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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

Components of a table

A table is made up of Fields, Properties, Triggers (some of which may contain AL code), and Keys. Fields also have Properties and Triggers. Keys also have Properties:

A table definition that takes full advantage of these capabilities reduces the effort that's required to construct other parts of the application. Good table design can significantly enhance the application's processing speed, efficiency, and flexibility.

A table can have the following components:

  • Up to 500 fields
  • A defined record size of up to 8,000 bytes (with each field sized at its maximum)
  • Up to 40 different keys