Upcoming features for Business Central

Microsoft releases new release notes for business central .This illustrates planned features for business central.

Major features planned as below

Work Date Indicator
Quick Entry
Autosave Indicator
Page Inspection
Application as an app

All these features are planned for April and September 2019

To find more information you can visit following link

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications-release-notes/April19/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features

Stay tuned for more…

Account Type ‘Employee’ in Journals -Business Central

While business central getting updated every day ,today found that new account type has been introduced in journals as ‘Employee‘. Wherein you can select employee from master to make transactions and after post it will maintain separate ledger as employee ledger

Following new tables introduced for setup and ledger entries

ID	Name
5221	Employee Posting Group
5222	Employee Ledger Entry
5223	Detailed Employee Ledger Entry
5224	Payable Employee Ledger Entry
5225	Employee Payment Buffer

Keep finding and keep learning.

Cumulative Update 03 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 business central on-premises

Cumulative Update 03 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 business central on-premises released

Download from following link

Microsoft 365 Business Central :- Business Central CU03

This cumulative update includes all hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, including hotfixes and regulatory features that were released in previous cumulative updates.

This cumulative update replaces previously released cumulative updates. You should always install the latest cumulative update.

Cumulative Update 02 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 business central on-premises

Cumulative Update 02 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 business central on-premises released

Download from following link

Microsoft 365 Business Central :- Business Central CU02

This cumulative update replaces previously released cumulative updates. You should always install the latest cumulative update.

How to upload File from URL using Extension in Business Central

Today we will see how we can upload picture from live URL on item card with extension.

For the above process created extension by extending item card.

Lets see how extension work to upload the picture from URL.

Create new AL file with required name and by using page extension snippet extend Item card Page as below

2. Create a function to upload the file

In the above function used HttpClient and HttpResponseMessage method to upload the file from URL.

3. Call this function on action on item card

While passing parameter in function passed directly the URL from where I need to upload the picture on item card.

4. Compile and publish the extension and check the result.

5. Once you click on Upload file it will automatically upload the picture from URL on Item card.

This way you can upload the picture from URL rather than downloading on local drive and upload.

Isn’t it cool..

How Do I Upgrade to Business Central (on-premise)

Here are steps to upgrade to Business central .This is old way that is merging the objects into standard objects . Anyway not recommended to do this and it is better to create extension and publish it

Listed here some of the steps to upgrade business central from NAV 2018

Merge all customization of old database to business central on-premises. Merging can be done using PowerShell(recommended) or manually (not recommend)
Rectify all the errors and keep the object ready for upgrade.
Take full SQL backup of old database.
Install the Business Central from DVD.
Uninstall allthe existing extensions from old database.
Upload business central partner license into the old database.
Delete all object except tables from old database.
Clear all server instance and debugger breakpoints records from the old database.
Make sure user with whom upgrade is carried out should have privileges of DB_Owner in Sql.
Open business central development environment as an Administrator.
Open the old database in Business central, which will ask for convert.
Skip the schema synchronization at this point of upgrade.
Import the upgraded objects on converted database in business central with selection of Replace All.
Skip the schema synchronization at this point of upgrade.
Import appropriate upgrade code unit from product DVD.
Connect new database to appropriate NAV service.
Increase SQL command time out to maximum number.
Compile all objects with schema synchronization.
Execute data upgrade process and import permission set.
Make pages searchable by using ‘Build object search Index’ option from developer environment.
Remove all unwanted objects
Get Ready to face customer queries from new database

NAV Tech Days Recorded Session

NAV TechDays is the name of a conference, organized by mibuso.com. This conference meant technical only and highly relevant – sessions, related NAV and Business Central.

NAV TechDays is the place where some of the best developers and MVP’s exchange ideas and provides more insight of NAV world (oops Business Central)

Few of the session which I think more useful for everybody which listed here on my blog and you can visit them

Practical approaches for upgrading your NAV database and moving to extensions

The future for developers and consultants

Performance: Business Central reloaded for the Cloud

What’s new in Developing for Business Central

Evolution of a titan: a look at the development of NAV from an MVP angle

Business Central: The new face of the client

Crazy mix of integrations: Dynamics 365 Business Central and Azure services

Hope you guys will find it useful

Business Central Web Client: Page Action Visibility

In year 2017 I blogged about switching of controls based on visibility property and during those days we have to press ‘F5’ to refresh the web client. You can visit the blog here https://navseenbyamol.tech.blog/2017/01/20/nav-client-development/

Now today when I am checking in Business client this problem has been solved and now we no need to press F5 to refresh the page and it automatically switch the controls based on conditions or visibility property set. This changes will surely help me in app development which I am working on.

Nice improvement in web client