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Browser Extension to Force All Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Pages to Open Maximised

Friday 3rd Mar 2023Thursday 2nd Mar 2023 Ian Grieve3 minute read0 comment

One of the things I’ve been finding somewhat annoying with Dynamics BC is that pages open in a small size and need to be manually maximised. It turns out that I am not the only one to think this; Milan Milinčević, a Dynamics 365 Business Central developer with experience of .NET and JavaScript, also thought this, but had the skills to do something about it and created a plugin for Chrome and which is available in the Google web store.

Company Information page in the not full width size

He blogged about the BC Maximizer extension, including technical details for those interested, and included an animated gif showing the plugin in action:

Animation showing the BC Maximizer browser extension in action

I installed the extension into Vivaldi (a Chromium based browser) to give it a test drive; it does exactly what Milan said it would do and makes every page open full width. I’m going to install it onto my other machines and give it a proper testing, but so far it looks really good.

A extension for Edge is also currently under going review before being available in the Microsoft app store, although you can enable loading of apps from the Google web store in Edge. When asked on Twitter he also responded that he would look into what was needed to make a Firefox version of the extension.

You can get the extension from the Google web store.

New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1: Copy And Paste Readable Hyperlinks

Thursday 2nd Mar 2023Saturday 28th Jan 2023 Ian Grieve3 minute read0 comment

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 seventh of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Copy And Paste Readable Hyperlinks.

Working productively with Business Central often requires multi-tasking across windows or capturing links to records that are shared with others. Each of these needs links or windows to clearly distinguish themselves from the next, making it easy to switch contexts.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Mar 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

Business Central now uses a simple and clear schema for link and window captions that is automatically updated as you navigate within the web client. As a result, copying a link to any Business Central page or record and pasting that in a rich-text editor, such as an Outlook email, Microsoft Teams chat, or your project OneNote, will display a more meaningful hyperlink that is consistent no matter how or where you copy the link. Similarly, using modern browser features such as collections in Microsoft Edge allows you to capture a more readable collection of records. When managing multiple streams of work during your workday, switching across windows using Alt+Tab now clearly indicates which page or record you are about to switch to.

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New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1: Tailor Action Bar To Fit Your Needs On Document Lines

Thursday 2nd Mar 2023Saturday 28th Jan 2023 Ian Grieve3 minute read0 comment

The sixth of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Tailor Action Bar To Fit Your Needs On Document Lines.

Personalizing actions can improve productivity, reduce noise and distractions, and save new users time when they’re getting started with Business Central. Personalized actions can make Business Central fit the needs of your industry, company, or your people.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Mar 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

Microsoft have added flexibility to the ways you can personalize menus to suit your preferences. In addition to the action bar at the top of pages, you can also personalize actions on subparts in the content area. For example, you can personalize the action bar for document lines. This gives you extra opportunities to work in Business Central in ways that suit you best. Personalizing pages is just a matter of choosing Personalize on the Settings menu in the upper right corner of Business Central, and then making your change.

Sales order action bar being personalized.

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New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1: Get Unblocked Using Actionable Error Messages In Select Application Areas

Wednesday 1st Mar 2023Saturday 28th Jan 2023 Ian Grieve3 minute read0 comment

The fifth of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Get Unblocked Using Actionable Error Messages In Select Application Areas.

To help you get unblocked from issues when working with Business Central, Microsoft have added actions to error messages. Making error messages more user friendly helps build trust in Business Central and saves time by making it easy to correct common issues.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Mar 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

Error messages can get in the way of completing a task, such as if the task you’re performing requires a setting that’s missing on another page. Sometimes the fix is easy, but not obvious. To help you get unblocked and back to work, they’ve updated the messages for typical issues:

Improved the information and guidance that error messages provide so that it’s easier to understand what went wrong.
Added actions that can make it easy to go to the problem and fix it yourself.

Shows actionable error dialog with action and title.

New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1

New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1
Use Business Events To Notify And Trigger External Systems
Get Started With More Sample Power Automate Templates And Power Apps
New Approval Workflow Experience With Power Automate Templates
Support Dynamic Environment And Company In Power Platform Connector
Remove Modification Limits For Triggering Flows
Use Power Automate To Post Adaptive Card Or Link To Business Central Record
Adjust Exchange Rates Easily, Replace The Built-In Batch Job
Use Different General Ledger Accounts For Payables, Receivables
Avoid Document Number Errors When You Post Item Journals
Company Hub Now Lets Admins Add User-Specific Settings
Define Content Of Created Warehouse Documents With Filters
Intercompany Posting Setup Supports More Transaction Types And Streamlines Flows
Preview Item Journals Before Posting
Review General Ledger Accounts Faster
Set Up And Sync Master Data Across Companies
Ship And Receive Non-Inventory Items On Warehouse Documents
Shopify Connector Becomes Extensible
Shopify Connector Becomes Extensible
Synchronize Returns, Refunds From Shopify
Undo Transfer Shipments
Swedish Localization Delivered As Extension
Supporting More Countries And Regions
AL Explorer And AL Home In Visual Studio Code AL Extension
Attach AL Debugger To Active Session Or Next Session
Improved Compiler Resource Handling And Faster Code Analyzers
Optimized Runtime Package Generation For Sharing
Provide Title And Custom Actions To Error Dialogs
Control Database Locking Behaviour
AL-Go For Github – Modern Devops For Partners
ISVs Can Organize A Preview For Their Appsource Apps
Experience Improved App Management Settings
Get An Improved Cloud Migration Status Overview
Include Or Exclude Tables From Cloud Migration
Transfer Environments Between Azure Ad Tenants
Non-Deductible, Partly Deductible Vat Expands Functionality
Audit File Export Eases Saf-T Compliance
Easily Find And Install Payroll Apps From Within Business Central
Modern Tooltips Are Easy To Read And Understand
Refresh Of Content To Support Modern Tooltip UI
Experience Enhanced Adaptive Cards In Teams
Configure Security Controls For Teams Cards
Add Existing Table Fields To Optimize Your Pages
Drag And Drop Files Onto The File Upload Dialog
Access Actions And Navigation Menu Efficiently With Keyboard
Get More Productivity Out Of An Optimized Action Bar On All App Pages
Get Unblocked Using Actionable Error Messages In Select Application Areas
Tailor Action Bar To Fit Your Needs On Document Lines
Copy And Paste Readable Hyperlinks
Removed Functionality
Add More Columns to Pages for Better Insight
Catalog Items Use Standard Number Series, Can Include in Blanket Sales Orders
Demo Tool and Data for Warehouse and Inventory Scenarios
Easier to Create Opening Balances for Item Tracked Inventory
Post multiple transfer orders at the same time
Set Default Dimensions on Locations, Inventory Documents and Journals
Usability Improves for Transfer Order: Select Multiple Items, Mandatory Fields
Usability Improves for Warehouse, Inventory and Tracking Areas
Use Advanced Warehouse Functionality With Minimal Complexity
Use Statistical Accounts to Collect Data for Financial Reports
Save Time With Automatic Account Codes (Sweden and Finland Only)
Country/Regional Expansion – Andorra
Define Regional Settings Per Report Using a Region Property
Extensions That Fail Pre-Upgrade Validation Get More Detailed Error Insights
Delegated Admin’s Job Queue Entries Are Run by User
Manage User Permissions Using Security Groups
Analyze, Group, and Pivot Data on List Pages Using Multiple Tabs
Allow Application and Tenant Databases to Differ in Collation
Business Central server runs on .NET 6
New telemetry events and data
Performance – OData calls are now faster
Improved Alignment of Headers in Statistics Pages

New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1: Get More Productivity Out Of An Optimized Action Bar On All App Pages

Wednesday 1st Mar 2023Saturday 28th Jan 2023 Ian Grieve3 minute read0 comment

The fourth of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Get More Productivity Out Of An Optimized Action Bar On All App Pages.

A promoted section of the Action Bar can help you learn how to use the product. You can tailor it to fit the needs of your industry, company, or yourself. Add actions that you want to make available in an easily discoverable and consistent way across the product to help new users get started quickly, or tailor it to your business-specific needs for proficient users.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Mar 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

In 2022 release wave 2 Microsoft delivered the Modern Action Bar. That release brought optimizations to the most prominent 180 pages in the application.

Based on user feedback and statistics on how pages are used, Microsoft have put certain often-used actions in more prominent places in the Action Bar across all application pages. This reduces the number of clicks to reach actions that people frequently use and generally makes relevant actions more discoverable.

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