Tag: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2.

The ninth of the new functionality in the Development section is Hover over label variable to see text string value.

When label variables are used in AL code, only the label name is shown inline in the source code. To understand what the value of the label is, the developer has had to navigate to the label definition or use Peek Definition. In this release Microsoft add the ability to just hover over the label variable and instantly see the text string value in the tooltip inline, thereby avoiding switching context to see the value.

Enabled for: Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Public Preview: Aug 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

To easily see the text string value of a label variable, you can now just hover over the variable and the value will be shown in the tooltip. Thus you avoid too much content switching by navigating to the label definition or use Peek Definition (Alt+F12).

Here’s a small example:

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The eighth of the new functionality in the Development section is Get inlay hints in source editor for AL method parameters and return types.

Visual Studio Code supports an editor concept called inlay hints. These add additional inline information to source code to help you understand what the code does. In this release Microsoft are adding the ability to get inlay hints for AL parameter names and return types.

Enabled for: Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Public Preview: Aug 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

Visual Studio Code supports inlay hints, which render additional information about the source inline. More information: Inlay Hints

With this release Microsoft are adding inlay hints for AL parameter names and method return types.
Here’s an example of inlay hints enabled for both return type and parameters (these are the grey names):

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The seventh of the new functionality in the Development section is Find all references now works on triggers, system methods, and trigger events.

The CodeLens for Where used reference counts and the Find all References tool in Visual Studio Code has not supported triggers, system methods, or trigger events, making it much harder for users to understand and navigate. With Business Central 2023 release wave 2 we are adding support for this, making developers more productive.

Enabled for: Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Public Preview: Aug 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

We are now finding only relevant references to built-in methods. As an example, Shift+F12 on the Customer.Insert method will now only give you Insert references on the customer record, whereas before you would get any Insert on any record.
We also support finding references to triggers/events/built-in methods that are relevant. For instance, we are finding:

• References to triggers in event subscribers and vice versa (ex: Table.OnInsert <-> OnAfterInsertEvent)
• References to triggers in other triggers and vice versa (ex: Table.OnInsert <-> TableExt.OnBeforeInsert)
• References to triggers in procedures and vice versa (ex: Table.OnInsert <-> Rec.Insert)
• References to procedures or events in event subscribers and vice versa (ex: Table.OnInsert <-> OnAfterInsertEvent)

In this release, the above is enabled on page fields, table fields, page actions, and table methods/triggers/events.
This illustration shows an example of the CodeLens count (the grey "17 references" at the top) and Find all References used on the Customer table trigger OnInsert:

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2.

The sixth of the new functionality in the Development section is Get the AL Language extension in prerelease versions on Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

Prerelease versions of the AL Language extension for Dynamics 365 Business Central are currently only available as part of Business Central Insider builds. This requires partners to regularly download Insider builds to get the latest prerelease AL Language extension. This situation can cause compatibility issues when Business Central launches a preview close to general release because it’s not clear to partners that they need to download the latest AL Language extension version from the Insider build. However, Visual Studio Code already supports the ability to notify users about and install prerelease versions of extensions. Using this mechanism will make it easier for developers to be aware of and opt in to prerelease AL Language extensions.

Enabled for: Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Public Preview: Jul 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

The AL Language extension prerelease versions are now available through the existing Visual Studio Code mechanism for getting notified about and installing prerelease versions. To learn more about this mechanism, visit Prerelease Extensions in the Visual Studio Code documentation.

To install the prerelease version, use the drop-down list to select Install Pre-Release Version, or if already installed, use the Switch to Pre-Release Version option in the Visual Studio Code extension management page for the AL Language extension.

When you have switched to the prerelease version, the Visual Studio Code extension management page for the AL Language extension will display that the prerelease is used, and offer the option to switch back to the release version.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2.

The fifth of the new functionality in the Development section is Easier management of System Application permissions.

A streamlined and organized permissions management system can save time and effort for IT administrators. Having fewer permissions that an IT administrator needs to grant to users can improve security, simplify administration, increase productivity, enhance compliance, and lead to cost savings for businesses.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: –
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

Reducing the number of permissions that you need to control in the System Application makes it easier to manage permissions because you need to consider fewer objects. Managing fewer permissions also reduces the risk of permission errors, such as if you or a partner accidentally leave out certain objects in custom permission sets.

Inherent permissions are applied across System Application modules.

For example, Microsoft have reduced the number of objects that require permissions to be set in System Application – Basic by 60 percent. In the remaining objects, you no longer have to manage some individual permissions. For example, you no longer need to manage Read permission for the Language table because everyone needs access to that table.

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The of the new functionality in the Country and regional section is Responsibility Centers are supported for Advance Payments in Czechia.

This new feature adds support for Responsibility Centers to CZ Advance Payment documents so that Business Central retrieves only the documents relevant for a particular user.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Oct 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

Responsibility centers provide the ability to handle administrative centers. A responsibility center can be a cost center, a profit center, an investment center, or other company-defined administrative centers.

You can set up users so that Business Central retrieves only the documents that are relevant for their particular work areas. Users are usually associated with one responsibility center and work only with documents related to specific application areas at that particular center. This feature adds support for Responsibility Centers to the Advance Payment CZ documents.

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The twenty-seventh of the new functionality in the Application section is Generate a customer statement only with open entries.

Businesses send customer statements to customers in various formats and to serve various purposes. Microsoft have added a new option to the Customer Statement report that can clarify what customers owe you..

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Sep 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

If you open the Customer Statement report from the Customers list or the role explorer, you’ll find a Style field on the request page. The field offers two options:

• Balance: Get an overview of outstanding amounts.
• Open Items: If you choose this option, the report will:
  • Only show open entries within the selected date range.
  • Show a balance for open entries before the start date.
  • Ignore any entries with a posting date that’s after the end date.

My Opinion

While statements are usually produced showing all activity in a specified period, I can see producing one only of open entries would be very useful from a credit control point of view, allowing you to send a statement to a customer of all invoices yet to be paid.

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The twenty-sixth of the new functionality in the Application section is Receive more items than ordered by using inventory put-away documents.

When more goods arrive than you ordered and it’s cheaper not to return them, or your vendor offers you a discount, you can handle such receipts without having to prepare and perhaps request approval for a new purchase order.

Enabled for: Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Public Preview: Sep 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

When more goods arrive than were ordered, you may want to receive them instead of canceling the receipt. For example, it might be cheaper to keep the excess items in inventory than return them, or your vendor may offer a discount for keeping them. In this release, in addition to purchase orders and warehouse receipts, you can also use inventory put-away documents to handle over-receipts.

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The twenty-fifth of the new functionality in the Application section is Print and scan barcodes.

Streamline your processes with barcode technology.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Sep 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

Print barcodes

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The twenty-fourth of the new functionality in the Application section is Navigate easier between order, receipt, and invoice documents.

Sales, purchase, and service orders and returns aren’t standalone. They’re almost always followed by posted shipments, receipts, invoices, and credit memos. To provide insight into the documents associated with an order, you can quickly access posted documents directly from an order or return.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Sep 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023

Feature Details

Business Central gives you a lot of flexibility in the way you handle shipments and receipts, and invoices and credit memos. You can post receipts and shipments directly from an order, both completely or partially, or via warehouse documents. You can also post invoices from an order, both completely or partially, or you can combine shipments and receipts using either the Get Shipment Lines action or by combining the shipment.

In this release, regardless of how you handle shipments and invoices, it’s easy to switch between those documents.

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