NEW: Test Automation for Functional Roles online course
Last year I did setup a NEW course: Test Automation for Functional Roles online course.
I has been run a few times with success. Might you be interested in a new run send us an email at info@fluxxus.nl.
More details to be found here.
Getting handed over the full text to your ConfirmHandler
For those of you that are coding tests the concept of UI Handlers is probably a known fact. It’s one of the first technical things I explain in my test automation course and I call it the third pillar of the testability framework in Business Central. Each UI Handler type has a specific signature and...
Addendum #05 – Include Lookup Value in Restore Archived Sales Document feature
In chapter 6 of my book, on pages 109 and 110, the data model and business logic changes for the Lookup Value business case are listed and discussed. One way or another these changes are covered by most of the test examples worked on in the book. Accept for the two following business rules that were...
Addendum #04 – Verifying the Report Dataset
As I explain in my book with test example 8 in chapter 8, the testability framework – or actually the test toolkit – does not provide for layout testing, only dataset testing. Those who bought both the 1st and 2nd edition of my book might have noticed that the verification part of this report test...
10 Years fluxxus.nl
Dear readers, customers, students … dear fellow human beings. It’s a little over 10 years that I got the opportunity to start my own business, fluxxus.nl.And through this I got the chance to get in contact with you. To work with you, to teach you, to talk to you, and, maybe the most important thing,...
Addendum #03 – Simplifying API testing using basic authentication
Time for another addendum to my book: simplifying API testing. In the first part of Chapter 13, Testing Incoming and Outgoing Calls, I discuss how you can go about testing incoming calls, i.e. calls to your APIs. In this I followed the approach by MS in testing their APIs: Set up your Business Central environment...
Interview: Why test automation for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a team effort
by Jason Gumpert, editor, MSDynamicsWorld.com Last December the 2nd edition of Luc van Vugt’s book Automated Testing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central was released by Packt Publishing. The book aims to explain how to “efficiently automate test cases for faster development with less time needed for manual testing.” And speed in development work is an urgent need...
From fresh to shared fixture #3 – refactoring can start
At the end of the second post of this series I left you hanging just when I was ready to really start refactoring. Sorry for that and shouldn’t let you wait no longer. So, here we go. Refactoring can start But where to start? Well, let’s list the things that could be cleaned up. In...
From fresh to shared fixture #2 – a refactoring example
In the first post of this series I started with stating the intention that … I would like to display a very simple, though instructive, example of how easy refactoring works when you have both app and test code at your disposal. And that’s what I am going to do in this second post as...
Test Automation for Microsoft D365 Business Central online course
Another run of the: Test Automation for #msdyn365bc online course.
Starting on 7th of May 2025, in six sessions I will introduce you into the world of BC test automation.
More details and registration form to be found here.
NAV2013 Glance 5: Expand/Collapse #2
Expand/Collapse does not only apply to C/AL Editor. See below. Need to say more? Page Designer Action Designer Report Dataset Designer Query Designer Note Not available on the XMLport Designer [:'(]
How-to: Use Ratio for ExtendedDataType
Just an illustrative example of using the ExtendedDataType property on a field control and set it to Ratio. Try it yourself with this object file (in .txt format) and press F11 (or the Increase Progress action). Notes 0% equals to a (field) value of 0 or below 100% equals to…
NAV2013 Glance 4: Filtering Lines
NAV 2009 was really challenging many long time NAV users on this. Now with NAV 2013 we are getting it (back again): manually setting filters on lines. Have a look here:
NAV2013 Glance 3: Build Server Application Objects
A new menu item on the Tools menu! OK, I immediately had my thoughts to this, but just wanted to be sure so did ask some MSFTs. Thank you! [B] Executing it: regenerates the objects’ C# and meta data info needed for the server and updates the Object Metadata table…
2nd Edition of my book
December 2021 the 2nd edition of my book was published: 400 pages, twice the size of the 1st edition. I am still thankfull to the many that helped me getting it done.
Get yourself a copy here.
Want to know what the 2nd edition brings? Read this post.