Question

You need to build an Azure Function that runs automatically every night at 2:00 AM to archive stale Dataverse records. The function must start on a fixed schedule without any external caller invoking it, and it should be inexpensive to host. Which trigger type should you use for the Azure Function?

Accepted Answer

A Timer trigger configured with a CRON expression

Answer

An HTTP trigger invoked by a Power Automate scheduled cloud flow

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A Dataverse (Microsoft Dataverse) trigger bound to the record's update event

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A Queue trigger listening to an Azure Storage queue