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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Apps - Second Edition

By : JJ Yadav, Sandeep Shukla, Rahul Mohta, Yogesh Kasat
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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Apps - Second Edition

By: JJ Yadav, Sandeep Shukla, Rahul Mohta, Yogesh Kasat

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations is a modern cloud ERP platform that adopts a mobile-first approach suitable for medium-to-large enterprises. This book covers the entire implementation process of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operation Apps, including post-implementation and business transformation. The updated second edition starts with an introduction to Microsoft Dynamics 365, describing different apps and tools under it. You will learn about different implementation methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile, for your projects. We will cover various application components and architectures of Dynamics such as requirements processing, development, reports and analytics, and integration. With the help of tips, techniques, and best practices, you’ll explore strategies for managing configurations and data migrations. As you read further, you’ll discover development tools and processes in Dynamics for building customized solutions in Dynamics. The book will also demonstrate analytics and financial reporting options such as Power BI and Cortana Intelligence. Finally, you’ll learn the importance of testing and explore various automated testing strategies. By the end of this book, you will have gained the necessary knowledge to implement Microsoft business solutions with Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Apps.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Summary

In this chapter, we have reviewed the importance of the testing and training phase of the project, and how to execute successful testing and training through effective planning and execution using the available tools. The ERP system goes through different testing phases, such as feature testing, system integration testing, UAT, and end-to-end testing, in order to ensure the overall quality of the configuration and custom features.

Testing the ERP system can be costly, and automation testing can mitigate that. Many improvements and new features have been added to Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations to enhance the automated testability of the product. The unit test framework has been improved and integrated with Visual Studio to author unit tests for code artifacts, and to integrate with the build process. Task recorder-based test automation lets developers...