Automate Testing for Power Apps: A practical guide to applying low-code automation testing tools and techniques - Brossura

Calvo, César; Huerta, Carlos De

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1803236558 ISBN 13: 9781803236551

Casa editrice: Packt Publishing, 2023

Riassunto

Improve your Power Apps' quality and business value with efficient automation testing tools such as Test Studio and Test Engine

Key Features

• Understand the basics of low-code testing automation and how it applies to Power Apps
• Master the use of Test Studio and Test Engine for Canvas apps’ testing
• Extend testing automation for PCF, ALM, Mocks, Telemetry, and model-driven apps
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

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.

What you will learn

• Explore the basics of automation testing and how it applies to Power Apps
• Understand the basics of Power Fx and how to use it in app testing
• Find out how to use Test Studio, Test Engine, and other tools for Canvas app testing
• Discover advanced topics such as PCF components and model-driven app testing
• Incorporate testing into your deployment processes
• Employ best practices for using testing automation to enhance the quality of your apps

Who this book is for

Whether you are a citizen developer, pro Power App maker, or IT generalist interested in learning about testing automation to improve the business value and quality of your Power Apps, this book will help you to accomplish your goal. Working knowledge of Power Apps with a basic understanding of Power platform is required to get the most out of this book.

Table of Contents

1. Software quality and types of testing
2. In-App Techniques vs Automation Tools
3. Power Fx. Introduction and usage in testing
4. Planning a Testing Phase in a Power Apps Project
5. Overview of Test Studio and working with Test Studio(practical example)
6. Overview of Test Engine, evolution and comparison
7. Working with Test Engine
8. Testing Canvas Apps with Power Automate Desktop
9. PCF Testing with Test Studio and Test Engine
10. ALM with Test Studio and Test Engine
11. Mocks with Test Engine
12. Telemetry and PowerApps

Su questo libro

Informazioni sull?autore

Cesar Calvo is a professional with more than 20 years of experience across the Microsoft technology stack, with a blend of expertise across Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure, and Microsoft 365. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2008, with over 20 active official certifications in Power Platform, Dynamics, Azure, and M365. Recognized as FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect - Power Apps in 2022, he has found the Microsoft Power Platform to be the perfect catalyst to create customer-centric solutions, specializing in the fusion code approach. Cesar holds a degree in Psychology and a Computer Science BSc degree.

Carlos de Huerta is a professional with over 20 years of experience in the ICT industry, where he has held various jobs from Business Architect to Advisor at Microsoft. He currently works there developing the technological strategy of the ecosystem of global partners and advisories. A telecommunications systems engineer from the Alcalá de Henares University, he acts as an ambassador in the community of architects, and is an IASA Spanish board member. He participates with universities in the dissemination and teaching of the impact of technology on companies and their culture. Involved in the adoption of roles and techniques in the training field, he has participated in the definition of Cloud profiles with the Ministry of Culture in Spain.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Packt Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2023
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1803236558
• ISBN 13: 9781803236551
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile