Displaying the progress bar and data in process

During the execution of a big batch job or reports, if the system is not displaying any progress information it can be frustrating and confusing. To avoid this for our customers, we should always display the progress bar and/or data in progress.

How to do it...

1. Let's get started by creating a new codeunit from Object Designer.

2. Add the following global variables:

   Name	Type
   ProgressBar	Dialog
   AmountProcessed	Integer
   AmountToProcess	Integer
   PercentCompleted	Integer

3. Now let's add the following code to the OnRun trigger of the codeunit:

   AmountToProcess := 500000;
   ProgressBar.OPEN('@1@@@@@@@@@@@\#2############');
   REPEAT
     AmountProcessed += 1;
     PercentComplete := ROUND(AmountProcessed / AmountToProcess *10000, 1);
     ProgressBar.UPDATE(1, PercentComplete);
     ProgressBar.UPDATE(2, PercentComplete);
   
   UNTIL AmountProcessed = AmountToProcess;

4. Save and close the codeunit.

5. On execution of the codeunit, you should see a window similar to the...