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[QUESTION] Could not access Provider

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp, node.js, playwright, powershell

Research direction

Start with the samples/basicgallery PowerShell command, config.json, and bin/Debug/PowerAppsTestEngine/config.dev.json, then inspect the logs referenced by the critical error. Done means the provider can be accessed successfully or the missing authentication or configuration requirement is documented.

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What is your question?

I believe I have all the requirements are installed in VS Code. node.js installed, playwright extension
In PowerApps-TestEngine\bin\Debug\PowerAppsTestEngine I have made environment and tenant are correct in config.dev.json

in current project samples folder i.e. ..\samples\basicgallery
I have also a config.json with same environmentID, tenantID and user1email set to correct email

When I run the powershell script in that samples folder I get the following

dotnet PowerAppsTestEngine.dll -u "storagestate" --provider "canvas" -a "none" -i "$currentDirectory\testPlan.fx.yaml" -t $tenantId -e $environmentId

[Critical Error] Could not access Provider. For more details, check the logs.

I never see an authentication window but not sure how to go further. Can you help guide as unclear what I am missing?

What component are you experiencing the issue with?

None

What pac version are you using?

Microsoft PowerPlatform CLI Version: 1.48.2+g9bed644 (.NET Framework 4.8.9310.0)

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