PL-900 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps Practice Question
A company wants to create a mobile app for field technicians to view and update work orders. The work orders are stored in a SharePoint list. Technicians need to filter work orders by status and take photos of completed work, attaching them to the work order. Which type of Power App should you recommend? A) Model-driven app B) Canvas app C) Power Pages website D) Power Automate flow
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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Canvas app
Canvas apps provide a flexible, customizable user interface that supports camera controls for taking photos and can easily connect to SharePoint lists for data storage and filtering. Option B (Power Automate flow) is incorrect because it is an automation tool, not an app builder. Option C (Model-driven app) is less suitable due to limited UI customization for camera integration. Option D (Power Pages) is designed for external websites, not mobile field technician apps.
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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Canvas app
Why this is correct
Canvas apps provide flexible UI, camera control, and easy integration with SharePoint.
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Power Automate flow
Why it's wrong here
Power Automate is for workflow automation, not for building user-facing apps.
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Model-driven app
Why it's wrong here
Model-driven apps have limited capability to integrate camera controls and custom UI.
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Power Pages website
Why it's wrong here
Power Pages is for external-facing websites, not mobile apps for internal technicians.
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