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Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - Sixth Edition

By : Marije Brummel, David Studebaker, Christopher D. Studebaker
Book Image

Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - Sixth Edition

By: Marije Brummel, David Studebaker, Christopher D. Studebaker

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a full ERP business solution suite with a robust set of development tools to support customization and enhancement. These tools can be used to tailor Business Central's in-built applications to support complete management functions for finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and operations. Using a case study approach, this book will introduce you to Dynamics 365 Business Central and Visual Studio Code development tools to help you become a productive Business Central developer. You'll also learn how to evaluate a product's development capabilities and manage Business Central-based development and implementation. You'll explore application structure, the construction of and uses for each object type, and how it all fits together to build apps that meet special business requirements. By the end of this book, you'll understand how to design and develop high-quality software using the Visual Studio Code development environment, the AL language paired with the improved editor, patterns, and features.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Successful Conclusions
Intermediate AL
"You need to "listen deeply"—listen past what people say they want to hear to what they need."
– Jon Meads
"People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives."
– Thomas Mann

In the previous chapter, you learned enough AL to create a basic operational set of code. In this chapter, you will learn more AL functions and pick up a few more good habits along the way. If you are getting started as a professional Business Central developer, the built-in AL functions represent a significant portion of the knowledge that you will need on a day-to-day basis. If you are a manager or consultant needing to know what Business Central can do for your business or your customer, an understanding of these functions will help you too.

Our goal is to competently manage I/O, create...