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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

Exploring Canvas components and their application in a practical example

Canvas components are reusable parts or building blocks in Power Apps that can be used across different screens within an app. They promote code reusability and help maintain consistency across your application. A Canvas component could be something as simple as a button that’s used in multiple places, or as complex as a custom calendar control.

Let’s understand these components better through a practical example. Imagine you’re building an application where you have a specific layout of labels, text inputs, and buttons that need to be repeated on multiple screens. Instead of manually adding and configuring these controls on each screen, you can create a canvas component that defines this layout.

Now, whenever you need this particular layout of controls, you can simply insert the component into your screen rather than adding each control individually. You can do this by going to the...