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Linda Sloan-ComptonERP Analyst

Pinal CountyAugust 22, 2018

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About… Pinal County

• Public Sector•County Government in Arizona

• 5376 square miles• 1900 employees• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 from World A7.3• July 2013

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Lots of projects, not enough resource

• Small IT team• Management Team transition• Only a few JDE E1 “super-users”

• Subject matter experts• Users

• Modules:• General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Procurement, Fixed

Assets, Job Cost, HR, Payroll, Benefits…

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Testing, a barrier to success!

• Relying on others for testing scripts.• All new to E1• Tested on memory of process, not from scripts• Poor documentation of results• Not knowing what testing or expected results

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We need a better testing plan!

So the process began…

to develop a process of

documentation and check lists

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Our “testing improvement” process

• Create checklists• Organize and structure our documentation and lists• Standardize how we:

• Plan and prepare the testing we do on each project• Document our testing and record our test results

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Our challenge

To improve the rigour and consistency of our JDE E1

testing, while reducing the time and resources allocated

to testing

Our Solution

To define a consistent, structured, repeatable and documented approach

to JDE E1 testing.

To automate testing if possible!

Partnering with DWS

Dimension SwifTest™ helps us

automate our testing!

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Automated Testing, A Lifecycle Of Savings

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DWS SwifTest

•Catalog structure of Scenarios and Tests•Naming conventions•Menu structures

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Project, Scenario and Test structure

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Project, Scenario and Test structure

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Project, Scenario and Test structure

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DWS Dimension Hub – Dashboard

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DWS Dimension Hub – Action Center

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DWS Dimension Hub – Projects

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Win…Win• Success

• Vertex upgrade• Payroll Tax Changes

• Future• Security • 9.2 Upgrade• Year end updates• ESU Application

• Consistent, specific testing and documented results.

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In summary…• Put a spotlight on testing

• Save time• Reduce effort• Improve the quality of your project team’s testing• Document thoroughly

• Transform the dialogue that IT has with the business in respect to testing and “user acceptance testing”

• Know what you are testing, how you are testing it, and don’t let anyone ask…

WAIT…Did you test that? YES….

Please complete a session evaluation

Session ID: 100770

Contact Info:linda.sloan-compton@pinalcountyaz.gov

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