How to work with Github Copilot in VC Code

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AI will take away our jobs! No, it will not. We need to understand its benefits and take it as a helping hand. Think about it, when you have a task and this requires you to create many objects, work on some basic assigment things but also requires a lot of logic, would you want to concentrate on the logic, do this repitative stuff, manually write basic code or rather let the AI do that tedious task?

Of course, it will not give you advanced-level stuff, but it is pretty cool and also gives you answers based on your objects and fields. 

Now, let's see how we can achieve it!

CI/CD pipeline for Business Central - What is it and How does it work!

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This is a lengthy topic and the idea of this Blog is to give a short description of what it is and how it works :D It is not as complicated as it sounds.

What is CI/CD in simple terms?

It is a defined practice that developers follow for their feature changes. 

CI stands for Continuous Integration - If you are familiar with Git, this process includes Pull, push and Merge requests. Then an Azure Pipeline runs automated tests to ensure everything is ok after all the code changes. 

CD stands for Continuous delivery - This Azure Release Pipeline creates a version and ensures that your project is ok and can be released/delivered as it is tested. 

10 Tips for Business Central Technical Consultants Working with Clients

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If you’ve been in this field for a while, you know that working with clients isn’t just about writing AL code or fixing issues—it’s about understanding their business, solving problems, and making sure they get the most out of Business Central.

From my experience, here are 10 key things to keep in mind when working with clients, and I hope this can help people who have moved from Developer to Consultants. :)

1. Understand the Business First

Understanding Modify(true) and Modify() in AL: When to Use Them and What to Watch Out For

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During a recent Business Central project, I encountered a serious issue when modifying bulk records using Modify(True). The system froze, causing performance bottlenecks and making the process unusable. After troubleshooting, I realized that improper use of Modify(True) was the root cause.

What Are Modify(True) and Modify?

• Modify: Saves changes to the database without triggering the OnModify trigger.
• Modify(True): Saves changes and triggers the OnModify trigger, executing any additional logic defined in the table.

Business Central Update - Inherent Permissions

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Let's say a user wants to run a certain process and in ideal cases, that user should have the permissions which you can assign by adding a user to the User Group. This sometimes leads to a lot of Permission errors and granting unnecessary permissions. 

Let's take an example: