PL-900 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps Practice Question
A business analyst wants to create a Power App without writing code. They need to build a mobile-friendly form for inventory tracking. Which approach should they use?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Create a canvas app from a template or blank, using drag-and-drop controls
Canvas apps allow drag-and-drop design without code, enabling the creation of mobile-friendly custom forms. Option B (model-driven app) is less flexible for custom form design and requires more configuration. Option C (Power Apps portal) is designed for external user-facing websites, not internal inventory tracking. Option D (customize SharePoint list form) is limited in mobile optimization and customization compared to a canvas app.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Create a canvas app from a template or blank, using drag-and-drop controls
Why this is correct
Canvas apps provide drag-and-drop controls and prebuilt templates, letting the analyst build a mobile-responsive inventory form without writing code. This directly satisfies the no-code constraint, and the responsive canvas layout ensures the form renders correctly on mobile devices.
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Create a model-driven app using Dataverse
Why it's wrong here
Model-driven apps derive their UI from Dataverse table metadata and are optimised for desktop, complex relational processes, not tailored mobile forms. They suit large-scale data-centric solutions; a canvas app gives the analyst drag-and-drop control over a mobile-friendly inventory form.
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Create a Power Apps portal
Why it's wrong here
Power Apps portals build external-facing websites for anonymous or authenticated audiences, not internal mobile data-entry apps. They suit customer self-service scenarios; a canvas app connected to a data source is the no-code route for mobile inventory tracking.
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Customize a SharePoint list form
Why it's wrong here
Customising a SharePoint list form produces a form tied to that list's web interface, not a standalone mobile app with its own screens and navigation. It suits quick data entry within SharePoint, whereas Power Apps canvas apps deliver the mobile-friendly inventory experience required.
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