Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals — Question 178

A company uses a custom-built system to record financial data that runs on a manager's machine.

The system does not have an API. New customer details must be manually entered into the system by the manager from a central spreadsheet. The user interface of the system contains the complex business logic that is needed for the manual customer data entry process.

You need to ensure that new customer details can be entered into the system automatically by using Power Automate.

Which type of flow should you create?

Answer options

• A. automated cloud
• B. business process
• C. desktop
• D. instant cloud

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, desktop flow, because it allows automation of tasks performed on a local machine, which is necessary for the custom system that runs on the manager's computer. The other options, such as automated cloud and instant cloud flows, are not designed to interact directly with local applications in this context, and business process flows are more suited for structured processes rather than direct application automation.