Book Image

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)
1
Part 1:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
6
Part 2:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
11
Part 3:Extending Power Apps Automated Testing

How test planning benefits your users

In the last part of this book, we will dive deeper into telemetry and Power Apps and go through all the available services, both basic and advanced. However, in our citizen developer scenario with the calculator app, we wanted to show the importance of monitoring with some examples.

Monitoring helps you uncover bugs and improve your tests for the app’s functionality. This extends to understanding your users’ needs, gaining insights from their feedback, and leveraging monitoring tools to optimize your app’s performance. To put it simply, the more accurately you can mirror real-world use in your testing, the better your app will function for your users when it matters.

For instance, we will delve into tools such as Power Apps Monitor and App Analytics. Power Apps Monitor allows you to track and inspect the behavior of your apps, helping you understand how users interact with your apps, and where potential bottlenecks may...