In the new version of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, there are also some changes to the debugging and launch.json configuration. Launch specific company Having more than one company within your development environment is rare. However, having more companies in a sandbox environment or in a production environment is not so unusual. In that case,
3 min readLong-planned change is almost there! Almost two years ago, Microsoft revealed a new plan to allow industry experts to contribute not only to the system apps but also to the base app. And it’s almost there! Right now, the repository is available only for pilot members (check BC TechDays 2022 – Collaborating on Business Central’s
1 min readDo not forget that Early Bird tickets for Directions EMEA 2022 in Hamburg, Germany, end at the end of August. If you still do not have your tickets, take one directly at Directions EMEA 2022 (directions4partners.com) As always, all of the top speakers from Business Central and other Dynamics products will be there (and I
1 min readCollectible Errors?! Is it already in use? This is the second part of my new article series about Collectible Errors. Let’s check out the first part here: Collectible Errors?! | Microsoft Dynamics 365 – Ing. Tom Kapitan (kepty.cz) or you might be interested in my very first article about collectible errors from the last year
4 min readCollectible Errors?! It has been already almost a year since ErrorInfo datatype & CollectibleErrors were introduced (I already have an article about basic structure: ErrorInfo data type & Collectible Errors). This article was released for the first time in September 2021 before this functionality was publicly available. Since then, there have been some changes and
5 min readEveryone is surely aware of how strong Excel is as a software. It has been deeply ingrained in corporate operations worldwide, whether it be for assessing stocks or companies, creating budgets, or organizing customer sales lists. Usage of Excel Layout Due to the fact that it comes with its own unique set of functions, the
3 min readReport objects cannot be extended in versions previous to the Business Central 2021 release wave 1 version when ReportExtensions object was introduced. Since then, many of changes we need to do in reports can be done without creating a new copy of object. On the other hand, there are definitely still many occasions where it’s
3 min readWith Business Central 2022 wave 1, a new setting for event publishers was introduced. Until this version, any error in any event subscriber caused interruption to the current running process and stopped the whole activity. In some cases (such as log-in), this is definitely unintended. For this reason, Microsoft introduced Isolated Event Publishers. These events
2 min readAs a user of the Business Central you have some constants you can use to filter or insert values. These constants contain useful values for data manipulation such as t / today for date field – return current date q / quarter for date field filters – return range of the current quarter w /
3 min readBusiness Central (cloud-only!) includes one-dimensional (1D) barcode fonts since Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 wave 2 (17.0) was released in October 2020. It is a great improvement to how developers can handle requirements from their clients to print various reports with different types of bar codes. However, one of the most missing features was
4 min readWhen some complex functionality is developed, it is sometimes necessary to let users choose a specific field. This can be required for field permissions, mapping imported values or any similar process. Earlier, the usual way was to create a link on the Field table (for example “Field”.”No.” WHERE (TableNo=FIELD(Table ID))). As you can see, you
3 min readHow does the translation file work? In Microsoft Dynamic 365 Business Central, displaying different languages is done using the XLIFF files extension (.xlf). The generated XLIFF files have strings that are specified in properties like Captions, Tooltips… !!!Important!!! ——————— Old multilanguage properties (SomethingML like ToolTipML, CaptionML, …) are deprecated and are not supported by the
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