What is the primary purpose of a code component built with Power Apps Component Framework?

To provide server-side business logic

To create custom user interface controls with specific functionality

To connect to external data sources

A company wants to automate a business process where, when a new lead is created in Dataverse, the lead's information is sent to an external marketing system via its REST API. The marketing system requires an API key in the header. What should the developer create?

A Power Automate cloud flow triggered on lead creation that calls the external API.

A plug-in that calls the external API directly.

A client script that calls the external API on form load.

A custom connector that is triggered on lead creation.

A company needs to expose a custom operation in Dataverse that calculates a discount for a quote and returns the discounted total. The operation must be callable via the Dataverse Web API. What should the developer create?

A custom API with a plug-in that performs the calculation.

A client script that calculates the discount on the form.

A custom connector that calls an external service.

A Power Automate cloud flow that calculates the discount.

A company has an external API that requires a complex authentication flow involving multiple steps to obtain a token. The developer needs to use this API in a Power Automate cloud flow. The developer wants to avoid implementing the authentication logic in every flow. What should the developer do?

Create a custom connector that handles the authentication flow.

Use a plug-in to handle the authentication.

Use a code component (PCF) to handle the authentication.

Implement the authentication logic in each flow using HTTP actions.

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1foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of a code component built with Power Apps Component Framework?
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2application · medium
A company wants to automate a business process where, when a new lead is created in Dataverse, the lead's information is sent to an external marketing system via its REST API. The marketing system requires an API key in the header. What should the developer create?
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3foundation · easy
Which technology is used to enhance user interactions in model-driven apps by running JavaScript on the client?
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4application · medium
A company needs to expose a custom operation in Dataverse that calculates a discount for a quote and returns the discounted total. The operation must be callable via the Dataverse Web API. What should the developer create?
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5expert · hard
A company has an external API that requires a complex authentication flow involving multiple steps to obtain a token. The developer needs to use this API in a Power Automate cloud flow. The developer wants to avoid implementing the authentication logic in every flow. What should the developer do?
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