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You've learned hard things before. C/AL with messy documentation. Business logic that made no sense until it did. How to debug someone else's chaos. AI is just the next one. Same learning pattern, different tool. But most people are stuck - dabbling without a system or waiting for it to "make sense" before they start. This session is for BC consultants who are curious but haven't found their groove yet. I'll share what slowed me down, what actually worked, and why the learning curve isn't where you think it is. No hype. No prompts-and-tricks session. Just a practical look at how to approach AI the way you already know how to learn. Speaker: Nabil Ba-Moh Moderator: Tine Starič 00:04:37 - How the story started 00:10:25 - What you'll walk away with 00:11:30 - Point 1: The privacy wall 00:17:17 - Point 2: The moment it clicked 00:26:32 - Point 3: Doer vs. Director 00:31:53 - Demo 00:38:03 - The Email Hallucination 00:40:21 - Marathon Over Chats 00:42:29 - Q & A 00:46:45 - Wrap up 00:48:06 - Your Next Step - This Week
20260518 – Learning AI the Way I Learned NAV
In this webinar Finn Pedersen will talk about how to - write Environment Interfaces, what they are, and why all projects need them. - reach 100% code coverage by tests - make tests run in milliseconds - test code that would otherwise be impossible to test in automated tests - run tests in your build pipeline. No code will ever be put in production without having passed all tests If you have not yet written an Interface, this session will get you started. All developers should learn this to deliver quality BC extensions and apps. The talk is based on the development of an App for AppSource and has led to a series of articles on Finn's blog. https://www.finnpedersenfrance.com/programming/2025/06/26/environment-interface-part-1.html https://www.finnpedersenfrance.com/programming/2025/06/26/environment-interface-part-2.html https://www.finnpedersenfrance.com/programming/2025/06/26/environment-interface-part-3.html https://www.finnpedersenfrance.com/programming/2025/06/26/temporary-tables-in-tests.html Code examples on GitHub https://github.com/finnpedersenfrance/BC-Environment-Interfaces 🎤Speaker: Finn Pedersen 🧭Moderator: Gert Hector 📹Video Editor: Mats Thell 📧 Contact? Want updates? Check out our webpage https://areopa.academy 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:01 - About Finn 00:04:47 - Vjeko 00:06:07 - Why 00:07:13 - Agenda 00:07:36 - Scenario 00:08:16 - Key Requirements 00:09:35 - Demo App and Demo Tests and Coverage 00:14:14 - Environments 00:16:05 - Environment Interfaces vs Context Interfaces -- 00:16:33 - Context Interface -- 00:18:29 - Environment Interface 00:19:48 - Test 100% of our code -- 00:19:53 - Covering all path 00:21:13 - Logic in the App -- 00:21:16 - Application State -- 00:21:55 - System Environment -- 00:22:14 - Environment Interface -- 00:22:35 - Environment Implementation -- 00:24:45 - Make impossible states impossible -- 00:25:27 - Production or Test -- 00:25:46 - Logic in the App 00:26:09 - Logic in the Test App -- 00:26:18 - London Style Terminology -- 00:27:08 - App Environment -- 00:27:17 - Stub Production Environment -- 00:28:39 - Testing this logic -- 00:30:16 - Production or Test 00:31:03 - Code on GitHub 00:31:52 - Test without calling the API -- 00:32:07 - API Request Interface -- 00:33:07 - API Request Implementation -- 00:34:30 - Test Implementation 00:38:39 - Super Fast -- 00:38:47 - Key requirements -- 00:38:56 - Scenario -- 00:40:35 - EncodeEmail -- 00:41:48 - Test in Production -- 00:43:31 - Code Hierarchy 00:45:23 - Q & A
20260504 – Super fast tests covering 100% of your code
💡 What is GitOps? Stop Managing Azure Infrastructure by Hand 💡 Are you still clicking through the Azure Portal to create and manage your resources? Even Infrastructure as Code has gaps — manual drift, push-only updates, and limited traceability. GitOps takes it further: your Git repository becomes the single source of truth, and tools like ArgoCD automatically ensure reality matches your definitions. In this hands-on session, you'll learn: ✅ Why ClickOps is risky, and IaC still has blind spots ✅ Core GitOps principles: declarative, pull-based, self-healing ✅ The tech stack: Kubernetes + Crossplane + ArgoCD ✅ Live demo: create resources, modify metadata, revert changes, detect drift — all from Git ✅ Real-world example: managing 6 AKS clusters across teams with pull requests ✅ When to use GitOps and how to get started Whether you're running one AKS cluster or six, this session shows you how to treat infrastructure like software — with PRs, history, and automatic reconciliation. 🎤 Speakers: Tobias Fenster & Markus Lippert 🧭 Moderator: Tine Starič 📧 Want to see next presentation live? Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf 02:48 - About Markus and Tobias 04:40 - ClickOps vs. Infrastructure as Code 10:26 - What is GitOps 18:13 - Deep dive and live demo 27:23 - Real-world GitOps Example 31:47 - Best practices and lessons learned 35:42 - Q & A Note: If you would like to receive the slide deck, send an email to webinars@areopa.academy.
20260420 – What is GitOps and why should you care
Programming isn't memorizing syntax and making English = Code - it's understanding computational thinking to achieve desired outcomes. Well, leveraging AI Toolings as part of your daily life requires a shift to Agentic thinking that's almost as big of a leap. Let's talk about what it takes to go from a savvy senior developer to a manager of a million idiot savants. Speaker: Jeremy Vyska Moderator: Luc van Vugt 00:05:11 - Introduction 00:05:51 - About me 00:07:00 - Act 1 — Why this is hard for YOU -- 00:07:54 - The C/AL brain vs the agentic brain -- 00:10:36 - AI is an amplifier, not a replacement -- 00:12:20 - You've done this before -- 00:13:59 - Every line of code is a liability -- 00:17:46 - Testing is your trust layer 00:20:58 - Act 2 — The five mindset shifts -- 00:21:39 - I write every line → I describe the outcome -- 00:23:21 - Deterministic → Probabilistic -- 00:24:38 - Syntax mastery → Intent mastery -- 00:28:53 - Debug by reading → Debug by reviewing -- 00:30:39 - Verified correctness → Calibrated confidence 00:34:55 - Act 3 — Managing a million idiot savants -- 00:35:17 - The mental model -- 00:39:53 - Context is everything -- 00:43:18 - The cautionary tales -- 00:44:12 - The Master Loop 00:45:00 - Act 4 — The trust ladder -- 00:45:09 - Why adoption fails -- 00:47:48 - The five rungs -- 00:52:06 - The reframes -- 00:53:15 - Pick one rung — compound skill -- 00:53:53 - The takeaway 00:54:19 - Resources 00:55:22 - Q & A Links: * Link to Development Study: https://youtu.be/b9EbCb5A408?si=gkKblUHvjNMusS4C * "We are the art": https://youtu.be/mb3uK-_QkOo?si=Ct0RsYh-tvosSzqC
20260326 – From AI Novice to Agentic Thinking For the CAL Brained
There's a lot of guidance out there on writing high-performance AL code and for good reason. Optimizing for speed should always be the first priority. But sometimes, no matter how well the code is written, an operation simply takes time. Large data volumes, complex processes, or external dependencies can make certain tasks inherently slow. This is where perception of performance becomes just as important as actual performance. This session focuses on how to maintain a responsive and user-friendly experience, even when heavy work is happening in the background. Techniques will be covered that allow long-running operations to be handled without blocking the user interface, helping users stay productive and engaged. Key concepts and practical approaches for offloading processing and improving perceived performance will be explained, providing a foundation for building smoother, more responsive Business Central solutions. 🎤Speakers: Henrik Helgesen and Stefan Maron 🧭Moderator: Bert Verbeek 📹Video Editor: Mats Thell 📧 Want updates? Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf 00:02:28 - Introduction Henrik and Stefan 00:05:45 - Objective 00:07:36 - Agenda 00:09:03 - The Problem 00:10:23 - The Magic of Perception 00:10:55 - Real-World Example 00:19:05 - Background Processing Toolkit -- 00:22:49 - Page Background Tasks -- 00:24:25 - Demo - Page Background Task -- 00:27:11 - Start Session -- 00:28:06 - Demo - Start Session -- 00:30:22 - Task Scheduler -- 00:31:42 - Demo - Task Scheduler -- 00:36:19 - Job Queue -- 00:42:49 - Demo - Job Queue 00:45:04 - Background Sessions Enable Auto-Scaling 00:47:55 - Conclusion : Make It Feel Fast 00:50:28 - Q & A -- Are there limits how many startsessions can be triggered at once? -- How many task schedulers can you run? And if yes do you know how many there are running? Find the code examples here: - https://github.com/StefanMaron/BackgroundSessionDemo Might you want to have a read of this webinar: https://stefanmaron.com/posts/bc-background-processing-make-it-feel-fast/.
20260223 – If You Can’t Make It Fast, Make It Feel Fast
🚀 Keep Your AL Projects Manageable with Clear Architecture As AL projects grow, complexity grows with them. The solution? A clean, simple architectural approach that saves your team time and avoids confusion. 🧩 Why C4 Instead of Traditional Diagrams? Traditional visuals like * UML * ERDs * BPMN …often become cluttered and hard to maintain. The C4 model offers a lightweight, easy‑to‑understand way to map your solution—from code dependencies to interconnected Dynamics 365 services. 🤖 Architecture Meets AI With AI coding agents becoming standard tools: * Clear architecture → better prompts * Better prompts → less rework * Less rework → fewer “start again” moments Good architecture upfront makes pipelines smoother and development more enjoyable. 🎯 What You’ll Gain * A simple method to describe AL/BC solutions * A shared language for devs and decision‑makers * Practical tips for tools and workflows * A way to keep solutions scalable and maintainable 👤 Speakers Speaker: Christian Lenz Moderator: Gert Hector 📬 Want updates? Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf 00:03:00 - Introduction 00:03:43 - Introduction Christian 00:05:48 - My Challenge 00:08:16 - Chaos vs. Clarity 00:09:15 - Traditional diagrams -- 00:10:10 - UML diagrams -- 00:10:35 - ER Diagrams -- 00:11:20 - BPMN 00:12:22 - Introducing the C4 model 00:13:48 - What is the C4 model? - Defined set of abstractions and diagram 00:16:15 - Why C4 works for AL 00:17:22 - What is the C4 model? - Set of diagrams -- 00:17:22 - System Context View -- 00:20:37 - Container Diagram -- 00:21:09 - Component Diagram -- 00:22:49 - Code Diagram -- 00:23:58 - Example set of maps 00:26:44 - What helped me to solve it - modeling the solution (System Context/Container) 00:31:32 - The Solution (Component/Code) 00:34:29 - AI & Architecture -- 00:34:42 - AI Coding agents need clarity 00:36:55 - Prompting is coding 00:37:04 - Tool recommendations -- 00:37:06 - draw.io -- 00:37:47 - Structurizr 00:39:22 - VSC and Copilot -- 00:41:43 - Structurizr playground 00:44:19 - Q & A
20260209 – Chaos to Clarity – Visualizing AL architecture for scalable Business Central solutions
💡 Master Excel Report Layouts in Business Central: From Basics to Real-Time Reporting 💡 Tired of waiting on developers for custom reports? Excel Report Layouts let you transform raw Business Central data into polished, actionable reports—without writing code. In this hands-on session, you'll learn: ✅ Why Excel Layouts are a game-changer for BC reporting ✅ The complete 4-step process: data contract → design → import → test ✅ Real-world examples of Excel Reports in production ✅ How to build refreshable reports with Power Query and BC's API ✅ Create reports that automatically update with live data Whether you're a functional consultant, business analyst, or power user, you'll walk away ready to build your own custom reports immediately. 🎤 Speaker: Tonya Bricco-Meske 🧭 Moderator: Bert Verbeek 📧 Want to see the next presentation live? Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf 03:10 - Introduction Tonya 05:15 - Report introduction 06:21 - Agenda 06:38 - The Goals of Excel Layouts 08:49 - Why use Excel Layouts 11:38 - What gives people feelings of power 12:51 - Excel Reports in the wild 17:46 - Step 1 - Get Excel workbook with the "data contract" 24:33 - Step 2 - Layout data as you wish using Excel features 28:15 - Step 3 - Import layout file into Business Central 31:20 - Step 4 - Test the layout 32:41 - Refreshable Excel Reports 38:56 - Q & A 45:21 - Recap Note: if you would like to receive the slide deck send a mail to webinars@areopa.academy.
20260126 – Excel Report Layouts: From Basics to Refreshable, Real-Time Reporting
Features are just better if they're built in a quality way, wouldn't you agree? But quality takes time. Quality takes preparation. If you want quality, you need a plan on how to ensure it. And that's where the Test Plan comes in—a plan of attack to provide a quality outcome. We've heard about Test Plans' great benefits for a while, but we don't always make one. Why? It takes time! What if we told you, it doesn't have to take time? What if AI would stop generating emails and helped us make better software? That's exactly what we tried, and it worked wonders! Extract a test plan out of requirements, restructure already created plans, find missing details, and watch the test plan appear in front of your eyes... You really don't have to make a Test Plan (from scratch) anymore… In this session we will talk about the journey they went, so join us to get yourself at the same surface. Speakers: Tine Starič & Luc van Vugt Moderator: Henrik Helgesen 00:02:41 - Introduction Tine & Luc 00:05:04 - Agenda 00:07:26 - What is a Test Plan 00:09:37 - Why a Test Plan 00:12:44 - Test Plan Example 00:18:36 - What is the challenge with a Test Plan 00:21:41 - How can AI help 00:22:22 - System prompt 00:24:50 - This Journey 00:25:47 - Demo 00:38:41 - Refining AI's Test Plan output 00:40:53 - Demo 00:48:15 - The Power of system Prompts 00:48:56 - Wrap-up 00:52:05 - Q & A
20251208 – You don't have to make Test Plans anymore…
💡 43 Battle-Tested Tips to Transform Your Business Central Development 💡 Are you a Business Central developer looking to refresh your knowledge and work smarter? Fasten your seatbelts! Milan Milinčević and Luc van Vugt pack 43 powerful tips into this rapid-fire session. From essential VS Code extensions to performance optimizations that make your queries 23x faster, this session covers: ✅ VS Code productivity: extensions, shortcuts & agentic development ✅ Performance boosters: SetLoadFields, TextBuilder, query objects, lazy evaluation ✅ Clean code patterns: interfaces, early exit strategy, proper variable scoping ✅ Testing & debugging: snapshot debugging, telemetry, test permissions ✅ Real-world design patterns from alguidelines.dev Whether you're new to BC development or a seasoned pro, these tips will help you write better code, debug faster, and build solutions that scale. 🎤 Speakers: Milan Milinčević & Luc van Vugt 🧭 Moderator: Tobias Fenster 📧 Want to see next presentation live? Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf 📑 Want the slide deck? Email webinars@areopa.academy 05:36 - Tip 1 – VS Code AL extensions 08:27 - Tip 2 – Shortcuts in VS Code 09:25 - Tip 3 – Use MSDyn365BC.Code.History 10:51 - Tip 4 – Agentic development 12:08 - Tip 5 – Use micro-commits 13:02 - Tip 6 – Limit event subscriptions 13:38 - Tip 7 – Managed CI/CD solution 15:04 - Tip 8 – Implicit commit 16:07 - Tip 9 – Implement tooltips on table level 17:08 - Tip 10 – Move to Word layouts 18:40 - Tip 11 – Organize folders by category, not object type 19:19 - Tip 12 – Data Administration page for cleanup and analysis 21:00 - Tip 13 – Page Inspection / Ctrl+Alt+F1 22:02 - Tip 14 – Snapshot debugging 23:03 - Tip 15 – Telemetry 24:11 - Tip 16 – Database performance pages 25:28 - Tip 17 – SetAutoCalcFields 26:41 - Tip 18 – Page background tasks 27:39 - Tip 19 – TextBuilder 28:21 - Tip 20 – IsEmpty + DeleteAll 29:15 - Tip 21 – SetLoadFields 31:10 - Tip 22 – Use query object instead of nested loops 32:10 - Tip 23 – "Lazy evaluation" 33:18 - Tip 24 – Use DataTransfer for efficient upgrades 34:28 - Tip 25 – Use alguidelines.dev BC design patterns 35:42 - Tip 26 – Proper use of global variables 37:13 - Tip 27 – Interfaces 38:42 - Tip 28 – SetRange vs. SetFilter 40:46 - Tip 29 – Preprocessor directives 41:40 - Tip 30 – Use IntelliSense 42:22 - Tip 31 – Clear vs. Reset vs. Init – know the difference 43:12 - Tip 32 – Early exit strategy 44:22 - Tip 33 – Pass by reference vs. value 45:21 - Tip 34 – Be consistent with object and file naming 46:06 - Tip 35 – Write tests while developing 46:41 - Tip 36 – Create Test Plan 47:26 - Tip 37 – Breakdown your code in smaller methods 48:06 - Tip 38 – SecretText 48:49 - Tip 39 – Access Modifiers 49:54 - Tip 40 – internalsVisibleTo 50:52 - Tip 41 – Test with permissions 51:24 - Tip 42 – Actionable error messages 51:52 - Tip 43 – Collecting errors 52:51 - Q & A
20251124 – 43 dev tips in 45 minutes
💡 Master Azure AI Foundry for Business Central Backend Extensions 💡 Business Central provides built-in AI-driven capabilities for automating business processes—but what happens when you need deeper customization? Real-world scenarios often demand custom logic, advanced AI capabilities, industry-specific compliance rules, and data flows that go beyond native features. In this technical deep-dive, Katerina Chernevskaya and Artem Chernevskiy demonstrate how to extend Business Central AI Agents using Azure AI Foundry. You'll see live implementations of Prompt Flow with RAG, API endpoint provisioning, and custom evaluation frameworks. Azure AI Foundry gives you the tools to not only generate intelligent responses but also monitor performance, evaluate accuracy, align with business requirements, and manage costs efficiently. ✅ When and why to extend beyond built-in Business Central AI capabilities ✅ How to build your own Prompt Flow in Azure AI Foundry and deploy it to an endpoint for API integration ✅ The importance of AI monitoring, evaluation, and cost management ✅ Practical architectural patterns for backend extensions you can implement immediately After watching, you'll be equipped to design and deploy custom AI agent architectures that meet complex enterprise requirements while maintaining security, compliance, and scalability. 🎤 Speakers: Katerina Chernevskaya & Artem Chernevskiy 🧭 Moderator: David Singleton 📧 Want to see next presentation live? Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf 2:28 - Meet the Speakers: Artem & Katerina 4:25 - Audience Poll: Have You Used AI Agents? 5:34 - Session Agenda: What You'll Learn Today 8:01 - Understanding Copilot vs AI Agents 8:30 - Why Built-in Capabilities Aren't Always Enough 11:01 - Challenges of Building AI Agents from Scratch 12:10 - Four Key Considerations for Agent Development 14:03 - Navigating the Microsoft Framework Landscape 16:18 - Where to Start: Cost-Effective Architecture 16:51 - Azure AI Foundry Agents: Live Demo Begins 25:40 - Testing Your Agent with Real Sales Data 34:38 - Transition: Kate Takes Over for Advanced Demo 35:08 - Prompt Flow with RAG: Architecture Deep-Dive 48:27 - API Endpoint Deployment and Configuration 51:03 - Evaluating Prompt Flow Performance 53:10 - Final Demo: Real-World Implementation 54:16 - Custom User-Evaluation Tool with Power Apps 56:26 - Summary, Resources & Microsoft Adoption Catalog
20251110 – Extending the backend of Business Central AI Agents with Azure AI Foundry
Got a customer dealing with slow Business Central performance? In this session, I'll walk you through how to spot the issues, figure out what's causing them, and fix them fast. Whether you're a developer, consultant, or a power user, you'll pick up practical tips and tools to troubleshoot common performance headaches and keep things running smoothly. 🎤 Speaker: waldo 🧭 Moderator: Tine Starič 📹 Editing: Mats Thell 📧 Want to see next presentation live? subscribe on our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf 00:02:43 - Today's Topic 00:04:19 - Introduction waldo 00:05:02 - What do you do when there's an issue? 00:06:46 - Gather information -- 00:07:19 - Pinpoint the symptom -- 00:07:52 - Repro steps -- 00:08:49 - The Users Environment -- 00:09:09 - Help & Support -- 00:10:14 - Where there recent changes? -- 00:10:49 - Check Admin Center -- 00:11:19 - Quantify the Impact -- 00:12:38 - Ask for System Data 00:13:48 - Learn (and teach) to decently report -- 00:15:42 - Page Inspector -- 00:17:05 - Page Scripting -- 00:17:24 - Database Locks -- 00:19:05 - Sessions -- 00:19:52 - In-Client Performance Profiler -- 00:24:22 - Considerations (Sampling vs. Instrumentation) -- 00:27:48 - Debugging 00:30:03 - Telemetry -- 00:31:33 - Types of metrics -- 00:32:58 - Demo Azure Data Explorer 00:38:00 - PPP - Performance Prevention Program -- 00:39:52 - BC is a transactional system NOT a reporting system. -- 00:41:19 - Keep your process short -- 00:41:26 - Avoid "Inline" transactions -- 00:42:13 - Keep API's simple -- 00:43:44 - "If it's in the product..." -- 00:44:09 - How you set up the application has a big impact on how it's going to preform -- 00:44:48 - Don't do these things -- 00:46:30 - Job Queues 00:47:03 - Perception is reality -- 00:47:09 - Background Processes -- 00:49:05 - Tips for Users... 00:55:21 - Q & A
20251013 – My customer has performance problems – what do I do
💡 7 AI Prompts That Transform BC Functional Consulting Work 💡 Most Business Central functional consultants spend hours writing requirements docs, analyzing gaps, creating FDDs, and building test cases. The work is critical but repetitive. Quality varies. Time costs are massive. Jose Miguel Azevedo shares 7 proven AI prompts that solve this - with real examples and actual results. No theory. Just working prompts you can use immediately. What you'll learn: ✅ Turn meeting transcripts into structured, DevOps-ready requirements automatically ✅ Use AI for gap analysis to verify if features are standard or require customization ✅ Generate Functional Design Documents (FDDs) that work for customers, developers, and testers ✅ Create comprehensive test cases without the manual grind ✅ Generate anonymized test data for data migration validation ✅ Debug production code using AI - even without technical skills ✅ Bonus prompts for emails, integration strategies, and workshop planning Jose walks through his personal journey from skeptical to daily AI user. He shows the exact prompts that worked (and one that didn't). He shares the frameworks that made AI useful instead of frustrating. The core message: AI won't replace functional consultants. But functional consultants who use AI will replace those who don't. The gap is already forming. 🎤 Speaker: Jose Miguel Azevedo 🧭 Moderator: Bert Verbeek 📧 Want to see next presentation live? Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf Chapters: 00:04:25 - Agenda Overview 00:05:18 - Speaker Introduction 00:07:35 - Audience Discovery Poll 00:08:17 - Session Goals and Expectations 00:11:51 - The Functional Consultant Role 00:13:24 - Prompt 1: Requirements Gathering from Transcripts 00:19:26 - Prompt 2: Gap Analysis - Is It Standard or Customization? 00:23:21 - Prompt 3: Solution Design - Generating Functional Design Documents 00:27:57 - Prompt 4: Test Case Generation 00:29:50 - Prompt 5: Data Migration - Anonymized Test Data 00:33:30 - Prompt 6: Debugging Production Code Without Being Technical 00:39:26 - Bonus Prompts: Emails, Strategies, and Workshop Planning 00:42:58 - Key Takeaways and Practical Advice 00:52:55 - Q&A Session
20250929 – 7 or so AI killer prompts to change your daily life as Functional Consultant
💡The Cost of Poorly Written AL Code SQL Performance. 💡 In this Areopa Academy webinar, Stefan Šošić will explore how bad AL coding practices can lead to inefficient SQL queries, impacting the performance of Business Central versions 25 to 27. We will analyze SQL queries that are produced by bad AL code. A deep dive into SQL will show us what you should be aware of by writing your AL code and what the alternative is for it. Discover the hidden costs associated with poorly written code and learn how to avoid common pitfalls that can cause redundant database hits, excessive data reads, and overall SQL server stress. By understanding the relationship between AL code and SQL performance, you'll gain insights into best practices for writing efficient code that minimizes unnecessary database load. Equip yourself with the knowledge to optimize data retrieval, enhance system performance, and ensure your Business Central extensions run smoothly. 🎤 Speaker: Stefan Šošić 🧭 Moderator: David Singleton 📹 Editing: Mats Thell 📧 Want to see next presentation live? subscribe on our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf 00:03:01 - The Cost of Poorly Written AL Code SQL Performance 00:03:54 - Introduction Stefan 00:04:38 - How are the tests performed 00:08:35 - Select Latest Version 00:09:34 - NST Caching 00:12:07 - IsEmpty then FindSet vs FindSet only 00:20:05 - SetLoadFields 00:24:25 - Find('-') vs FindSet ( more than 50 records) 00:29:05 - CalcFields vs AutoCalcFields 00:34:21 - Calculate Totals in a Loop vs CalcSum 00:39:04 - If not Insert then Modify 00:44:04 - Count = 0 vs IsEmpty 00:46:36 - Temporary Tables 00:49:34 - FindFirst and the loop through 00:52:05 - Change filters inside the loop 00:55:10 - IsEmpty/Finset before DeleteAll 00:58:16 - Count = 1 vs Find('-') and Next = 0 01:02:00 - Official AL Guidelines 01:02:39 - Q & A 01:04:41 - Thank you to FORNAV
20250915 – The Cost of Poorly Written AL Code SQL Performance
Power Platform made its place in the world. It solves many problems, and yet, the BC world still has a hard time adopting it. Let's forget for a moment the “Why don't you use AI?” discussions and return to the “Why don't you use Power Platform?” topic. You can hear many arguments for or against it. The price, skills needed, dev ops practices, source control, maintainability... Some are valid, and some are not anymore. Well, here's a session that's going to structure them. This is not a session where we rant on Power Platform. This is a session where we help the PP audience understand why we're not hearing their message, and a session for the BC partners, trying to venture in the world of PP, so they know what they can expect. Join in, to learn Power Platform's place in the world of BC! Speakers: waldo & Tine Starič Moderator: Gert Hector (ps. yes he had a cold) 00:03:22 - General topic introduction 00:04:24 - "Why are we (still) not using Power Platform (as much)?" 00:05:05 - who is waldo - who is Tine 00:06:00 - Some challenges in the world of software development 00:06:28 - Repeatability 00:07:11 - Maintainability 00:07:56 - Customisation 00:09:01 - Business Central in a nutshell 00:09:15 - What is Business Central 00:10:10 - Extensibility 00:11:51 - Development Methodology 00:13:19 - Power Platform 00:13:40 - Disclaimer 00:14:10 - What is the Power Platform 00:17:48 - Development Methodology 00:19:23 - Extensibility 00:21:08 - Citizen Developer 00:24:54 - When you combine PP with BC 00:25:28 - Deployment 00:27:06 - Validation 00:28:15 - What do we do? - Deployment & Validation 00:30:40 - Extensibility 00:31:28 - What do we do? - Extensibility 00:33:16 - Licensing differences 00:37:10 - What do we do? 00:38:23 - Development Environment 00:41:11 - What do we do? 00:42:01 - Dataverse 00:43:27 - What do we do? 00:44:52 - Some considerations for Dataverse 00:45:41 - Where the Power Platform really shines 00:46:15 - Power Automate 00:53:49 - Power Pages 00:55:25 - Data collection is key 00:56:31 - Key takeaways 00:59:47 - Q&A 01:07:57 - Outro
20250901 – Power Platform from the perspective of BC Development
💡Manually stitching together HttpClient, parsing JSON, and mapping records is yesterday’s game. 💡 In this Areopa Academy webinar, Microsoft MVP Tobias Fenster and Simon Fischer show how the open-source Kiota project can turn any OpenAPI specification into a fully typed AL extension — slashing boilerplate, reducing bugs, and making integrations first-class citizens in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. 🚀 What you’ll learn • Kiota 101 – the language-agnostic generator Microsoft uses for Graph, now extended to AL. • Under the hood – how the new AL generator plugs into Kiota with minimal core changes. • Runtime bundle – a quick tour of the Kiota.Abstractions-al app that handles auth, errors, and JSON in BC. • Live demo – generating a client from an OpenAPI definition and calling it from AL in a couple of minutes. • Path to production – testing, CI, and contributing to the upstream PR. Whether you’re an ISV, partner developer, or architect tired of cut-and-paste code, join us to see how you can focus on business logic, not boilerplate—and how you can help push this OSS effort across the finish line. 🎤 Speakers: Simon Fisher & Tobias Fenster 🧭 Moderator: Bert Verbeek 📹 Editing: Mats Thell 🔗 GitHub repository: https://github.com/SimonOfHH/kiota 📧 Want to see next presentation live? subscribe on our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf 00:03:01 - Introduction Simon & Tobias 00:04:30 - Agenda 00:04:58 - The challenge: API no. 3928 00:06:30 - A solution: Kiota generates clients 00:08:12 - Demo time csharp client 00:10:23 - How did that work? 00:11:02 - Demo time 00:14:00 - Kiota client with BC / Al 00:14:23 - Status Quo BC API Clients 00:15:51 - In a galaxy not too far away 00:16:42 - A solution: Kiota generates client 00:16:55 - Demo time AL client 00:34:21 - Dive into generating the client 00:40:48 - Help us / Feedback 00:43:35 - Q & A Questions Do you have a sample repository that people can clone to easily get started? Authentication how does he handle it? also difficult next to the json Did you already tried it on a real integration?
20250721 – From OpenAPI to AL Auto Generating Strongly Typed REST API Clients for BC with Kiota
💡 Master Diagrams with Markdown: Unlock the Power of Mermaid! 💡 Join Jeremy Vyska in this practical and entertaining session as he demystifies Mermaid, the Markdown-powered diagramming language that’s transforming how developers, consultants, and teams visualize ideas and code. 🚀 Learn how to: • Instantly diagram business and dev processes • Document codebases and troubleshoot logic • Collaborate better with clients and partners • Supercharge productivity with GitHub Copilot Whether you’re building apps, explaining workflows, or just tired of Visio, this talk is your gateway to better documentation and faster development. 🔗 Try Mermaid Live: https://mermaid.live 🎤 Presented by: Jeremy Vyska 🧭 Moderated by: Tine Starič 00:02:41 - Introduction: Jeremy 00:03:31 - What is Mermaid 00:06:00 - Why Mermaid? Quick diagrams & use cases 00:07:05 - Easy example: sequence diagram 00:08:44 - Diagram types overview 00:11:15 - Validating ideas with Mermaid 00:13:00 - Helping clients with process flow 00:14:05 - Discovering technical scope gaps 00:16:15 - Document-driven development 00:18:08 - Help Partners: Bridge app concept 00:19:00 - Help Developers: Repo onboarding docs 00:26:00 - Generate documentation with GitHub Copilot 00:32:03 - Reuse diagrams in AI-assisted dev & TDD 00:33:20 - Troubleshooting: Visualizing logic & edge cases 00:36:00 - Mermaid for debugging logic 00:37:00 - Visualizing code performance with Gantt charts 00:42:22 - Q & A
20250623 – Markdown's Magical Mermaid
Sustainability is an important component of corporate strategy across multiple industries. This session explores the sustainability functionality within Business Central, and is intended mainly for Business Central functional consultants. You do not need to be familiar with sustainability terms, concepts, or regulations. We will start by exploring the “why” behind sustainability, focusing on the growing regulatory requirements and the importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting. We will then cover the “what” - the current sustainability features available in Business Central, including Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions tracking, the Chart of Sustainability Accounts, and how you could approach sustainability reporting. Finally, we will look ahead to upcoming Business Central features, and to trends that will impact sustainability management in Business Central. This session aims to give you the knowledge to help your customers to get the most out of Business Central sustainability functionality. Presenter: Niall McGovern Editing: Mats Thell Want to see next presentation live? subscribe on our newsletter http://eepurl.com/gHOJWf Useful links for more information about Sustainability and Business central Information on sustainability reporting standards: Corporate sustainability reporting - European Commission - https://finance.ec.europa.eu/capital-markets-union-and-financial-markets/company-reporting-and-auditing/company-reporting/corporate-sustainability-reporting_en UK Sustainability Reporting Standards - GOV.UK - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-sustainability-reporting-standards Microsoft Learn documentation on sustainability features: Sustainability management overview – Business Central - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/finance-manage-sustainability What’s new and planned for sustainability in 2025 wave 1 (BC26) - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2025wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features BC release wave launch videos, which include sustainability features: What's new in 2024 release wave 1 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1FESh9FqyhSjW63Ouft5vbc2NSxXKV2k What's new in 2024 release wave 2 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1FESh9FqyhRj4fjUlWvghJ3rPFyz2Foz What’s new in 2025 release wave 1 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1FESh9FqyhQ5mLH-jqyMsSElcCIVg-KB 00:01:01 - Agenda 00:01:56 - Introduction Niall 00:02:30 - Why? The Importance of Sustainability -- 00:02:36 - Why Sustainability Matters -- 00:03:37 - ESG Reporting -- 00:05:33 - EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) -- 00:06:45 - UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS) -- 00:08:51 - What are the Green House Gases and Emission Scopes? 00:10:35 - What's there? Sustainability Functionality in BC -- 00:10:46 - Basic level - it's emissions accounting -- 00:11:25 - Prerequisite - BC Sustainability app -- 00:12:27 - Sustainability Setup -- 00:13:57 - Sustainability Account Categories -- 00:15:29 - Sustainability Account Subcategories -- 00:16:20 - Record Sustainability Data in Journals or Purchase Docs -- 00:17:51 - Chart of Sustainability Accounts -- 00:19:14 - Standard Reports -- 00:20:41 - Ad-hoc Analysis -- 00:21:18 - Sustainability APIs 00:22:48 - We've done the basics, now the next level -- 00:23:38 - Sustainability Manager Role Center -- 00:23:50 - Sustainability Scorecards & Goals -- 00:25:59 - Carbon Credits -- 00:28:03 - Internal Carbon Fees -- 00:29:56 - Sustainability Certificates -- 00:30:58 - Analyse with finance reports 00:32:24 - What's new? -- 00:32:54 - Default sustainability values for accounts, items, etc. -- 00:35:22 - Water & waste management -- 00:36:17 - What are the GHG's and Emission Scopes? -- 00:37:51 - Capture sustainability data with General Journals -- 00:38:42 - Capture Scope 3 emissions data across value chain -- 00:42:16 - New "Out of Scope" emission category 00:43:21 - What's next for BC Sustainability? -- 00:43:49 - Suggest emission in journals with Copilot -- 00:45:05 - Improve analysis with new Power BI Sustainability app -- 00:46:35 - Use ESG Reporting integration with Business Central -- 00:48:07 - Enable taxonomy elements for ESRS and other standards -- 00:48:56 - Generate a CSRD preparation report 00:49:48 - Useful links for more information 00:51:09 - Q & A
20250526 – Sustainability functionality in Business Central What's there and why
It's quite easy setting up Power Automate approvals to work with Business Central. However, after the initial setup there are quite some pitfalls and you may find yourself wrestling with unexpected behavior. This session will discuss various lessons learned from implementing Power Automate approvals with Business Central. We will discuss the proper way of canceling approval requests, monitoring progress, exception handling and maintaining and upgrading existing approval flows. Combined with many demos this session will give you a lot of take-aways that can be applied immediately in your daily work. Presenter: Arend-Jan Kauffmann Moderator: Bert Verbeek 00:03:19 - Introduction Arend-Jan 00:03:51 - Lessons learned while... 00:06:25 - Common Sense 00:08:34 - Maintaining existing flows 00:09:45 - Using variables for environment and company 00:14:35 - Demo 00:25:19 - Power Automate Approvals 00:33:46 - Demo 00:44:59 - Canceling an approval flow 00:47:22 - Demo 00:50:28 - Upgrading approval request 00:54:46 - Request an approval as delegated admin 00:56:38 - Delete approval workflow as delegated admin 00:58:03 - Investigating why a flow is stuck 00:59:35 - Handling error situations 01:02:58 - Q&A
20250512 – Lessons learned from using Power Automate approvals with Business Central
Nagranie z webinaru poświęconego nowościom w Dynamics 365 Business Central Wave 1 2025. W pierwszej części pokazane zostały nowości dla konsultantów. W drugiej dla programistów. Miłego oglądania. Prezenterzy: Marcin Karpacz, Krzysztof Białowąs 00:00:01 - Wstęp 00:01:11 - Agenda 00:01:56 - Marcin Karpacz​ 00:02:46 - Krzysztof Białowąs 00:03:35 - Wiadomości z Directions NA 2025 00:12:50 - Co nowego dla konsultantów 01:05:12 - Co nowego dla programistów (On request of Krzysztof Białowąs we are sharing this recording from Business Central Polish Community with pleasure. It's a webinar in Polish about what is new in Business Central Wave 1 2025.)
20250507 – External – Co nowego w Business Central Wave 1 2025 (Business Central Polish Community)
20250428 - Scrum, Stoicism, and Systems Thinking: Finding Order in Complexity How do we navigate complexity and find clarity in challenging projects? This session dives into the synergy between Scrum, Stoicism, and Systems Thinking to uncover a framework for overcoming obstacles and driving success in Business Central implementations. Explore how Stoic virtues like wisdom and discipline align with Scrum principles such as adaptability and focus. Learn how Systems Thinking helps manage interconnected processes and dependencies in ERP systems. By blending philosophy, agile practices, and technical expertise, this session offers actionable insights to bring order to even the most complex projects. Presenter: Ivan Milanov Moderator: Bert Verbeek 00:03:24 - Introduction Ivan 00:04:48 - Table of Content 00:07:37 - About me 00:10:14 - Why This session at Areopa Webinar? 00:12:41 - How to focus on what really matters? 00:15:18 - From Chaos to Clarity 00:16:32 - The 3S 00:17:36 - Scum 00:19:07 - Agile vs. Scum 00:24:16 - Empiricism and learn thinking 00:25:24 - Scrum Process 00:29:34 - Stoicism 00:34:32 - Systems Thinking 00:38:08 - The perfect Mix 00:39:24 - Scrum board 00:43:10 - Code Review 00:45:55 - Estimations 00:48:43 - Retrospective prime directive 00:50:22 - Memento Mori .. for Sprints 00:52:32 - Memento Mori .. for Backlogs 00:54:07 - 80:20 Principle 00:55:03 - Giving And Receiving Feedback 00:56:11 - Fix the Root Cause, Not Just the Symptom 00:57:16 - AI will change the tools - Not the Humans 00:58:28 - Key takeaways 00:59:50 - Materials and Inspirations 01:01:40 - Q & A If you have questions for Ivan then you can contact him via email: astramementosol@gmail.com LinkeIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanmilanov/
20250428 – Scrum, Stoicism, and Systems Thinking Finding Order in Complexity
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