MB-820 Exam Dumps - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Developer

API Publishing for Extensions:

In Business Central, when creating custom APIs like RoomsAPI, it is important to ensure that they are automatically published during the installation or upgrade of the extension.

To achieve this, you can include a codeunit of type Install in the extension that explicitly publishes the custom API (RoomsAPI) as a web service. This ensures that it is available for use immediately after the extension is deployed without requiring manual intervention.

Codeunit Type:

A codeunit of type Install runs when the extension is installed or upgraded. This type of codeunit can be used to perform setup tasks such as publishing web services or APIs like RoomsAPI.

Why Not Other Options?

Option A (default API configuration): This would not automatically publish the RoomsAPI. Default APIs do not cover custom APIs.

Option B (enable APIs for the environment): Enabling APIs in Business Central allows the standard APIs to be used, but custom APIs still need to be manually published.

Option C (publish via Web Services page): This would work but requires manual intervention to publish RoomsAPI, which does not fulfill the requirement of automatic publishing during installation.

Reference Documentation:

Publishing APIs in Extensions

Codeunit Types in Business Central

For the Install codeunit required for the extension used for installing or updating the Housekeeping app, you should use the following data type and declaration:

Data type for information: ModuleInfo

Start of the declaration of the method or procedure to perform the tasks: local procedure

In AL language, which is used for developing extensions in Business Central, an Install codeunit is a special type of codeunit that is used to handle installation or upgrade logic for an extension.

ModuleInfo is a data type that contains information about the current extension, such as its version. It is typically used within the OnInstallAppPerCompany or OnUpgradePerCompany triggers of an Install codeunit to determine if the app is being installed for the first time or upgraded.

A local procedure within an Install codeunit is a method that is only accessible within the codeunit itself. It is not visible to other objects or extensions. This is suitable for tasks that are internal to the installation process and should not be exposed globally.

These selections align with the requirements of handling installation and update procedures in a controlled and encapsulated manner within Business Central extensions.

Table Structure in Business Central: When creating entities such as "non-conformity" entities in Business Central, you use document tables to represent entities that have a header and line structure. In this case, the non-conformity entity has:

A header with common information (Non-conformity Number, Date, Vendor No., etc.).

One or more lines representing the detailed information for each non-conforming item.

Document Table Usage:

Document Table: A document table is the correct table type for scenarios where you have a header (with general information like vendor details) and lines (with detailed, item-specific information).

Document tables are typically used for entities such as Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, or any other transactional data where you have both header and line information.

Supplemental Table (Option C):

Supplemental tables are usually used to add supplementary information to existing data in Business Central. In this case, we need to store detailed line information, which is a core part of the entity rather than supplementary data, so a supplemental table would not be appropriate here.

Document History Table (Option A):

Document history tables are used to track changes and historical data for entities but are not suitable for the main introduction of the entity and its lines. This option is also not appropriate.

Reference Documentation:

Introduction to Business Central Tables

Document Tables in Business Central

field(3; "Receipt No."; Code[20])

{

DataClassification = CustomerContent;

TableRelation = "Purch. Rcpt. Header"."No." where ("Buy-from Vendor No." = field("Vendor No."));

}

Field Declaration:

The field(3; "Receipt No."; Code[20]) part defines the field in the table with ID 3 and type Code with a length of 20. This field will hold the receipt number.

DataClassification:

CustomerContent is selected for the DataClassification property, which categorizes the data for privacy and compliance management. This aligns with Business Central's recommendations for handling sensitive data in customer-related tables.

TableRelation Property:

The TableRelation property links the "Receipt No." field to another table, which in this case is the "Purch. Rcpt. Header" table. This ensures that only valid receipt numbers from the Purchase Receipt Header table can be selected or entered in this field.

Relation Filter:

The filter condition is applied using the where clause. It ensures that the Receipt No. is only from the Purchase Receipt Header records where the "Buy-from Vendor No." matches the "Vendor No." of the current record.

The condition field("Vendor No.") is selected from the drop-down as shown in the image. This links the vendor information in the non-conformity table to the receipt in the Purchase Receipt Header table.

By linking the "Vendor No." fields, you ensure that only receipt numbers from the correct vendor are available, which improves data consistency and reduces errors during data entry.

References to AL Language:

The TableRelation property is frequently used to create references between tables in Business Central. In this case, the correct relationship between the "Purch. Rcpt. Header" and the Non-conformity table is established using the TableRelation and filter.

Reference Documentation:

AL TableRelation Property

AL Field Syntax