PL-900 Practice Question: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate
You are creating a flow that should run only when a button is pressed in a mobile app. The flow will send an email to a manager with the current location of the user. Which type of flow should you create?
⚠ Common exam trap
PL-900 often tests the distinction between instant, scheduled, and automated flows, and candidates may confuse 'automated' with 'instant' because both can be triggered by events, but only instant flows are manually triggered.
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Why each option matters
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Instant cloud flow
An instant cloud flow is triggered manually by a user action, such as pressing a button in a mobile app. It runs immediately upon trigger and is ideal for scenarios where the flow should execute on demand, like sending an email with the current location. This matches the requirement exactly.
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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Instant cloud flow
Why this is correct
An instant cloud flow is triggered manually by user action, such as tapping a button in the Power Automate mobile app. This satisfies the requirement that the flow runs only when a button is pressed, unlike automated or scheduled flows that trigger without direct user input.
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Scheduled cloud flow
Why it's wrong here
A scheduled cloud flow relies on a recurring time-based trigger, such as every hour or daily at 9 AM, and cannot be initiated by a button press in a mobile app. It is tempting because scheduled flows are commonly used for automated, periodic tasks like sending daily summary emails to a manager, which might seem similar to the email-sending requirement here. However, the scenario demands an instant trigger from a user action, which only an instant cloud flow or button-triggered flow can provide.
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Automated cloud flow
Why it's wrong here
An automated cloud flow triggers on an event such as a new Dataverse row or incoming email, not on a manual button press. It would be correct for event-driven onboarding, but the scenario requires user-initiated execution, which is the instant cloud flow trigger.
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Desktop flow
Why it's wrong here
A desktop flow drives a Windows desktop through UI automation and requires a machine or gateway, so it cannot be triggered by a mobile button and cannot read the device's current location. Desktop flows suit legacy applications lacking APIs, not mobile-initiated cloud actions.
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