Hi Friends I am happy to announce that my first contribution to Dynamics AX world is there now. It is a book on 'QA Methodology for Dynamics AX'. This book is published by a UK based Publisher "Packt Publishing". In this book, most of the things are from IBI compliance but I have gone beyond that also. This book can be purchased either through following url or other sites mentioned there on the page http://www.packtpub.com/quality-assurance-for-dynamics-ax-based-erp-solutions/book Here is the chapter wise breakup 1: Introduction to Dynamics AX The concept of ERP and difference between ERP and accounting software The Dynamics AX, its development environment, Concept of layered customization. 2: Quality in Dynamics AX based ERP Solutions What is quality? Why it is necessary to focus on quality? How we can achieve the quality? 3: Best Practices Technical What and why the best practices are. How to implement best practices 4: Best Practices GUI Reader will know the Microsoft Prescribed GUI. 5: Best Practices TWC A user will know how to make Dynamics AX application as Trustworthy application. 6: Testing Testing objectives for different type of testings, Testing techniques for each testing, Completion criterion, Special considerations, 7: Testing Lifecycle At what stage, a testing needs to be conducted. What needs to be finished before entering into a software testing stage. When testing can be considered as finished for various stages of software testing. 8: Defect Management System The defect management system characteristic to address the different kind of classification criterions for security / non-security issues. Different kind of classification criterions for various kinds of issues. 9: Understanding Dynamics AX Built in Tool Overview about various built in tools in DynamicsAX. Wo will be benifitted by this book Microsoft Business Solution partners will benefit greatly from this book. This book targets functional experts and Dynamics AX Developers. A basic knowledge of X++ language and basics of Axapta architecture would be needed to follow the book, but no prior knowledge of testing is required. Following are the chief uses of this book MBS Partners who are dealing in Dynamics AX: To educate their employee for achieving the quality goals. Project Manager / Quality Manager: To update themselves about the most suitable standards related to Design, Development, and Testing etc which are a part of Microsoft IBI Specifications for Dynamics AX 4.0. Dynamics AX Developers: To update themselves about coding standards applies to Dynamics AX. To know what are the principles behind various recommended best practices. Aspirant of Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 Development certification: For Best Practices part of slybus. Functional consultants: To update themselves about solution designing / GUI Specifications. Chief Technology Officers / Technical Solution Designers: To get an awareness about best practices for trustworthy computing and how these can be implemented at organization / project level. Dynamics AX Customers: To know about applicable standards for Dynamics AX customization projects and hence they can effectively monitor their project or set expectations from vendors about quality goals. Regards, Anil Kumar Gupta Success is not an event but the result of Continuous Hardwork, Smart Vision and Strong Determination.
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