Clik here to view.
PDF Viewer in Business Central
Recently a question was raised by one of the MVP’s if somebody has an example of a PDF viewer in Business Central. That reminded me that I actually had an example, created almost one year ago. Should...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Controlling the size of a Control Add-In
In the previous blog post about a PDF viewer for Business Central, I promised to come back with some tips. Here is tip #1: how to get full control over the size of a control add-in. Final code of this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to install Docker on Windows 10 without Hyper-V
Let me start by saying that it is quite hard to exactly understand the different Docker editions. Only this page is already confusing. There is a Community Edition (CE) and an Enterprise Edition (EE)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Debug without publishing
Recently, with the Developer Preview – February 2019, a new feature was added to the AL extension for Visual Studio Code: Debug without publishing. This new feature brings more than you would expect....
View ArticleClik here to view.
New AL file type icon
The latest release of Business Central not only comes with a new icon for the application, the AL language extension for VS Code also got a new icon: And not only that, but the AL language also...
View Article.Net types in AL are reference types
This week I presented a session about .Net in the AL language at Directions EMEA 2019 in Vienna. And of course, I paid attention to the types in AL that represent .Net types, like TextBuilder, List,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where is the API v1.0 source code?
With the April ’19 release of Business Central the standard API’s were released as version 1.0. According to the documentation, the beta version of the standard API’s remains available until April...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to use the Excel Buffer in Business Central cloud
A week ago, my friend Daniel asked a question on Twitter how to use the Excel Buffer to export data with Business Central online. Many functions on the Excel Buffer are only available for on-prem....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Contest: find the secret value in a Business Central app
This is the first blog post about shipping a secret value in a Business Central app. I have prepared an app file that contains a secret value that will be stored into Isolated Storage. But I’m not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Follow-up on secret values in a Business Central app
Wow… the community proved to be strong! About 10 days ago I asked to find the secret value in an app file and many of you really tried! Thank you so much! Before I move on, I would like to draw your...
View ArticleUsing tables instead of table extensions
Recently James Crowter wrote an excellent article about table extensions and how they affect performance. In short, table extensions are great for flexibility and ease of development, but performance...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Codeunit API’s in Business Central
This blog post was on my list way too long… But now I found some time to sit down and write it. Disclaimer What I’m going to show here is officially not supported (yet). It is an undocumented feature...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deep insert with Business Central API’s
Recently I got a question from a partner: is it possible to insert a sales order and lines all at once with a Business Central API? And the answer to that question is, yes, that is possible. However,...
View ArticleDeep insert with Business Central APIs (part 2)
In my previous post about deep inserts with Business Central APIs, I mentioned creating custom APIs that support deep inserts. I tried to create an example with Sales Header / Sales Line, but I gave...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Converting Enum values in AL
During my AL training classes, a frequently asked question is how to convert enum values to and from integer or text. So I thought it would be a good idea to share with you what possibilities you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Service-to-service authentication for automation APIs in Business Central...
One of the many new features in Business Central 2020 release wave 2, aka v17, is service-to-service authentication for automation APIs. What does that mean, how does it help us, and how does it work?...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Business Central App maintenance policy tightened
Microsoft recently published information about maintaining apps and per-tenant extensions (PTEs) for Business Central. This rule can be simply summarized as “keep your apps compatible with Business...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to test Business Central webhooks
I don’t think webhooks need an introduction. But for those who are new to the topic, here you can find the official documentation. In short, a webhook is a push notification. The “don’t call us, we’ll...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s new in Business Central API v2.0
With the release of Business Central 2020 wave 2, a new version of the standard API set has been released. This new version got its own documentation here:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Batch calls with Business Central APIs (1) – Basic operation
A while ago I wrote about deep inserts with Business Central APIs. And I promised to write about batch calls too, so it’s about time to live up to that. Actually, I did some online sessions about it,...
View Article