PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment
A Power Platform administrator needs to move a canvas app and its associated Dataverse data from a development environment to a test environment. The solution must preserve data and configuration. Which approach should the administrator use?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse 'managed solution export' (which only moves app components) with 'configuration data export' (which includes data), leading them to choose Option B, or they overestimate the 'Copy environment' feature as a quick fix without realizing it duplicates the entire environment, not just the app and its data.
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 managed solution containing the app and Dataverse data using configuration data export
Creating a managed solution with configuration data export allows the administrator to package both the canvas app and its associated Dataverse data, preserving data and configuration during the move from development to test. This approach uses the Solution Packager and Configuration Migration tools to export data schemas and records, ensuring a consistent environment transfer.
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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Create a managed solution containing the app and Dataverse data using configuration data export
Why this is correct
Managed solutions can include data via configuration data export.
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Export the canvas app as a managed solution and import it into test
Why it's wrong here
Managed solutions can include data if configured, but not by default.
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Recreate the app in test and manually re-enter data
Why it's wrong here
Manual recreation is inefficient and error-prone.
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Use the 'Copy environment' feature in Power Platform Admin Center
Why it's wrong here
Copies the entire environment, which may include unnecessary components.
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