Category: Basics

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#HumpDayHacks – Avoiding Validation Chaos

Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVPLeave a comment

Have you used the AZ AL Dev Tools New AL File Wizard to create objects? It’s probably as fast as my cats running into the kitchen when they hear the pantry door open.  Quick, efficient, and surprisingly satisfying.

But speed isn’t everything, especially when it comes to creating pages in AL for Business Central. If you’re not careful, that lightening-fast setup can lead to subtle issues that only show up later when your page doesn’t behave quite the way you expect. One of the most overlooked culprits? Field Order.

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Your first AL Project

Get Started Developing for BC: Your first AL Project

Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP1 Comment

So you want to develop custom code for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central? The code for BC is written in AL, which stands for “Application Language”, and is a specific language only used for Business Central. To start writing AL code, you need to make sure you have Visual Studio Code installed, along with the AL Language extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. If you need more information on setting up your development environment, check out this blog post. At this point, we are ready to create our first AL project!

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