Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: My Adventures with the BaseApp Contribution Pilot

Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft announced a new open-source program for the Business Central Base Application, allowing partners and community members to contribute code and suggestions.
Jesper and KB discussed Empowering Community Contributions on the Dynamics Corner Podcast, advising interested individuals to observe and participate in Pull Requests.
To contribute to the Microsoft Dynamics 365 pilot, individuals must request access to the BusinessCentralApps repository on GitHub.
The process of contributing involves finding and tackling specific issues, creating a working branch, and setting up a local development environment using Docker.
Developers can choose between the Manual Way or The Easy Way to set up a local environment for modifying the BaseApp.
After developing and committing changes to solve the issue, individuals can create a Pull Request and await feedback from community members.
The contributor experienced a six-week process of receiving feedback, making improvements, and ultimately receiving approval for the contribution.
The approved contribution will be part of the April 2024 wave release of Business Central, showcasing the value of community contributions in enhancing the platform.

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