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A retailer has decided to build a canvas app for employees. The app can run on tablets. The application has a custom authentication system. The company wants to ensure that if an employee uses…

The correct answer is C. Timer. To automatically sign out a user from a canvas app after a period of inactivity or app switching, a Timer control is the appropriate choice.

Submitted by sofia.br· Apr 18, 2026

Question

A retailer has decided to build a canvas app for employees. The app can run on tablets. The application has a custom authentication system. The company wants to ensure that if an employee uses another application on the tablet, they are automatically signed out of the canvas app after five minutes. You need to identify the control to trigger the action. Which control should you select?

Options

  • AScreen
  • BDisplay form
  • CTimer
  • DToggle

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  • A
    10% (2)
  • C
    86% (18)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

To automatically sign out a user from a canvas app after a period of inactivity or app switching, a Timer control is the appropriate choice.

AScreen

A Screen is a container for controls and does not inherently provide timing or logout functionality; while the timer would be placed on a screen, the screen itself isn't the control for the action.

BDisplay form

A Display form is used to show data from a single record and has no timing or logout capabilities.

CTimerCorrect

A Timer control in Power Apps is designed to run logic after a specified duration. It can be configured to reset on user activity or when the app loses focus, making it ideal for implementing inactivity-based sign-out functionality by triggering an action after a set time.

DToggle

A Toggle is a control for switching between two states (e.g., on/off) and is not designed for timed actions or automatic sign-out.

Concept tested: Canvas app Timer control for inactivity logout

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/control-timer

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