PL-900 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps Practice Question
A user wants to build an app that allows field technicians to view work orders and capture photos offline. Which type of Power App should be chosen?
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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Canvas app with offline capability enabled.
Canvas apps can be enabled for offline use via the mobile app, allowing field technicians to view work orders and capture photos without connectivity. Option A is incorrect because Power Pages sites are public-facing websites, not designed for offline field worker scenarios. Option B is incorrect because AI Builder is a service for adding AI capabilities, not an app type; embedding it does not provide native offline support. Option C is incorrect because model-driven apps have limited offline capabilities and are not as flexible for offline data capture as canvas apps.
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 Pages site with offline access.
Why it's wrong here
Power Pages renders external-facing websites and cannot cache work orders or photos for offline capture; its Dataverse integration assumes live connectivity. It is tempting because Power Pages does support some authenticated portal scenarios, but offline field data capture requires a canvas app with the offline profile and Dataverse mobile offline sync.
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AI Builder model embedded in a canvas app.
Why it's wrong here
AI Builder adds prediction or extraction models; it does not provide offline data storage or sync for work orders and photos. It is tempting because AI Builder is used inside canvas apps for image processing, but the requirement is offline Dataverse access, which the canvas app's offline profile supplies independently of any AI model.
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Model-driven app because it natively supports offline.
Why it's wrong here
Model-driven apps do not natively support offline; offline capability comes from the mobile offline profile configured on the app, and model-driven forms are not designed for camera capture. It is tempting because model-driven apps suit Dataverse table-centric processes, but the stem's photo capture and offline field use point to a canvas app.
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Canvas app with offline capability enabled.
Why this is correct
Canvas apps render a fully customisable interface and, with offline capability enabled, cache data locally so technicians can view work orders and capture photos without connectivity, syncing once the network returns. This directly satisfies the stem's offline requirement, which model-driven apps cannot meet.
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