Requirements documents for Business Central extensions
You know what the client needs. AppoGen helps you write it down as a requirements document and a storyboard the client can see and approve.
The problem
A requirement that lives in a call, a chat or a long email is easy to misread. The developer builds one thing, the client expected another, and the gap shows up late. A clear document, agreed before the build, is a good place to find the gap. Writing one takes time that a consultant often does not have.
How an extension helps
An extension adds to Business Central without changing the standard product. That is why the requirement matters so much. It must say what to add, who uses it, which standard feature it builds on, and how anyone will know it works.
How AppoGen handles the request
Start with the business requirement in plain language. No coding in AL (the Business Central programming language) is required from your team.
Use the wizard or the assistant. The wizard has examples, optional files and a role and user count. The assistant proposes a solution in plain steps first and asks only what it must.
We ask about anything unclear, then write the need down as a requirements document. The client reads it, corrects it and approves it. The document is filed for the client.
Standard fit assessment. We research how standard Business Central already handles the need, and the assessment names what is supported and what really needs extending.
Storyboard. The client reviews illustrated scenes with an illustrative screen preview, comments on any scene, and approves one version. Nothing is built before that.
Functional document and acceptance criteria. On approval you receive a plain-language functional document and a price based on the size of the design. Acceptance criteria are produced with the design.
Build, test, review, install. Tested against those criteria, reviewed by a separate AI reviewer that did not write it, installed in the sandbox first.
What you receive
The requirements document, the standard fit assessment, a storyboard with before-and-after steps, the functional document with flow maps, a training manual and the installed extension.
An example
Suppose a client says "we need a credit check on orders". The document would turn that into who is checked, against what limit, who approves an exception, and what the record of the decision contains. This is an illustration, not a delivered app.
Questions
Can the client edit the requirements?
The client reads, corrects and approves the document.
Who sees the technical details?
They stay on our side. The client reviews a storyboard and a functional document.
Does it replace my advice?
No. You bring the knowledge of the client. AppoGen is the delivery capacity behind it.
What if standard Business Central already covers it?
We tell you honestly.
Is the client's text used as instructions?
No. Your description is treated as information about the business.
What does the client pay?
The price follows the approved design. Simple extensions usually cost USD 2,000 to 5,000, standard ones USD 5,000 to 12,000 and advanced ones USD 12,000 to 20,000
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a product of Microsoft. AppoGen is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Microsoft.
Describe the need. See the design before the build.
You approve the design before anything is built.