Extending Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management Cookbook - Second Edition

Creating enumerated types

Enumerated types are called base enums in SCM, which are similar to enumerated types in C#. They are commonly referred to as enums. An enum is an integer referenced as a symbol, which can be used in code to control logic. It can also be used as a field in a table that provides a fixed drop-down list to the user. When used as a field, it has the ability to provide user-friendly labels for each symbol.

Base enums are usually only used as a drop-down list if we need to understand, in code, what each value means. They should contain a small number of options, and when used as a field, the list cannot be searched or extended by the user.

All enums have to be defined in the data model before we use them and can't be defined ...