Power Apps test framework / test studio tutorial

[@vinayayinapurapu]

Thanks Reza. The question related to this feature appeared in my Pl-100 beta exam. I should have watched this video before the exam :(. Very useful feature and makes testing easy with RPA actions. Making PowerPlatform more powerful :)

[@RezaDorrani]

Pl-100 was an interesting exam. I gave it 3 weeks ago. Waiting for results :)

[@vinayayinapurapu]

Reza. All the best. You must have nailed it!!!. But to me each topic is tested in real scenario. Unless having hands on it’s hard to crack.

[@RezaDorrani]

vinay ayinapurapu Yes most of the questions were scenario based. Hands on knowledge is a must.

[@jjfraga22]

Another great video Reza, congratulations! In Test Studio I really miss having a way to wait to execute an action until some conditions are true. For example, I made an application using the next, next, finish style. The "Next" button will only be visible to the user if some conditions are true. In this scenario Test Studio is almost useless as it doesn't care if the button is visible or not, it just does the action and in the real world the user cannot.

[@RezaDorrani]

Best to post this as an idea on forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@AndreasMake]

Very helpful feature. =) Thank you for sharing this.

[@RezaDorrani]

Thank you for watching

[@Mrtiagojam]

Hi Reza, I think on the second time that you ran the assert and it not failed because you didn’t flush the data on the SP list, so the count was right! Nice video, I played a long time ago with tests but with your video I have more knowledge, thanks for sharing

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks for watching and your observation is spot on.

[@ramagenerali6592]

I disagree: the second time the variable would be set to 1 at first and then after the submit variable (1) + 2 should have been not equal to the countrows (2)

[@varshadhawale7073]

Fantastic Video👍 thanks for sharing.

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks for watching

[@roshanthosar6777]

Hi,your video is very excellent

[@RezaDorrani]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@selwynvanrooyen9432]

Nice Wish this could check incoming data (for example filters from Power BI) when integrating the 2

[@RezaDorrani]

That is a wish :)

[@mikealaro6469]

Great stuff

[@RezaDorrani]

Thank you

[@Salen2000]

Hi, thanks for sharing. Is this feature will be release with no additional cost? and is there any estimated timeline for the release?

[@RezaDorrani]

This is currently available in preview environments only. No details on licensing as of now

[@Salen2000]

@@RezaDorrani thanks Reza. I found the recorder didn't capture the actions when I triggered some icons to redirect to other pages and also it didn't capture the action when I attach and upload some files with the attachment components. Will those bugs be fixed in future by powerapps develop team? Any advise where I can give those feedback to the powerapps develop team? thank you :)

[@RezaDorrani]

Jin Huang actually the Power Apps team will be putting a blog post on this as soon as it is available in production environments. I am sure there would be limitations which would be defined

[@AmitManwar-Sniper]

Hi Reza. This is very helpful. Thanks a lot 👏. I have few questions on PowerApp deployment using PowerApps Pipeline. Can we auto trigger the deployment? Followed by auto trigger of test scripts that is this PowerApps Test Studio. But dont know how to auto trigger it post deployment. Can you share some light on this. Thanks a lot.

[@RezaDorrani]

I have done a video on pipelines but not on automated deployments on test scripts. I have not explored those options. I will recommend checking or posting your query on forums in case someone has done something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@Gracefamily2]

Thanks

[@RezaDorrani]

Welcome

[@seg8690]

Hi Reza... I find it as very informative video In case of repetitive testcase with multiple values .. how can we add data ?

[@RezaDorrani]

Great point. I was thinking about this as well. Can use flow to call the test suite url and pass data via URL params.

[@seg8690]

🙏. Thank you for quickest reply...I have just started working on this today for the first time.. could you please share the resources to go through if any..

[@RezaDorrani]

Sushma Ediga There are hardly any resources out there on this. Check links at bottom of this page - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2019wave2/microsoft-powerapps/test-framework

[@uazeem]

@Reza Thanks for the tutorial. Can you please guide about testing Powerapps build on model driven app foundation.? Asking because as you mentioned its only for Canvas apps.....

[@RezaDorrani]

powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-capabilities-for-testing-model-driven-apps/

[@sri2900]

In the form if the values in the field are empty the button should disable and else it should enable. In such cases how can we handle this with PowerApps Test Studio

[@RezaDorrani]

I do not have a video reference on this scenario and would have to try it out to provide guidance. I recommend checking or posting your query on forums in case someone has done something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@rajeshy9363]

Hi Reza, how to move test cases to master app. for example, I have created test cases in feature app that is the copy of master app. is there any way to migrate test cases to master app. now I am doing manually

[@RezaDorrani]

I don’t think that is an option. Check the documentation.

[@Vennex89]

Hey Reza, I am trying to create a test case step that checks for the DisplayField of a ComboBox to ensure that when the user selects the ComboBox, they see the intended values available instead of just blank values (since sometimes the DisplayField can be reset to some other value). Unfortunately, I'm not able to assert the DisplayField and the SetProperty function will force a value, rather than pick from the existing DisplayField options. Do you have any pointers or tips that can help?

[@RezaDorrani]

I have not revisited test studio since I did this video years ago. Not sure if there is any limitation with combo box.

[@Vennex89]

@@RezaDorrani Okay, thank you for letting me know and for getting back to me quickly!

[@jeffrey6124]

Hi Reza, can you share the formula for the "Test Case Completed" Many thanks ☺

[@RezaDorrani]

I did this video years ago and no longer have access to the formulas or the code.

[@bhavyapatnam7586]

HI Reza, can u tell me a way on How to test the different loads on the app at different pages in powerapps. I am newly learning PowerApps and have to test the load on an app.

[@RezaDorrani]

I am not sure about that to be honest. This video was done a while back and was focused on the basic test feature set in canvas apps which I do not believe has changed overtime. I will recommend checking on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com/

[@neerajarajan8974]

Can we add data dynamically to textinput using test studio?

[@RezaDorrani]

Its been a long while since I have tried test studio. Not sure if it has that feature since recording the video. I recommend checking or posting your query on forums in case someone has done something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@sonikamalik7931]

Thanks reza when i am trying to automate my app using test studio the very first screen which gives camera permission is not getting recorded , let me know if u can help

[@RezaDorrani]

Hi Sonika, Have not tested this with a screen that has a camera control on it. I guess you can hide the camera control when App is running in test mode so that the permission prompt is avoided. Anyways the test studio will not be able to perform operations with the camera control.

[@Yunakura]

Do you know if it’s possible to create tests on a canvas app thats embedded in a crm app where the canvas app shows different data based on different account records?

[@RezaDorrani]

Ohhhh. Never tried that. I believe this is for Canvas Apps only.

[@veersaraf-nx1sq]

Can we test Horizontal scroll in powerapps test Studio?

[@RezaDorrani]

Not sure about that

[@RanjeetSingh-mp3bj]

Hi Reza, How can we debug the test suite in the power app? Cheers

[@RezaDorrani]

Its been a while since I used it. Check the documentation docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/test-studio

[@sarithareddy3718]

Hi Reza, am trying this CountRows property in one of the apps am working on, but am receiving this error message when am trying to Play - " Delegation warning. The Highlighted part of this formula might not work correctly on large datasets. The 'CountRows' operation is not supported by this connector' . Appreciate your help on this.

[@RezaDorrani]

The CountRows function is not a delegable function and hence you get the warning. Complete list of delegable functions: SharePoint - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/sharepointonline/#power-apps-delegable-functions-and-operations-for-sharepoint SQL - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/sql/#power-apps-delegable-functions-and-operations-for-sql-server CDS - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/commondataservice/#power-apps-delegable-functions-and-operations-for-the-cds-for-apps

[@sarithareddy3718]

Thank you Reza. I have watched your video on "PowerApps Delegation with Sharepoint" . It was very helpful. One more question - Can I use any 'wait' function here after request is submitted, because my sharepoint lists takes some time to refresh once the record is added , due to this my tests are failing.

[@vinayayinapurapu]

@@sarithareddy3718 Did you get your issue sorted out? I

[@Elena-q6f7y]

What type of data has each column created in Sharepoint?

[@RezaDorrani]

Text

[@thukali]

Hey Reza , iam not able to see this option in powerapp , can u please guide me

[@RezaDorrani]

In your Power App, on the left hand rail you should see the Advanced Tools Icon. Tests will be an option under that item.

[@learnithme6703]

Can anyone please answer, how can we do load testing in powerapps?

[@RezaDorrani]

I am not sure about this one. I will recommend to check on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com/

[@learnithme6703]

@@RezaDorrani thank you very much for the response. My app users are 1000+ and I'm using sharepoint for backend. I'm looking for a way to know if the app doesn't crash in peak times, if all users try to use it.

[@RezaDorrani]

@@learnithme6703 Did you check on the forums?

[@learnithme6703]

@@RezaDorrani yeah no solid answer for this.

[@RezaDorrani]

@@learnithme6703 I do not know about this either. Forums will be your best bet.