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Working with Translation Files (XLIFF)
How does the translation file work? In Microsoft Dynamic 365 Business Central, displaying different languages is done using the XLIFF files extension (.xlf). The generated XLIFF files have strings that are specified in properties like Captions, Tooltips... !!!Important!!! --------------------- Old multilanguage properties (SomethingML like ToolTipML, CaptionML, ...) are deprecated and are not supported by the Translation Files! To enable translation files, the TranslationFile flag must be specified in the app.json "features": [ "TranslationFile" ] To generate an XLIFF file, you should run the build command (Ctrl+Shift+B) in the Visual Studio Code. When you do this, the /Translation folder will pop, containing the .xlf files. The .xlf files will have all the labels, label properties,...
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Working with Translation Files (XLIFF)
How does the translation file work? In Microsoft Dynamic 365 Business Central, displaying different languages is done using the XLIFF files extension (.xlf). The generated XLIFF files have strings that are specified in properties like Captions, Tooltips......
Directions EMEA 2021
It's already more than a year since we were able to see each other in person. But it is finally going to end! The first in-person tech conference is here! It is amazing that this event is going to happen and I can not wait! I hope we will meet each other at this...
CU 2021/09 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 – 2018 and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises has been released
The cumulative update 2021/08 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017, NAV2018 and for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (2019 wave 1, 2020 wave 1, 2020 wave 2 and 2021 wave 1) on-premises has just been released. Edit Version Links Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017/CU57...
No post for a while?
I haven't written a tech article for a while. Why? One reason is two of my client's projects just finishing and I had been fully dedicated to them. However! The main reason I had no time was my preparation for the upcoming DynamicsCon conference! And that's it! Just...
New versions of ALRM for VSCode has been released
I have just released a new version of my main, publicly available project, ALRM extensions for VS Code. The latest versions of both extensions (VS Code & Business Central) are available for download on my GitHub and also directly in VS Code marketplace for free...
Custom Filter Tokens
As a user of the Business Central you have some constants you can use to filter or insert values. These constants contain useful values for data manipulation such as t / today for date field - return current dateq / quarter for date field filters - return range of the...
MCT title
Today I was awarded MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) title for my involvement in Microsoft D365 Business Central developer training and also training users in business applications.It is an honour to be part of such a great community, to share my knowledge and help...
DynamicsCon 2021! It’s official!
I'm so glad that my session "AL Language: Coding for performance v2" ranked 6th from all 289 sessions. Today, the final conference agenda has been published, including my session! See the whole agenda on the official web sides: https://dynamicscon.com/agenda/. The...
How to invoke Microsoft Flow for changed records
Microsoft Flow is a great tool for managing your integrations and for task automation. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central have some prepared packages & functionality that allows creation flow with no code (if you want to code, you can). In this article, we...
New versions of ALRM for VSCode & Business Central has been released
I have just released a new version of my main, publicly available project, ALRM extensions for VS Code as well as for Business Central. The latest versions are available for download on my GitHub and also directly in VS Code marketplace for free for any developers in...
Field Level Permissions (Restricted Fields)
I just add a new project to my GitHub repositories. It is a new extension for Business Central that extends security functionalities with field-level permission. Using this extension, users are able to define who can or can not change specific fields in any table in...
How to let users choose field(s) properly
When some complex functionality is developed, it is sometimes necessary to let users choose a specific field. This can be required for field permissions, mapping imported values or any similar process. Earlier, the usual way was to create a link on the Field table...
Next conf session: Cust. Self Service & Power Portals Bootcamp
New technical conference has just been planned. I already submitted my session: https://events.powercommunity.com/sessions/basic-ticketing-portal-with-integration-to-business-central/ More sessions & other details will be announced in the upcoming weeks, so stay...
New blog layout
After three years, I decided to refresh this blog with a new, custom made layout. The layout has been online only since 22.06. so please excuse any formatting issues in old posts. I will update and fix all posts in the upcoming days.
How to install Business Central (developer) preview version
In the last weeks, I got some questions about installing the developer's preview version (the Insider build) of the Business Central. This version is available through Artifacts for docker similarly to standard versions; however, they are available only for Microsoft'...
