Tracking content of a Business Central configuration package can help to ensure the packaged data and its setup as per your expectation. Here is a way to do it with some code snippets for process automation.
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Copy Data from Companies using Configuration Worksheet
In the earlier version of Business Central, the only way to copy data between companies was either to copy the company or upload the data through Configuration Packages or Rapid Start.
Microsoft introduced Copy Data from Companies to copy data from specific tables in companies to your respective table in your company.
Dynamics 365 Business Central: Support for global and workspace launch configuration (No launch.json file is required)
Today I would like to share a new feature “Support for global and workspace launch configuration” from BC 21.1.
Definitive Guide To Configuration Packages In Business Central
One of the most popular tools in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is Configuration Packages. In this article we will cover the basic and advanced features of this tool.
How To Use the Configuration Package to Update Standard Cost in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Dynamics NAV, typical processes for updating the standard cost for a purchased item are as follows:
– For a new purchased item, the standard cost can be updated on the Item Card.
– For a purchased item that already has ledger entries, the revaluation journal is used to populate the entries and re-value the cost.
– For a manufactured item, the Standard Cost Worksheet is used.
Dynamics 365 Business Central: How to use Configuration Package to post documents (Sales Order, Purchase Order, Transfer Order, General Journal, etc.)
When importing the opening balance to Business Central by Configuration Package, you cannot import the posted data directly, such as Posted Sales Invoices, Customer Ledger Entries, General Ledger Entries, etc., so you should first import the data before posting, such as Sales Order, General Journal, etc., and then do Post from the page. This is a very common practice.
How to create a Configuration Package in AL
A great way to make your customizations or your app more user-friendly is to generate configuration packages. Removing the stress for users of figuring out what tables go into a package.
In this video, I show how easy it is to create the configuration package definition in AL.