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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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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

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

Table relations

For the tables where we defined fields that are intended to refer to data in other tables for lookups and validation, we must define their relationships in the referring tables. Sometimes, these relationships are complicated and are dependent on other values within the record.

In table 50103, Playlist Line, we have the No. field. If the Type field contains Resource, then the No. field should contain Resource No.. If the Type field contains Show, then the No. field should contain Radio Show No.. Finally, if the Type field contains Item, the No. field should contain Item No.. The pseudocode (approximate syntax) for that logic can be written as follows:

IF Type = 'Resource' THEN No. := Resource.No. ELSE IF Type = 'Show' THEN No. := Radio Show.No. ELSE IF Type = 'Item' THEN No. := Item.No. 

The syntax to put in Visual Studio Code is displayed in the following screenshot:

Table 50004, Playlist Item Rate, has a similar TableRelation...

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