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PL-200 · Question #271

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The correct answer is B. No. A Power Automate flow with an 'Update item' action does not meet the goal because 'Update item' is a SharePoint connector action and flows run asynchronously, not in real time within a model-driven app.

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Options

  • AYes
  • BNo

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    43% (13)
  • B
    57% (17)

Why each option

A Power Automate flow with an 'Update item' action does not meet the goal because 'Update item' is a SharePoint connector action and flows run asynchronously, not in real time within a model-driven app.

AYes

This solution does not meet the goal because 'Update item' targets SharePoint lists, not Dataverse rows, and flows do not execute synchronously within the model-driven app context.

BNoCorrect

The 'Update item' action belongs to the SharePoint connector in Power Automate and is not designed to update Dataverse table columns. Even if the correct Dataverse action were used, Power Automate flows run asynchronously in the background and cannot guarantee synchronous real-time updates to a Status column in a model-driven app. A real-time Dataverse workflow is required to achieve synchronous, in-context updates.

Concept tested: Real-time vs asynchronous automation in Dataverse

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/dataverse/overview

Topics

#Power Automate Flows#Real-time Logic#Dataverse Automation#Model-driven Apps

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