Configure Microsoft Dataverse Flashcards

A developer needs to create a rollup column in Dataverse that sums the value of a child table column. How often does Dataverse recalculate rollup columns by default?

Answer: Every 1 hour

Rollup columns are recalculated asynchronously approximately every hour by a system job.

Which Dataverse security role privilege level allows a user to access records owned by anyone in their entire organization?

Answer: Organization level

Organization-level privilege grants access to all records of that type across the entire Dataverse environment.

In a Dataverse plug-in, how do you retrieve the target entity record from the execution context?

Answer: context.InputParameters["Target"]

The target entity is passed as an input parameter named 'Target' in the plug-in execution context.

Which Dataverse feature enables a developer to define a formula-based column value that is calculated in real time during a query?

Answer: Formula column

Formula columns use Power Fx expressions and are evaluated at query time rather than stored as a static value.

What Dataverse API endpoint style should a developer use to perform CRUD operations on table data using REST and OData?

Answer: Web API (OData v4)

The Dataverse Web API is a RESTful OData v4 endpoint used for CRUD and other operations across tables.

A developer needs to assign a record to a team rather than an individual user. Which team type in Dataverse automatically creates and manages membership based on security roles?

Answer: AAD Group team

Azure Active Directory (AAD) Group teams automatically sync membership from an AAD group and can be assigned security roles.

When should a developer use a Dataverse 'access team' instead of an 'owner team'?

Answer: When record-level sharing with dynamic, per-record membership is required

Access teams provide per-record sharing with dynamic membership defined by access team templates on a record-by-record basis.