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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)
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

Part 2:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing

In Part 2, we will explore the key tools used in Power Apps testing. We will start by covering Test Studio, with both an overview and a practical example. We will then switch focus to Test Engine, discussing its evolution, comparisons, use cases, and new improvements. The part wraps up with a chapter on testing canvas apps, using Power Automate Desktop as an alternative for certain scenarios.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 5, Introducing Test Studio – Canvas Apps Testing with a Sample Case Study
  • Chapter 6, Overview of Test Engine, Evolution, and Comparison
  • Chapter 7, Working with Test Engine
  • Chapter 8, Testing Power Apps with Power Automate Desktop