Tag: Asked

Real things I’m asked – Add Test Users to a Business Central Docker Container

Q: How do I add test users to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Docker Container? A: You use the Setup-BcContainerTestUsers function in BCContainerHelper to load test users. You can load either Essential or Premium users with the Setup-BcContainerTestUsers function. When working with a Business Central Container that has the following Users: New test users can be added with …

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Real things I’m asked – add a field to the DropDown

Q: Can you add the “Search Description” to the Item DropDown? A: Yes. In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, the DropDown fieldgroup determines the fields displayed when showing records on a dropdown page.  Additional fields can be added to the DropDown fieldgroup using the addlast keyword in an AL Table Extension. Base table and new fields can be added to …

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Real things I’m asked – Date Assignment

Q: What’s the syntax to assign a date in BC? Used to be date := 010122D; A: In AL The syntax for defining Date format is yyyymmddD, where D is a mandatory letter. In C/AL a normal date is assigned with the format <MMDDYY>D