PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment
A company needs to ensure that all Power Apps and Power Automate flows in the 'Development' environment are automatically backed up daily. What should the administrator configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse the automatic Dataverse backup with a manual export or a configurable backup policy, leading them to select options that require manual intervention or do not exist in the Power Platform admin center.
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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Enable Dataverse backups for the Development environment
Dataverse backups are automatically enabled for environments with a Dataverse database, including the Development environment. These backups occur daily and capture the entire environment state, which includes all data, apps (canvas and model-driven), and Power Automate flows stored within Dataverse. No additional configuration is required, making it the simplest way to ensure automatic daily backups of Power Apps and Power Automate flows.
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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Enable Dataverse backups for the Development environment
Why this is correct
Incorrect because Dataverse backups only protect database data, not the definitions of Power Apps and Power Automate flows.
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Enable the 'Backup Policy' in the Power Platform admin center for the Development environment
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because there is no 'Backup Policy' feature in the Power Platform admin center that backs up apps and flows.
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Schedule a daily export of all solutions using the Power Platform admin center
Why it's wrong here
Correct because exporting solutions regularly backs up the entire solution, including all customizations such as apps and flows.
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Use the 'Solution Backup' feature in the Power Platform admin center
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because there is no 'Solution Backup' feature; the closest functionality is exporting solutions, which is covered in Option C.
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