Extending Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations Cookbook

How to do it...

We will create an EDT for the vehicle number. A vehicle table is of a similar pattern to customers and vendors, and we will extend the AccountNum EDT for this type.

To create the EDT, follow these steps:

1. Creating an EDT starts in the same way as all new Operations artifacts: by pressing Ctrl + Shift + A or right-clicking on a folder in the solution explorer and choosing Add | New Item.
2. Select Data Types in the left-hand list, and then select EDT String.
3. In the Name field, enter ConWHSVehicleId and press Add.
4. Next, we will need to complete the property sheet; the main properties are covered in the following table:

Property	Value	Description
Label	Vehicle ID	This is the label that will be presented to the user ...