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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

Report types summarized

The following table describes the different basic types of reports that are available in Business Central:

Type

Description

List

This is used to list volumes of similar data in a tabular format, such as a list of Sales Order Lines, a list of Customers, or a list of General Ledger Entries.

Document

This is used in record-per-page header plus line item detail dual layout situations, such as a Sales Invoice, a Purchase Order, a Manufacturing Work Order, or a Customer Statement.

Transaction

This generally presents a list of transactions in a nested list format, such as a list of General Ledger Entries grouped by G/L Account, Physical Inventory Journal Entries grouped by Item, or Salesperson To-Do List by Salesperson.

Test

This prints in a list format as a pre-validation test and data review, prior to a Journal Posting run. A Test Report option can be found on any Journal page, such as the General Journal, Item Journal, or the Jobs Journal...