Using AL in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — Lesson 3: Reports, Integration, Security, Testing, and Troubleshooting

Topics Covered

• Work with records, filters, validation triggers, transactions, and error handling
• Create reports, queries, XMLports, and data-exchange components
• Apply permissions, secure coding, telemetry, and performance considerations
• Security, reliability, performance, support, and operational controls
• Common failure patterns, diagnostic evidence, and root-cause analysis
• Corrective actions, rollback considerations, and reusable runbook updates

Guided Practice Steps

1. Translate the lesson requirement into a clear Using AL in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation or analysis objective.
2. Document assumptions, selected tools or features, dependencies, risks, and expected results.
3. Perform the guided task, capture evidence, and compare the result with the acceptance criteria.
4. Record issues, corrective actions, and a reusable operational or development note.

Practical Activity

Add a report or integration component, test security, and troubleshoot a runtime issue.

• Define the scenario, inputs, constraints, and expected outcome.
• Complete the activity and preserve screenshots, outputs, logs, code, or decision evidence.
• Review the result, identify gaps, and document corrective or improvement actions.

Validation Checklist

• The stated requirement and expected outcome are clear.
• Configuration, code, data, or design decisions are documented.
• Normal, boundary, failure, security, and operational considerations are reviewed.
• Evidence supports the conclusion and the next action is prioritized.

Lesson Outcome

Learners can explain and apply Reports, Integration, Security, Testing, and Troubleshooting within a realistic Using AL in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central scenario and support the result with validation evidence.