Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise - Fourth Edition

Microsoft AL language extension

Microsoft AL is the extension programming language that is used for manipulating data (such as retrieving, inserting, and modifying records) in Dynamics 365 Business Central, and controlling the execution of the various application objects, such as pages, reports, or codeunits.

With AL, you can create business rules to ensure that the data that is stored in the database is meaningful and consistent with the way customers do business.

Through AL programming , you can do the following for example:

• Add new data or transfer data from one table to another, for example, from a journal table to a ledger table
• Combine data from multiple tables into one report or display it on one form or page

Where to write AL code? ...