Drag and Drop Question You develop Microsoft Power Platform solutions for a company. You need to determine how to deploy new features and functionality. Which solution type should you use? To…

The correct answer is Unmanaged only; Managed only. This question tests the understanding of Microsoft Power Platform managed and unmanaged solutions, specifically their appropriate use cases for development, deployment, and AppSource integration.

Design and manage business solutions

Question

Drag and Drop Question You develop Microsoft Power Platform solutions for a company. You need to determine how to deploy new features and functionality. Which solution type should you use? To answer, drag the appropriate solution types to the correct solution purposes. Each solution type may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content. Answer:

Exhibit

Answer Area

Drag items

Managed onlyUnmanaged onlyManaged or unmanaged

Correct arrangement

Unmanaged only
Managed only

Explanation

This question tests the understanding of Microsoft Power Platform managed and unmanaged solutions, specifically their appropriate use cases for development, deployment, and AppSource integration.

Approach. For the first solution purpose, 'Contain components that can be exported and installed in another environment,' the correct solution type is 'Unmanaged only'. Unmanaged solutions are primarily used during development, where components are created and modified. These unmanaged solutions are then exported and can be installed in other environments, either as unmanaged solutions (for continued development) or as managed solutions (for deployment). The unmanaged solution serves as the editable source from which components are exported.

For the second solution purpose, 'Contain a prebuilt set of components that comes from AppSource,' the correct solution type is 'Managed only'. Solutions obtained from AppSource are always deployed as managed solutions. This ensures that the installed solution's components are protected from direct modification, promoting consistency, allowing for easier updates from the publisher, and simplifying uninstallation without leaving orphaned components.

Common mistakes.

common_mistake. Using 'Managed only' for the first purpose is incorrect because managed solutions are typically installed in target environments and are not intended to be the primary source for ongoing development and export of components that need further modification. While a managed solution can technically be exported, its core purpose is protection upon installation, not flexibility for continued development. Using 'Unmanaged only' for the second purpose is wrong because AppSource solutions are always managed; this prevents users from modifying the publisher's core components directly and ensures proper versioning and updates. The 'Managed or unmanaged' option is too broad and does not specify the correct solution type for these distinct purposes, which require a specific choice.

Concept tested. The core concept tested is the differentiation and appropriate application of Managed and Unmanaged solutions within Microsoft Power Platform (Dataverse/Dynamics 365). This includes understanding their lifecycle, purpose in development versus deployment, and interaction with AppSource.

Topics

#Power Platform Solutions#Solution Types#Deployment#ALM

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full PL-100 Practice