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• Title Page
• Copyright and Credits
• Mastering Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• About Packt
• Why subscribe?
• Contributors
• About the authors
• About the contributors
• Packt is searching for authors like you
• Preface
• Who this book is for
• What this book covers
• To get the most out of this book
• Download the example code files
• Download the color images
• Conventions used
• Get in touch
• Reviews
• Section 1: Dynamics 365 Business Central – Platform Overview and the Basics of Modern Development
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Overview
• Understanding the customer perspective
• Understanding the partner’s perspective
• An example of Dynamics 365 Business Central Admin Center portal
• Environments
• Notification recipients
• Telemetry
• Reported production outages
• How it works behind the scenes
• Under the skin of Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Regional control planes
• Regional data planes
• Data-tier
• Understanding the future perspective
• Proactive scenarios (Microsoft listens)
• New event requests
• Reactive scenarios (Microsoft acts)
• Summary
• Mastering a Modern Development Environment
• Mastering Visual Studio Code
• Code editor
• Status bar
• View bar
• Sidebar
• EXPLORER (Ctrl + Shift + E)
• SEARCH (Ctrl + Shift + F)
• SOURCE CONTROL (Ctrl + Shift + G)
• DEBUG (Ctrl + Shift + D)
• EXTENSIONS (Ctrl + Shift + X)
• Manage
• Command Palette
• Panels area
• PROBLEMS
• OUTPUT
• DEBUG CONSOLE
• TERMINAL
• Visual Studio Code – the editing features
• Comment lines
• Delimiter matching
• Text selection
• Code block folding
• Multiple cursors (or multi-cursor)
• Mini-map
• Breadcrumbs
• IntelliSense
• Word completion
• The Go To Definition
• Find All References
• Peek Definition
• Renaming symbols
• Understanding the AL Language extension
• AL Language
• launch.json
• app.json
• System and base application
• Platform
• Runtime
• Understanding symbols
• Inside symbols
• Understanding AL Language extension configuration
• Mastering AL Language code snippets
• Summary
• Online and Container-Based Sandboxes
• Creating online sandboxes
• Online sandboxes–pros and cons
• Introducing Docker
• Some base mechanisms when using Docker
• Environment variables
• Volumes
• Networks and ports
• Scenarios where Docker is especially useful for Dynamics 365 Business Central sandboxes
• Locally available environments using pure Docker commands
• Your first container
• Pulling new image versions
• Connecting to an existing SQL Server
• Handling your running containers with Docker cmdlets
• Creating locally available environments using navcontainerhelper
• Installing navcontainerhelper and keeping it updated
• Your first container
• Pulling new image versions
• Using more environment parameters, a volume, and port mapping
• Connecting to an existing SQL Server
• Handling your running containers with NavContainerHelper
• Centrally available on-premise environments
• Containers hosted on Azure VMs
• Choosing the right image
• Modifying scripts inside standard images
• Creating your own images
• Summary
• Section 2: Developing Extensions for Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Extension Development Fundamentals
• Technical requirements
• Basic concepts regarding extensions
• Understanding the basics of the AL Language
• Table definition
• Page object definition
• Table extension definition
• Page extension definition
• Codeunit definition
• Event definitions
• XMLport definition
• Defining query objects
• Extending the options – enums
• Creating a profile object
• Understanding AL project structure best practices
• Naming guidelines and AL object ranges
• Working on AL coding guidelines
• Summary
• Developing a Customized Solution for Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Translating a business case into a real-world extension
• Customer Category implementations
• Tables definition
• Pages definition
• The tableextension definition
• The pageextension definition
• Codeunit definition
• Gift campaign implementations
• Table definition
• Page definition
• Codeunit definition
• Vendor quality implementations
• Table definition
• Page definition
• The pageextension definition
• Codeunit definition
• Creating page views
• Installing and upgrading codeunits
• Understanding a dependent extension
• Summary
• Advanced AL Development
• Understanding immutable keys
• Handling files with AL
• Handling attachments
• Reading and writing text data to and from BLOB fields
• Using XMLports in AL code
• Creating and extending Role Centers
• Customizing the Headline
• Handling XML and JSON files with the AL language
• Consuming web services and APIs from AL
• Publishing Dynamics 365 Business Central objects as web services from AL
• Using Azure Functions to replace .NET code
• Understanding Isolated Storage
• Working with control add-ins
• Creating a timer-based control add-in
• Notifications inside Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Understanding page background tasks
• Summary
• Report Development with AL
• Anatomy of the AL report object
• Tools to use for Word and RDL layouts
• RDL and Word layout features
• Part 1 – Designing the dataset
• Part 2 – Creating a simple RDL layout
• Part 2.1 – Creating the RDL report header
• Part 2.2 – Adding a table control to the RDLC report body
• Part 3 – Understanding grouping
• Part 4 – Building a simple request page
• Part 5 – Adding database images
• Part 6 – Adding a Word layout
• Converting an existing C/AL report into AL
• Feature limitation when developing an RDL or Word layout report
• Understanding report performance considerations
• Summary
• Section 3: Debugging, Testing, and Release Management (DevOps)
• Installing and Upgrading Extensions
• Deploying extensions
• Automatically
• Manually
• Some deployment tips
• Deployment under the hood
• Deploying the main extension
• Deploying a dependent extension
• Deploying a new version of the main extension
• Deploying a new version of the dependent extension
• Summary
• Debugging
• Running in debug mode
• Visual Studio Code debugger sections
• Debugger sidebar
• Variables
• Watch
• Callstack
• Breakpoints
• Debugger toolbar
• Debugging in attach mode
• Non-debuggable items
• Mastering debugger issues
• Understanding code analyzers
• al.codeAnalyzers[]
• al.ruleSetPath
• Understanding Event Recorder
• Summary
• Automated Test Development with AL
• Test automation and testing design principles
• Designing tests with ATDD
• Preparing the environment
• Setting up test development for extensions
• Setting up our Visual Studio Code test project
• Learning about the technique behind test code
• Designing our test scenarios
• Test codeunit and test function – test example 1
• asserterror – test example 2
• Test page – test example 3
• UI handlers – test example 4
• Implementing our test scenarios
• Test codeunit and test function – test example 1
• Create a test codeunit
• Embed the requirement
• Writing the test story
• Constructing the real code
• CreateNonBlockedCustomerCategory
• CreateCustomer
• SetCustomerCategoryOnCustomer
• VerifyCustomerCategoryOnCustomer
• Running the test
• asserterror – test example 2
• Creating a test codeunit
• Embedding the requirement
• Writing the test story
• Constructing the real code
• CreateBlockedCustomerCategory
• VerifyBlockedCategoryErrorThrown
• Running the test
• Testing the test
• Test page – test example 3
• Creating a test codeunit
• Embedding and writing
• Constructing the real code
• CreateNonBlockedDefaultCustomerCategory
• CreateCustomerWithCustomerCategoryNotEqualToDefault
• SelectAssignDefaultCategoryActionOnCustomerCard
• VerifyCustomerHasDefaultCustomerCategory
• Running the test
• More examples for the Customer Category feature
• UI handler – test example 4
• Creating a test codeunit
• Embedding and writing
• Constructing the real code
• CreatePacktSetupWithGiftToleranceQty
• The CreateCustomerWithNonBlockedCustomerCategoryWithFreeGiftsAvailable helper function
• CreateItem
• CreateGiftCampaignForItemAndCustomerCategoryWithMinimumOrderQuantity
• CreateSalesInvoiceForCustomerWithLineForItem
• SetQuantityOnInvoiceLineSmallerThanMinimumOrderQuantityAndWithinGiftToleranceQty
• Running the test
• VerifyActivePromotionMessageIsDisplayed
• Summary
• Source Control Management and DevOps with Business Central
• Understanding Azure DevOps and what it offers
• Creating an Azure DevOps account and project
• Managing tasks, sprints, and boards in Azure DevOps
• Creating a repository for your code
• Managing repositories
• Security
• Options
• Branching policies
• Branching strategies
• Only a master branch
• Feature/developer branches
• Release branching
• Other strategies
• Git flow
• GitHub flow
• Branching considerations
• Understanding Git merge strategies
• Fast-forward merge
• Squash commit
• Rebase
• Git merge considerations
• Exploring Git with Visual Studio Code
• Visual Studio Code GUI for Git
• Workflow with Git
• Merges
• Understanding Azure DevOps Pipelines
• Agents
• Creating a build pipeline
• Variable groups and secure files
• Understanding the YAML pipeline
• Creating a YAML pipeline
• YAML pipeline templates
• Release pipeline
• Summary
• Section 4: Advanced Integrations with Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Dynamics 365 Business Central APIs
• Comparing OData and APIs in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Using Dynamics 365 Business Central standard APIs
• Creating a custom API in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Implementing a new API for a custom entity
• Implementing a new API for an existing entity
• Creating an application that uses Dynamics 365 Business Central APIs
• Using bound actions
• Using Dynamics 365 Business Central webhooks
• Working with Dynamics 365 Business Central APIs in Microsoft Graph
• Automation APIs in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Summary
• Serverless Business Processes with Business Central and Azure
• Technical requirements
• Overview of Microsoft Azure serverless services
• Getting an overview of Azure Functions
• Developing an Azure function with Visual Studio
• Testing the Azure function locally
• Deploying the function to Azure
• Developing an Azure function with Visual Studio Code
• Testing your Azure function locally
• Publishing your function to Azure
• Calling an Azure function from AL
• Interacting with Azure Blob Storage to handle files in the cloud
• Creating an Azure Blob Storage account
• Creating Azure functions with Visual Studio
• The UploadFile function
• The DownloadFile function
• The ListFiles function
• Deploying the Azure functions
• Managing Azure Functions keys
• Testing the Azure functions
• Writing the Dynamics 365 Business Central extension
• Codeunit definition
• The pageextension definition
• Testing our application
• Summary
• Monitoring, Scaling, and CI/CD with Azure Functions
• Technical requirements
• Monitoring Azure Functions
• Scaling Azure Functions
• Azure Functions and DevOps
• Summary
• Business Central and Integration with the Power Platform
• Technical requirements
• Introducing the Power Platform
• Understanding Flow
• Understanding PowerApps
• Integration scenarios with Power Platform
• Scenario 1 – creating a human resources recruiting/onboarding process
• Scenario 2 – creating a simple sales order approval workflow
• Scenario 3 – creating a simple app to list all customers and sales quotes
• Summary
• Section 5: Moving Solutions to the New Extension Model
• Integrating Machine Learning into Dynamics 365 Business Central
• What are AI and ML?
• An overview of the ML process
• Understanding the Business Central ML Framework
• The Time Series API
• Step 1 – Downloading the dataset to Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Step 2 – Publishing a model as a web service from a public template
• Step 3 – Sending your data from Business Central to the ML endpoint to get predictions
• Understanding the ML Prediction API
• Step 1 – Publishing a general prediction model as a web service from a public template
• Step 2 – Training the ML model from AL
• Step 3 – Predicting using the trained model
• Step 4 – Getting insights into how ML works
• Step 5 – Publishing and running the forecast
• Summary
• Moving Existing ISV Solutions to the New Extension Model
• Preparing the transition from C/AL to AL and extensions
• Planning the number of extensions to code
• Converting existing solutions into AL
• C/AL to AL conversion
• C/AL to AL code customizations
• Upgrading from Dynamics 365 Business Central version 14 to version 15
• Handling customer-specific personalization’s
• Other things to remember
• Handling the MenuSuite
• .NET variables and add-ins
• File management
• Printing
• Dynamics 365 Business Central wave 2 release changes
• Summary
• Useful and Proficient Tools for AL Developers
• Who is Waldo?
• What tools to use
• The AL Extension Pack
• The CRS AL Language Extension
• Run objects
• Renaming/reorganizing files
• Search on Google/Microsoft Docs
• Snippets
• Feedback
• WaldoNavPad
• How to get it to work
• Running the app for the first time
• The background
• Implementing the logic
• MostUselessAppEver
• PowerShell tools
• GitHub
• Docker scripts
• Publishers
• ALOps
• DevOps extension
• Steps
• Documentation on GitHub
• App templates
• Example of using ALOps
• Summary
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