PL-900 Practice Question: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate
A Power Automate flow uses an approval action. The approver can choose 'Approve', 'Reject', or 'Reassign'. The flow needs to send a different email based on the approver's choice. Which action should be used after the approval?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse iterative or parallel constructs (Apply to each, Parallel branch) with conditional branching, failing to recognize that only Condition (or Switch) can evaluate the discrete outcome of an approval action to send different emails.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Condition
The Condition action in Power Automate evaluates the output of the approval action (e.g., the 'outcome' field) and routes the flow down different branches based on whether the approver selected 'Approve', 'Reject', or 'Reassign'. This is the correct choice because it directly maps the three possible approval outcomes to distinct email actions using conditional logic.
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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Apply to each
Why it's wrong here
Iterating over a collection does not evaluate the approval outcome; it simply repeats actions per item. The scenario needs branching on the approver's response, which a Condition action provides. Apply to each is correct when processing every element of an array, such as sending mail to each selected approver.
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Parallel branch
Why it's wrong here
Parallel branches run simultaneously and cannot select a path from the approval's outcome value. The requirement is mutually exclusive routing on Approve, Reject or Reassign, which a Condition action performs. Parallel branch suits running independent concurrent tasks, such as notifying two teams at once.
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Do until
Why it's wrong here
Do until repeats until a condition becomes true, so it cannot route once based on the approver's chosen response. The scenario needs a Condition action evaluating the outcome. Do until is correct when polling or retrying until a state changes, such as waiting for a file to appear.
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Condition
Why this is correct
The approval action returns an outcome value, and a Condition action evaluates that value to branch the flow, sending a distinct email for each of the three responses. This satisfies the requirement to route different emails based on the approver's choice.
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