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Automate Testing for Power Apps

You're reading from   Automate Testing for Power Apps A practical guide to applying low-code automation testing tools and techniques

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803236551
Length 352 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
2. Chapter 1: Software Quality and Types of Testing FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Power Apps Studio Techniques and Automation Tools 4. Chapter 3: Power Fx Overview and Usage in Testing 5. Chapter 4: Planning Testing in a Power Apps Project 6. Part 2:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
7. Chapter 5: Introducing Test Studio – Canvas Apps Testing with a Sample Case Study 8. Chapter 6: Overview of Test Engine, Evolution, and Comparison 9. Chapter 7: Working with Test Engine 10. Chapter 8: Testing Power Apps with Power Automate Desktop 11. Part 3:Extending Power Apps Automated Testing
12. Chapter 9: PCF and Canvas Component Testing 13. Chapter 10: ALM with Test Studio and Test Engine 14. Chapter 11: Mocks with Test Engine 15. Chapter 12: Telemetry and Power Apps 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Exploring the top test functions in Power Fx

You can use any function available in Power Fx, but there are some top functions you will use in every test. We’ll dive into six important functions: Select, SetProperty, Wait, Assert, Screenshot, and Trace. By the end of this section, you’ll have a firm understanding of how these functions work and how to use them in your apps and code testing.

As we discussed in Chapter 1, a large portion of the testing in your low-code apps will be UI tests, where you reproduce the actions you expect your users will follow. To validate the expected experience and results of your users, you need to follow three steps:

  1. Execute the steps to get and set the data in your app that confirm a defined use case. For example, in a weather app, click on a text box, enter the city’s location, and click on the respective button to get the required weather details.
  2. Validate that data against the expected behavior. In the weather...
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