The new Microsoft Certified: Business Central Developer Associate certification is focused on Dynamics 365 Business Central, a comprehensive business management solution for small and mid-sized organizations that automates and streamlines business processes, connecting sales, service, finance, and operations to help organizations work smarter, adapt quicker, and perform better.
In this role, Business Central developers create apps that extend the solution—whether developing new modules or modifying existing ones—and are responsible for troubleshooting and debugging issues in the system.
Overview
A Dynamics 365 Business Central developer develops apps that extend Business Central. This can include creating new modules and modifying existing modules. The developer can add new business logic or change existing business logic by using events. A developer also makes it possible to integrate Business Central with other applications, including Microsoft Power Platform products. Business Central developers are responsible for troubleshooting and debugging issues in the system.
This may involve identifying the root cause of a problem, fixing bugs, and testing the solution to ensure it works as expected. Business Central developers may be required to optimize the performance of the system by identifying bottlenecks and improving code quality. Business Central developers are responsible for upgrading the system, migrating data, and maintaining the system to ensure it remains up to date and secure.
Skills Covered
- Get started with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Use application development best practices in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Deploy and configure Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Discover the foundation of customizing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Build reports for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Learn the application foundation with the AL programming language for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Learn about the data management foundation in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Interface with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Tailor roles and design the UI for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Work with essential development standards for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Continuous integration with Azure DevOps for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Develop using Power Apps and Power Automate for Dynamics 365 Business Central
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites required to attend this course.
Target Audience
- Developer
Module 1: Get started with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Are you interested in Business Central? If you are, this learning path provides a good introduction. It discusses how to set up a trial, provides some basic information about what’s available, and shows some personalization options you can make to customize Business Central for your use.
Module 2: Use application development best practices in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Do you plan to create an app for Business Central? If you do, this path will be helpful to guide you through the recommended processes of publishing your app to AppSource.
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with the AL programming language used with Business Central
- Previous development experience developing app solutions
- Appropriate development licenses and agreements to develop apps is helpful
Module 3: Deploy and configure Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Are you new to Business Central? If you are, this path will help you get started. It discusses how to create new companies, implement security, migrate data from other systems, and integrate Outlook with Business Central.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Business Central, Microsoft 365, and Outlook
- Administrator rights in Business Central and Microsoft 365
Module 4: Discover the foundation of customizing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Do you want to use the development tools to learn how to customize Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central? This learning path will introduce you to Business Central tables and pages, and how to customize them.
Prerequisites
- Basic Dynamics 365 Business Central knowledge
- Understand and knowledge of how to set up a Business Central Cloud Sandbox
- Basic understanding of a relational database and the usage of tables to store product data
Module 5: Build reports for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Do you want to develop or modify reports for Business Central? This path helps you understand how to build and modify reports.
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of how to set up a Business Central cloud sandbox
- A basic understanding of AL programming language
Module 6: Learn the application foundation with the AL programming language for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Do you want to start developing solutions using application language (AL) for Business Central? This learning path introduces AL and discusses statements, codeunits, functions, events, triggers, and more.
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of how to create a new AL Extension project
- Basic knowledge of Dynamics 365 Business Central and how it works
- Previous developer experience using AL or another programming language is helpful
Module 7: Learn about the data management foundation in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Are you aware of the data and file structure for Business Central? This learning path provides insight into the data management foundation for Business Central. It also introduces XMLports and queries.
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Business Central
- Some understanding of development processes and languages
Module 8: Interface with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Do you need to interface with Business Central? This learning path discusses working with web and REST services, APIs, Azure Functions, and control add-ins that can be used to interface with Business Central.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of the AL programming language
- Experience with other programming languages
- Basic knowledge of Business Central functionality
Module 9: Tailor roles and design the UI for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Some key functionality can be personalized by a developer. This learning path discusses onboarding options, Role pages, Assisted Setup, Notifications, and other UI changes.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of the AL programming language and functions
Module 10: Work with essential development standards for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Do you want to develop extensions for Dynamics 365 Business Central? If you do, this learning path will help you do it by following a set of standards that are used by many developers just like you. We’ll discuss different tables you’ll encounter, documents, master data and more.
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of how to create a Business Central sandbox
- Basic knowledge of Dynamics 365 Business Central
Module 11: Continuous integration with Azure DevOps for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
What tools are used by many Business Central developers to manage the creation of apps? This path discusses Azure DevOps, Git, Visual Studio Code, and other tools you can use to manage the development process.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of the AL language
- A Microsoft account or an Organizational account.
- A Git account, and knowledge of commonly used Git commands
- Basic understanding of how to use Git Repositories
Module 12: Develop using Power Apps and Power Automate for Dynamics 365 Business Central
Do you want to use Power Apps and Power Automate with Business Central? This learning path discusses how you can use Microsoft Power Platform products with Business Central.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Dynamics 365 Business Central and web services.
- Knowledge of the basic architecture of Business Central.
- Experience with Power Apps and Power Automate
Dates & Locations
July 20, 2026 - July 24, 2026
July 20, 2026 - July 24, 2026
October 26, 2026 - October 30, 2026
October 26, 2026 - October 30, 2026
Exam & Certification
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Business Central Developer Associate
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