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PL-900 Practice Question: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate

Exhibit

{
  "triggers": {
    "When_a_new_email_arrives": {
      "inputs": {
        "host": {
          "connectionName": "shared_office365",
          "operationId": "OnNewEmail"
        },
        "parameters": {
          "folderPath": "Inbox",
          "importance": "Any",
          "fetchOnlyWithAttachment": false,
          "includeAttachments": true,
          "subjectFilter": "Invoice"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Refer to the exhibit. The JSON shows a trigger definition for a Power Automate flow. What will cause the flow to trigger?

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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When an email with 'Invoice' in the subject arrives in the Inbox

The trigger fires when a new email arrives in the Inbox with 'Invoice' in the subject. Option A is wrong because 'fetchOnlyWithAttachment' is set to false, so it will trigger even without attachments. Option B is wrong because 'importance' is set to 'Any', so it is not filtering by high importance. Option C is wrong because the trigger is on new email arrival, not on email modification.

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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When an email with an attachment arrives
Why it's wrong here
The trigger fires on message arrival regardless of attachment presence; attachment handling would need a separate condition or property check. It is tempting because attachments often drive flows, but the JSON specifies only the arrival event, with no attachment filter in the trigger inputs.
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When a high-importance email arrives
Why it's wrong here
High importance is a message property, not the trigger's firing condition; the flow starts for every arriving email. It is tempting because importance filters are common, but the JSON defines arrival as the event, so no importance threshold is applied.
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When an email is modified in the Inbox
Why it's wrong here
The trigger fires on a new email arriving, not on modification of an existing item. Modified-item triggers exist for SharePoint and Dataverse, not the Outlook mail trigger. This would be correct if the JSON specified a 'When an existing email is modified' trigger with the Inbox folder.
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When an email with 'Invoice' in the subject arrives in the Inbox
Why this is correct
The trigger's JSON defines a condition on the email subject containing the keyword 'Invoice', scoped to the Inbox folder. The flow fires only when an arriving message satisfies that subject filter, so mail without 'Invoice' in the subject will not start the run.

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PL-900 Practice Question: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate

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