PL 400 ALM and Deployment 4

Question 1

Which type of solution update preserves changes made in the target environment while updating shared components?

Accepted Answer

Solution patch

Answer

Solution patches allow deploying incremental changes to specific components without replacing the entire solution, preserving target environment customizations.

Question 2

A company wants to enforce governance by requiring approval before any solution is deployed to production through Power Platform pipelines. What feature enables this?

Accepted Answer

Pre-deployment approvals in pipelines

Answer

Power Platform pipelines support pre-deployment approvals, requiring designated approvers to authorize a deployment before it proceeds to the next stage.

Question 3

When should a developer use the 'Apply Upgrade' option after importing a solution with the 'Stage for Upgrade' option?

Accepted Answer

After verifying the staged solution works correctly in the target environment

Answer

Staging an upgrade allows testing the new solution alongside the old one; 'Apply Upgrade' is run after validation to finalize the switch and remove the old solution.

Question 4

Which Power Platform CLI command packages loose solution files from a directory back into a .zip solution file?

Accepted Answer

pac solution pack

Answer

The 'pac solution pack' command reads unpacked solution files from a directory and assembles them into a deployable .zip solution file.

Question 5

In a CI/CD pipeline for Power Platform, what is the purpose of running the Solution Checker as part of the build stage?

Accepted Answer

To detect quality issues, deprecated APIs, and best-practice violations early

Answer

Running Solution Checker in CI/CD catches issues like deprecated API usage, performance problems, and best-practice violations before they reach production.

(PL 400) Microsoft Certified Power Platform Developer Associate Practice Test

(PL 400) Microsoft Certified Power Platform Developer Associate Practice Test

PL 400 ALM and Deployment 4