Introduction Finance and Operations provides two major ways to interact with tables (or data entities) for external system using APIs; namely Custom Services and Data Entities. Data entities in D365 Finance and Operations simplify data management by grouping data from multiple tables. They make it easier to import, export, and integrate data with other systems. … Continue reading Integration with Finance and Operations – From Basics (Part 2) →

Introduction Finance and Operations provides two major ways to interact with tables (or data entities) for external system using APIs; namely Custom Services and Data Entities. Data entities in D365 Finance and Operations simplify data management by grouping data from multiple tables. They make it easier to import, export, and integrate data with other systems. … Continue reading Integration with Finance and Operations – From Basics (Part 1) →

Introduction There are 100 million developers around the globe who use Git. However, if you want to work with customizations in Finance and Operations, you need to learn how to use TFS. Initially, I was frustrated and confused about this requirement, but as I learned more about how projects are structured both locally and in … Continue reading CI/CD with TFS for Finance & Operations →

Introduction Postman is an essential tool for developers and IT professionals, offering a robust platform for testing APIs, automating test processes, and collaborating efficiently across teams. In this blog we’re going to connect Postman to our Finance and Operations environment so we can test out standard or custom APIs. This connection is a crucial step … Continue reading Leverage Postman for Streamlined API Testing in Finance and Operations →

Introduction By default, Business Central comes with 80GB of storage capacity across three sandbox environments and 1 Production Environment with an additional 3GB/Premium License, 2GB/Essential License, 1GB/Device license. These storage limits depending on your Business volume may run out if the data is not managed properly. Business Central now comes with a one stop view … Continue reading Reduce Storage Usage for Business Central using Data Administration →

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 … Continue reading Item Availability Overview – A quick glance at the Item’s Inventory levels →

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 … Continue reading Actionable Error Messages in Business Central →

Introduction: “Wait” typically refers to the amount of time during which a database session waits for an event to complete before it can proceed with execution. Waits can arise for many reasons in a database system, and understanding them is important for  tuning and optimizing performance. References: Explanation: Waits, in SQL, are broadly categorized into … Continue reading What is “Database Wait Statistics” in Business Central? →

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) … Continue reading Use Database Access Intent List to Boost Performance in Business Central →

Introduction Notifications in Business Central are alerts that appears in the Notification bar based on User actions. Notifications stack up from top to bottom, lasting until the user dismisses them, including those from sub-pages.  Validation errors are prioritized and shown before other notifications. We can use this to alert the user regarding something without taking … Continue reading Using Notifications in Business Central via AL →