There are many data types that are used in the AL programming language, used to modify code in Dynamics Business Central On Premises. This blog explains how to use the Dictionary, RecordID, RecordRef, and BigText data types.
Category Archives: Dynamics NAV
Introducing Business Central chat
Recently I was ‘playing’ around in my Business Central instance when I noticed the following:
At the right bottom of my tenant there’s: Ask us a question
Dynamics 365 Business Central: using DotNet assemblies on a Docker container sandbox
I think that everyone of you already knows that calling custom .NET DLLs in your extension’s code is not supported in a SaaS environment, but you can still use .NET assemblies in your extensions if you explicitly target the on-premise world.
TXT2AL tool
Now that Microsoft decided not to include C/Side with Business Central knowing how to develop in AL language and how to quickly transfer your solution from C/AL to AL is crucial. In this article, we will talk about how to use Microsoft’s TXT2AL tool to convert your C/Side solution to AL language.
How To: Use Jobs and Work Type Codes to Control Job Costs and Prices in Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Business Central
In Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Business Central, you can use work type codes to control your job costs and prices. On the Resources card, you can have a general rate for the resource, but for the work type, you can control the rate based on a state they work in or the type of work they do or other variation.
When and Why I Avoid WITH Statements in C/SIDE
On a regular basis (but not regular enough to remember all the subtleties involved), I need to explain to people why I think using the WITH statement in C/SIDE is potentially a bad idea. This blog post gives me something to refer them to, and to occasionally remind myself of my reasons.
Bulk Edit and Add Customers via Excel in Dynamics 365 Business Central
Manually adding or editing multiple customers to your database is frustrating, not to mention time-consuming. With the new release of Business Central you now have the ability to bulk add and edit customers via Excel. Now that’s something to get excited about