What is Gold Copy in D365
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What is Gold Copy in D365 ?
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365), a Gold copy is a term used to refer to a specific environment that is used as a reference or a master copy for other environments. This environment can be used to store and maintain a set of reference data, configurations, and customizations that are used as a basis for other environments, such as development, test, and production environments.
A gold copy can be used as a source of truth for data, configurations, and customizations, that are needed in the other environments. The gold copy can be used to synchronize the other environments to ensure that they are in a consistent state.
It can be used to store the reference data, such as chart of accounts, customers, products, vendors, and so on, as well as the customizations such as classes, forms, reports, and other X++ code.
The gold copy can also be used as a source of truth for configurations such as security roles, workflows, and other system configurations.
It's important to note that, a gold copy is not a mandatory concept, it's a good practice to have one, but the decision to have a gold copy or not depends on the specific needs of the organization and the complexity of the implementation.