- Dynamics 365 Business Central and AL language extension have robust support for handling JSON objects.
- In the upcoming Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 Wave 2 release, query objects will include native Json serialization with the new Query.SaveAsJson method.
- The Json serialization in version 25 will save data sets of a query as JSON without special formatting to reduce object size.
- DateTime values in the serialized object will be formatted according to the UTC format.
- This addition will be beneficial for scenarios requiring passing query results to an external system via a REST API without manual Json object creation in AL code.
- The article suggests extending the Json serialization feature to Table objects, especially temporary tables, to simplify data operations for passing data to external systems.
- The author proposes a custom generic function for JSON serialization of record objects in AL, highlighting the need for a native platform solution.
- The article concludes with a pseudo-code example demonstrating the author's desire for a simplified JSON serialization process within Dynamics 365 Business Central.
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