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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

The XMLport line properties

Different XMLport line properties are active on a line depending on the value of the SourceType property. The first four properties listed are common to all three SourceType values (Text, Table, or Field), and the other properties specific to each are listed after the screenshots, showing all the properties for each SourceType:

  • Indentation: This indicates at what subordinate level in the hierarchy of the XMLport this entry exists. Indentation 0 is the primary level, parent to all higher-numbered levels. Indentation 1 is a child of indentation 0, indentation 2 is a child of 1, and so forth. Only one indentation 0 is allowed in an XMLport, so often, we will want to define the level 0 line to be a simple text element line. This allows for the definition of multiple tables at indentation level 1.
  • NodeName: This defines the node name that will be used in the XML document to identify the data associated with this position in the XML document. No spaces are allowed...