PL-900 Practice Question: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate
You need to design a Power Automate flow that processes orders from a CSV file in SharePoint. The flow should read each row and create a record in a SQL database. If a row contains invalid data, the flow should continue with the next row. Which configuration should you use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers assume the default 'is successful' run-after behavior is sufficient for error handling, but they miss that without explicitly configuring the action to continue on failure, the entire flow will halt on the first error, which violates the requirement to skip invalid rows and continue processing.
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 an apply to each loop and configure 'Configure run after' for the SQL insert action to include 'is successful', 'has timed out', 'is skipped', 'has failed'
Configuring 'Configure run after' for the SQL insert action to include 'is successful', 'has timed out', 'is skipped', and 'has failed' ensures that even if a row fails validation or the SQL insert fails, the flow continues to the next iteration of the Apply to each loop. This allows the flow to process all rows in the CSV file without stopping on an error, meeting the requirement to skip invalid data and proceed with the next row.
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 parallel branches for each row
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Parallel branches would still cause issues if one fails.
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Use an apply to each loop with default settings
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Default settings stop on failure.
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Use an apply to each loop and configure 'Configure run after' for the SQL insert action to include 'is successful', 'has timed out', 'is skipped', 'has failed'
Why this is correct
Correct. This allows the loop to continue even after a failed insert.
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Use a scope with sequential actions and set 'Configure run after' to 'is successful' only
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. This would stop on first failure.
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