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Implicit Conversion Between Record and RecordRef
With recent updates to the AL language extension (v15), Microsoft has introduced support for implicit conversion between Record and RecordRef instances, making it easier to work with both types in the code. This feature removes some of the verbosity previously required when switching between Record and RecordRef variables, allowing developers to write cleaner, more concise…
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Ternary operator ?: in AL
AL language now supports ternary (conditional) operator. The ternary operator? : known from other programming languages, streamlines conditional operations in code, enhances readability and reduces verbosity. The following examples show how the code GetBooleanText() can be rewritten using the ternary operator to be less verbose and more succint. Without the ternary operator: With the ternary operator…
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Include Resources in extensions
Good news! Resource files can now be included as part of an extension. This new option enables developers to package essential resources, such as images, configuration settings, and text files, directly with their extensions, ensuring that all necessary components are readily accessible and improving overall performance. To add resources to the extension, the following property…
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AL now supports the Continue statement
From runtime version 15, it is possible to use the continue keyword in loops to continue to the next iteration. (Please make sure that your “AL Language extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central” is version 15.0 or above) The continue statement allows skipping the remaining code in a loop’s current iteration and jumping directly into the…
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Multiline strings: AL now has support for multiline string literals.
AL now support multiline string literals. It will enhance code readability and maintainability, especially when dealing with lengthy text content or complex string literals. Functionality is available with the AL Language Extension version 15.0 I thought, “Oh, we can use this to store the prompts for Copilot or OpenAI.” However, Dmitry suggested that utilising the…
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Do you specify the 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 parameter?
When you call the Insert, Modify, or Delete functions, it is important to specify the 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 parameter. If you do not include this parameter, the compiler assumes you 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 to run the trigger. 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. For example:If you do not want to run the trigger, use:Record.Modify(𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞); Avoid using:Record.Modify(); If…
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Are you looking for an Action image browser in BC?
AL developers for Microsoft Business Central need to browse the Business Central image gallery to select meaningful images. This allows them to assign these images to new action buttons, enhancing the user interface for better usability. The AZ AL Dev Tools extension simplifies this process by adding new commands that load and display available images…
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VS Code Multi Screens (Floating editor windows)
If you are working with multiple screens, you might have been annoyed with VSCode many times because it does not support multiple screens very much. Sometimes, even on a single screen, you want to rearrange the vscode editor windows but struggle as vscode does not support that either. The great news is that it is…
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Business Central Performance Profiler
If a business process takes longer than expected, your administrator can use the Performance Profiler page to record a snapshot of the process. While recording, the profiler monitors all of the apps that are involved in the process.
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AL Extensions, Development, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, Tips and Tricks, VSCodeHow to get Business Central Environment Related Attributes?
If you want to get the details about the environment you don’t have to reinvent the wheel, you can simply use the standard codeunit Microsoft has introduced. If you look into the codeunit 457 “Environment Information”, you will see there are many procedures that fetch attributes concerning the environment of the service on which the…
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AL Extensions, Development, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, Tips and Tricks, VSCode
Quick fix for warning AL0604: Use of implicit ‘with’ will be removed in the future.
If you have not read my previous blog posts about the Implicit WITH, I suggest you read them to get a better understanding of the Implicit WITH. Also, you can read the Microsoft Docs to get more information as well. NoImplicitWith – The name #FieldName does not exist in the current context NoImplicitWith: The type…
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Navigate directly to a symbol of a file in VS Code
How would feel about if you can directly navigate to a symbol of a file? It is now possible in VS Code. All you need to do is press “Ctrl” + P and type the object name you want to navigate to and then press @, it will list down all the fields, functions and…
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How to change the version of the AL Language compiler
Microsoft released a new update to AL Language extension for VS Code. With this new update, the compiler does a few pre-checks before compiling the objects and packages them into a .app file. Most probably you will have to do minor changes to your extension codebase to work with the new compiler. Otherwise, you will…
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AL Extensions, Development, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, Tips and Tricks, VSCodePlatform property is still required in app.json
With the Wave 2 release, Microsoft did convert all the C/AL objects into AL. Since they want to lead by example they wanted their own code to be on extensions as well. Plus they wanted to split the objects based on its functionality. After converting to AL, Microsoft put the objects into below two extensions: System…
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Dynamics 365 Business Central: Permissions required to download AL symbols
Your user needs to have the necessary permission to download AL symbols from Visual Studio Code (VSCode), else you will end up with “Could not download symbols” error in VS Code. In order to download symbols, User needs to have SUPER permission or should have “D365 EXTENSION MGT” permission assigned. Symbols are stored per tenant…
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Add a logo to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Extension
I saw a couple of forum questions about how to add a logo to an AL Extension and I thought to share a quick guide on how to. If you publish your new extension to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and then navigate to Extension management page, you will see your new extension as below…
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Git Bash on Visual Studio Code integrated terminal
Visual Studio Code (VSCode) uses PowerShell by default in the integrated terminal. How easy would it be if Bash can be integrated into VS Code terminal? This is how my VS Code terminal looks like now: This can be achieved with a few steps. 1. Download Git (https://git-scm.com/downloads) and during the installation click below steps.…
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Control Source code download from an AL Extension
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central extensions now allow partners to decide if they want to share the extension source code with others or they want to go put it into a little black box. If the extension contains code related to specific customer requirements then I think it is up to the customer and to partner…
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Quick Fix : This AL extension version for Visual Studio Code cannot be used with the specified server.
If you recently pulled the latest Business Central image or update the visual studio code you might have already faced this error. This AL extension version for Visual Studio Code cannot be used with the specified server. Please update the AL extension from the Visual Studio Code marketplace. Additional information:Server details – Runtime: 2.3 –…
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AL Extensions, Development, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018, VSCode
Configure Visual Studio Code with Dynamics NAV 2018 (Local Server Installation)
After installing Dynamics NAV 2018 I want to configure Visual Studio Code with Dynamics NAV to use new Development tool. I already had Visual Studio Code installed on my computer (Click to download Visual Studio Code) so I open up the application. Do not follow Section 01 steps because you will run into issues. Read the Section 02 of…
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Preview of Dynamics NAV Development Tools – How to get Started
I think most of you know by now already that Microsoft has released new Development preview for Dynamics NAV. If you still not updated on that yet, then refer below link on the Preview of Development Tools for Dynamics NAV Preview of Development Tools for Dynamics NAV In this blog post we are going to…
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Modern Dev Experience in NAV
It is a new chapter for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Community! Microsoft has released new AL language code samples for developing extensions on Dynamics NAV plaform. Thank you Microsoft Dynamics NAV development team for making this a sucess and releasing this early preview. Take a look at how a simple “Hello, World!” codeunit would look like…