ERP & Enterprise
Business Central's Record-and-Replay Test Tool Reached GA This Week. It Is Not UAT.
Business Central's page scripting tool reached GA with version 29. What it automates, what the docs still get wrong, and where it fits in UAT.
Sharif George
LogicHive Frontman
Sharif is the frontman for LogicHive. He writes the ERP news roundups and the Business Central release coverage, following each Microsoft, SAP and Oracle change through to what it means for regression scope and acceptance testing on live implementation projects.
Areas of Expertise
Business Central Release CadenceERP News and AnalysisRegression Test ScopingDynamics 365 Release Planning
Articles by Sharif George(11)
ERP & Enterprise
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 is generally available, two AL testing features ship marked launched with no reference docs, and the new 28+ licence key is date-stamped.
ERP & Enterprise
A Go-Live Decision Taken in 2022 Is Still Setting the Audit Opinion in 2028
Birmingham's Oracle rebuild is live and stable, yet its auditors still expect disclaimer opinions to 2027/28. What UAT has to prove on a finance system.
ERP & Enterprise
Business Central 29 Moves Extension Fields Into the Base Table: The Change With No Screens to Test
Business Central 29 stores table extension fields in the base table itself. Nothing visible changes, so here is what to regression test before October.
ERP & Enterprise
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 to March 2027 without naming Business Central, pushed partners towards Dynamics 365 Activate, and two surveys landed.
ERP & Enterprise
Business Central 29 Ships in October Without a Release Plan: How to Scope the Regression Pass
Business Central 29 goes GA in October with no release plan behind it. How to rebuild your regression scope now that Microsoft's planning document is gone.
ERP & Enterprise
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% report AI incidents and Panaya bets on autonomous testing. What it means for UAT.
ERP & Enterprise
Business Central 29 Removes SOAP on Microsoft Pages: The Integration Break UAT Will Not Catch
Business Central 29 removes SOAP endpoints on Microsoft UI pages and the feature key keeping them alive. Screen-based UAT passes while integrations break.
ERP & Enterprise
ERP Roundup: BC29 Preview, Two CVSS 10.0 SAP Flaws, and Microsoft's AI Migration Tool
BC29 previews a new table extension data model, SAP patches two CVSS 10.0 flaws and Microsoft opens an AI migration tool. What each story means for testing.
ERP & Enterprise
Dynamics 365 Release Waves Are Ending: What That Does to Your Regression Testing Calendar
Microsoft is retiring Dynamics 365 release waves for continuous publishing, and Release Planner retires 15 November 2026. What that does to regression planning.
ERP & Enterprise
What Is Happening in the ERP World: August 2026
France switches on mandatory e-invoicing, the SAP ECC clock runs down, agents reach production in Business Central, and a $172m lawsuit reframes accountability.