Store the credentials in a custom configuration entity and retrieve them using a plug-in registered on the RetrieveMultiple message.

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Embed the API credentials in the custom action's code and register it as a plug-in step on the Account update.

Question 13

You are configuring Unified Routing for a Customer Service environment. The organization wants to route cases based on the customer's preferred language, which is stored in a custom field on the contact record. The routing must prioritize cases from customers who prefer Spanish. Which component should you use to define this routing logic?

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Workstream with a custom rule that evaluates the contact's preferred language field.. Unified Routing uses workstreams to define routing logic. By creating a workstream for cases and adding a custom rule that evaluates the contact's preferred language, you can route Spanish-language cases to a dedicated queue. This ensures priority handling. Other options either use legacy features or do not control the initial routing based on customer attributes.

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Power Automate flow that triggers on case creation, reads the contact's language, and updates the case's queue.

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Queue with a custom assignment rule that assigns cases to agents based on their language skills.

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Routing rule set that applies to cases and uses a condition on the contact's preferred language.

Question 14

You are developing a custom control for the Case form using the Power Apps component framework (PCF). The control must display a timeline of case activities and allow agents to filter by activity type. The control will be used in the Customer Service workspace. Which two actions must you perform to ensure the control is available to agents? (Choose two.)

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Create a solution that includes the PCF control and its dependencies, then export and import it into the target environment.. To make a PCF control available to agents, you must first package it in a solution and import it into the environment. Then, you must add the control to the Case form using the form designer, binding it to a field. These two steps ensure the control is deployed and visible in the Customer Service workspace.

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Enable the PCF control in the Customizations area by selecting the 'Enable PCF' checkbox for the entity.

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Configure the PCF control to be available in the Customer Service workspace by adding it to the session template.

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Register the PCF control as a web resource and add it to the form using the legacy form editor.

Question 15

You are configuring a custom channel in Omnichannel for Customer Service. The channel must route incoming conversations to agents based on the customer's previous purchase history, which is stored in a custom table. Which feature should you use to retrieve the purchase history and use it in routing decisions?

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Create a custom routing rule that uses a Power Automate flow to query the custom table and return a routing priority.. To use data from a custom table in routing, you can create a custom routing rule that invokes a Power Automate flow. The flow queries the custom table and returns a routing priority or other value that Unified Routing uses to route the conversation. This is the supported method for integrating external data into routing decisions.

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Use a pre-chat survey to ask the customer about their purchase history and route based on their response.

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Configure a workstream that includes a condition on a field in the custom table that is linked to the customer record.

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Develop a custom JavaScript web resource that runs on the conversation form and updates the routing queue based on purchase history.