Category: How To Business Central

This series of blogs discusses handling files in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central online, which our team learned at this year’s Microsoft Directions Asia Conference. In Part 1, we explained how to export a file to Excel and download it. Part 2 explained how to upload a file and store it in a table. Part 3… Continue reading Microsoft Business Central File Handling Part 4

The Microsoft Directions Asia Conference offered many sessions on a variety of topics. The big news was the unveiling of the April ’19 Release of Dynamics 365 Business Central and the announcement of the end of Windows Client beginning with the October 2019 release.   The ArcherPoint team also gained some practical knowledge, such as handling… Continue reading Microsoft Business Central File Handling Part 3

At the Microsoft Directions Asia Conference, a team from ArcherPoint attended many sessions and shared their experiences. On a large scale, the conference unveiled the April ’19 Release of Dynamics 365 Business Central as well as announcing the end of Windows Client beginning with the October ’19 release. They also shared best practices for continuing on… Continue reading Microsoft Business Central File Handling Part 2

I recently attended the Microsoft Directions Asia Conference for the first time. Eight employees from ArcherPoint participated in or attended nearly 80 sessions presented by Microsoft and ISVs. Team members went to different sessions and shared that knowledge. The experience was awesome. The conference showcased for the first time the April ’19 Release of Dynamics… Continue reading Microsoft Business Central File Handling Part 1

There are many data types that are used in the AL programming language, used to modify code in Dynamics Business Central On Premises. This blog explains how to use the Dictionary, RecordID, RecordRef, and BigText data types. Dictionary Data Type The Dictionary data type represents a collection of keys and values. Dictionary consists of a… Continue reading AL Programming for Dynamics BC: Data Types

This blog provides a step-by-step guide to using the String function in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central for customizations. Open Visual Studio. Create a Code unit for the string function.Figure 1 – Creating a code unit for the String Function in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Create a page extension. Figure 2 – Creating a page extension… Continue reading Use the String Function in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central On Premises

If you’re new to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central on premises, you need to know how to easily customize it. This blog provides step-by-step instructions on how to use AL Keywords in a code unit in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. In this blog, you’ll learn how to do customizations using MAXSTRLEN keywords. Open Visual Studio.… Continue reading Using the AL Keyword in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central On Premises

This blog describes two ways to create a new job that includes budgets in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central. By including budgets, you increase visibility into cost, which helps you predict cost overruns and maximize revenue. From the Project Manager Role Center, use the navigation list to see the list of jobs. Set Up the Role… Continue reading Creating a new job in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

When developing an extension for Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC), one of the hardest problems is detecting which event to subscribe. To detect the event, there are two options: Go To Definition in AL code, and the Event Recorder feature. This blog discusses how to use the Event Recorder feature. The Event Recorder is a… Continue reading Using the Event Recorder for Developing Extensions in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central