by Sheila Zhang
Here are some articles I found useful this week:

Remove Customer-Poll.com pop-up ads (Removal Guide)

It solved my problem last week.

Complete Business-Systems Analysis Model (UML Example) - See more at: http://www.modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/1252/Complete-Business-Systems-Analysis-Model-UML-Example.aspx#sthash.ne8Gij6P.dpuf

What are the Scrum Master re...

By Emma Tsai
Performing functional testing for software applications is part of the job as a business analyst. Occasionally, I need to work with SQL server to do database queries so that I can verify that the application pulls data results as expected. Recently, I learned how to use PIVOT operator to group and aggregate data in SQL database. Here is how it works:
In pivot queries, here are the thr...

by Jacky Xu

Recently, I was researching .net linq syntax and found one interesting function: Extension Methods. I found myself asking, Why can linq add many methods to many existing classes? Did Microsoft change these classes? The answer is no. They are using a new c# 3.0 feature: Extension Methods. The old way is to inherit the “string” class and add it to your new method, and use y...

by Joe Zhou
Here are my favorite articles I read this week.

1.       The ASP.NET Team shared their wisdom on how to develop ASP.Net vNext application on a Mac.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdev/archive/2014/08/12/develop-asp-net-vnext-applications-on-a-mac.aspx
2.       As the team lead with team members at different locations, I found Ma...

by Brian Terrell

Recently, I discussed several potential projects with Sheila Zhang, one of the very experienced and excellent Intacct and Sage Business Analysts working at CodePartners.  Sheila and I had just completed a discovery call with a Business Partner and their client on an opportunity to automate a complex and mission critical business process for this client.  At o...

by Hrayr Galoyan

I recently worked on integrating Intacct with Salesforce. There is an existing integration package, and the manual that comes with it is pretty good. However, I faced several issues that the manual did not cover, and most were related to Salesforce functionality. This was my first time integrating Intacct and Salesforce. Fortunately, Salesforce has an outstanding support team; t...

by Kristi Feng

Here are my favorite articles for this week:

3 cool Google cloud features

Google Cloud Platform targets developer with the following 3 unique features: Managed VMs, Replica Pools and Kurbernetes (management framework)

 

9 Common BI software mistakes (and how to avoid them)

Discussion on common mistakes when company selecting and implementing BI solution

 

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by Sheila Zhang

Recently, I was asked to make some changes to the existing data after completing all master files and opening transactions for a new Intacct company. Since there is no way to go into a database directly to do a mass update, the API Test Tool could be the solution. However, you may not be familiar with how to prepare the XML file. You can use Excel to prepare the XML request for t...

by Derek Du

Configuring WCF web service’s security is just tedious. Microsoft has been trying to make it simple by removing many configuration settings in .NET 4.5, but it can still get messy if you need to touch the security part. There are many bindings and there are Message, Transport, and TransportWithMessageCredentials security modes, each with their own client credential types, ...

by Emma Tsai

Here are some of my favorite articles I recently found on websites:

1.       Cloud Security: Protecting Your Business From Hackers, Thieves, and Spies

The article suggests the best practice for securing data and apps in the cloud.

 

2.       Consultant, Contractor, or Staff Augmentation – Do You Know the ...