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Question 1mediummultiple choice

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You are a data analyst at a manufacturing company that uses Microsoft 365 and Power BI. The company has a Power BI tenant with Free, Pro, and Premium Per User (PPU) licenses. Your team has created a Power BI report that visualizes production line efficiency from a SQL Server database on-premises. The report is published to a workspace assigned to a PPU capacity. You need to ensure that all 50 users in the production department can view the report on their mobile devices, with data refreshing every 30 minutes. The users have a mix of Free and Pro licenses. The report uses DirectQuery mode to the on-premises SQL Server. You have configured an on-premises data gateway in personal mode. Users report that the report is slow and sometimes fails to load. What should you do to improve performance and reliability while meeting the refresh requirement?

A
Move the report to a shared capacity and assign all users Pro licenses.
Why wrong: Shared capacity has lower performance limits and is not necessary; PPU works fine with DirectQuery.
B
Change the report from DirectQuery to Import mode and configure scheduled refresh every 30 minutes.
Why wrong: DirectQuery cannot be changed to Import without redesign, and scheduled refresh does not apply to DirectQuery.
C
Assign all users Premium Per User licenses to ensure they can view the report.
Why wrong: While PPU licenses would work, the issue is not licensing but gateway configuration; Free users cannot access the workspace.
D
Switch the on-premises data gateway from personal mode to standard mode and add additional gateways to the cluster.
Standard mode gateways support multiple concurrent connections and improve performance for DirectQuery.

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Question 2mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. The flow fails to send the email. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

{
  "trigger": {
    "type": "Recurrence",
    "recurrence": {
      "frequency": "Day",
      "interval": 1
    }
  },
  "actions": {
    "Get_items": {
      "type": "OpenApiConnection",
      "inputs": {
        "host": {
          "connectionName": "shared_commondataserviceforapps",
          "operationId": "GetItems"
        },
        "parameters": {
          "entityName": "opportunities",
          "$filter": "statecode eq 0"
        }
      }
    },
    "Send_email": {
      "type": "OpenApiConnection",
      "inputs": {
        "host": {
          "connectionName": "shared_office365",
          "operationId": "SendEmail"
        },
        "parameters": {
          "To": "manager@contoso.com",
          "Subject": "Open Opportunities Report",
          "Body": "Please review the attached report."
        }
      },
      "runAfter": {
        "Get_items": ["Succeeded"]
      }
    }
  },
  "description": "Send daily report of open opportunities to manager."
}

A
The filter condition 'statecode eq 0' is invalid
Why wrong: statecode eq 0 is a valid filter for open opportunities.
B
The recurrence trigger is incorrectly configured
Why wrong: The recurrence trigger is correctly set to daily.
C
The connections to Dataverse and Office 365 are not established
Why wrong: The connections are referenced but the error is not about missing connections.
D
The email action does not include the list of opportunities in the body
The email body is static text; it should include dynamic content from Get_items.

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Question 3mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A Power BI dashboard is configured with the shown data sources. The dashboard fails to refresh automatically. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

{
  "name": "Sales Dashboard",
  "dataSources": [
    {
      "type": "SQL Server",
      "connectionString": "Server=myserver.database.windows.net;Database=SalesDB;..."
    },
    {
      "type": "Excel",
      "path": "https://sharepoint.com/sites/sales/Shared%20Documents/Report.xlsx"
    }
  ],
  "refreshSchedule": {
    "frequency": "Daily",
    "time": "02:00"
  }
}

A
The refresh frequency is set to daily, which is too infrequent
Why wrong: Daily refresh is a valid frequency.
B
The Excel file is stored in an unsupported location
Why wrong: SharePoint is a supported location for Excel files.
C
The SQL Server data source requires an on-premises data gateway
The SQL Server is on-premises (no azure in server name), so a gateway is needed for cloud refresh.
D
The dashboard uses two data sources, but only one is allowed
Why wrong: Power BI dashboards can have multiple data sources.

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Question 4easymultiple choice

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You are a Power Platform administrator. A user reports that they are unable to share a canvas app with external users. What is the most likely cause?

A
The environment is not enabled for external sharing.
External sharing must be enabled in the environment settings.
B
The environment is a sandbox environment, which does not support external sharing.
Why wrong: Sandbox environments can support external sharing if configured.
C
The environment has a data loss prevention (DLP) policy that blocks sharing.
Why wrong: DLP policies control connector usage, not sharing.
D
External users must have a Power Apps license to access the app.
Why wrong: External users can access apps without a license if the app is shared appropriately.

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Question 5easymultiple choice

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A Power Platform administrator receives a report that a user is unable to create a new environment. The user has a Power Apps per user license and is a member of the global admin group. What is the most likely cause?

A
The user does not have the Environment Admin role.
Why wrong: Global admins can create environments without the Environment Admin role.
B
The user does not have a Power Apps Plan 2 license or Environment Creation add-on.
A Power Apps per user license (Plan 1) does not include environment creation rights.
C
A DLP policy is blocking environment creation.
Why wrong: DLP policies control connectors, not environment creation.
D
The tenant has reached its environment capacity limit.
Why wrong: Capacity limits may prevent creation, but the most likely cause is licensing.

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Question 6hardmultiple choice

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A Power Apps canvas app that uses Dataverse is being migrated from a development environment to a production environment. After migration, the app fails to load data. The developer checks the connection and finds that the Dataverse connector is pointing to the development environment. What should the developer do?

A
Re-import the solution into the production environment
Why wrong: The solution is already imported; connections need updating.
B
Update the connection reference in the app to use production Dataverse
Connection references must be updated to the target environment.
C
Delete the app and recreate it in production
Why wrong: Unnecessary and time-consuming.
D
Modify the environment variable values for the connection
Why wrong: Environment variables may help but are not the direct solution for hard-coded connections.

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Question 7hardmultiple choice

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You are troubleshooting a canvas app that loads slowly. The app uses over 50 data sources and many formulas. Which action is most likely to improve performance?

A
Increase the data row limit for each data source
Why wrong: Increasing row limit can slow performance.
B
Use delegable queries to filter data at the source
Delegation pushes filtering to the data source, reducing data transfer.
C
Disable the formula-level error checking
Why wrong: Error checking does not impact app performance.
D
Remove unused data sources from the app
Why wrong: Unused data sources do not affect runtime performance.

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Question 8hardmultiple choice

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A developer is troubleshooting a canvas app that uses a SharePoint list as a data source. The app works for some users but fails for others with the error 'Access denied.' All users have read access to the SharePoint list. What could be the issue?

A
The users do not have permissions to the SharePoint list
Power Apps inherits SharePoint permissions; users need read access to the list.
B
The SharePoint list is set to private
Why wrong: Private lists would not allow any read access.
C
The users do not have Power Apps licenses
Why wrong: License would prevent app access entirely, not just data.
D
The app is in a different environment than the users
Why wrong: Environment does not affect data permissions.

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Question 9mediummultiple choice

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You are troubleshooting a Power Apps issue. Using PowerShell, you run Get-AdminPowerApp and see the exhibit output. What does the EnvironmentName field indicate?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.
```
PowerShell cmdlet: Get-AdminPowerApp
Sample output:
AppName        : SalesPipelineApp
CreatedTime    : 2024-01-15T10:30:00Z
LastModifiedTime : 2024-06-20T14:00:00Z
Owner          : user@contoso.com
EnvironmentName : Default-12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc
```

A
The license key for Power Apps.
Why wrong: License keys are different.
B
The unique identifier of the Dataverse environment hosting the app.
Each environment has a unique GUID.
C
The name of the custom connector used by the app.
Why wrong: Custom connectors have different identifiers.
D
The name of the SharePoint site where the app is stored.
Why wrong: Apps are stored in Dataverse environments.

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Question 10mediummultiple choice

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A company uses Power Apps to build a canvas app for field technicians to report equipment issues. The app includes a GPS location control and requires offline capability. During a pilot, technicians report that the app fails to load data when they are in remote areas with no internet. Which design change should the app maker implement to address this issue?

A
Adjust the GPS control to use high accuracy mode.
Why wrong: GPS accuracy does not affect offline data loading.
B
Add a Power Automate flow to sync data periodically.
Why wrong: Flows run in the cloud and require connectivity.
C
Enable offline use and configure the app to cache data locally.
Offline capability allows cached data access without internet.
D
Convert the canvas app to a model-driven app.
Why wrong: Model-driven apps also require connectivity unless offline profile is configured.

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Question 11mediummultiple choice

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A company uses Microsoft Power Apps to build a leave request application. The app uses SharePoint as the data source. Users report that when they submit a leave request, the app sometimes fails to save the data and shows a generic error. Which should you investigate first?

A
Clear the browser cache and cookies.
Why wrong: Browser cache affects app loading, not data submission.
B
Verify the connection to the SharePoint data source.
Data source connection issues are a common cause of generic save errors.
C
Check if the app uses delegation for large lists.
Why wrong: Delegation affects data retrieval, not submission.
D
Review the app formulas for syntax errors.
Why wrong: Syntax errors produce specific error messages, not generic ones.

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Refer to the exhibit. The flow fails to send the email. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. A Power BI dashboard is configured with the shown data sources. The dashboard fails to refresh automatically. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

You are a Power Platform administrator. A user reports that they are unable to share a canvas app with external users. What is the most likely cause?

A Power Platform administrator receives a report that a user is unable to create a new environment. The user has a Power Apps per user license and is a member of the global admin group. What is the most likely cause?

You are troubleshooting a canvas app that loads slowly. The app uses over 50 data sources and many formulas. Which action is most likely to improve performance?

A developer is troubleshooting a canvas app that uses a SharePoint list as a data source. The app works for some users but fails for others with the error 'Access denied.' All users have read access to the SharePoint list. What could be the issue?

You are troubleshooting a Power Apps issue. Using PowerShell, you run Get-AdminPowerApp and see the exhibit output. What does the EnvironmentName field indicate?

Exhibit

A company uses Microsoft Power Apps to build a leave request application. The app uses SharePoint as the data source. Users report that when they submit a leave request, the app sometimes fails to save the data and shows a generic error. Which should you investigate first?