PL-900 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which THREE are valid options for handling errors in a Power Automate flow? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

Configure run after. Configure run after (A) is correct because it allows an action to run based on the success, failure, or timeout of a previous action. Scope (B) is correct because it groups actions and can be used with 'Configure run after' to implement error handling patterns. Retry policy (D) is correct because it automatically retries an action upon failure, defining the number of retries and interval. Parallel branches (C) is not an error-handling feature; it runs actions concurrently. Try-catch-finally pattern using scopes (E) is a user-designed pattern, not a built-in error-handling option in Power Automate.

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Parallel branches

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Try-catch-finally pattern using scopes

Question 2

A manufacturing company uses Power Automate to monitor equipment sensors. When a temperature sensor exceeds a threshold, a flow sends an alert to the maintenance team. However, duplicate alerts are being sent for the same event. What should the flow developer implement to prevent duplicates?

Accepted Answer

Use a 'When an HTTP request is received' trigger and check for a unique identifier.. The correct approach is Option B: using a 'When an HTTP request is received' trigger and checking for a unique identifier. This allows the flow to track which events have already been processed by storing the unique ID (e.g., in a variable or a data source) and skipping alerts for duplicate IDs. Option A ('Get changes') is not relevant for deduplication and is not a built-in action for this scenario. Option C (increasing the threshold) reduces alerts but doesn't prevent duplicates from the same event. Option D (adding a delay) merely postpones alerts, still allowing duplicates after the delay. Therefore, only Option B provides a reliable deduplication mechanism.

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Use the 'Get changes' action for the sensor data.

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Increase the threshold value so alerts are less frequent.

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Add a 'Delay' action of 5 minutes before sending the alert.

Question 3

Refer to the exhibit. A flow is triggered when an email with 'Invoice' in the subject arrives, and it saves the first attachment to a SharePoint document library. However, the flow fails with an error 'InvalidTemplate'. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

An email with 'Invoice' in the subject arrives without an attachment.. The flow fails with 'InvalidTemplate' because the trigger is set to include attachments, but if an email with 'Invoice' in the subject arrives without an attachment, the expression that accesses the first attachment (e.g., triggerOutputs()?['attachments']?[0]) fails since the attachments array is empty. This is the most likely cause. Option A is incorrect because an invalid SharePoint folder path would produce a different error. Option B is incorrect because the trigger already includes attachments. Option D is incorrect because using the email subject for the file name would not cause an 'InvalidTemplate' error.

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The SharePoint folder path is incorrect.

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The trigger is not set to include attachments.

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The file name is taken from the email subject instead of the attachment.

Question 4

A company wants to automate the process of archiving completed sales orders from a SQL Server database to a SharePoint list every night. Which approach should they use?

Accepted Answer

Use a SQL Server connector with a 'Recurrence' trigger to query and move data.. It uses a Recurrence trigger to run the flow on a schedule (every night) to query SQL Server for completed sales orders and archive them to SharePoint. Option A uses an event-driven trigger (when an item is created) which is not suitable for a nightly batch process. Option B is an instant flow triggered manually by a button, not automated. Option C requires an external scheduler to send an HTTP request, but Power Automate's built-in Recurrence trigger is simpler and more appropriate.

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Use a 'When an item is created' trigger on the SQL table.

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Create an instant flow triggered by a Power Apps button for manual archiving.

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Use a 'When a HTTP request is received' trigger from an external scheduler.

Question 5

You need to design a flow that runs when a new response is submitted in Microsoft Forms. The flow should send an email to the respondent with a summary of their answers. Which trigger should you use?

Accepted Answer

When a new response is submitted. The correct trigger is 'When a new response is submitted' because the flow needs to run immediately after a new response is submitted. Option B, 'When a response is viewed', triggers when someone views the response. Option C, 'When a response is edited', triggers when the response is edited. Option D, 'When a response is modified', triggers when the response is modified (which includes edits or other changes). Only the 'When a new response is submitted' trigger fires on initial submission, which is required to send the summary email to the respondent.

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When a response is viewed

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When a response is edited

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When a response is modified

Question 6

A company uses Power Automate to process incoming emails. Some emails need to be forwarded to a manager, while others need to be saved to SharePoint. The decision is based on the email subject. Which action should be used to implement the branching logic?

Accepted Answer

Condition. The 'Condition' action allows branching based on a true/false condition, making it suitable for deciding between forwarding to manager or saving to SharePoint based on the email subject. 'Switch' (Option A) is used for branching based on multiple values, 'Apply to each' (Option E) is for iteration, 'Compose' (Option C) is for creating static data, and 'Select' (Option D) is for transforming arrays.

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Switch

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Compose

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Select

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Apply to each

Question 7

You are a Power Automate administrator for Contoso Corporation. The company uses Microsoft 365 E5 licenses. The sales team uses a SharePoint Online list named 'Leads' to track potential customers. The list has columns: Title (single line of text), Email (single line of text), Status (choice: New, Contacted, Qualified, Lost), and Score (number). The sales manager wants to automate the following process: When a new lead is added with Status = 'New' and Score > 50, an approval request should be sent to the manager. If approved, the lead Status should be updated to 'Contacted' and an email should be sent to the lead's email address. If rejected, the lead Status should be updated to 'Lost'. Additionally, if the lead is not approved within 7 days, the flow should automatically set Status to 'Lost'. The manager is often on leave, so the flow should also send a reminder to the manager every 2 days if the approval is pending. You need to design the flow using Power Automate. Which of the following designs best meets the requirements?

Accepted Answer

Use a 'When an item is created' trigger with a condition on Score > 50 and Status = 'New'. Inside the condition, use 'Start and wait for an approval' with a 7-day timeout. After approval, update item and send email. For reminders, create a separate scheduled flow that runs every 2 days, queries SharePoint for items with Status = 'New' and approval pending, and sends an email.. It uses the 'When an item is created' trigger with a condition on Score > 50 and Status = 'New'. Inside the condition, it uses 'Start and wait for an approval' with a 7-day timeout, which automatically handles the timeout and subsequent actions. For reminders, it uses a separate scheduled flow that runs every 2 days, queries items with pending approvals, and sends a reminder email. Option A uses a Power Apps approval screen with an HTTP trigger, which does not handle the 7-day timeout or automated reminders. Option C uses a 'Parallel branch' with a single 'Delay' action, which does not send reminders every 2 days (it would only delay once) and would block the flow. Option D uses a 'Recurrence' trigger every hour instead of reacting to item creation, integrates the timeout with a 'Delay until' action rather than the approval action's built-in timeout, and uses a 'Compose' action to track reminders, which is insufficient to send recurring reminders.

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Use a 'When an item is created' trigger with a condition on Score > 50 and Status = 'New'. Use 'Send an email' to notify the manager and include a link to a Power Apps approval screen. Use a separate flow triggered by an HTTP request from Power Apps to update the item.

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Use a 'When an item is created' trigger with a condition on Score > 50 and Status = 'New'. Inside the condition, use 'Start and wait for an approval' with a 7-day timeout. After approval, update the item and send email. Use 'Parallel branch' to send a reminder every 2 days by adding a 'Delay' action followed by an email.

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Use a 'Recurrence' trigger that runs every hour, queries the SharePoint list for items with Status = 'New' and Score > 50, then sends an approval request. Use a 'Delay until' action to set a 7-day timeout. Use a 'Compose' action to track reminders.

Question 8

A Power Automate flow sends an approval request to a user's manager. The flow uses the 'Get manager' action from the Office 365 Users connector. The flow runs successfully but the approval is never received by the manager. What is the most likely reason?

Accepted Answer

The manager does not have a valid email mailbox.. The most likely reason the approval is never received is that the manager's email mailbox is not enabled or is invalid. The 'Get manager' action retrieves the manager's email address from Azure AD. However, if the manager does not have an active Exchange Online mailbox (e.g., they are a distribution group member or the mailbox is disabled), the approval email will not be delivered. Option A is incorrect because the flow runs successfully, indicating the connector is configured correctly. Option B is incorrect because the approval channel (Teams vs email) does not affect delivery if the manager lacks a mailbox. Option D is incorrect because the manager's user profile exists in Microsoft Entra ID (the flow finds their email), but the mailbox itself may be missing or disabled.

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The Office 365 Users connector is not properly configured.

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The approval action is configured to use the Teams channel instead of email.

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The manager's user profile is missing in Microsoft Entra ID.

Question 9

Refer to the exhibit. A Power Automate flow definition is shown. The flow is supposed to trigger when a high-importance email with attachments arrives in the inbox, and then send a notification email to support. However, the flow does not trigger for emails that have attachments but are not marked as high importance. What is the most likely reason?

Accepted Answer

The importance filter is set to 'High', so lower importance emails are ignored.. The trigger parameters include 'importance': 'High', so only emails with high importance trigger the flow. If the email has attachments but is not marked as high importance, the flow will not trigger. Option A is incorrect because the folder path being set to 'Inbox' does not affect the trigger; the trigger fires on new emails arriving in the inbox regardless of folder. Option B is incorrect because attachments are set to 'Yes', meaning attachments are required, but the flow still triggers only on high-importance emails; the issue is the importance filter, not attachments. Option D is incorrect because the trigger is set to 'When a new email arrives', which fires on new emails; the email being read does not prevent the trigger from firing on arrival.

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The folder path is set to 'Inbox' but the email was moved to a different folder.

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The trigger requires attachments, so emails without attachments are ignored.

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The trigger is set to 'When a new email arrives' but the email is already read.

Question 10

Refer to the exhibit. The Power Automate flow definition includes a manual trigger expecting employeeId and amount. If an expense amount is $6,000, what will happen?

Accepted Answer

The flow will start an approval assigned to manager@contoso.com.. The condition checks if amount > 5000; since $6,000 is greater, the 'Yes' branch runs, which starts an approval assigned to manager@contoso.com. Option A is wrong because the approval is sent to the manager, not the employee. Option C is wrong because employeeId is provided in the trigger and the condition does not depend on it. Option D is wrong because the flow sends an approval request (via Start an Approval), not just an email.

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The flow will send an approval email to the employee.

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The flow will fail because employeeId is missing.

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The flow will send an email to manager@contoso.com.

Question 11

Which TWO actions are valid Power Automate flow actions? (Select TWO.)

Accepted Answer

Create a record (Dataverse). Options B and C are correct. Creating a record is a common action, for example using the Dataverse connector or Microsoft Dataverse (legacy) connector. Sending an email is a standard action via the Office 365 Outlook connector. Option A is incorrect because rebooting a virtual machine is not a native Power Automate action; it would require a custom connector or an Azure resource action. Option D is incorrect because compiling a C# program is not a flow action. Option E is incorrect because designing a database schema is not a flow action.

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Reboot a virtual machine

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Compile a C# program

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Design a database schema

Question 12

A flow uses an approval step to notify managers when a purchase request exceeds $10,000. The approval action times out after 7 days. The business requires that if no response is received within 3 days, the request should be automatically approved. What should be added to the flow?

Accepted Answer

Add a parallel branch that waits for 3 days and then approves if no response. A parallel branch can wait for 3 days, then check if the approval is still pending (not completed), and if so, approve the request. This achieves the requirement of auto-approving if no response within 3 days without altering the original approval timeout.

Option A is incorrect because sending a reminder does not auto-approve; it only sends a notification.

Option B is incorrect because the 'Terminate' action ends the flow entirely and does not approve the request.

Option D is incorrect because the approval action's timeout configuration does not allow an 'Approve' outcome; it only allows rejection or notification on timeout. Additionally, setting the timeout to 3 days would override the original 7-day timeout, which may not be desired.

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Configure the approval to send a reminder after 3 days

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Use a 'Terminate' action after 3 days

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Set the approval timeout to 3 days and configure the outcome to 'Approve'

Question 13

Which TWO of the following are valid trigger types in Power Automate? (Select TWO.)

Accepted Answer

Scheduled. A and C are correct. Scheduled triggers run flows on a schedule (e.g., daily, hourly). Automated triggers run when an event occurs, such as when an email arrives or a file is created. Option B (Recurrence) is an action, not a trigger type. Options D (Manual) and E (Instant) are not trigger types in Power Automate; the correct trigger types are Automated, Scheduled, and Instant (button). However, according to this question, the two correct answers are Scheduled and Automated.

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Recurrence

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Manual

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Instant

Question 14

Refer to the exhibit. A developer created an approval flow using Power Automate. The flow is triggered manually but the approval email never sends. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The Office 365 Outlook connection is not configured.. If the Office 365 Outlook connection is not properly configured, the Send_approval_email action cannot authenticate and the email will never be sent. Option B is incorrect because even without an approval action, the flow would still send an email if the connection is valid. Option C is incorrect as a manual trigger does not require a schema. Option D is incorrect because missing approval response options would affect the email content but not prevent it from being sent.

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The flow does not include an approval action; it only sends an email.

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The trigger schema is empty, causing the flow to fail.

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The email body is missing the approval response options.

Question 15

You need to design a Power Automate flow that sends an approval request to a manager when an employee submits a leave request in SharePoint. The flow should check if the manager is on leave and, if so, escalate to the next-level manager. What is the best approach to implement this escalation logic?

Accepted Answer

Use a 'Condition' action to check if the manager is on leave, then if true, send the request to the next-level manager.. A 'Condition' action allows checking manager status and escalating. Option B is wrong because parallel branches do not handle sequential escalation. Option C is wrong because 'Apply to each' is for iterating over a list, not checking a single manager. Option D is wrong because 'Scope' is for grouping actions, not conditional logic.

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Use an 'Apply to each' action to iterate over an array of managers.

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Use a 'Scope' action to group the escalation steps.

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Use parallel branches to send the request to both the manager and next-level manager simultaneously.