Dynamics 365 Business Central Developer

In this module, you'll:

• Configure Git.
• Know the structure of Git repositories.
• Create a new local Git repository.
• Add and remove files from Git.
• Link and clone a remote Git Repository.
• Work with the .gitignore file.

Candidates for this course are Developers, Software engineers, Architects, Technical advisors, Technical consultants, User Experience leads or have a combination of these skills. Business Central is our fastest growing app with the largest number of solutions published to AppSource. It is however a complex solution, and it requires deep domain and technical expertise for implementation.
 

1. Getting Started with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Start your free Dynamics 365 Business Central trial

• Introduction - Create your own Business Central account
• Sign in to Business Central
• Use a demo database
• Start a trial with your own data
• Extend your trial and subscribe or unsubscribe your organization
• Exercise - Sign in to Business Central
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Introduction to the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction to Business Central
• Identify available subscription types for Business Central
• Explore the relationship management functionality
• Use Dynamics 365 Sales with Business Central
• Discover supply chain management capabilities
• Process and administer the purchase cycle
• Process and administer the sales cycle
• Send documents to customers
• Explore how to administer jobs
• Discover service management capabilities
• Business Central manufacturing capabilities
• Business Central Human Resources capabilities
• In Microsoft 365 experience for Business Central
• Exercises - Create a customer and a new office furniture item
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Customize Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction - Cloud architecture for Business Central
• Tailor, extend, and build applications
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

2. Use application development best practices in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Introduction to application types in Business Central

• Introduction
• Understand the difference between connect and add-on applications
• Understand library and dependency applications
• Find development resources for building applications
• Learn how to properly set up code cop tools for app validation
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Understand the process of bringing an app to AppSource in Business Central

• Introduction
• Get your accounts in place
• Understand the marketing validation requirements
• Understand the technical validation requirements
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Consider application monetization responsibilities in Business Central

• Introduction
• Understand application monetization responsibilities
• Find application monetization documentation and examples
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Implement SaaSification techniques in Business Central

• Introduction
• Build a first trial experience
• Implement SaaSification techniques when building your user interface
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

E. Prepare for an easy application upgrade experience in Business Central

• Introduction
• Understand upgrade responsibilities and best practices
• Consider the update lifecycle
• Create proper installation and upgrade codeunits
• Transfer data between tables using DataTransfer
• Manage apps
• Detect and avoid breaking changes
• Frequently asked questions about updating your Business Central App
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

F. Learn about application performance and monitoring in Business Central

• Introduction
• Prepare your application for optimal performance
• Get essential Application insights
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

G. Implement Test Automation Techniques in Business Central

• Introduction
• Understand test automation responsibilities
• Find test automation documentation and examples
• Use the in-client page scripting tool for acceptance testing
• Frequently asked questions about testing your Business Central App
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

3. Deploy and configure Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Administer Dynamics 365 Business Central online

• Introduction - Get started with the Cloud Solution Provider program
• Extend a trial for a customer
• Access the administration center
• Manage sandbox and production environments
• Set up tenant notifications
• Inspect environment telemetry and troubleshoot issues
• Export databases
• Enable features
• Describe and analyze telemetry
• Monitoring and analyzing telemetry
• Analyze performance using the In-client performance profiler
• Work with the Performance Toolkit extension
• Configure a BCPT suite
• Use APIs for automation and administration
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Create new companies in Business Central

• Introduction - Create new companies with setup data
• Create new companies without data
• Create new companies with setup and demo data
• Create new companies with demo data for manufacturing scenarios
• Create a new company by copying data from an existing company
• Set up company information
• Exercise - Create a company with demo data
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Migrate data to Business Central

• Introduction - Data migration concepts
• Use the data migration assisted setup
• Work with data templates
• Import data from Excel
• Migrate data using the Copy data from company function in the configuration worksheet
• Create journal opening balances
• Import business data from other finance systems
• Set up a company with configuration tools
• Set up and sync master data across companies
• Exercise - Create a new customer template
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Migrate on-premises data to Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• End-to-end process of migrating data
• Run the Cloud Migration tool
• Address common questions and issues with migrations
• Describe cloud migration APIs
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

E. Manage users and implement security in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction - Add users
• Create user groups
• Implement permissions and permission sets
• Configure user access times and logging
• Understand users, profiles, and role centers
• Perform user-specific setup
• Auditing changes
• Exercise - Add a new user
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

F. Set up email in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Set up email accounts
• Compose and send an email
• Send documents by email
• Document sending profiles
• Assign email scenarios
• Send a sales document by email
• Check your sent emails
• Check your email outbox
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

G. Integrate Dynamics 365 Business Central with Outlook

• Introduction
• Set up email logging
• Set up Outlook integration
• Use the Contact insights Outlook add-in
• Creating invoices from your meeting appointments
• Do a quick document lookup
• Exercise - Set up and send email
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

H. Integrate Dynamics 365 Business Central with Teams

• Introduction
• Manage, install, and use the Business Central App for Teams
• Extend Teams cards
• Create Business Central tabs for Teams
• Get relevant session and environment details for Teams integration
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

Create workflows in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Create a workflow manually
• Create a workflow from workflow templates
• Create a Power Automate flow
• Set up users
• Set up notifications
• Set up approval workflows by using Assisted Setup
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

J. Use approval workflows in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Request approval of a record
• Cancel a request for approval
• Approve or reject a request for approval
• Delegate a request for approval
• Manage overdue approval requests
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

4. Discover the foundation of customizing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Introduction to the development environment for Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Get started with Visual Studio Code
• Install the AL language extension in Visual Studio Code
• Discover the logical database and its objects
• Differentiate the base app and the system app
• Create a new Business Central extension in Visual Studio Code
• Work with JSON configuration files
• Configure the AL language extension
• Manage multiple AL extensions in one workspace
• Segment AL code and reduce naming conflicts with namespaces
• Open Visual Studio Code from the web client
• Exercise - Create and run an AL extension
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Work with tables in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Get started with tables
• Identify the different table types
• Configure the different table properties
• Define fields and their properties
• Link different tables with table relations
• Create primary and secondary keys on a table
• Work with DropDown and Brick field groups
• Create and use calculated fields
• Create a table in Visual Studio Code with snippets
• Exercise - Create a table
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Extend and modify an existing table in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Get started with table extensions
• Compare table extension properties with table properties
• Add a new FieldGroup to an existing table
• Define extension objects in same app as their base project
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Work with pages in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Get started with pages
• Identify different page types
• Configure the different page properties
• Build a page layout by using controls
• Link pages with page parts
• Use snippets in Visual Studio Code to create pages
• Set different control properties
• Use the built-in rich text editor to enter data
• Scan barcodes in the mobile app
• Enable users to search for a page
• Define actions on a page and its properties
• Add existing hidden fields to pages
• Exercise - Create a Card page
• Exercise - Create a List page
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

E. Extend and modify an existing page in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Get started with page extensions
• Compare page extension properties with page properties
• Use the page designer to change the layout of a page
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

F. Work with entitlements and permission sets in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Get started with entitlements and permissions
• Create entitlements and permission sets
• Override entitlements with inherent permissions
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

G. Introduction to integrating Dataverse with Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Create an environment
• Start with Dataverse
• Extend Dataverse
• Base Integration Solution
• Exercise
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

H. Debug and deploy your extension in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Debug your extension with Visual Studio Code
• Use attach and debug with attach configurations
• Implement snapshot debugging
• Work with Rapid Application Development
• Publish and install an extension
• Set Resource Exposure Policy settings
• Protect sensitive values
• Configure projects and workspaces
• Use AL code actions
• Generate help with the ALDoc tool
• Work with the Business Central Performance Toolkit
• Use Database Wait Statistics
• Exercise - Create a table extension
• Exercise - Create a page extension
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

5. Build reports for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Introduction to report components in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Report descriptions
• Report properties and triggers
• Data items and columns
• Request page
• Work with report labels
• Report layouts
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Use the report design process in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Report design process
• Use a snippet to create a report object
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Design the data model of a report in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Create report data items and their properties
• Add columns to a report dataset
• Link, order, and indent data items
• Use a query to create a report dataset
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Add a layout to a report in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Add a RDLC layout to a report
• Add a Word layout to a report
• Add an Excel layout to a report
• Exercise - Create a basic report
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

E. Complete the report request page in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introducton
• Design the request page
• Design the request options page
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

F. Add reports to Tell Me and substitute a report in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Add reports to Tell Me
• Substitute a report
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

G. Use report triggers, functions, and processing-only reports in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Report trigger implementation flow
• Use report functions
• Create a processing-only report
• Adding barcodes to a report
• Exercise - Create a processing-only report
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

H. Implement multilingual reports in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Create a report in the language of the user
• Create a report in the language of the recipient
• Define regional settings in reports
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

Work with reports in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Preview and run reports
• Set the layout used by a report
• Set up printers
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

J. Analyze list data using data analysis mode in Business Central

• Introduction
• Prerequisites and getting started
• Work with data analysis mode
• Date hierarchies and pivot mode
• Share data analysis
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

K. Extend reports in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Anatomy of a report extension
• Examples of report extensions
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

6. Learn the application foundation with the AL programming language for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Introduction to the basics of AL programming in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Get started with application language
• Work with identifiers, syntax, and variables
• Discover intrinsic data types
• Options and enums
• Work with collections
• Use assignments and type conversions
• Define different expression types
• Exercise - Discover the intrinsic data types
• Exercise - Use logical and relational expressions
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Learn the AL statements in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Work with comment and compound statements
• Work with conditional statements
• Use repetitive statements
• Exercise - Use conditional and compound statements
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Work with AL built-in functions in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Interaction methods
• String functions
• Date functions
• Numeric functions
• Array functions
• List functions
• System functions
• Variable functions
• Exercise - Use built-in functions
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Handle errors by using application language in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Handle errors by using try methods
• Collect errors
• Progress windows and the message, error, and confirm methods
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

E. Create custom procedures in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Custom procedures
• Identify differences between local and global procedures
• Identify differences between local and global variables
• Pass into a procedure
• Identify differences between a parameter by value and by reference
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

F. Work with codeunits in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Create and access a codeunit
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

G. Use events and triggers in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Identify different table and field triggers
• Identify different page, control, and action triggers
• Event-based architecture
• Publish and subscribe to events
• Exercise - Events and triggers
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

H. Implement interfaces in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Snippet support
• Importance of interfaces
• Exercise - Create an interface
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

Manipulate data by using code in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Retrieve data from the database with AL statements
• Sort and filter data in code
• Add, modify, or delete data with AL
• Use different field functions in AL
• Control database locking behavior
• Exercise - Use data manipulation statements
• Exercise - Custom functions
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

J. Manage Multilanguage development in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Create and use translation files
• Use Azure Translator Text to automate translation
• Exercise - Multilanguage development
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

7. Learn about the data management foundation in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Introduction to the basics of file management in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Work with the File object
• Work with the Temp Blob object
• Read and write files by using streaming in Business Central
• Handle multiple file uploads and file drop zones
• Exercise - Read and write files
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Work with XMLports in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Get started with XMLports
• Configure different XMLport properties
• Define nodes and their properties
• Design XMLports
• Create an XMLport by using snippets in Visual Studio Code
• Use XMLports in AL code
• Exercise - Create an XMLport to export XML data
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Work with queries in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Get started with queries
• Create a query in Visual Studio Code
• Join data in queries
• Filter data in queries
• Aggregate and sort data in a query
• Access queries from AL
• Advanced query concepts
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

8. Interface with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Work with web services in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Define differences between SOAP, OData, REST, and API
• Web service authentication
• Enable access to OData web services
• Work with different OData return documents
• Request records with OData
• Work with OData query options
• Create new records with OData
• Update records with OData
• Use SOAP web services
• Request records with SOAP
• Handle UI interaction when working with web services
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Work with the API in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Access Business Central API
• Tips for working with APIs
• Work with API limits
• Create new APIs
• Read, create, and update by using API
• API and OData bound actions
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Access REST services from within Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Use the different HTTP classes and their functions
• Get data from and send data to an external REST service
• Use and read JSON in Business Central
• Get JSON data from external REST services
• Exercise - Connect to external REST services
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Use Azure Functions with Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Create basic Azure functions
• Create an Azure function
• Use an Azure function in Business Central
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

E. Build control add-in objects in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Apply the Business Central look and feel
• Build a control add-in for Business Central
• Asynchronous considerations for control add-ins
• Connect control add-ins with Azure Functions
• Exercise - Build a control add-in object
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

F. Use AL-controlled barcode scanning in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Supported scenarios and barcodes
• Add a barcode-scanning UI button on a field
• Invoke barcode scanning programmatically from AL
• Integrate dedicated barcode scanners
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

9. Tailor roles and design the UI for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Set up onboarding experiences in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Greet new users with the welcome banner
• Get users started with the checklist
• Implement teaching tips and in-app tours
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Develop a Role Center in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Create a Role Center page
• Create activity page parts
• Integrate with the Cue Setup
• Create Role Center lists
• Implement headline parts
• Exercise - Create a Role Center page with an Activity page
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Build an Assisted Setup in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Use Assisted Setup
• Create a wizard page
• Integrate with Assisted Setup in your extension
• Exercise - Build a wizard page with Assisted Setup
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Send notifications in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introductions
• Work with notifications
• Create and send notifications
• Exercise - Create a notification
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

E. Customize the UI experience in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Add objects to search
• Create page customizations
• Create profiles in application language
• Use and create views in application language
• Extend application areas
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

10. Work with essential development standards for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Identify functional table types and characteristics in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Define the different functional table types and characteristics
• Create master tables
• Create supplemental tables
• Create subsidiary tables
• Create ledger tables
• Create register tables
• Create journal tables
• Create document tables
• Create setup tables
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Implement the data process model in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Work with the standard data model
• Use typical data triggers
• Adopt the standard data flow
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Work with master data in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Use the setup table and Singleton Design Pattern
• Use master table and page standards
• Implement the number series pattern
• Use the Blocked field and the Blocked Entity Design Pattern
• Implement frequently used table properties
• Exercise - Add tables and pages for master data
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Use document standards in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Introduction
• Create a document page
• Use the InitRecord function
• Use the TestField function
• Use the Round function
• Exercise - Create example documents
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

11. Work with source control using Git in Visual Studio Code for Business Central

• Introduction
• Configure Git
• Compare and contrast local and remote repositories
• Create a local Git repository
• Use the .gitignore file
• Add and remove files in Git
• Get the status of your Git repository
• Use a remote Git repository
• Clone a remote Git repository
• Work with a remote Git Repository
• Exercise - Source control with Git
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

12. Continuous integration with Azure DevOps for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Use Application Lifecycle Management for Business Central

• Introduction
• Create an Azure DevOps organization
• Manage Azure DevOps Projects
• Introduction to Azure DevOps Services
• Connect to Azure DevOps via Personal Access Tokens
• Introduction to GitHub
• Exercise - Create an Azure DevOps organization and project
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Work with source control using Git in Visual Studio Code for Business Central

• Introduction
• Configure Git
• Compare and contrast local and remote repositories
• Create a local Git repository
• Use the .gitignore file
• Add and remove files in Git
• Get the status of your Git repository
• Use a remote Git repository
• Clone a remote Git repository
• Work with a remote Git Repository
• Exercise - Source control with Git
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Use branching and merging with Git for Business Central

• Introduction
• Branch commands in Git
• Use Rebase in Git
• Set branch policies in Azure DevOps
• Use pull requests in Git with Azure DevOps
• Work with different branching strategies
• Exercise - Use branching and merging with Git
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Use Docker in your Business Central development process

• Introduction
• Work with Docker images and containers
• Install Docker on Windows
• Process Isolation vs. Hyper-V Isolation
• Basic Docker commands
• Use the BcContainerHelper
• Exercise - Use Docker to test the latest Business Central version
• Check your knowlesge
• Summary

E. Introduction to test automation in Business Central

• Introduction
• Test applications in Business Central
• Install and run the Test Toolkit
• Run the standard tests
• Create your own test codeunits with a test app
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

F. Use Azure Pipelines for CI/CD with Business Central

• Introduction
• What is CI/CD?
• Configure build agents
• Create a build pipeline
• Work with YAML files
• Create a release pipeline
• Exercise - Use Azure Pipelines for CI/CD with Business Central
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

G. Work with Azure Boards for project management in Business Central

• Introduction
• Work with the process templates
• Configure iterations in Azure Boards
• Create work items and link to code changes
• Work with project dashboards and wikis
• Use Microsoft Teams to integrate with Azure DevOps
• Exercise - Work with Azure Boards
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

13. Develop using Power Apps and Power Automate for Dynamics 365 Business Central A. Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform and Business Central

• Introduction
• Explore data connectors
• Explore Business Central connectors
• Get started with Power Apps
• Get started with Power Automate
• Embed Microsoft Power Platform in Business Central
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

B. Create a canvas app based on Business Central data

• Introduction
• Build an app using data
• Build an app from blank
• Make basic customizations in an app
• Save, publish, and share an app
• Embed an app
• Exercise - Create the customer financial details app in Power Apps
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

C. Use Power Automate with Business Central

• Introduction
• Explore Business Central triggers in Power Automate
• Create a Power Automate flow from scratch
• Create customer, vendor and item approvals in Power Automate
• Create approvals in a general journal with Power Automate
• Create documents approvals with Power Automate
• Create Power Automate flows for different business scenarios
• Create a button or instant flow in Power Automate
• Run a Power Automate flow on a schedule
• Troubleshoot and monitor flows
• Exercise - Create a flow for sending emails when a new item is created in Power Automate
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

D. Use model-driven apps and Dataverse with Business Central

• Introduction
• Identify entities and fields in Microsoft Dataverse
• Create an entity and connection to import data from Business Central
• Get started with model-driven apps
• Explore the user interface and logic in model-driven apps
• Create a model-driven app based on Business Central data
• Exercise - Create an entity in Microsoft Dataverse
• Check your knowledge
• Summary

E. Create a custom connector to extend Microsoft Power Platofrm functionalities with Business Central

• Introduction
• Create a custom connector for Business Central
• Use Business Central custom connector from Power Apps
• Use a Business Central custom connector in Power Automate
• Share Business Central custom connector across the organization
• Exercise - Create a testing process
• Check your knowledge
• Summary