Skills at a glance

• Describe Business Central (10–15%)

• Install, develop, and deploy for Business Central (10–15%)

• Develop by using AL objects (35–40%)

• Develop by using AL (15–20%)

• Work with development tools (10–15%)

• Integrate Business Central with other applications (10–15%)

Describe Business Central (10–15%)

Install, develop, and deploy for Business Central (10–15%)

Develop by using AL objects (35–40%)

Develop by using AL (15–20%)

Work with development tools (10–15%)

Integrate Business Central with other applications (10–15%)

Describe Business Central (10–15%)

Describe the Business Central architecture

• Describe the components and capabilities of Business Central

• Describe the core solution and extensions approach for Business Central

• Describe the update lifecycle for customizations of Business Central

• Differentiate Business Central online and Business Central on-premises features

Describe the components and capabilities of Business Central

Describe the core solution and extensions approach for Business Central

Describe the update lifecycle for customizations of Business Central

Differentiate Business Central online and Business Central on-premises features

Describe Business Central apps

• Differentiate between the base app and the system app

• Describe the functionality of apps

• Describe the process of bringing an app to AppSource

Differentiate between the base app and the system app

Describe the functionality of apps

Describe the process of bringing an app to AppSource

Install, develop, and deploy for Business Central (10–15%)

Install and configure a Business Central development environment

• Describe the development environment for Business Central

• Install and configure the development environment

• Manage JSON configuration files

• Manage multiple AL extensions in one workspace

Describe the development environment for Business Central

Install and configure the development environment

Manage JSON configuration files

Manage multiple AL extensions in one workspace

Create, debug, and deploy an extension in Business Central

• Debug an extension with Visual Studio Code

• Deploy an extension

• Create or modify a Business Central extension in Visual Studio Code

• Manage multilanguage development

• Maintain extensions

Debug an extension with Visual Studio Code

Deploy an extension

Create or modify a Business Central extension in Visual Studio Code

Manage multilanguage development

Maintain extensions

Develop by using AL objects (35–40%)

Build and extend tables and pages in Business Central

• Develop Role Center pages

• Identify different page types

• Build and extend page objects

• Build and extend tables

• Build and extend enums

Develop Role Center pages

Identify different page types

Build and extend page objects

Build and extend tables

Build and extend enums

Build and extend reports

• Substitute a report

• Create a report layout

• Create document reports

• Design the data model of a report

• Implement multilanguage in reports

• Use report triggers, functions, and processing-only reports

• Develop the report request page

Substitute a report

Create a report layout

Create document reports

Design the data model of a report

Implement multilanguage in reports

Use report triggers, functions, and processing-only reports

Develop the report request page

Design and create an XMLport

• Configure different XMLport properties

• Configure nodes and their properties

• Use XMLports in AL code

Configure different XMLport properties

Configure nodes and their properties

Use XMLports in AL code

Develop codeunits

• Create and access codeunits

• Use events and triggers

• Implement interfaces

• Create installation and upgrade codeunits

Create and access codeunits

Use events and triggers

Implement interfaces

Create installation and upgrade codeunits

Create entitlement and permission set objects

• Create and extend permission sets

• Override entitlements with inherent permissions

• Troubleshoot permission sets

Create and extend permission sets

Override entitlements with inherent permissions

Troubleshoot permission sets

Create queries in Business Central

• Link and join data items

• Apply filters in query objects

• Use queries instead of record variables

• Aggregate data in query objects

• Use a query to create a report

Link and join data items

Apply filters in query objects

Use queries instead of record variables

Aggregate data in query objects

Use a query to create a report

Develop by using AL (15–20%)

Customize the UI experience, and implement onboarding techniques

• Create profiles in AL

• Use and create views in AL

• Develop the UI by using the user assistance model

• Integrate assisted setup

• Create teaching tips and in-app tours to onboard users

• Create an onboarding checklist

Create profiles in AL

Use and create views in AL

Develop the UI by using the user assistance model

Integrate assisted setup

Create teaching tips and in-app tours to onboard users

Create an onboarding checklist

Describe the essential development standards

• Implement the data process model in Business Central

• Define the different functional table types and characteristics

• Use document standards in Business Central

• Implement master data standards and design patterns

Implement the data process model in Business Central

Define the different functional table types and characteristics

Use document standards in Business Central

Implement master data standards and design patterns

Use AL to extend Business Central

• Create custom procedures

• Use data types in code

• Manage files

• Manipulate data by using code

• Describe the basics of the AL

• Use the different types of expressions

• Use AL built-in functions and AL statements

• Work with variables and define them in AL code

• Manage errors

• Use access modifiers to limit access

Create custom procedures

Use data types in code

Manage files

Manipulate data by using code

Describe the basics of the AL

Use the different types of expressions

Use AL built-in functions and AL statements

Work with variables and define them in AL code

Manage errors

Use access modifiers to limit access

Work with development tools (10–15%)

Implement semiautomated test processes, and run standard Business Central tests

• Test applications in Business Central

• Install and run the Test Toolkit

• Develop test codeunits and procedures

Test applications in Business Central

Install and run the Test Toolkit

Develop test codeunits and procedures

Manage and analyze telemetry

• Monitor and analyze telemetry

• Configure telemetry

• Create custom telemetry signals

Monitor and analyze telemetry

Configure telemetry

Create custom telemetry signals

Integrate Business Central with other applications (10–15%)

Access Representational State Transfer (REST) services from within Business Central

• Use the different HTTP classes and their functions

• Get data from and send data to an external REST service

• Use and read JSON

Use the different HTTP classes and their functions

Get data from and send data to an external REST service

Use and read JSON

Implement APIs

• Create and work with APIs

• Manage UI interaction when working with web services

• Use Read Scale-Out to improve performance

Create and work with APIs

Manage UI interaction when working with web services

Use Read Scale-Out to improve performance