PL-900 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps Practice Question
You are building a canvas app that collects customer feedback. The app must send an email notification to the manager whenever a new feedback entry is submitted. What is the recommended approach?
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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Create a Power Automate flow that triggers when a new row is added to the data source and sends an email
Power Automate can trigger on data changes in the data source and send emails. Option A is wrong because the Outlook connector in Power Apps requires user interaction. Option B is wrong because direct email from Power Apps is not secure and not recommended. Option D is wrong because SharePoint lists don't automatically send emails.
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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Use the Office365 Outlook connector within Power Apps to send an email directly
Why it's wrong here
Power Apps can send emails but requires explicit action by the user.
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Configure the app to call a custom API that sends an email
Why it's wrong here
Overly complex; not the recommended approach.
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Create a Power Automate flow that triggers when a new row is added to the data source and sends an email
Why this is correct
Power Automate is the standard way to automate email notifications.
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Store feedback in a SharePoint list and use 'Send email' action in SharePoint
Why it's wrong here
SharePoint does not automatically send emails on new items.
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