PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment
A Power Platform administrator wants to see the capacity usage of all environments in the tenant. Where should they look?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse the Environments list (where you manage individual environment settings) with the Capacity page (which is the sole location for tenant-wide storage monitoring), leading them to select the more familiar Environments option.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Power Platform admin center > Capacity
The Capacity page in the Power Platform admin center provides a tenant-level view of all capacity entitlements (database, file, log) and their consumption across environments. This is the dedicated location for monitoring capacity usage, including add-ons and storage overages, as documented in Microsoft's capacity management guidance.
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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Power Platform admin center > Environments
Why it's wrong here
The Environments list shows per-environment configuration and settings, not tenant-wide capacity consumption; aggregate usage is reported under the Capacity page (or Licensing > Capacity) in the Power Platform admin centre. It is tempting because Environments is where administrators manage individual environments, which would be the right place to inspect one environment's storage details.
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Power Platform admin center > Capacity
Why this is correct
Tenant-wide storage, database, file and add-on consumption across every environment is aggregated in the Power Platform admin center's Capacity page, which reports entitlement versus actual usage per environment. Individual environment settings and the maker portal show only scoped or per-app detail.
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Power Platform admin center > Analytics
Why it's wrong here
Analytics reports usage and activity metrics such as app launches and user counts, not the storage, database, file, and log capacity consumed by each environment. Tempting because it is the reporting area, but tenant-wide capacity consumption appears under the Capacity page in the admin center.
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Power Platform admin center > Billing
Why it's wrong here
The Billing section shows licence and subscription costs, not environment storage, database, or API capacity consumption. Tempting because billing surfaces tenant-wide figures, but capacity usage per environment is reported under the Analytics section of the Power Platform admin center.
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