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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

FindDate function

The description of the FindDate function is as follows:

  • Calling parameters (SearchString (text, length 3), Calendar (date table), PeriodType (option, integer))
  • Returns DateFound Boolean

The calling syntax for the FindDate function is as follows:

BooleanVariable := FindDate(SearchString,CalendarRec,PeriodType)

This function is often used in pages to assist with date calculation. The purpose of this function is to find a date in the virtual Date table based on the parameters that are passed. The search starts with an initial record in the Calendar table. If we pass in a record that has already been initialized by positioning the table at a date, that will be the base date; otherwise, the Work Date will be used.

The PeriodType is an options field with the option value choices of day, week, month, quarter, year, and accounting period. For ease of coding, we could call the function with the integer equivalent (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), or set up our own equivalent Option variable...