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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

Power Fx Overview and Usage in Testing

In the previous chapter, we delved into the essential aspects of debugging, monitoring, commenting, and tracing in Power Apps development. We explored built-in capabilities and various automation tools to optimize the app development process. The key topics we covered included best practices for debugging using in-app tools. Additionally, we discussed built-in techniques and tools for app testing and the different automation tools.

In this chapter, we will introduce you to Power Fx, the low-code language that’s utilized across Microsoft Power Platform. You can use it broadly in Power Apps, but we will share specific examples and apply them to Power Apps testing. We will explore AI preview features available at the time of writing and guide you through the following main topics:

  • From spreadsheet to Power Fx: Learn how to transition from Excel examples to using Power Fx in Power Apps while navigating the language reference
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