Dynamics 365 Business Central Developer (MB-820T00)

Prerequisites:

Target Audience:

Candidates for this course are Developers, Software engineers, Architects, Technical advisors, Technical consultants, User Experience leads or have a combination of these skills. Business Central is our fastest growing app with the largest number of solutions published to AppSource. It is however a complex solution, and it requires deep domain and technical expertise for implementation.

Course Objectives:

• Start your free Dynamics 365 Business Central trial
• Introduction to the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Customize Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Prepare for an easy application upgrade experience in Business Central
• Administer Dynamics 365 Business Central online
• Manage users and implement security in Business Central
• Introduction to the development environment for Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Debug and deploy your extension in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Work with pages in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Design the data model of a report in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Work with codeunits in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Work with XMLports in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Work with entitlements and permission sets in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Work with queries in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Build control add-in objects in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Customize the UI experience in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Identify functional table types and characteristics in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Introduction to the basics of AL programming in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Learn about application performance and monitoring in Business Central
• Work with source control using Git in Visual Studio Code for Business Central
• Use Application Lifecycle Management for Business Central
• Introduction to test automation in Business Central
• Use Power Automate with Business Central
• Access REST services from within Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Use Azure Functions with Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Work with web services in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Work with the API in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Course Outline:

Module 1: Start your free Dynamics 365 Business Central trial

• Create a Business Central account.
• Sign in to Business Central.
• Use a demo database.
• Start a trial with your own data.
• Extend your trial and subscribe or unsubscribe your organization from Business Central.

Module 2: Introduction to the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Why Business Central is a cloud end-to-end business solution.
• The core Business Central functionalities by browsing application areas.

Module 3: Customize Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Understand the high-level technical architecture of Business Central.
• Know the available options to tailor Business Central to specific needs.

Module 4: Prepare for an easy application upgrade experience in Business Central

• Understand upgrade responsibilities and best practices
• Create proper installation and upgrade codeunits

Module 5: Administer Dynamics 365 Business Central online

• Know how to sign up for the Cloud Solution Provider program.
• Use the administration center to manage environments.
• Set up tenant notifications and inspect environment telemetry.
• Manage support requests for customers.
• Export a database.
• Enable features ahead of time

Module 6: Manage users and implement security in Business Central

• Manage users and user groups
• Implement and configure security
• Setup profiles, and role centers
• Audit changes to data

Module 7: Introduction to the development environment for Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Use the Microsoft Visual Studio Code development environment.
• Create a basic new AL Language extension.
• Design the different configuration files in an AL extension.
• Manage multiple AL extensions in one workspace.

Module 8: Debug and deploy your extension in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Learn how to work with the Visual Studio Code debugger.
• Use Debug and Attach configuration files.
• Work with the Rapid Application Development (RAD) feature.
• Deploy your extensions to a production tenant.

Module 9: Work with pages in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Identify the different page types.
• Discover the different page properties.
• Learn how to build the layout of new pages.
• Link pages with page parts.
• Use snippets to create pages in Visual Studio Code.
• Enable end users to search for a page.
• Define actions on a page and set its properties.

Module 10: Design the data model of a report in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Learn about the different report components.
• Create the data items for a report.
• Add columns to the dataset of a report.
• Order, link, and indent data items.

Module 11: Work with codeunits in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Learn about codeunits.
• Create new codeunits.
• Access functions within a codeunit.

Module 12: Work with XMLports in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Create new XMLports.
• Configure the important XMLport properties.
• Define nodes in an XMLport.
• Work with the different formats.
• Use an XMLport in AL code.

Module 13: Work with entitlements and permission sets in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Learn about entitlements and how to use them in Business Central.
• Learn about permission sets and how they are used.
• Create or extend entitlement and permission set objects by using AL.

Module 14: Work with queries in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Create a new Query object.
• Join, filter, and aggregate data in a Query object.
• Access queries from AL.
• Publish queries as a web service.

Module 15: Build control add-in objects in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Learn about control add-ins.
• Build a control add-in.
• Send data from Business Central to JavaScript.
• Send data from JavaScript to Business Central.
• Connect a control add-in with an Azure function.

Module 16: Customize the UI experience in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Add objects to the search dialog.
• Create page customizations.
• Define profiles that are linked to a Role Center and page customizations.
• Create custom views.
• Extend the application areas in Business Central.

Module 17: Identify functional table types and characteristics in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Learn the difference between all available table types.
• Discover the correct primary key for each table type.
• Use the correct naming for tables.
• Create the associated pages.

Module 18: Introduction to the basics of AL programming in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Work with variables and define them in AL code.
• Use the different data types.
• Use options and enums.
• Work with collections.
• Use the different types of expressions.

Module 19: Learn about application performance and monitoring in Business Central

• Prepare your application for optimal performance
• Get essential application insights

Module 20: Work with source control using Git in Visual Studio Code for Business Central

• Configure Git
• Know the structure of Git repositories
• Create a new local Git repository
• Add and remove files from Git
• Link and clone a remote Git Repository
• Work with the .gitignore file

Module 21: Use Application Lifecycle Management for Business Central

• Create an Azure DevOps organization
• Create an Azure DevOps project
• Know about the different services in Azure DevOps
• Connect via a Personal Access Token
• Know the difference between GitHub and Azure DevOps

Module 22: Introduction to test automation in Business Central

• Learn how to write test code in AL with Test Codeunits
• Install and run the Test Toolkit in Docker containers
• Run standard Business Central tests

Module 23: Use Power Automate with Business Central

• Identify what Power Automate is and how it can be used with Business Central.
• Identify existing Business Central actions and triggers available in Power Automate.
• See how to create an independent flow in Business Central that automates business processes.
• Create a flow that runs on a schedule or to create a button flow to send a reminder.

Module 24: Access REST services from within Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Use HTTP data types.
• Connect to external REST services and read data.
• Connect to external REST services and post data.
• Read JSON data in Business Central.
• Get JSON from an external REST service.

Module 25: Use Azure Functions with Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Learn about Azure Functions.
• Create a basic Azure function.
• Use an existing .NET DLL in an Azure function.
• Use an Azure function in Business Central.

Module 26: Work with web services in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Learn about the differences between SOAP and OData.
• Enable access to the different web services.
• Create your own SOAP and OData web services.
• Use OData and SOAP to read and update records.
• Handle UI interaction.

Module 27: Work with the API in Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Define the difference between regular OData web services and the API.
• Work around API limits.
• Create new APIs.
• Read, update, and create through the API.
• Implement OData bound actions.