Dynamics 365 Business Central: setting the default browser to open during AL development.

Dynamics 365 Business Central

During AL extension development with Visual Studio Code, it's common to work in a Sandbox environment for testing and debugging.
When publishing and debugging an extension from Visual Studio Code, Dynamics 365 Business Central sandbox environment opens in the default browser of the local machine's OS.
AL language extension settings like "al.browser" and "al.incognito" can be used to specify the browser and incognito mode for opening Business Central client from Visual Studio Code.
These settings need to be configured in the Visual Studio Code user's or workspace's settings.json file.
Possible browser values include Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, and SystemDefault (default browser).
Example settings for opening Business Central in Chrome in incognito mode or Edge in incognito mode are provided in the article.
Using the recommended settings can ensure Business Central always opens in a specific browser during development.
There is a known issue with Edge in Incognito mode that may cause an error, which will be fixed in the future.

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