PL-900 Practice Question: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate
A company wants to integrate Power Automate with Microsoft Teams so that when a new task is assigned in Planner, a message is posted in a Teams channel. Which connector should be used?
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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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Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams. The Microsoft Teams connector allows posting messages to Teams channels, which is exactly what the scenario requires. Option A (Outlook.com) is for personal email, not Teams. Option B (SharePoint) is for document management, not Teams messaging. Option C (Office 365 Outlook) is for email and calendar, not for posting to Teams channels.
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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Outlook.com
Why it's wrong here
Outlook.com handles personal mailbox mail, not Planner task events or Teams channel posts, so it cannot detect the assignment or deliver the message. It is tempting because it sends notifications, but Office 365 Outlook or the Planner and Teams connectors are needed here.
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SharePoint
Why it's wrong here
SharePoint connectors read and write lists, libraries and sites; they expose no Planner task triggers or Teams channel message actions. It is tempting as another Microsoft 365 workload connector, but the stem requires Planner events feeding Teams posts, which SharePoint cannot supply.
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Office 365 Outlook
Why it's wrong here
Office 365 Outlook sends and receives mail and calendar items; it cannot watch Planner assignments or post into a Teams channel. It is tempting because email notifications resemble channel messages, but the Planner and Teams connectors are required for this integration.
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Microsoft Teams
Why this is correct
The Microsoft Teams connector supplies the 'Post message in a chat or channel' action, which publishes to the target channel. Planner's own connector detects the task assignment, but Teams is the connector that performs the required channel post.
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