Van Vugt's DynamiXs

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.

How-to: Create a One-Page Matrix by Example #2

Luc van Vugt April 26, 2012 April 26, 2012BC 1

Using the step-by-step recipe, and basing on our first example, I have build another example One-Page for the following requirements: Customer Spending by Period: Display the total amount for each period (type, i.e. day, week, month, quarter, year, accounting period) what each of our customers has in order. In this case…

How-to: Create a One-Page Matrix by Example

Luc van Vugt April 20, 2012 April 20, 2012BC 2

Using the step-by-step recipe I have build an example One-Page matrix based on the following requirements: Customer/Item Spending: Display the total amount for each item what each of our customers has in order. Basically this line already reveals the design of our matrix: Display the total amount … -> matrix…

How-to: Create a One-Page Matrix

Luc van Vugt April 20, 2012 April 20, 2012BC 0

Last week I conducted a NAV Development update to the development team of a Dutch NAV partner. One of the topics we touched was the One-Page Matrix introduced in NAV 2009 SP1. The What’s New in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 – Installation and Development manual contains a…

Naming Conventions

Luc van Vugt April 2, 2012 April 2, 2012BC 0

Some useful resources to study and use when naming objects in NAV, whether it be tables, fields, variables or whatever other object: Microsoft Dynamics® NAV 2009 Developer and IT Pro Documentation: Naming Conventions discusses the naming of: Tables objects Form and Page objects Report objects Table fields Form buttons and…

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 .

welcome at fluxxus.nl

welcome at fluxxus.nl

welcome at fluxxus.nl

NEW: Test Automation for Functional Roles online course

Getting handed over the full text to your ConfirmHandler

Addendum #05 – Include Lookup Value in Restore Archived Sales Document feature

Addendum #04 – Verifying the Report Dataset

10 Years fluxxus.nl

Addendum #03 – Simplifying API testing using basic authentication

Interview: Why test automation for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a team effort

From fresh to shared fixture #3 – refactoring can start

From fresh to shared fixture #2 – a refactoring example

Test Automation for Microsoft D365 Business Central online course

How-to: Create a One-Page Matrix by Example #2

How-to: Create a One-Page Matrix by Example

How-to: Create a One-Page Matrix

Naming Conventions

2nd Edition of my book