10 Tips for Business Central Technical Consultants Working with Clients

Hello Everyone, 

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

Hello Everyone, 

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

Hello Everyone, 

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:

Is ChartGPT useful for AL Programming? Lets find out!

 Hello All, 

There is no surprise that ChartGPT is everywhere. So, I wanted to try a few things w.r.t Business Central on how accurate and efficient it is. 

We all are aware of how specific the customizations are in BC and it is extremely hard to find solutions on MS Docs, youtube, or over the internet. Dynamics Forums are our go-to things for these, but it is definitely tough to get coding solutions, that too on time. 

I was amazed to see how the results came out, maybe not always be an optimal solution, but the way it handles your specific requirements and brings you a solution. 

Do not have a work account to subscribe to Microsoft Dynamics 365 trail? Here is the solution!

Hi All, 

Happy new year, all! :)

Has this also been a constant struggle for you that you want to use Microsoft Dynamics 365 trial for which you do not want to use your personal account but at the same time it does not allow you to use your personal account. 

Microsoft has a special feature for Developers so that we can learn and work on our Personal Projects. :D

It is called Microsoft 365 developer subscription.