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Automate Testing for Power Apps

By : César Calvo, Carlos de Huerta
Book Image

Automate Testing for Power Apps

By: César Calvo, Carlos de Huerta

Overview of this book

Low-code testing helps build better applications, freeing developers from frustrating problems faced while enhancing app features. Automate Testing for Power Apps will help you use automation testing to build better Canvas apps. You’ll start by understanding the fundamentals of automation testing, different approaches for low-code testing, and its application to Power Apps. Next, you’ll learn how to use Test Studio, Power Automate Desktop, and other tools to automate testing for your Canvas apps. You'll find out how to incorporate testing into your deployment processes for faster and more reliable releases. Additionally, this book covers advanced topics such as PCF components testing and model-driven apps. You’ll discover the new open-source project, Power Apps Test Engine, that’ll provide you with a single automated testing platform for all Power Apps. You'll learn how to test these more complex components to ensure the highest quality and business value for your Power Apps. By the end of this book, you'll have become a pro at using automation testing to build better Power Apps, reduce app release times, and increase the quality of your applications.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Part 1:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
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Part 2:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
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Part 3:Extending Power Apps Automated Testing

PCF and Canvas Component Testing

In the previous chapters, we embarked on a journey through the fundamentals of Test Engine, exploring its capabilities, benefits, and how to effectively use it to test Power Apps. We covered everything from importing sample solutions and executing test plans to authoring new test plans in YAML and reusing existing Test Studio assets.

In this chapter, we’ll build on that foundation and delve into a significant advantage of Test Engine over Test Studio: the ability to automate the testing of Canvas components and Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) components. These components are powerful tools for customizing and enhancing your Power Apps; being able to automate their testing is a significant benefit for ensuring the reliability and functionality of your applications.

First, we’ll provide an overview of Canvas components and walk you through a practical example of their use. Next, we’ll do the same for PCF components, giving...