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166 articles · Page 14 of 14CalcFields is a method to calculate the FlowFields in a record. Flowfields are special fields (virtual) that are not stored physically in the database/table. Standard fields are loaded once the record is retrieved from the database. However, as the flowfields are virtual and show data (or grouped data) from another table, calculating these fields means
1 min readAs a business, your main source of income is from your sales. Sales are one of the most important aspects for your company, so when you need to record and keep track of all the surrounding aspects. Business Central is there to help you keep things tidy and optimized. It’s always good to be clear
4 min readInventory management is a long and sometimes painful process, that’s why with Business Central’s inventory management tools there is always an easy way to mark, map, and transfer your physical and digital products around. Although there are a lot of tools involved, some of the major ones involve the transfer orders where your items can
4 min readIn the previous articles (see here) we discussed how to build standard progress dialogue in C/AL language. However, as mentioned at the end of the article, this way is definitely not applicable to a production environment due to the performance issues. In this article, we will look at how to build dialogues more efficiently with
4 min readThis is the second part of the articles about Financial Dimensions. The first part that described what dimensions are and how to set up them on customers and vendors properly is here. How To Set Up Dimension Priorities, Combination, and Global Dimensions To make an easier way to analyze your sales data, Dimensions from Business
4 min readOne of the most neglected things I found on projects I have reviewed is progress dialogue for tasks, that run for more than a seconds. Although it is not always easy to estimate how long the task will run on production data, it is necessary to use progress dialogue as much as possible. On the
2 min readPosting groups are a major tool when using Business Central. The main point of posting groups is so that businesses’ can create links for certain accounts in separate application areas. This means accounts can be linked whether they are associated with the general ledger application area or another area. Although you will need a setup
4 min readWhat Are Business Central’s Dimension? Dimensions are part of Microsoft’s Business Central to help you run your business smoothly and more efficiently. Dimensions allow customers and vendors to view and analyze documents easier, providing reliable and quick feedback from articles like sale orders. This means that instead of having to set up separate entry accounts
4 min readWhen it comes to owning a business, a key part of owning it includes selling a product, or keeping up with the stock of selling and receiving goods. Each item in your business can be managed to assign to an item card to make it easier to track and manage. An item card is a
4 min readSaved Setting in reports is one of the functionalities that are in the Business Central (and also in NAV) for a long time (since NAV 2015); However, many people do not know about this feature and what possibilities are offered. Everyone knows that reports contain at the very beginning of the request page section called
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