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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

Building a simple query

Sometimes, it is necessary to quickly retrieve detailed information from one or more ledgers that may contain hundreds of thousands to many millions of records. The query object is the perfect tool for such data selection as it is totally scalable and can retrieve selected fields from multiple tables at once. The following example (using Cronus data) will show the aggregated quantity per bin of lot-tracked items in stock. This query can be presented to a user by means of either a report or a page:

  1. We will define the logic we need to follow and the data that's required to support that logic, and then we will develop the query. It is necessary to know what inventory is in stock, which also contains a lot number. This is accomplished using the Item Ledger Entry table.
  2. However, the Item Ledger Entry record does not contain any bin information. This information is stored in the Warehouse Ledger Entry table.
  1. The Location Code, Item No., and Lot No. columns are...