Creating a report in Business Central
Because our Business Central report layouts in this chapter will all be developed in Microsoft Excel, our familiarity with Visual Studio Code will only get us part way to having Business Central report development expertise. We’ve covered most of the basics of the Visual Studio Code part of Business Central report development. Now, we need to dig into the Microsoft Excel part. If you are already a Microsoft Excel expert, you won’t need to spend much time on this part of the book. If you know little or nothing about the Microsoft Excel layout tools, you will need to experiment and practice.
Learn by experimentation
One of the most important learning tools available is experimentation. Report development is one area where experimentation will be extremely valuable. We need to know which report layouts, control settings, and field formats work well for our needs and which do not. The best way to find out is by experimentation.
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