Building BcMCPProxy.exe and Connecting to Claude Desktop (BLOG 3 OF 4)

Introduction In the previous posts, we covered the concepts ( Blog 1 ) and the BC MCP Server setup ( Blog 2 ). Now it’s time to get hand...

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When “Errors” Don’t Stop the Process: A Hidden Risk in Business Central

Even if you’re not a developer, it’s useful to know that in Business Central there are different ways the system can react when something goes wrong. Most people naturally assume: if an error happens, everything stops and nothing gets saved. In many cases, that’s true - and it’s a good safety net. But there’s a specific development feature in Business Central that can change this behavior.

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Oops, I Did It Again: Reversing G/L Transactions in Business Central

As a developer who somehow ended up writing a financial blog post, I’ve discovered something hilarious: reversing General Ledger (G/L) transactions in Business Central is like hitting Ctrl+Z for developers… only with extra paperwork. Instead of magically undoing mistakes, Business Central makes sure every reversal is properly tracked with balancing entries and correction flags. It’s undo with an audit trail — because accountants don’t trust magic, they trust more entries.

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Simple Text Editor for Business Central

Every now and then, you hit a very simple need in Business Central: “I just want a big text box where users can type a longer note and store it safely.” No rich formatting, no Word integration, no extra tables. Just plain text, saved in a field, opened with a single action. That’s exactly what this Simple Text Editor for Business Central…

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ZUGFeRD Export with custom reports by pri-kise · Pull Request #29255 · microsoft/ALAppExtensions

Summary Enable ZUGFeRD export for custom reports. Work Item(s) Fixes #29254 AB#609600

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Polishing xRechnung and ZUGFeRD in Business Central

In the last few weeks, I’ve spent quite some time in the German e-invoicing corner of Business Central – specifically around the xRechnung and ZUGFeRD formats that Microsoft ships on top of the E-Documents framework. These formats are strategically important. With B2B e-invoicing becoming mandatory in Germany in phases from 2025 onwards, and formats like xRechnung and ZUGFeRD explicitly listed as compliant EN 16931 syntaxes, quality matters a lot more than “it usually works”.

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How to Accidentally Break Business Central (for Fun)

From time to time, I like to write about the fun stuff in Business Central. You know — those moments where curiosity meets “oh no, what have I done?” This time, I played around with Analysis Mode. Spoiler alert: if you follow my steps carefully, you might just manage to kill the session… or in extreme cases, the entire browser. 🚑💻

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Conditional Page Breaks in Word Layouts for Business Central Reports

If you’ve ever tried to introduce conditional page breaks in Word layouts for Business Central, you already know: it’s a troublesome path filled with hacks, quirks, and a bit of wizardry. Recently, I had an interesting conversation about this topic, so let me share the insights in blog form. The Question A fellow developer asked: “Is it possible to add a conditional page break in a Word layout?

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Understanding the Contoso Demo Data Tool in Business Central

From time to time, I hear discussions about how to manage demo and setup data in a fresh Business Central environment. Historically, Microsoft handled this using RapidStart Configuration Packages, which were used behind the scenes when creating new companies. However, this approach was mostly reserved for Microsoft and wasn't available to partners publishing on AppSource. That has changed. Since…

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Search code on GitHub in the browser

You don’t always have to clone a repository just to perform a code search. Try these two web-based alternatives!

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BC Friday Tips #31 Block Users using Security Group - That NAV Guy

Want a quick way to block most users from accessing an environment? Use the environment- level security group.

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Docs: What’s new in BC 26 for developers

Summary of all technical changes in Business Central 2025 release wave 1 (BC 26 / runtime 15.0) mentioned in the docs.

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Namespaces to the rescue

If you remember my post about Warning cleanup, you might already know how I feel about the VS Code extension for Business Central called AZ AL DEV Tools/AL Code Outline. Well, this post is another round of well-deserved praise for that extension. Frankly, I wouldn’t just buy the creator a coffee—I’d treat them to multiple lunches! It has saved me a ton of time once again, so I decided to invest a bit of that saved time into writing this blog post.

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Streamlining Subscription Billing: Business Central 2025 Wave 1 Updates Explained

Microsoft recently updated the release plan for Business Central 2025 Wave 1, introducing significant changes to the Subscription Billing module. If you missed it, here’s what Søren Friis Alexandersen announced on LinkedIn: Link. This post summarizes the most impactful updates—so buckle up! Align Subscription Billing with standard user experience and terminology. Several changes have been made to improve consistency and reduce confusion:

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LinkedIn

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Trigger Sequence in AL

Here’s a small “let me bookmark this” post.

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Guide to Digital Certificate for Business Central

📢 Introduction As the owner of several Business Central apps on AppSource, keeping them up-to-date is a constant priority. One crucial requirement for publishing updates is digitally signing the app. Since 2021, I’ve been using a digital certificate in the form of a *.pfx file for this purpose. However, my current certificate is set to expire in December 2024, so it was time to renew or replace it.

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Implementing Edit in Excel from Business Central

The Edit in Excel action is available on most lists. With the Edit in Excel action, you make changes to records in Excel and then publish the changes back...

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Business Central Refreshable Excel Reports in BC25

Connecting Excel to Business Central is getting even easier in the 2024 wave 2 release (BC25). The biggest change from my original blog post – no more hardcoding Tenant Ids, and we even have …

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Enhancing Business Central’s New Sales Pricing Experience

You might remember the post about Fast Price Entry that I have written back in January 2023. Or not. I was not completely satisfied with the solution I created back then. I decided to do something more. So, what is this post about? It is about the new feature named New sales pricing experience for Business Central. The feature was announced in November 2020.

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