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Introduction Events are notifications that signal something has happened in the system. A record getting created, updated or deleted, a sales order getting posted, etc are all examples of events. An event driven architecture provides asynchrony and decoupled communication between different components of the system supporting flexibility, scalability and modularity. In Business Central, we have two main types of events - Business and Integration. Integration Events are related to things within Business Central. They are use for extending the functionality of the Base Application without modifying it directly. Business Events are related to things outside of Business Central. They are used for notifying external systems (e.g., via Power Automate or Logic Apps) regarding any changes that happen within Business Central. Microsoft allows us to create custom Integration and Business Events based on our requirements. In this blog, we'll see how to create a custom Business Event and...

Introduction Power BI is a great tool for turning data into clear, interactive reports and the best part?  It works smoothly with Business Central, right out of the box.  You just need to set it up, and you can start viewing powerful reports right inside within Business Central dashboard.  Microsoft provides several ready-made reports, grouped into different apps, so you can pick and install only what you need.  Once set up, these reports help you track key business insights without switching between systems.  In this blog, we’ll walk you through how to set up and use Power BI reports in Business Central to make smarter decisions. References Introduction to Business Central and Power BI Install Power BI apps for Business Central Configuration Open your Business Central and search for "Assisted Setup". Click on "Connect to Power BI" Once the set up page opens, click on Next. Fiscal : A 12-month calendar that begins in any month and ends 12 months after. Standard ...

Introduction Integrating Shopify with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (FnO) requires structured data management and seamless automation.  This blog covers how to create a setup table and page in FnO to securely store API credentials and endpoints.  In the next blog, we’ll create an automated batch job to push product data from FnO to Shopify, automating product creation on the e-commerce platform. If you are new to this series, you can refer to my blog here for setting up the necessary Shopify components for getting started. Pre-requisites Shopify API credentials (API Key, API Secret, Auth Token) Access to the development environment in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations. References MS Docs - Create a table MS Docs - Create a form Configuration Step 1: Create the model and project I'm going to be starting from scratch so I'll create a new model for this. If you already have a model you'll be using, you can skip this part. Open Visual Studio and click on Continue withou...