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.
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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.
Use Excel to create a permission set
When developing in AL creating permission sets isn’t the must fun thing to do…. I thought it must be possible to find a better tool than editing the xml file manually and found some inspiration here. Based on that I created this excel sheet that you can use to create a permission set xml file.
CRS AL Language Extension – version 1.1.0
My last blog about my VSCode extension dates from July 2018. I have been upgrading/maintaining it meanwhile, and I am definitely not going to blog about all new small features and fixes (yes, quite necessary as well ;-)) every single time, but for this one, I really felt that an update wouldn’t hurt.
How do I: Use record notes in an AL page or report?
Recently someone asked me if it is possible to programmatically access information from notes and add them on a page or report, so I thought, why not blog about it?
The first thing you should know is that notes are saved in the table: “Record Link“:
How To: Work with Multiple AL Projects in One Workspace Using Visual Studio Code in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central On Premises
If you’re new to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central on premises, you need to know how to easily customize it. In this blog, you’ll learn how you can work with multiple AL projects in one Visual Studio Code editor in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central on premises.
Business Central as an app: getting to the al source code
You must have heard the latest news: Microosft released the first devpreview (on docker) where Business Central is an app, and there is close to no C/AL anymore. Either you might have gotten it from the blog from Microsoft, or Stefano’s blog, where he explained how to build an app for it.
I wondered if there was still a way for us to browse the – in this case – the al-code. And even more – would we be able to use the VSCode navigationability (if that’s a word at all) to navigate our code (like “go to definition” and “find references”)?