

Tonya Bricco-Meske
Business Central Developer at RSM, Microsoft MVP
Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
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Tonya is an accomplished developer specializing in the creation of tailored solutions for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV. Her expertise encompasses designing and implementing customizations, seamlessly integrating systems through APIs, harnessing the power of the Power Platform, and crafting insightful reports.
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Your first Excel Report Layout for Business Central
Excel is not just a tool for data review and getting sums; it's a powerhouse for elevating data analytics and sharing information with others. In this session, we will explore the capabilities of Excel Report Layouts in Business Central. You will learn how to quickly create your own Excel Report Layouts in Business Central without custom development. Real-world used cases will illuminate the versatility of Excel Report Layouts, offering you insights into dynamic applications across diverse business scenarios.
The Purrsuit of Data using Query Objects in Business Central
Query objects enable developers to retrieve data from multiple tables, creating comprehensive datasets for various use cases. We will cover
1. An introduction to query objects: understand the structure, properties and methods available
2. Discover how queries give immediate access to data for analysis
3. Explore how Query objects can be used to get data outside of BC – think reporting, APIs, and even how they can work together!
AL Language Evolution: Techniques for Modern Developers
Whether you're a fresh face in the development world or a dinosaur from the C/AL days, the AL Language has undergone significant advancements that can enhance your code quality, readability, and performance. This session offers valuable insights and practical techniques for all levels of experience. Just like archeologists uncovering ancient artifacts, we’ll dig deep into the AL Language to unearth hidden gems and forgotten treasures. We will cover coding topics that may not be commonly used because of their limited use cases, and we may even try to teach our cherished dinosaurs a few new tricks.
Some example topics: lists and dictionaries, system application libraries, RichTextContent, error handling and more!
Unleash your Development Superpowers with VS Code Extensions
Join us as we reveal secrets that empower Business Central developers to conquer challenges and emerge victorious in the coding arena. From streamlining your development to enhancing your code quality, there are several VS Code extensions you need to supercharge your development lifecycle. We will explore extensions that include code snippets, actions, analyzers, keyboard shortcuts and more. You will leave this session with some new tips and tricks to enrich your AL development experience.
What's New in Business Central: Developers Edition
With minor releases rolling out every month and two significant major releases within the past year, it can be challenging to stay informed about all the changes. Join us in this session to explore some of the latest and most impactful features that have been introduced in Business Central. The topics covered will include how to use new features to enhance your custom development. You won't want to miss this opportunity to get up to speed with the latest development features available in Business Central!
The School of VS Code: Rocking Business Central Development
Step into the classroom where code meets rhythm, and less keystrokes bring efficiency. The School of VS Code is your backstage pass to the insider tips and tricks that will amplify your development skills. In this session, we'll jam out with Visual Studio Code to uncover the hidden gems and shortcuts that will take your coding experience to the next level.
Objectives:
- Enhance your Efficiency with Keyboard Shortcuts
- Discover VS Code Extensions that elevate your development workflow
- Improve your code quality by learning practical techniques to refine your code
Revolutionizing Reporting: When to use Excel Reports or Analysis Views
Analysis Views and Excel Reports effortlessly deliver data to users of all kinds, empowering them to establish meaningful data connections. While Analysis Views provide a self-service approach through list pages and queries, Excel reports export the data from BC with a predefined layout. This enables stakeholders to leverage pivot tables and charts, facilitating the exploration of trends and informed decision-making. In this session we will explore how we can utilize these modern reporting tools to group, extrapolate and present data effectively. Real-world use cases will illuminate the versatility of these tools, offering you insights into their dynamic applications across diverse business scenarios.
Reimagine Report Development with Queries
As we strive to design innovative reporting solutions, we have several different methods of delivery available to us as developers. In this session we will talk about the power of Query objects, and how we can leverage them for multiple reporting scenarios.
Key Objectives to be covered:
- How to use a query when building a report dataset
- How queries can be leveraged for Analyze Data feature
- Publish Queries as APIs to be used as a refreshable DataSource in Excel Report Layouts
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