Page layout

The page layout determines what the page will look like and is specified in the layout section. The layout contains one or more area sections that define a certain placement on the page.

Page layout controls are placed inside area sections and serve a variety of purposes. Some controls display information on pages. This can be data from the database, static material, pictures, or the results of an AL expression. Grouping controls make it easy for the developer to handle a set of contained controls as a group.

Tip

The Microsoft docs Pages overview site (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-pages-overview) provides good background guidance on the organization of controls within page types for Business Central.

Let’s inspect the area section and the most commonly used page layout controls in detail, and then close with an example from standard Business Central.

Layout area section

Area sections define...