Quality and Testing

Quality and Testing are integral components of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Rigorous testing processes are implemented across ERP modules to identify and rectify potential issues, guaranteeing seamless functionality. Quality assurance measures within ERP systems encompass data accuracy, system integrations, and compliance with industry standards. Thorough testing protocols address security, user interfaces, and the overall user experience, ensuring a healthy and error-free ERP environment. Continuous quality improvement is facilitated through regular updates, patches, and feedback mechanisms. By prioritizing Quality and Testing, ERP systems uphold their effectiveness, providing organizations with reliable and high-performance solutions that meet evolving business needs while maintaining the integrity of data and processes.

Quality and Testing
The Quiet Revolution in ERP: How Opkey is Automating the Impossible
Amid a looming crisis in ERP transformations—where 70% of projects may fail by 2027—Opkey, an AI-driven platform, is revolutionizing the process by turning software testing, training, and change management into efficient accelerators through its innovative use of agentic automation and ERP-specific language models.
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Opkey helps Cottage Health achieve 85% of Test Automation Coverage
Opkey helped Cottage Health achieve 85% test automation coverage for Oracle Cloud apps, leading to a 250% increase in test-team productivity. The platform's pre-built test accelerators and real-time impact analysis optimized testing workflows and reduced compliance risks.
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Haemonetics Corporation Reduced Testing Efforts by up to 80% With Opkey
Haemonetics Corporation, a provider of blood and plasma supplies, implemented Opkey to handle frequent Oracle updates, reducing testing efforts by up to 80%. The platform's pre-built tests and self-healing capabilities allowed for quick onboarding and efficient testing across their 25 locations.
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Protecting and Maximizing ERP Investment through Testing
As organizations upgrade to modern ERP systems like SAP S/4HANA, the CEO of Original Software, Colin Armitage, highlights the importance of streamlined, low-code testing solutions to ensure software quality amidst increasing update frequencies and complex application ecosystems, while suggesting that businesses should evaluate their pain points and focus on automating critical processes.
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Why ERP Cloud Migrations Demand a New Approach to Testing
Migrating ERP systems to the cloud promises greater agility and innovation but introduces complexities that necessitate a continuous, business-driven testing strategy, which can be effectively managed with tools like Original Software that empower non-technical users and facilitate ongoing process validation.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Streamlining Critical Upgrades: How ViaSat Lowered Risk and Raised Quality with Intelligent Testing
ViaSat's strategic use of Original Software's user-friendly testing platform for their Oracle EBS R12 upgrade significantly reduced risks, improved audit readiness, and enhanced software quality by enabling comprehensive documentation and automation, positioning the company for future efficiency gains.
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The Critical First Step to Automation: Documenting Your Business Processes
To successfully implement automation and achieve improved efficiency, businesses must first document their existing processes to avoid automating inefficiencies and to create a solid foundation for effective automation.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
The Hidden Risks of Cloud Migration: How to Ensure a Smooth Transition with Testing
Migrating an ERP system to the cloud offers benefits such as scalability and cost savings, but poses significant risks like data integrity issues and security vulnerabilities, necessitating a structured testing strategy to ensure a smooth transition.
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SAP S/4HANA Migration Guide: Key Steps for Faster, Safer SAP Updates
If your S/4HANA migration is greenfield, brownfield, or in between, learn how to avoid false starts and unexpected costs with change impact analysis and automated testing. Find other insightful content from Tricentis on their Partner Page.
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Optimizing Oracle Fusion with enterprise test automation: An executive guide
With Fusion, updates are deployed to pre-production just two weeks before Oracle moves them into production, leaving little time for testing. Organizations must find ways to accelerate testing of both new functionality, as well as its impact on complex customizations...
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Tricentis NeoLoad
Tricentis NeoLoad automates performance testing for all your Oracle, SAP and third-party applications, whether they run on-premises or in the cloud. Performance testing is a necessary step in any application upgrade or Cloud migration. It tells you whether updated apps will scale or grind your business processes to a halt when too many people try to use them.
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Tricentis Tosca
Tricentis Tosca automates end-to-end regression testing across Oracle Applications, SAP, and third-party systems. Tosca tells you what to test for maximum impact. The reduced testing scope accelerates testing while confirming your business processes will work after the changes are deployed to production.
a black&white close up photo of a pack of $100 banknotes | Original Software test automation solution
Quality and Testing
Test automation may not be as expensive as you think
In the ERP sector, while test automation may appear costly compared to free tools and outsourcing, experts advise that investing in the right automation solution can prevent inefficiencies and ultimately save money by enhancing the testing process and reducing long-term burdens.
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Quality and Testing
AI will not turn software testing upside down – but it can certainly help you
Despite the significant buzz around AI's potential to enhance software testing processes, experts caution that while AI can improve certain aspects of testing, it cannot fully replace traditional methods due to the complexity of systems and the challenges associated with generating and managing test data.
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Webinar – Is the cloud about to crash your business…?
This webinar will address the risks of cloud application updates on ERP systems, highlighting a code-free testing platform to enhance testing coverage and maintain business continuity amid the prevalent issue of inadequate update testing among companies.
An exasperated man grasping his head in frustration while sitting in front of a macbook | Original Software Testing
Quality and Testing
Test today or regret it tomorrow
One weekend of technical mayhem was all it took to remind organizations how integral it is to test software thoroughly before deployment. Invest in the right testing tools and you won’t be caught unawares at the next software update.
Close up image of two windows full of computer coding on a monitor | Orignal Software Testing
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Defining the best test management processes
With everything in one place, the test management process becomes much easier to run and optimize, ultimately helping deliver better results for organizations.
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How time management during the testing process can determine a transformation’s success
By taking control of the software testing process and enhancing it with more versatile software, time can be saved across entire business operations.
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Our code-free testing platform
The article introduces Original Software's code-free testing platform, showcasing a demo video that highlights how business users can effectively manage, capture, and automate ERP testing.
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Benefact Group: Embracing no-code test automation
Ecclesiastical Insurance has begun testing its applications using Original Software's platform, which promises significant time and cost savings through automation, with the aim of achieving near 100% automation for user interface testing.
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Where does the time go in testing?
Many software testing professionals face significant time constraints when building test cases, with a majority citing deadlines as their biggest challenge, but utilizing specialized testing tools can dramatically reduce the time required and improve efficiency in the testing process.
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Test today. Or be in the news tomorrow 😥
A recent wave of technical failures at major brands like McDonald's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Greggs, attributed to untested software updates, highlights the critical need for rigorous testing in the business sector to prevent revenue losses and damage to brand reputation.
Quality and Testing
What’s the best test management process?
This article outlines a simplified approach to managing software testing by addressing three key questions—what to test, how to test, and when to test—while emphasizing the importance of having a comprehensive testing plan, utilizing proper tools, and optimizing processes for better software delivery.
Quality and Testing
Busting testing myths #1: “We can automate UAT”
While test automation can assist with certain aspects of user acceptance testing (UAT), it cannot fully replace the human element required for effective UAT, though regression testing components within UAT can be automated to enhance efficiency.
Quality and Testing
Should you be paying more attention to the risks of bad UAT?
The article discusses the increasing risks to business continuity posed by user acceptance testing (UAT) as organizations shift core applications to the cloud, highlighting that inadequate testing processes may allow bugs to enter production, leading to costly operational disruptions.
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Most ERP transformations projects fail. Testing can change that
According to McKinsey, the average success rate for transformation projects is only 31%, with significant value loss during implementation, underscoring the critical importance of effective software testing to improve ERP migration outcomes.
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10 software testing fundamentals everyone should know
This article provides ten essential strategies for establishing an effective software testing function within organizations, emphasizing the importance of aligning testing with business processes, creating comprehensive test cases, facilitating user-friendly testing experiences, and integrating with development teams.
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