PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment
A Power Platform administrator is planning to implement environment lifecycle management. Which TWO actions should the administrator take to ensure unused environments are automatically cleaned up?
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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Create a Power Automate flow that runs periodically and deletes environments that have not been accessed in 30 days.
The two correct actions are D and E. Option D: Creating a Power Automate flow that periodically deletes environments inactive for 30 days automates cleanup. Option E: Setting an environment retention policy in the Power Platform admin center automatically deletes environments after a period of inactivity. Both are automated approaches. Other options are not automatic or not effective: A assigns admin role but doesn't auto-clean, B relies on manual intervention via Copilot, C is manual and not automatic.
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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Assign the Environment Admin role to all makers so they can delete their own environments.
Why it's wrong here
This does not ensure automatic cleanup.
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Use the Power Platform Copilot to identify unused environments.
Why it's wrong here
Copilot can help identify but not automatically clean up.
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Manually review environments each month.
Why it's wrong here
This is not automatic.
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Create a Power Automate flow that runs periodically and deletes environments that have not been accessed in 30 days.
Why this is correct
This provides a custom automatic solution.
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Set an environment retention policy in the Power Platform admin center to delete environments after a period of inactivity.
Why this is correct
This is the built-in automatic cleanup feature.
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