UAT Insights & Best Practices
Expert guides, tutorials, and industry insights to help you master user acceptance testing and deliver better software.
AI Found the Defects Faster Than Anyone Could Fix Them. PostgreSQL Cut the Features. ERP Projects Cut the Testing.
PostgreSQL 19 reached RC1 on 15 October with about 8 to 10 significant features reverted, because LLM-assisted review produced defect reports faster than committers could close them. The widely repeated "forty bugs" figure was an illustration of workload, not a count. The transferable point for ERP delivery: detection capacity now scales with compute, disposition capacity does not, and when a cycle runs out of calendar it is usually the testing that gets cut rather than the scope or the date.
ERP Roundup: UCLA Settles With Oracle Over a System That Allegedly Did Not Meet Its Requirements
UCLA pays $350,000, Oracle waives $1.31m and credits $3.1m, and the allegation recorded in the settlement is that the system lacked the functionality to meet the university's requirements — six years after kick-off. Alongside it: three SAP HotNews notes where the workaround switches off a business process, a Copilot catalogue that renames itself today, and BC29 update notices with a March 2027 backstop. Four stories, none of them a defect a test cycle would have found.
AI Writes the Test Cases Now. The Survey Behind This Week's Headline Says Less Than the Headline Did.
Applause's functional testing survey reached the UK trade press this week under the headline that AI use has surged and defects are rising. Its own data table is messier: more respondents reported defects falling on both number and severity (26.4%) than reported both rising (14.7%), and 19.8% do not track it at all. Meanwhile the single most common use of AI in testing is writing the test cases. On an ERP project the scripts are the acceptance scope, so that is a change in who authored it.
ERP Roundup: Business Central 26 Goes Out of Support on Monday, and SAP Puts a Risk Tier on Every Agent
Business Central 26 stops being serviced on 13 October and 26.18 is its last cumulative update, while BC29 on-premises download packages appeared the same week. SAP Connect named three levels of agent oversight and gave every agent an owner and a risk tier, and Copilot Business default-on billing slipped to 1 December with a 4,000-credit cap. No named ERP failure or lawsuit surfaced, so three stories and what each changes about testing.
Business Central's Record-and-Replay Test Tool Reached GA This Week. It Is Not UAT.
Microsoft moved the Business Central page scripting tool from preview to general availability with version 29, thirty months after the preview opened, adding multi-row grid selection and dialog-text validation — neither of which the reference documentation describes yet. What a recording actually proves, what it is documented not to reach, and why a replay pipeline is a regression asset rather than an acceptance one.
ERP Roundup: BC29 Arrives With Two Testing Features Its Own Docs Do Not Describe, and a Licence Key Where the Download Date Decides
Business Central 29 went generally available this week with two AL testing capabilities Microsoft lists as launched — and nothing in the reference documentation showing how to use either. Alongside it, a licence key change that reads like simplification and behaves like a dated certificate, and a survey where 46% shipped AI code that failed in production and 69% of them stayed confident. Three ERP stories and what each changes about testing.
A Go-Live Decision Taken in 2022 Is Still Setting the Audit Opinion in 2028
Europe's largest council finally has a working Oracle finance system, with no outstanding priority 1 or 2 tickets — and an auditor who does not expect to sign off a set of its accounts until 2028/29. The gap between those two facts traces back to which modules went live untested in 2022, and to what UAT sign-off is actually supposed to produce.
Business Central 29 Moves Extension Fields Into the Base Table: The Change With No Screens to Test
From version 29, the fields your extensions add to a table are stored in that table rather than in a companion table beside it. No screen changes, so a feature-led test pass finds nothing — while query plans, index behaviour and the field capacity every extension on that table shares all change. What to put in the October regression pass.
ERP Roundup: Microsoft's Agentic ERP Roadmap Leaves Business Central Out, and Two Surveys Say Verification Is the Bottleneck
Microsoft published an agentic ERP roadmap running to March 2027 and Business Central is not on it, Directions for Enterprise pushed partners towards Dynamics 365 Activate and its test planning agent, and two surveys published a day apart found verification is now the bottleneck. Four ERP stories from this week and what each changes about testing.
Business Central 29 Ships in October Without a Release Plan: How to Scope the Regression Pass
BC29 is generally available in the first week of October, and Microsoft confirmed there would be no 2026 release wave 2 announcement. The shipping cadence has not changed; the planning document partners scoped their upgrade regression pass from has gone. How to rebuild the scope, and why your preview sandbox has a deletion date.
ERP Roundup: Microsoft Rewrites Its Dynamics Bounty, 86% Report AI Incidents, and Panaya Bets on Autonomous Testing
Microsoft rewrites the Dynamics 365 bounty with Business Central in scope, 86% of surveyed organisations report an AI incident and 28% report agents acting without approval, Panaya bets its brand on autonomous testing, and Copilot Business billing defaults on. Four stories from this week and what each changes about testing.
Business Central 29 Removes SOAP on Microsoft Pages: The Integration Break UAT Will Not Catch
BC29 removes SOAP endpoints on Microsoft UI pages for good, along with the feature key that kept them alive. Nothing on screen changes, which is exactly why a normal UAT pass will not find it. What to inventory, what to test, and where.
ERP Roundup: BC29 Preview, Two CVSS 10.0 SAP Flaws, and Microsoft's AI Migration Tool
BC29 previews with a storage-model change under table extensions, SAP ships two perfect-10 vulnerabilities, Microsoft puts an AI migration tool in partner hands, and Oracle posts a $664bn backlog. Four ERP stories from this week and what each one changes about testing.
Dynamics 365 Release Waves Are Ending: What That Does to Your Regression Testing Calendar
Microsoft is retiring the twice-yearly release wave model in favour of continuous publishing, and the Release Planner retires on 15 November 2026. Business Central still updates on schedule, but the planning checkpoint most partners used as their regression testing calendar has just gone.
What Is Happening in the ERP World: August 2026
France switches on mandatory e-invoicing, the SAP ECC clock runs down, agents move into production in Business Central, and a $172m lawsuit reframes partner accountability. Five ERP stories from this month and what each one means for testing.
Why UAT Spreadsheets Fail: The Four-Week Lifecycle of Every Test Tracker
Every UAT spreadsheet follows the same decay: pristine, patched, duplicated, abandoned. A week-by-week anatomy of why spreadsheet-based test tracking collapses on ERP projects, what it costs, and what to use instead.
Tennant's ERP Failure Is Now a Securities Investigation: What Every Implementation Team Should Learn
Tennant told investors its SAP S/4HANA rollout was on time and on budget. Then the North American go-live broke order processing, wiped 23% off the share price, and triggered a securities investigation.
The 5 UAT Mistakes I Made (So You Don't Have To)
Hard-earned lessons from ten years of ERP implementations. The founder of LogicHive shares the five biggest UAT mistakes he made as a consultant, what went wrong, and how to avoid them.
The MSP's Guide to Pricing UAT Services for Clients
A comprehensive pricing guide for MSPs offering UAT services. Covers pricing models, rate structures, scoping considerations, value-based pricing strategies, and how to present UAT costs to clients for maximum acceptance.
Scoping and Estimating UAT Projects: A Guide for MSPs
How MSPs and ERP consultancies should scope and estimate UAT engagements to protect margin and set realistic client expectations. Covers sizing frameworks, effort multipliers, risk factors, and common scoping mistakes.
What Business Central Consultants Get Wrong About Testing
After ten years implementing Business Central, the founder of LogicHive calls out the five most common testing mistakes BC consultants make and what to do instead. Practitioner honesty about what actually works in the field.
Why I Built LogicHive After 10 Years in ERP Consulting
The founder's story behind LogicHive. After a decade managing ERP implementations and watching UAT repeatedly fail with spreadsheets and email chains, I built the tool I wished existed when I was in the field.
UAT Sign-Off Process: How to Get Client Approval for Go-Live
A practical walkthrough of the UAT sign-off process for ERP implementations: what to include, who signs, how to handle partial sign-off, and how to avoid go-live disputes.
UAT Test Plan Template: Structure, Sections, and What to Include
A practical UAT test plan template for ERP projects. Covers scope, entry and exit criteria, roles, test environment, defect handling, and sign-off. With a downloadable checklist.
UAT Testing for Dynamics 365 CRM: A Practical Guide
How to run UAT on a Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, or Field Service implementation. Covers test scope, common failure points, and how to get stakeholder sign-off.
UAT Testing for Epicor Kinetic: A Guide for Implementation Teams
How to run UAT on an Epicor Kinetic implementation. Covers manufacturing, finance, and distribution modules, common failure points, and how to structure sign-off.
UAT Testing for Salesforce: A Practical Guide for Implementation Teams
How to run UAT on a Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or Experience Cloud implementation. Covers test scope, common failure points, and stakeholder sign-off.
UAT Testing for Workday: A Practical Guide for Implementation Teams
How to run UAT on a Workday HCM or Finance implementation. Covers what to test, how to structure test cases, common failure points, and how to manage sign-off.
Business Central 2026 Wave 1: What AI Agents Mean for Your UAT Process
BC 2026 wave 1 ships AI agents and an MCP Server that lets them post documents autonomously. Here is what that means for UAT on your next Business Central implementation.
Test Case vs Test Suite vs Test Run: Key Differences Explained
Confused by testing terminology? Learn the clear differences between test cases, test suites, and test runs, with examples and a simple analogy.
What Is Regression Testing? Complete Guide with Examples (2026)
Learn what regression testing is, when to do it, how it differs from UAT, and best practices for keeping your software stable after every change.
What Is a Test Case? Definition, Examples & Templates (2026)
Everything you need to know about test cases, what they are, their key components, types, real-world examples, and free templates to get started.
Autonomous ERP: As Systems Start Making Decisions, Who's Responsible for Testing Them?
As ERP systems start making decisions autonomously (auto-approving invoices, reallocating inventory, adjusting forecasts), who is responsible for testing them? The new UAT challenge.
Managing UAT Across Multiple ERP Projects: A Consultant's Survival Guide
Juggling UAT across multiple client projects? Here's how to build a repeatable process, give clients visibility, and scale without burning out your team.
Famous ERP Disasters: Lessons from the Biggest Implementation Failures
Explore the most costly ERP implementation failures in history, from data migration catastrophes to botched go-lives. Learn what went wrong and how to protect your next ERP programme.
Multi-Tenant UAT: Managing Testing Across Multiple Clients Without Losing Your Mind
Monday morning: three clients need UAT updates, a blocker just landed, and your junior consultant can't find the test plan. Here's how to manage multi-client UAT without the chaos.
UAT Testing for NetSuite: A Practical Guide for Implementation Teams
How to run UAT on NetSuite implementations, from SuiteScript customisations and multi-subsidiary testing to handling the bi-annual release cycle and sandbox strategy.
UAT Testing for Business Central: A Practical Guide for Implementation Teams
A hands-on guide to running UAT on Dynamics 365 Business Central implementations, covering what to test, how to structure your test plan, and how to get sign-off without the chaos.
Selling UAT as a Service: How MSPs Can Add Testing to Their Offering
Most MSPs already do UAT but don't charge for it properly. Here's how to package, price, and position UAT as a standalone service line with real margins.
UAT Testing for Sage: A Practical Guide for Implementation Teams
How to run UAT across the Sage product family, from Sage 50 and Sage 200 to Sage Intacct and X3. Covers data migration, bank reconciliation testing, and getting client sign-off.
UAT Tools for ERP Consultants: What to Look For in 2026
Generic testing tools weren't built for ERP consultants juggling multiple clients, phased rollouts, and client sign-off. Here's what to look for in a UAT tool that actually fits your practice.
How MSPs Should Structure Client UAT Projects
Most MSPs approach UAT differently on every project. Here's how to build a repeatable framework with standard phases, reusable test libraries, and consistent client onboarding.
ERP Risks in 2026: What Organisations Still Get Wrong (and How to Avoid It)
Discover the key ERP risks organisations face in 2026, from AI validation gaps and data migration failures to spreadsheet-driven UAT. Learn how to avoid costly go-live disasters.
The Complete Guide to UAT for ERP Implementations
The definitive guide to running UAT on ERP implementations, covering planning and test coverage through to sign-off and scaling across projects. Everything consultants and project managers need to know.
The Complete Guide to UAT for Managed Service Providers
The definitive guide to running UAT as an MSP, covering everything from building a repeatable testing practice to managing multiple clients, selling UAT as a service, and scaling without burning out your team.
15 Best UAT Testing Tools Compared (2026)
Compare the top UAT testing tools including TestRail, Zephyr, TestMonitor, and LogicHive. Detailed comparison of features, pricing, and use cases.
When Skipping UAT Costs Hundreds of Millions: 3 Famous Failures
Learn from the $112M Hershey disaster, the $2B Healthcare.gov catastrophe, and Knight Capital's $460M loss in 45 minutes. Real case studies that prove why UAT matters.
UAT Best Practices for MSPs: Scalable Testing for Multiple Clients
Discover how managed service providers can deliver professional UAT services to multiple clients. Learn about multi-tenant management, client reporting, and scaling your testing practice.
How to Write UAT Test Cases: Template, ERP Examples and Best Practices (2026)
Master the art of writing clear, comprehensive test cases that catch bugs and ensure quality. Includes templates, examples, and expert tips for test case documentation.
UAT vs QA: What's the Difference? (2026 Guide)
Understand the critical differences between User Acceptance Testing and Quality Assurance testing. Learn when to use each approach and how they work together in the software development lifecycle.
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