Extending standard forms without customization footprint

Adjusting the layout of a form, as an extension, has been made very easy for us. This is covered in the first part of the recipe. We will also cover a new technique to work with form code.

Getting ready

We just need a Dynamics 365 for Operations project open.

How to do it...

To write a form extension for the sales order form, SalesTable, follow these steps:

1. Locate the desired form in the Application Explorer, right click on it and choose Create extension. This will add a new form extension to our project.
2. Locate the new form extension in our project, and rename...