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Introduction Before we get started with a new project, there's some words that I want to introduce. The most basic element of a project is an object and it's metadata. An object  can be a table, a form, a report or even a EDT field. A group of such objects form  a project . A model  is used to logically group multiple projects together but in essence it holds multiple objects across multiple projects. It can also hold customization done on existing models.  A package  consists of multiple such models and this is what we finally deployed in a Finance and Operations environment using LCS. References: 1.  Models and packages 2. Application Explorer 3.  Properties Configuration The first thing we would need to do to get started with D365 Finance and Operations would be to create and deploy a Finance and Operations environment. I've demonstrated the same in my blog here . Now, once the virtual machine has been setup, we can create our first project here. Cr...

 Introduction Business Central has great email features like sending email, editing it with Rich Text, adding attachments, etc, but to send emails, you'll need to connect it with services like Outlook or Gmail. There is no outlook side configuration that is to be done if you are using Microsoft Outlook however if you are using Google's Gmail then there's a litte change that has happened on the configuration end. Starting May, 2022, Google has removed the "Allow Less Secure Apps" settings from the Google Accounts, which was essential is using Gmail to send emails from Business Central. However, to replace that we have "App Passwords" which we can use instead. Also, just something to keep in mind, Google is going to remove this from the "Google Workspace" accounts as well by Sept, 2024 so it would be wise for you to migrate your configurations to use app passwords. Reference 1.  How to Setup Email in Business Central 2.  Google Support - Less sec...

While going through some sales documents, I noticed that the page that appears when I click on "Show Details" in the notification for low inventory has been updated! When we click on "Show Details" now, we're taken to the page named "Item Availability Check". Furthermore, it includes options to directly create a Purchase Order or a Purchase Invoice from this page.  If a Vendor is specified in the "Vendor No." field of the Item Card, the Purchase Order/Invoice is automatically generated with that Vendor. In the scenario where multiple vendors are selected in the Item Vendor Catalog instead of the Vendor No., all the vendors are displayed, and the one selected by the user is utilized to create the Purchase Order/Invoice. In both cases, the Purchase Line will reflect the shortfall as the Quantity. If the Item has any substitutes available then the "Substitute Exists" indicates the same and clicking on it opens the Item Substitutions pa...

Introduction Error handling is an important concept in every technical field.  It helps programs deal with unexpected problems and mistakes smoothly.  It makes sure software works reliably and doesn't crash unexpectedly.  Error handling also helps developers find and fix issues quickly, making the software better for users. Plus, it gives users clear messages when something goes wrong, making their experience smoother. It shows that the team has considered the scenario and has measures in place for it indicating a well designed solution. Microsoft has an amazing document which lists the things to keep in mind for writing resilient code. In Business Central, we have try functions to handle errors and error function to show those errors to the Users.  In this blog, we'll learn how we can enhance the error messages so that the Users can resolve the errors themselves or at the very least we can point them towards where the error is. Pre-requisites Business Central OnPrem...

Introduction For any Business Application, database replication is a necessity for the application to be highly available, fault tolerant and performant without any data throughput issues. Business Central too follows the database replication utilizing a technique known as "Read Scale Out" or "Leader/Follower or Master/Slave Replication Architecture". Basically, the business operations(Codeunits, Pages, POST/PUT/DELETE API calls) which create the data in the system are relatively quick as compared to Analytical operations (Reports, Queries, GET APIs calls)which read a whole bunch of data from a lot of tables at once. So, in this case, performing both business and analytical operations on the same database can cause performance issues as tables can be locked by an analytical operation while a business operation tries or access or modify that data. A solution for this is using multiple copies of the database in a leader follower architecture. All the write transaction...