PL-900 Practice Question: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate
A company wants to automate sending a welcome email to new users added to Microsoft Entra ID. Which Power Automate trigger should they use?
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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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When a new user is created (Office 365 Users)
The correct trigger for sending a welcome email when a new user is created in Microsoft Entra ID is 'When a new user is created (Office 365 Users)'. This trigger fires upon creation of a new user in the Office 365 Users connector, which is integrated with Entra ID. Option A triggers on user deletion, Option B triggers on group membership addition, not user creation, and Option C triggers on user modification, not creation.
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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When a user is deleted (Microsoft Entra ID)
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. This trigger fires when a user is deleted, not when a new user is created.
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When a user is added to a group
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. This trigger fires when a user is added to a group, not when a new user is created.
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When a user is modified (Microsoft Entra ID)
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. This trigger fires when a user is modified, not when a new user is created.
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When a new user is created (Office 365 Users)
Why this is correct
Correct. This trigger fires when a new user is created in Office 365 Users, which includes Microsoft Entra ID user creation.
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Variation 1. A user wants to automate sending a welcome email to new users added to Microsoft Entra ID. Which Power Automate trigger should they use?
easy- A.When a new email arrives
- B.When a row is added, modified or deleted in Dataverse
- ✓ C.When a user is added to Azure AD
- D.When a file is created in SharePoint
Why C: 'When a user is added to Azure AD' (now Microsoft Entra ID) triggers on new user creation. Option A is wrong because it triggers on email arrival. Option B is wrong because it triggers on Dataverse record changes. Option D is wrong because it triggers on file creation in SharePoint.
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