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Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - Sixth Edition

By : Marije Brummel, David Studebaker, Christopher D. Studebaker
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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

Function models to review and use

It is very helpful when creating new code to have a model that works and that we can study (or clone). This is especially true in Business Central, where there is little or no development documentation available for many of the different functions we would like to use. One of the more challenging aspects of learning to develop in the Business Central environment is learning how to handle issues in the Business Central way. Learning the Business Central way is very beneficial because then our code works better, is easier to maintain, and easier to upgrade. There is no better place to learn the strengths and subtle features of the product than to study the code written by the developers who are part of the inner circle of Business Central creation.

If there is a choice, don't add custom functions to the standard Business Central codeunits. Well segregated customizations in clearly identified custom objects make both maintenance and upgrades easier...