Automated Testing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - ebook

Learn how to write automated tests for Dynamics 365 Business Central and see how to implement it in your daily work

Key Features:

Leverage automated testing to advance over traditional manual testing methodsWrite, design, and implement automated testsExplore various testing frameworks and tools compatible with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Book Description:

Dynamics 365 Business Central is the new cloud-based SaaS ERP proposition from Microsoft. It’s not as simple as it used to be way back when it was called Navigator, Navision Financials, or Microsoft Business Solutions-Navision. Our development practices are becoming more formal, and with this, the call for test automation is pressing on us.

This book will teach you to leverage testing tools available with Dynamics 365 Business Central to perform automated testing. We’ll begin with a quick introduction to automated testing, followed by an overview of test automation in Dynamics 365 Business Central. Then you’ll learn to design and build automated tests and we’ll go through some efficient methods to get from requirements to application and testing code. Lastly, you’ll learn to incorporate your own and Microsoft tests into your daily development practice.

By the end of the book, you’ll be able to write your own automated tests for Dynamics 365 Business Central.

What you will learn:

Understand what automated tests are, and when and why to use themExplore the five pillars of the Testability Framework of Business CentralDesign and write automated tests for Business CentralMake use of standard automated tests and their helper librariesIntegrate automated tests into your development practice

Who this book is for:

This book is for consultants, testers, developers, and development managers working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Business Central. Being a book on automated testing techniques, it also caters to both functional and technical development teams.

In 1999, Luc van Vugt stepped into the NAV world, training hundreds of developers. After Microsoft acquired Navision, he joined Dynamics localization team GDL as tester, UA specialist, and project lead. For 6 years, he was closely involved with all successive releases. Since he left Microsoft, he has become an active community member by means of his blog. He is also co-founder of Dutch Dynamics Community and a speaker at conferences. For this, he has been awarded MS MVP since 2011. In 2014, he co-founded NAV Skills, supporting NAV pros around the globe with, among other things, webinars. In 2012, Luc started fluxxus.nl, doing miscellaneous projects, including NAV development courses and workshops on design patterns, and automated testing.