Actionable Error Messages in Business Central

Dynamics 365 Business Central

The article discusses the importance of error handling in technical fields and how it helps programs deal with unexpected problems and mistakes smoothly.
Microsoft provides a document with guidelines for writing resilient code in Microsoft business applications like Business Central.
Business Central has try functions for handling errors and an error function for displaying error messages to users.
The article focuses on enhancing error messages in Business Central to help users resolve errors themselves or provide guidance on error locations.
ErrorInfo is a data type used for error handling and reporting in Business Central, with properties and actions such as Title, Message, Detailed Message, Add Action, and Add Navigation Action.
The "Add Action" procedure in ErrorInfo takes a codeunit and method name as input, allowing for additional actions to be added to error messages.
The "Add Navigation Action" procedure in ErrorInfo allows for navigation from one page to another in Business Central, useful for show-it type errors.
The article provides a sample scenario in Business Central where field validations are triggered when a Sales Order is posted, and error messages are displayed with detailed information and actions for resolution.

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