As you say, testing will require access to a working copy of the software. There's an SDK agreement, but as far as I know it doesn't include access to Not For Resale software.

There is an Accountants' Edition license that comes with software that can read and write all Editions of Sage 50, but it's not free.

And there's a trial version that you can download.

Sage software should be able to give you a better answer. This forum is primarily peer support, with moderators that work for Sage.

Thanks for your answer.

Unfortunately, Sage has been unable to give me a better answer. I've called them and been redirected around several times, and nobody seems to know anything.

I thought I would find other people in my situation here - are there any other developers out there dealing with this? How do they test their software, i.e. what's the general practice among others that build integrations?

Thanks for your answer.

Unfortunately, Sage has been unable to give me a better answer. I've called them and been redirected around several times, and nobody seems to know anything.

I thought I would find other people in my situation here - are there any other developers out there dealing with this? How do they test their software, i.e. what's the general practice among others that build integrations?

I was a member of the DP Program from about 1996 or 1997 until they made it a free download.  At one point, they started distributing NFR copies for DPP members.  Since it went to a free download, there has been no open information available.

I believe you would have to contact the manager of the DPP (used to be Paul Little but I don't know if that is still true now) or sign up for a paid version before you would get information, if any.  They had a generic email address for the DPP at one point but that was before the name change to Sage 50 so the email address probably changed as well.

wfroese said:

I thought I would find other people in my situation here - are there any other developers out there dealing with this? How do they test their software, i.e. what's the general practice among others that build integrations?

Many of us are already business partners through the Certified Consultant program and therefore already have software to use through that program.  Others have clients who have asked for customer-specific programming and therefore they test on the client's computers.  There are a few larger companies also who may be part of the higher paid tiers of the DP program or hire consultants to help with the integration testing.