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Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

You're reading from   Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Build powerful, robust, and scalable extensions customized for your business requirements

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803236414
Length 466 pages
Edition 7th Edition
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David Studebaker David Studebaker
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David Studebaker has been designing and developing software since 1962 as a developer, consultant, manager, and business owner. In 1967, David co-authored the first general-purpose SPOOL system, an AT&T/IBM joint project. He has been a founding partner in several firms, most recently Studebaker Technology and Liberty Grove Software. David's publications include a decade of technical reviews for ACM Computing Reviews and a number of articles on shop floor data collection. David originated the Packt series of books on programming Microsoft Dynamics Business Central (aka Dynamics NAV). He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a life member of the Association for Computing Machinery.
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Marije Brummel is a coach, author, programmer, consultant, project manager, presenter, evangelist, and a trainer. Marije has received the Microsoft MVP and the NAVUG All-Star awards, among several other awards. She has chaired the Microsoft Dynamics Credentialing committee and has authored official Microsoft Exam materials. She’s the go-to girl for performance troubleshooting and upgrade challenges. One of her biggest achievements was introducing Design Patterns into the Business Central community. Her books, blog articles, and YouTube videos have influenced almost everyone involved with Business Central. She is a mother of five, enjoys the outdoors with her dog and loves spending time with her family.
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Natalie Karolak works at COSMO CONSULT, a leading European provider of industry-specific business software and end-to-end IT solutions. As a product architect, she develops and maintains Business Central apps for Microsoft AppSource. Programming for NAV/BC partners since 2006, Natalie has always been passionate about knowledge gain and knowledge sharing. For her commitment to the German-speaking online community, she was presented with the MVP award from 2012 and 2016. She regained the award in 2024. Today, she shares English-speaking news and information for AL programmers on X, and on her blog that is named after the title that the community gave her: The BC Docs Librarian.
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Chris Studebaker was a certified environmental consultant working with manufacturing facilities to meet national and state regulations before he started working with Business Central (then known as Navision) in 1999. After working on regulatory reporting, data analysis, project management, and subcontractor oversight, Chris has used those skills to sell, develop, and implement Business Central for more than 25 years. He has specialized in retail, manufacturing, job shop, and distribution implementations, mostly in high-user-count, high-data-volume applications. Chris serves as a technical consultant and trainer for customers and fellow Business Central professionals. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Illinois University and has done graduate work at Denmark Technical University.
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Preface 1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Business Central 2. Chapter 2: Tables FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Data Types and Table Fields 4. Chapter 4: Pages – The Interactive Interface 5. Chapter 5: Reports and Queries 6. Chapter 6: Introduction to AL 7. Chapter 7: Intermediate AL 8. Chapter 8: Extensibility beyond AL 9. Index 10. Other Books You May Enjoy

Extensibility beyond AL

“It is far better to adapt the technology to the user than to force the user to adapt to the technology.”

– Larry Marine

“Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all good design must primarily serve people.”

– Thomas J. Watson, Sr.

Business Central is extremely flexible and suitable for addressing many types of problems, so there are a lot of choices for advanced Business Central topics. First, we will discuss the different types of web services or Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that are available in Business Central for external applications to interface with. These include Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Open Data Protocol (OData), and RESTful web services. Each has its own benefits and use case scenarios and we will discuss them all. In addition to offering passive APIs, we will discuss calling and utilizing RESTful APIs from within AL. As well as discussing...

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Marije Brummel is a coach, author, programmer, consultant, project manager, presenter, evangelist, and a trainer. Marije has received the Microsoft MVP and the NAVUG All-Star awards, among several other awards. She has chaired the Microsoft Dynamics Credentialing committee and has authored official Microsoft Exam materials. She's the go-to girl for performance troubleshooting and upgrade challenges. One of her biggest achievements was introducing Design Patterns into the Business Central community. Her books, blog articles, and YouTube videos have influenced almost everyone involved with Business Central. She is a mother of five, enjoys the outdoors with her dog and loves spending time with her family.
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Chris Studebaker was a certified environmental consultant working with manufacturing facilities to meet national and state regulations before he started working with Business Central (then known as Navision) in 1999. After working on regulatory reporting, data analysis, project management, and subcontractor oversight, Chris has used those skills to sell, develop, and implement Business Central for more than 25 years. He has specialized in retail, manufacturing, job shop, and distribution implementations, mostly in high-user-count, high-data-volume applications. Chris serves as a technical consultant and trainer for customers and fellow Business Central professionals. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Illinois University and has done graduate work at Denmark Technical University.
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Natalie Karolak works at COSMO CONSULT, a leading European provider of industry-specific business software and end-to-end IT solutions. As a product architect, she develops and maintains Business Central apps for Microsoft AppSource. Programming for NAV/BC partners since 2006, Natalie has always been passionate about knowledge gain and knowledge sharing. For her commitment to the German-speaking online community, she was presented with the MVP award from 2012 and 2016. She regained the award in 2024. Today, she shares English-speaking news and information for AL programmers on X, and on her blog that is named after the title that the community gave her: The BC Docs Librarian.
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David Studebaker has been designing and developing software since 1962 as a developer, consultant, manager, and business owner. In 1967, David co-authored the first general-purpose SPOOL system, an AT&T/IBM joint project. He has been a founding partner in several firms, most recently Studebaker Technology and Liberty Grove Software. David's publications include a decade of technical reviews for ACM Computing Reviews and a number of articles on shop floor data collection. David originated the Packt series of books on programming Microsoft Dynamics Business Central (aka Dynamics NAV). He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a life member of the Association for Computing Machinery.
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