Continuous Testing for D365 in 2026: What Actually Works Now

Microsoft Dynamics 365 has evolved into a continuously changing platform, with biannual Wave releases, quarterly service updates, embedded Copilot capabilities, and deep Power Platform integration fundamentally reshaping what organisations must expect from their testing strategies. While the need for continuous testing has never been greater, many D365 teams are finding that traditional automation approaches can’t keep up—creating noise instead of confidence, turning automation into a maintenance burden, and leaving teams stuck reacting rather than shifting left. 

This whitepaper explores what’s changed in the D365 landscape, why legacy testing models struggle at scale, and how a new architectural approach—composable testing—is enabling organisations to dramatically reduce test maintenance, compress testing cycles from weeks to hours, and validate end-to-end business processes across Wave releases without rebuilding test assets.