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Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

You're reading from   Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Build customized business applications with the latest tools in Dynamics 365 Business Central

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789137798
Length 536 pages
Edition 6th Edition
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Christopher D. Studebaker Christopher D. Studebaker
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David Studebaker David Studebaker
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Marije Brummel Marije Brummel
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Preface 1. Introduction to Business Central FREE CHAPTER 2. Tables 3. Data Types and Fields 4. Pages - The Interactive Interface 5. Queries and Reports 6. Introduction to AL 7. Intermediate AL 8. Advanced AL Development Tools 9. Successful Conclusions 10. Assessments 11. Other Books You May Enjoy

Object designer navigation

In many places in the various designers within Visual Studio Code, there are standard keyboard shortcuts available. Some of these are as follows:

  • Ctrl + N to create a new empty file
  • Ctrl + O to open an existing file
  • Ctrl + spacebar to access AL IntelliSense, which shows us what we can do for the object that we are working on
  • F5 to publish the project
  • Ctrl + Shift + B to do an on-the-fly build (very useful for error checking as we go)
  • Ctrl + to comment or uncomment code and properties
  • Ctrl X, Ctrl C, and Ctrl + V in normal Windows mode for deletion (or cut), copy, and paste, respectively
We can cut, copy, and paste AL code—even procedures—relatively freely within an object, from object to object, or to a text-friendly tool (for example, Word or Excel) much as if we were using a text editor. The source and target objects don't need to be of the same type.

The easiest way to copy a complete object is...
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