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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

Client Add-ins

The Business Central Client Add-in API (also known as Client Extensibility) provides the capability to extend the client through the integration of external non-Business Central controls. The Client Add-in API uses .NET interfaces as the binding mechanism between a control add-in and the Business Central framework. Different interfaces and base classes are available to use, or a custom interface can be created. Controls can be designed to raise events that call on the OnControlAddin trigger on the page field control that hosts the add-in. They can also add events and methods that can be called from within AL.

Contrary to the limitations on other integration options, Client add-ins can be graphical and appear on the client display as part of, or mingled with, native Business Central controls. The following are a few simple examples of how Client add-ins might be used to extend client UI behavior:

  • A Business Central text control that looks normal but offers a special behavior...