PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment
A company wants to grant a user the ability to manage environments in Power Platform, including creating and deleting environments, but without full tenant admin access. Which role should be assigned?
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 Platform Administrator
The Power Platform Administrator role can manage all aspects of Power Platform, including creating and deleting environments, without granting full tenant admin access. Option B is incorrect because the Environment Admin role only allows managing settings within an existing environment, not creating or deleting environments. Option A is incorrect because Global Administrator has full access to all services, which exceeds the requirement. Option D is incorrect because System Administrator is a Dataverse role with no environment management capabilities.
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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Global Administrator
Why it's wrong here
Global Administrator has full tenant admin access, which is not needed and provides more permissions than required.
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Environment Admin
Why it's wrong here
Environment Admin can manage settings within an environment but cannot create or delete environments.
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Power Platform Administrator
Why this is correct
Power Platform Administrator can create, delete, and manage environments without full tenant admin access.
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System Administrator
Why it's wrong here
System Administrator is a Dataverse security role, not for environment management.
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