MS-102 Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps to configure Microsoft…

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  Step 1: Go to Microsoft 365 admin center > Groups > Expiration. Step 2: Set the expiration duration. Step 3: Configure notification settings. Step 4: Save the policy.

  Why this is correct

  This sequence is correct because it follows the actual navigation and configuration flow in the Microsoft 365 admin center. You first navigate to the expiration policy blade (Admin centers > Groups > Expiration) to access the settings. You then set the expiration duration, because the notification options (for example, the number of days before expiration to notify owners) depend on that duration value. Finally, you configure those notification details and save the policy once so all settings are applied atomically.

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  Step 1: Set the expiration duration. Step 2: Go to Microsoft 365 admin center > Groups > Expiration. Step 3: Configure notification settings. Step 4: Save the policy.

  Why it's wrong here

  This order is invalid because you cannot set the expiration duration before navigating to the Expiration blade in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The duration field is located on that specific configuration page, so you must first open the Expiration settings to access it. Attempting to set the duration 'first' is not only physically impossible in the UI but also lacks the contextual settings page needed to apply the value. Therefore, accessing the admin center's Groups > Expiration page is a mandatory prerequisite.

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  Step 1: Go to Microsoft 365 admin center > Groups > Expiration. Step 2: Configure notification settings. Step 3: Set the expiration duration. Step 4: Save the policy.

  Why it's wrong here

  This sequence incorrectly places notification configuration before setting the expiration duration. The notification settings—such as the number of days before expiration and the recipient groups—are inherently dependent on the chosen duration value. In the Expiration page, the duration field appears before the notification options, and the UI logic expects the duration to be defined first. Configuring notifications before the duration would leave those settings without a reference, and saving would likely not persist a meaningful configuration.

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  Step 1: Go to Microsoft 365 admin center > Groups > Expiration. Step 2: Set the expiration duration. Step 3: Save the policy. Step 4: Configure notification settings.

  Why it's wrong here

  This order is flawed because saving the policy in Step 3 occurs before all required settings have been defined. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, the Expiration page contains both the duration and the notification controls; the Save button persists the entire configuration at once. If you save after setting only the duration, the notification settings remain at their default or unconfigured state, and any subsequent attempts to configure notifications would require editing and saving the policy again. Thus, notification configuration must be completed before the final Save to produce a complete expiration policy.

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