PL-900 Practice Question: Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform
Exhibit
{
"flows": [
{
"name": "Flow1",
"triggers": ["When an item is created"],
"actions": ["Send an email", "Update item"]
},
{
"name": "Flow2",
"triggers": ["When an email arrives"],
"actions": ["Create item", "Send approval"]
}
]
}Refer to the exhibit. A Power Automate environment has two flows. Flow1 triggers on item creation and sends an email then updates the item. Flow2 triggers on email arrival, creates an item, and sends an approval. If an email arrives that triggers Flow2, and Flow2's first action creates an item, will Flow1 also trigger?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often assume flows run in isolation or that triggers are disabled during execution, but Power Automate processes events asynchronously and independently, allowing multiple flows to trigger from the same event.
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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Yes, because the item creation will trigger Flow1.
Flow1 triggers on item creation, so when Flow2's first action creates an item, that creation event fires the trigger for Flow1. Power Automate allows multiple flows to respond to the same event independently, so Flow1 will execute as a separate instance. This is why option C is correct.
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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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No, because Flow2 runs in a separate context.
Why it's wrong here
Flow1 does trigger: item creation by Flow2 fires Flow1's trigger, since each flow executes independently with its own run context. The claim of separate contexts confuses isolation of run history with trigger behaviour. Separate contexts would matter when diagnosing run failures or scoping connections, not when determining whether a trigger fires.
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Yes, but only if both flows are in the same solution.
Why it's wrong here
Flow1 triggers on item creation regardless of which flow created the item, so solution membership is irrelevant; the trigger fires whenever an item is added. It tempts because solutions group related components, but that grouping does not gate trigger execution.
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Yes, because the item creation will trigger Flow1.
Why this is correct
Creating an item in SharePoint or Dataverse fires the same connector trigger Flow1 listens on, regardless of which flow performed the write. Flow2's first action therefore satisfies Flow1's trigger condition, so Flow1 runs and sends its email, then updates the item — the cascade the stem asks about.
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No, because triggers are disabled during flow runs.
Why it's wrong here
Triggers are not disabled during flow runs; Flow1 fires when Flow2 creates the item, so this reasoning is false. It is tempting because loop prevention exists, but that is handled by trigger conditions or concurrency control settings, not by automatic disabling. Disabling triggers applies when a maker manually turns a flow off.
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