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PL-900 Practice Question: Create a dashboard that shows real-time sales…
A company needs to create a dashboard that shows real-time sales data from a SQL database. Which Microsoft Power Platform tool should be used?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse Power Apps' ability to display data in galleries or forms with the dedicated dashboard and visualization capabilities of Power BI, but Power Apps lacks native real-time SQL dashboarding features and is not the appropriate tool for this requirement.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Power BI
Power BI is the correct tool because it is designed specifically for data visualization and business analytics, capable of connecting directly to a SQL database to create real-time dashboards. It supports DirectQuery or live connections to SQL Server, enabling near-real-time updates without requiring data to be imported into a separate store.
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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Power Apps
Why it's wrong here
App development, not dedicated dashboard.
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Power Automate
Why it's wrong here
Workflow automation.
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Power BI
Why this is correct
Business analytics and dashboarding.
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AI Builder
Why it's wrong here
AI model integration.
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