A step-by-step guide to creating a desktop flow for testing a model-driven app and a canvas app

As previously discussed, one of the significant advantages of using PAD for automated testing is its adaptability to nearly any user interface, given that we’re simulating user interactions. For this reason, in this section, it will be worth examining how we can tailor the browser action within PAD to test both model-driven apps and canvas apps.

Let’s begin by creating a sample model-driven app that utilizes the Contact table, where we have already imported some records as per Chapter 5. We’ll then proceed with the necessary steps to test this app and an example canvas app.

Creating a simple model-driven app

To test the model-driven app aspect, let’s begin by creating a basic model-driven app.

To proceed, we will navigate to our environment at make.powerapps.com and select the Tables tab. Here, we will locate the Contact table, which we imported some...