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PL-900 · Question #323

You are creating a canvas app. You select the form factor of the app. You need to add a source of the data. What should you use?

The correct answer is B. connector. In a Power Apps canvas app, a connector is essential for establishing communication with external data sources.

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Apr 18, 2026

Question

You are creating a canvas app. You select the form factor of the app. You need to add a source of the data. What should you use?

Options

  • Ascreen
  • Bconnector
  • Cformula
  • Dcontrol

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    15% (7)
  • B
    72% (34)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    9% (4)

Why each option

In a Power Apps canvas app, a connector is essential for establishing communication with external data sources.

Ascreen

A screen is a visual container for UI elements within an app, but it does not directly add or manage data sources.

BconnectorCorrect

A connector is the specific component within a canvas app that enables connection to external data sources like SharePoint, Dataverse, SQL Server, or Excel, allowing the app to retrieve, update, and manage data.

Cformula

A formula is an expression used to define logic, calculations, or actions within an app, not to establish a connection to an external data source.

Dcontrol

A control is an interactive user interface element like a button or text input, used for display and user interaction, but it does not represent the data source itself.

Concept tested: Canvas app data source connection

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/add-data-connection

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