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AL Language

Dynamics NAV 2013 & Expired Cronus License

We found an interesting problem – we were not able to run the development environment for Dynamics NAV 2013. Whenever we tried to run the development client, we got the following error message: “Your program license has expired” and the development client has closed (and we were not able to change the license). As you

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AL Language

C/AL + AL: SetAutoCalcFields

SetAutoCalcFields is very similar method to CalcFields method. The only difference is that CalcField is run on the records already loaded from the database. On the other hand, SetAutoCalcFields is set before the records are loaded from the database. Although it can be seen as a small difference, it could have a huge impact on

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AL Language

C/AL + AL: CalcFields

CalcFields 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

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C/AL Language

Optimized Progress Dialogues in C/AL

In 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

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Finance

Dimensions (part 2)

This 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

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C/AL Language

Progress Dialogues in C/AL

One 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

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Finance

How to Use Posting Groups in Business Central

Posting 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

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Finance

Dimensions (part 1)

What 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

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