Form Statistics and Form Patterns Reports in Visual studio

In Visual Studio, there is a Dynamics 365 menu that has multiple add ins that help developers.

There are several notable tools in this menu. One of those is the Import task recording option. Using the testing framework for Dynamics 365, developers can create a task recording in Dynamics 365, then import the task recording into Visual Studio for testing.

Form Statistics and Form Patterns Reports

The Form statistics and Form patterns reports options are used to ensure forms are built according to the form patterns that are assigned to each form that is created. In Dynamics 365 form development, patterns must be applied to each form; you cannot build unless your forms follow the patterns. These two tools help developers adhere to this.

The Form patterns report will create a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with form information for every single form in Dynamics 365. It will indicate the form coverage, how many controls are on the form, names of form patterns, and additional columns that assist with appropriate form development.

The Form statistics tool shows a summary of what the Excel spreadsheet shows. There is no breakdown of each form as seen on the Form patterns report.