Embed Video in Business Central

Last week my marketing manager asked me is it possible to embed product video in business central ? and my quick answer was YES.

Here how we can add the video in business central. for this I created simple extension

1) Added on field to hold an video URL

2) Create one page extension with action button to play the video URL.

Publish the extension and below was the result.

To Play video inside application you need to add embed URL as below

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5aGgktag6L8

If the URL is without embed then video will play outside the application

Hope this will help you all.

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How to view database locks in business central

Do you remember this screen from classic client where in we can find who has locked whom.

Once we get blocking id then we try to kill those sessions using sql command .

How to view such detail in business central.

This view detail information like which object id and which function is causing the database locks.

Hope this will help you.

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How to View Table data in Business Central

While working in C/AL we have leverage to see the table data from object designer itself but how we can view it from business central.

There are different ways like we can mention the table in launch.json or we can construct the string in web browser to display the details.

Following small video will help you to view from web client itself.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Virtual Event

During this global situation of pandemic Microsoft comes up with first ever virtual event for Business central and it will be quite exciting.

Top Sessions

Overview: Business Central and Common Data Service integration
Business Central: Coding for performance
Managing customer environments in Business Central online
Interfaces and extensibility: Writing extensible and change-resilient code.

Here is registration link

https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/BCVE/registration/17187

Lets drive more deep in Business central with this event and don’t forget to get you system check specially for internet.

Cheers!!!

Cumulative Update for Business Central Wave 1 2020

Cumulative Update includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

Business Central Wave 1 2020 :- BC 16.1

Warning

Before you install a cumulative update in a production environment, take the following precautions:

Test the cumulative update in a non-production environment.
Make a backup of the system or computer where the cumulative update is to be installed.

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How to extend TableRelation Property-Business Central

Last week somebody asked me on can we extend table relation property and my answer was yes we can achieve this by table extension.

Today we will see how we can do that

Firstly create enum extension and extend as follows . For this demo I used Type field from Sales line table.

enumextension 50145 PlaySaleDocType extends "Sales Line Type"
{
    value(8; Retail)
    {
        Caption = 'Retail';
    }
}

Secondly create a table extension and modify required table relation property.

tableextension 50146 PlaySalesTabRelExt extends "Sales Line"
{
    fields
    {
        modify("No.")
        {
            TableRelation = if (type = const(Retail)) Retail;
        }
    }

}

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How to Create enum in Business Central

With the release of Business Central 2020 Wave 1 lot of new features has been added to make product more prominent.

Today we will see how to create enum in business central and use in table.

Step 1 :- Create enum as follow

Extensible :- If it is set to true then enum can be extended.

Step 2 :- How to use in table

As far as business central lot of enum has been added for options field.

Download Standard Enum List Download

How to extend enum in business central

Difference between enum and options

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Business Central : enum vs Options

With the release of Business Central 2020 Wave 1 lot of new features has been added to make product more prominent.

Though this concept of ENUM was introduced earlier but from new version onwards most of the option fields are available as extensible enum such as follows that means option fields goes away from table.

Based on few queries received thought lets write down few difference between enum and option.

Enum	Option
An enumeration type, also known as an enum in programming, is a keyword used to declare a type that consists of a set of named constants. The list of named constants is called the enumeration list. Enums can be used as table fields, local and global variables, and parameters.	In the OptionString Property of the field or variable, you can enter the option values as a comma-separated list. The Option type is a zero-based enumerator type, which means that the option values are assigned to sequential numbers, starting with 0. You can convert option data types to integers.
To declare an enum in AL you must specify an ID and name	To define option need to add value as comma-seprated list
Enum with extensible property set to true can be extended	To extend option value need to modify the base table and add the required value
How to define enum enum 50110 MyList { Extensible = true; value(0; None) { } value(1; First) { } value(2; Second) { } value(3; Third) { Caption = ‘My List’; } }	How to define option field(2; OptionField; option) { OptionMembers = “Option with “, “spaces and “, “other symbols!”; }

To extend the standard enum from base product visit here

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How to extend enum in Business Central

With the release of Business Central 2020 Wave 1 lot of new features has been added to make product more prominent.

Though this concept of ENUM was introduced earlier but from new version onwards most of the option fields are available as extensible enum such as follows