Dynamics 365 Business Central Developer Associate

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Microsoft's own objectives, in the order the exam presents them. Each area links to its section on Microsoft Learn. Checked 2026-10-26.

1. 1Describe Business Central10–15%expand_more

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   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 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
2. 2Install, develop, and deploy for Business Central10–15%expand_more

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   Install and configure a Business Central development environment

   • Describe the development environment for Business Central
   • Install and configure the development environment
   • Manage configuration files for an AL extension
   • 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
3. 3Develop by using AL objects35–40%expand_more

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   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

   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

   Design and create an XMLport

   • 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 entitlement and permission set objects

   • 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
4. 4Develop by using AL15–20%expand_more

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   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

   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

   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
5. 5Work with development tools10–15%expand_more

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   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

   Manage and analyze telemetry

   • Monitor and analyze telemetry
   • Configure telemetry
   • Create custom telemetry signals
6. 6Integrate Business Central with other applications10–15%expand_more

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   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

   Implement APIs

   • Create and work with APIs
   • Create and manage OData bound and unbound actions
   • Use Read Scale-Out to improve performance