Dynamics 365 Business Central: Displaying Work Description in a FactBox (FactBox Area)

Dynamics 365 Business Central

The article discusses displaying the Work Description field in FactBox in Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Work Description is a BLOB Data Type field that contains multiline text, often found on the Sales Order page.
The value of the Work Description field can only be viewed on the Sales Order page, not on the Sales Order List page.
FactBox is an area on the right side of a page used to display related content, including other pages, charts, and system parts like Notes and Links.
Users cannot use the Notes feature instead of displaying Work Description in FactBox due to limitations in displaying all content and inability to print directly in a standard report.
Customization is required to display the Work Description in FactBox, which involves creating a FactBox to display the Work Description and adding it to the relevant page.
The article provides source code for creating a FactBox called "Sales Order Work Description" and includes considerations for FactBox performance.
Performance considerations include loading content on the hosting page first, loading FactBoxes independently in sequence, and loading FactBoxes only when within view or expanded by the user.

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