AI-200 Event Driven Integration Practice Question
You are configuring an Azure Service Bus queue. Business requirements state that messages must automatically expire if they are not consumed within 30 minutes. Which property should you set on the queue definition?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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DefaultMessageTimeToLive
Azure Service Bus allows you to set the DefaultMessageTimeToLive property on a queue or subscription. Messages older than this duration are automatically moved to the dead-letter queue or discarded.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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DuplicateDetectionHistoryTimeWindow
Why it's wrong here
This property controls the window for discarding duplicate message IDs.
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DefaultMessageTimeToLive
Why this is correct
DefaultMessageTimeToLive defines the lifespan of messages in the queue before expiration.
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LockDuration
Why it's wrong here
LockDuration governs how long a message is locked during active consumption, not overall expiration.
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AutoDeleteOnIdle
Why it's wrong here
AutoDeleteOnIdle deletes the entire queue resource if it has no traffic for a period.
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