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Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - Sixth Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Apr 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789137798
Pages 536 pages
Edition 6th Edition
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Authors (3):
Marije Brummel Marije Brummel
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David Studebaker David Studebaker
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Christopher D. Studebaker Christopher D. Studebaker
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface Introduction to Business Central Tables Data Types and Fields Pages - The Interactive Interface Queries and Reports Introduction to AL Intermediate AL Advanced AL Development Tools Successful Conclusions Assessments Other Books You May Enjoy

Entry tables

The entry table type contains posted activity detail, which is the data other systems call history. Business Central data flows from a journal through a posting routine into an entry. A significant advantage of Business Central entry design is the fact that Business Central allows you to retain all transaction details indefinitely. While there are routines that support the compression of the entry data (if that's even feasible), we should retain the full historical detail of all activities. This allows users to have total flexibility for historical comparative or trend data analysis.

Entry data is considered accounting data in Business Central. We are not allowed to directly enter the data into an entry or change existing data in an entry; instead, we must post to an entry. Posting is done by creating journal lines, validating the data as necessary, then posting those journal lines into the appropriate ledgers. Although we can physically force data into an entry with...

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