PL-900 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps Practice Question
A team lead wants to give a colleague permission to edit the structure of a canvas app, including adding screens and modifying formulas, but not to publish it to end users. Which sharing role should be assigned in Power Apps?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse environment-level roles such as Environment Maker with app-level sharing roles, when only Co-owner grants edit access to a specific canvas app.
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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Co-owner
App sharing in Power Apps offers Co-owner and User roles. Co-owner lets a colleague edit the app's structure and formulas, while User only allows running the app. Environment Maker and System Administrator are environment or Dataverse roles that do not target per-app editing permissions. Co-owner is the least-privilege choice that still permits structural edits.
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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System Administrator
Why it's wrong here
The System Administrator role is a Dataverse security role that grants broad administrative privileges across the environment, far exceeding the need to edit a single canvas app. Assigning it would violate least privilege and does not specifically control app editing or publishing permissions.
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Co-owner
Why this is correct
The Co-owner role allows a user to edit the app, including adding screens and changing formulas, and also to share it with others, but it does not grant publishing rights to the environment's production apps. This matches the requirement of editing structure without publishing to end users.
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Environment Maker
Why it's wrong here
The Environment Maker security role allows creating resources such as apps, flows, and connections within an environment, but it is broader than needed and does not by itself grant edit access to a specific app owned by someone else. It is an environment-level role, not an app-sharing role.
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User
Why it's wrong here
The User role grants permission to run the app and use its data connections, but it does not allow editing the app's structure or formulas. A colleague with the User role could only open and interact with the app, not modify screens or logic, so this role does not meet the stated requirement.
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