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MSDYN365BC - AL Development 10 - Summary of AL Development Series.

Hi Readers, I hope you all are following this series and learned something new with this series. If you haven't read any article in this series then Please Refer Table of Index .

MSDYN365BC - AL Development 09 - How to Develop New Report in AL?

Hi Readers, I hope you all are following this series and followed and completed what we have discussed till now. If you are new to this then Please Refer Table of Index . Last but not least in this article we will discuss how to develop a Report in AL. A customer would like to analyze Source of Sales based on Item Sold.

MSDYN365BC - AL Development 08 - Republish and Testing Extension.

Hi Readers, I hope you all are following this series and followed and completed what we have discussed till now. If you are new to this then Please Refer Table of Index . Second Last part of this extension is about Republishing the updated Extension and Testing the Process.

MSDYN365BC - AL Development 07 - Add More Subscriber in Codeunits For Ledger?

Hi Readers, I hope you all are following this series and followed and completed what we have discussed till now. If you are new to this then Please Refer Table of Index . We are about to finish this series with 2 more articles. In this part of this extension as per customer, the requirement is had the Sales Header Source Code to be updated in Item Ledger Entries also.

MSDYN365BC - AL Development 06 - How to Develop Subscriber Codeunits?

Hi Readers, I am sure everyone was able to publish your extension based on the Last article. If you haven't read the earlier article, then refer to the table of content . As promised in the article we will add code to check Source of sales is filled in during the posting of sales order as per customer requirements. The user should be able to select the Source of sales in Sales documents and its a mandatory field to key in before posting a sales document. Let's try to add this Code to our extension.

MSDYN365BC - AL Development 05 - Publish Extension.

Hi Readers, I hope you were able to follow what we have done till now on Last articles in this series. If you haven't read the earlier article, then Refer to Table of content . Till now we have developed some new tables and pages and customized base objects using Table Extension and Page Extension. In this article, we will Publish this extension to see what we have done in the application.

MSDYN365BC - AL Development 04 - How to Customize Base Pages?

Hi Readers, I am optimistic that everyone was able to follow what we discussed till now. If you haven't read the earlier article, then Refer to the Table of Content. So in this article, we will add fields added in tables in the pages so that user can access those fields. The customer Requires new fields added in few standard pages.

MSDYN365BC - Cumulative Update 02 released for Business Central on Prem.

Hi Readers, Microsoft has released, Cumulative Update 02 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises and is available for download. Details are still not available for download link is available for everyone. I will post an update in the same article once the details of changes will be available on the Microsoft website.

MSDYN365BC - AL Development 03 - How to Customize Base tables?

Hi Readers, I am sure everyone was able to develop a table and page in AL based on Last articles in this series. If you haven't read the earlier article, then refer to the table of content . As promised in this article we will customize base tables as per customer requirements. The Customer requires new field added in below-listed base tables and set table relation to the new table created earlier.

Microsoft Dynamics Navision Cumulative Update Summary For December 2018.

Hi All, Microsoft Have Released Cumulative Update for December 2018. Please find below the details of Cumulative Updates Released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015, NAV 2016, NAV 2017 & NAV 2018. Below are the Links to Download the Latest Cumulative Update.

MSDYN365BC - AL Development 02 - How to Develop New Page in Database?

Hi Readers, I am sure everyone was able to develop a table in AL based on the Last article. If you haven't read the earlier article, then refer to the table of content. As promised in the article we will build the new page as per customer requirements. The customer requires a new list page to add, modify & delete data stored in the database. Let's try to add this page to our extension.

MSDYN365BC - AL Development 01 - How to Develop New Table in Database?

Hi Readers, I am sure you have completed all Prerequisites, as listed in Customer Requirements article (first article in this series). Please Refer Table of Index for AL Dev . As promised in this article we will build the new table as per customer required. The customer requires a new table to set up master for Source of Sales. Below is the field list that we plan to have it on the table.

MSDYN365BC - Customer Requirement for AL Development Blog Series.

Hi Readers, As promised in the last article we will start building our first extension using VS Code and AL Programming Language. This is the first article in this series where we will take the example of a customer requirement and going forward we will develop that using VS Code as our first Extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. I am considering this example as this capture all object types and also include base object changes.

MSDYN365BC - Why Customer and Developer Should Choose AL over C/AL?

Hi Readers, I have received so many comments and email about how to code with New changes. There are so many confusion and wrong assumptions with these changes that Microsoft is bringing in the product. Old Way - #MSDNAV   <==> New Way - #MSDYN365BC

How Rapid Start can help during implementation / Re-implementation?

Hi Readers, Today I would spend some time discussing how to use Rapid start for Implementation or Re-implementation. I can be completely wrong, but I think this is the process that we follow during this kind of projects. Your thoughts after reading this article will be appreciated. It can help or it can motivate me to write more stuff about these kinds of issues or solutions.

MSDYN365BC - NAVTechDays 2018 All Content.

Hi Readers, NAVTechDays 2018, one of the Great event about Microsoft Dynamics NAV is completed (22 & 23 November 2018). I think going forward the new name with BCTechDays. I want to be there in one of the NAVTechDays but till that become reality I follow #NAVTechDays via Twitter. With that being said, NAVTechDays always record and publish all content to the Community, so that we all (who were not there) able to learn from those recordings and presentations.

MSDYN365BC - The “Ready to Go” Online Learning Catalog

Hi Readers, Microsoft has published "Ready To Go" Online Learning Catalog. I haven't gone through in detail but I am sure that content prepared my Microsoft should help in our work/business. The Learning content is grouped based on Roles that you fill in your organization - Developers Consultant Pre-Sales Sales Marketers Business Decision Makers

MSDYN365BC - Cumulative Update 01 released for Business Central on Prem.

Hi Readers, There were so many rumors about Cumulative Updates for Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 365. One of the slides said Next update on Business Central 365 next big update will release in April 2019. I am still confused, why this still not published by Microsoft in "NAV Team Blog", but Cumulative Update 01 for MSDYN365BC on-Prem was released on 19'th November 2018.

MSDYN365BC - Publish Extension Error - NetFx40_LegacySecurityPolicy is enabled and must be turned off.

Hi Readers, I hope till this time everyone would have tried creating and publishing extension on Business Central on-Prem Version. If you haven't then start and learn how to do that. If you already started doing this you might be getting an error message while publishing extension. In this article, we will discuss how to fix NetFx40_LegacySecurityPolicy issue.

Microsoft Dynamics Navision Cumulative Update Summary For November 2018.

Hi All, Microsoft Have Released Cumulative Update for November 2018. Please find below the details of Cumulative Updates Released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015, NAV 2016, NAV 2017 & NAV 2018. Below are the Links to Download the Latest Cumulative Update.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 - Sales & Purchase Batch Posting Issue.

Hi Readers, I am fixing this issue in multiple NAV 2018 projects, so I thought it would be nice for sharing it to the community so if anyone faces issues can fix it. Below are the details of what objects are impacted for this change and what additional steps to do other than object merge.

MSDYN365BC - Data Upgrade To Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on premises.

Hi Readers, We have already talked about the number of steps for upgrading to Business Central on Premises from different NAV versions. After that article, I received multiple requests for an article which list down steps for Data Migration. In this article, we will discuss steps of data migration to MSDYN365BC (on-Prem) from NAV 2017. For this article, I am considering a Cronus Demo Database without any customization. For an actual upgrade project, we will have to complete object merge using compare and Merge process. After the Merge Process, the next step is data migration. Let's discuss those steps. Direct Upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (on-Prem) is from following versions - 1. NAV 2015. 2. NAV 2016. 3. NAV 2017. 4. NAV 2018.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV / BC - How to Setup default company for user?

Hi Readers, I think most of us know this but someone asked me and I also did it for one of my customers. I thought it makes sense to have a small blog post for same so that I can reference it later too. When we start Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central it auto start with a company. In this article, we will discuss how we can set a default company in both clients.

Microsoft Dynamics Navision Cumulative Update Summary For October 2018.

Hi All, Microsoft Have Released Cumulative Update for October 2018. Please find below the details of Cumulative Updates Released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015, NAV 2016, NAV 2017 & NAV 2018. Below are the Links to Download the Latest Cumulative Update.

MSDYN365BC - Whats new in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Service Tier.

Hi Readers, If you are reading then you know that we have already installed Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC (on-Prem) and also checked where components are installed and all available client options. We also discussed connecting to VS Code. In this article, we will discuss what new options that are added or changed in Service Tier with MSDYN365BC (on-Prem). Click here to access all published Article about MSDYN365BC.

MSDYN365BC - Connect Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC On-Prem To Visual Code Editor?

Hi Readers, If you are reading then you know that we have already installed Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC (on-Prem) and also checked where components are installed and all available client options. In this article, we will discuss how to connect your local MSDYN365BC (on-Prem) environment to the VS Code that we will use to customize nav using Future Programming Language (AL). This article is based on the request from  Angelo Castro , so all thanks to him.

MSDYN365BC - Upgrade To Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on premises - No of Steps?

Hi Readers, As Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-prem released, I am getting questions about how many steps do we need to upgrade (Data migration & Object Merge) to MSDYN365BC (on-Prem). This article just lists down No. of steps required to upgrade From Current Version 3.7 onward.

MSDYN365BC - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on premises Clients.

Hi All, In the last article, we discussed the installation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-prem. In this article, we will see all available client options with Business Central on Prem Installation and what changed w.r.t of installation folder that changed from last NAV Versions. Hope you like the information.

MSDYN365BC - Install Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on premises.

Hi Readers, Hope you have downloaded the product. If you have not downloaded the Product yet, please follow the previous article. In this article, we will discuss installing Microsoft Dynamics Business Central on Prem which is released today. It is not that different from NAV installation but let's see all the steps.

MSDYN365BC - Download Microsoft Dynamics Business Central on premises.

Hi Readers, After so much news as everyone is hearing for different channels, the General Availability of the product is announced. As promised, during #DirectionsNA Microsoft have released Business Central on Prem. MSDYN365BConPrem is now officially released and is the latest and greatest release of Business Central on Prem. Time to say Goodbye to C/AL as quickly as we can to keep ourselves and our customers current.

MSDYN365BC - Microsoft Dynamics Business Central On-Premise Partner Preview.

Hi Readers (Partners), Welcome Back, I am trying to get back to my writing schedule. I will start with an update about Microsoft Dynamics Business Central.

Time to Say Good Bye for Codeunit 1.

Hi all, We all have used Codeunit 1 "ApplicationManagement" some way or other. It was used for so many customizations till NAV 2018 using Codeunit 1. Remember - Report Logger, ChangeLog, Checking Build Number,  System Indicators, DateText Functions, and others that we would have used in Codeunit 1.

Microsoft Dynamics Navision Cumulative Update Summary For September 2018.

Hi All, Microsoft Have Released Cumulative Update for September 2018. Please find below the details of Cumulative Updates Released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015, NAV 2016, NAV 2017 & NAV 2018. Below are the Links to Download the Latest Cumulative Update.

MSDYN365BC - Introduction to VS Code Editor.

Hi all, In the last article, we have downloaded and setup Business Central Image using dockers & Powershell. If you are new to this series you can read old articles in this series using this Table of content Page . In this article, we will discuss New Code Editor which will be required as we go forward to coding using that. Open Visual Studio Code.

NAVUG PODCAST - Microsoft MVP Interview June 2018.

Hi All, I attended UG Focus conference in Indianapolis in May 2017. I got an opportunity to be a part of a  podcast together with Gunnar and Erik while we were at the UG Focus conference in Indianapolis. We discussed great stuff about future of Business Central and the community.

MSDYN365BC - Setup Business Central.

Hi All, In the last article, we installed dockers & Visual Studio Code for windows. Next step is to download the Business Central Image using dockers and in future articles, we will start hacking or customizing Business Central. If you are new to this series you can read old articles in this series using this Table of content Page .

MSDYN365BC - Install Visual Studio Code.

Hi All, In the last article, we installed dockers for windows. Most of us know that for coding in Business Central on cloud version we will require to use Visual Studio Code. We all know that is future, I will leave it to you if you plan to ignore it but that is a clear Roadmap for the product in future. Even Business Central on-prem will allow customizing using NAV Developer environment I think its time we change our mindset and start using Visual studio Code. In this article, we will discuss installation of Visual Studio code that we will use in future articles to customize business central.

MSDYN365BC - Install Dockers.

Hi All, The first article in this series is about the installation of dockers for windows. I know there may be some questions about dockers and why a new technology or software with all these changes in Product. I will try to answer most of these questions and we will also talk about installation of Dockers.

MSDYN365BC - Journey To Business Central Table of Content.

Hi All, I know I am late on this but I was busy with all these changes and I know you will understand the reason for being late in Journey. I will try my best to run quickly and will try to cover most of the aspects with respect to this change. What I need from my readers is a close eye on my articles, questions, suggestions and what I am missing. with your support, I will try to make this transition as smooth as possible.

Microsoft Dynamics Navision Cumulative Update Summary For April 2018.

Hi All, Microsoft Have Released Cumulative Update for April 2018. Please find below the details of Cumulative Updates Released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015, NAV 2016, NAV 2017 & NAV 2018. Below are the Links to Download the Latest Cumulative Update.

Data Upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018.

Hi Readers, In this article, we will discuss data upgrade to NAV 2018 from NAV 2017 (Cronus Database). Steps will remain same for the NAV Version 2015 and 2016. Data Upgrade to NAV 2018 in one step is from - 1. NAV 2013.      * 2. NAV 2013 R2. * 3. NAV 2015. 4. NAV 2016. 5. NAV 2017. * Read at the End of article.

HOW DO I - Customize Report Word Layout.

Hi Readers, This article is based on an email request that I received on my blog Contact form. The Request is sent from Rathnakumar. I thought it would be good to write an article as I am getting this question multiple time. Let me know your thoughts and views about it.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 - API Part 4 - Develop Custom API.

Hi Readers, We already have two posts about NAV 2018 API listed below - API Part 1 API Part 2 - Configure API API Part 3 - Consuming API In this article, we will see how we can create a new custom API. We will customize NAV and see how API can be developed if we want to create a custom API's.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - Day 1.

Hi all, As most of you know that I am here in Bangkok to attend Directions Asia where it's all happening, so in this article lets talk about Day 1 of Business Central. 1. What's in the name? As we all know the name of next version   Product is “Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central”. I know there are mixed views about the name like -  - It's too big.  - NAV was great.  - What does business central means?

Directions Asia - Will you be around?

Hi All, Directions Asia 2018 Conference for partners and customers and is happening in Bangkok Thailand. Conference dates are March 15 and 16. We will be there!

AL - Mapping AL with Local NAV Database.

Hi Readers, In this article, we will discuss how to configure NAV 2018 database to work Side-by-side with C/Side and AL. Article 1 - How to Install Visual Studio Code. Pre-Requisites - 1. NAV 2018 installed with Modern Developer Environment. 2. Visual Studio Code installed. References .

AL - Installing AL with Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Hi all, With this as the first article, i will start my journey towards AL (future for Dynamics NAV). I know its late but due to some personal commitments, i was unable to start it early. In this article, we will configure AL environment on Local Environment. If you already have configured then please provide what I missed while trying to find it.

Microsoft Dynamics Navision Cumulative Update Summary For March 2018.

Hi All, Microsoft Have Released Cumulative Update for March 2018. Please find below the details of Cumulative Updates Released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015, NAV 2016, NAV 2017 & NAV 2018. Below are the Links to Download the Latest Cumulative Update.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 - API Part 3 - Consuming API.

Hi Readers, We already have two posts about NAV 2018 API listed below - Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 - API Part 1. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 - API Part 2 - Configure API. In this article, we will see how we can consume these APIs. For the Demo, I will use Google Chrome App called Postman. I am sure there are great developers out there who know how to consume it but I just wanted to test how it is consumed. If you are interested in the small demo using Postman then please go further otherwise, i am sure you know how to consume these APIs.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 - API Part 2 - Configure API.

Hi readers, In the first article, we discussed exploration of API released with Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 . As we knew from the last article we read the Microsoft document says that there are 44 API released in Base Microsoft NAV. Let's see how we can access that list and how to configure API.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 - API Part 1.

Hi all, As most of us know that with Microsoft NAV 2018 Microsoft has released a great feature about API. As per Microsoft, in standard NAV 44 API,  have been released. In API Series of articles, we will cover what is available in standard NAV 2018 and how we can add more API in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 - Changes in Service Tier.

Hi Readers, In this article, we will try to discuss and find out changes between Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 and Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 Service Tier Panel. We will visit tab by tab and try to identify what new added in the service tier panel and try to figure out what those new options can be used in the system.