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Who benefits from partial records: The true magic of SetLoadFields
Server-side perspective One of the key characteristics of the C/AL language and its more modern ancestor, AL, that makes it so attractive...
Jul 6, 2023
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Locking Scope: Differences between LockTable and ReadIsolation
Today, once again, I am returning to the topic of table locking, lock escalation, and the way Business Central interacts with SQL Server...
Jul 1, 2023
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Introduction to Business Central Caching - Part 2
The effects of SetLoadFields and AutoCalcFields on caching This post continues the topic of query caching in Business Central which I...
Jun 29, 2023
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Test assertions on DateTime values
Recently, I was running a large test suite to verify my changes in the Base Application item journal posting functionality. Changes were...
Jun 12, 2023
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ReadCommitted isolation in Azure SQL
In my previous post Transaction Isolation in Business Central, I introduced a rather long and detailed review of transaction isolation...
Mar 21, 2023
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Transaction isolation in Business Central
Business Central 22 introduces a new table property ReadIsolation which allows the developers to control transaction isolation in a more...
Mar 20, 2023
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Conflicting updates in concurrent Business Central sessions
After my previous posts on lock escalation, it feels like a good time to take a step to a more practical plane and investigate some real...
Mar 6, 2023
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AL updates and locking, Part II - Optimized locking in Azure SQL
In my previous post AL updates and locking, I gave a high-level introduction into the SQL Server locking model. That post was inspired by...
Feb 23, 2023
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AL updates and locking, Part I - Introduction to lock escalation
Recently Microsoft announced significant changes in the SQL Server locking architecture which can dramatically reduce the number of lock...
Feb 19, 2023
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How come the size of my Sales & Receivables Setup table is 16KB?
And Bank Account Ledger Entry is non-integer? What's behind Business Central table information Have you ever asked yourself, looking at...
Feb 13, 2023
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