PL-900 Practice Question: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate
You need to create a flow that automates the onboarding process for new employees. When a new employee record is added to a Human Resources (HR) system in Dataverse, the flow should: (1) send a welcome email, (2) create user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID, and (3) assign licenses. The flow must run with high reliability and should not fail if one of the actions fails. Which flow design pattern should you use?
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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Use parallel branches for each independent action
Using parallel branches allows each independent action (send welcome email, create user accounts, assign licenses) to run concurrently. If one branch fails, the others continue unaffected, ensuring high reliability. Option A is incorrect because sequential actions in a single branch stop the entire flow if any action fails. Option B is incorrect because a scope timeout only limits execution time, not isolate failures. Option C is incorrect because a condition evaluates a decision but does not provide parallel execution or failure isolation.
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 a single branch with sequential actions and configure retry policy
Why it's wrong here
Sequential actions will still fail if one action fails, even with retries.
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Use a scope to group actions and configure scope timeout
Why it's wrong here
Scope groups actions but does not provide failure isolation.
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Use a condition to check success before proceeding
Why it's wrong here
Condition only checks a value, does not enable parallel execution.
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Use parallel branches for each independent action
Why this is correct
Parallel branches allow actions to run independently; one failure does not stop others.
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