This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1.
The second of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Drag And Drop Files Onto The File Upload Dialog.
Business processes often require documents or other files to be captured as part of the system of record. When your file is already at hand, you can save time by dragging that file onto the file upload dialog in Business Central, instead of the more cumbersome navigating through folders in a file picker window. Drag-and-drop experiences are essential to working efficiently. While this enhancement provides a minor boost to productivity and is a convenient alternative, it also puts Business Central on a path toward broader file upload experiences in future release waves.
Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Jan 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023
Feature Details
Improved user experience
The file upload dialog in Business Central has been enhanced with a clear drop area where users can drag and drop a single file.
No matter which business process requires uploading of documents, users can choose between dragging a file or using the more traditional file picker.
Effortless for developers
This enhancement applies only to the file upload dialog, and therefore doesn’t introduce any new controls that AL developers can work with to create custom file drop areas on the page.
There are no changes to the file handling contract. No matter how a file is uploaded, the same validation, size, and format constraints continue to apply, including allowing only one file at a time to be uploaded and processed by AL code.
My Opinion
With modern web having included drag and drop for quite a while, I’m surprised that drag an drop isn’t already common in Dynamics BC.
New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1
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