How to customize Base-Application

Step-by-Step guide

Download Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Unzip and copy Base Application source from the /Applications/BaseApp/Source/BaseApplication.source.zip to your standard development folder. In this folder all source codes are located and it can be used as any other AL project folder.

Do the requested changes as in any other AL project.

Compile the project to verify, that the app can be created without any error (you will probably see some warnings as the Base App is still not written in the perfect way…).

UnInstall and UnPublish installed Base App using PowerShell scripts.

Publish changed Base App from Visual Studio Code like any other app.

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