If you’ve ever worked with AL report files, you know the pain: You rename a column (variable) in your AL file, and then you have to hunt through the RDLC file to update all the references, Field Name and DataField. It’s an ennerving activity, even a monkey could do it and you really should not have to waiste…
Updating the startupObjectId in launch.json is a common task when developing for Business Central. Without a quick way to find object IDs, you often have to look up object names, search for IDs manually, and interrupt your workflow. With the latest AL Navigator update, you can now select startup object IDs effortlessly using a Quick Pick menu in Visual Studio Code.…
As Business Central developers, we all know that report datasets can get messy over time. Variables are added, requirements change, and soon you’re left with unused columns cluttering your .al and .rdlc files. While these unused variables aren’t harmful, they make your code harder to read and maintain. To address this, I’ve added a simple but practical feature to AL…
Copying Reports for Business Central in VS Code / AL can be a time consuming task. For example, if you want to extend the sales invoice “Standard Sales – Invoice” – 1306, you normally need to create a copy of this report first. For this it is necessary to copy the .al code of the…
This post is especially interesting for the people whose native language is not English. Do you know the feeling? You are looking at the source code of some .al object and you come across a field name that means absolutely nothing to you. It would be helpful for you if you could see the translation…