Testing in Business Central. It’s not something many people get excited about, but it’s essential to any software implementation. In fact, thoroughly testing your system beforehand will significantly reduce the number of errors/issues you experience after going live. Why test? Rushing through the testing phase results in more errors and issues. Time spent fixing errors… Continue reading Going Live: Ensuring Success with Rigorous Business Central Testing!
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Embracing Imperfection in Software Development: The “Good Enough” Approach
This year marks the 25th anniversary of one of my favorite development books, The Pragmatic Programmer. I thought I would share summaries of some of my favorite pragmatisms throughout the year to commemorate the occasion. This is the second one: Good-Enough Software. In software development, striving for perfection often feels like chasing a mirage in… Continue reading Embracing Imperfection in Software Development: The “Good Enough” Approach
Test before You Update: Custom Automated Testing in Business Central SaaS
Microsoft is continually updating Dynamics 365 Business Central code to optimize performance, improve security, and provide more built-in features in the product. Business Central has two major releases every year – one in Spring and one in Fall – plus minor releases throughout the year. However, enhancements made by Microsoft may break extensions written by… Continue reading Test before You Update: Custom Automated Testing in Business Central SaaS
Now Available to End Users: Performance Profiler for Dynamics Business Central 2022 Release Wave 1
With any software, no matter how simple or complex, you can experience performance issues. This is especially true for business systems that allow customizations and have add-ons available, as many ERPs offer. Typically, when this happens, you or whoever you use for technical support must track down and debug the offending code, if applicable. But… Continue reading Now Available to End Users: Performance Profiler for Dynamics Business Central 2022 Release Wave 1
Automated Testing for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Business Central
If you have Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Business Central, you might have heard that Microsoft offers automated test scripts. In fact, you might be surprised to learn that Microsoft has been creating automated test scripts since 2016. The current count is 40,000+ automated test scripts—which are free to use—and Microsoft is constantly adding more. The concept is becoming more… Continue reading Automated Testing for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Business Central
Three Keys of Go-Live Success
Throughout my years as a developer, I have learned how to best prepare for a Dynamics NAV upgrade and go-live. I have dubbed this the three keys of go-live success: testing, training, and transitioning. Testing Test the system thoroughly. If you invest time testing the system before you go live, you should find issues. If testing does… Continue reading Three Keys of Go-Live Success
Auto-Testing in ERP
In the Microsoft World In theory, I completely agree with auto-testing. In the past, I’ve been on development teams that heavily leaned on unit and system testing. However, at least in NAV practice, I can see a huge imbalance between test maintenance and benefit. Microsoft runs tests on all their supported NAV versions twice a… Continue reading Auto-Testing in ERP
Developers and Testing – Part 4: An Alternative to Manual Testing
In this four-part series, ArcherPoint’s Matt Traxinger discusses the relationship between development and testing, how to improve your testing skills, and an alternative approach to testing. If you’re just joining us, be sure to read Part 1: Developers Don’t Make Good Testers, Part 2: The Importance of Quality. and Part 3: Improving Your Testing Skills.… Continue reading Developers and Testing – Part 4: An Alternative to Manual Testing
Developers and Testing – Part 3: Improving Your Testing Skills
In this four-part series, ArcherPoint’s Matt Traxinger discusses the relationship between development and testing, how to improve your testing skills, and an alternative approach to testing. If you’re just joining us, be sure to read Part 1: Developers Don’t Make Good Testers and Part 2: The Importance of Quality. We all do our best to… Continue reading Developers and Testing – Part 3: Improving Your Testing Skills
Developers and Testing – Part 2: The Importance of Quality
In this four-part series, ArcherPoint’s Matt Traxinger discusses the relationship between development and testing, how to improve your testing skills, and an alternative approach to testing. If you’re just joining us, be sure to read Part 1: Developers Don’t Make Good Testers. Quality is important. I think everyone agrees on that point. Or at least… Continue reading Developers and Testing – Part 2: The Importance of Quality