Page Extension Overview In Business Central D365

Page Extension Overview in Business Central:

(1) In this blog, we will discuss the extension of Page in BC D365. You can extend existing page objects, similar to how you extend tables and reports. With page extensions, you can extend an existing page by:

Adding “New Field” or column to “Existing Page Layout“.
Adding “Triggers” and adding code or logic in the “Existing Triggers”.
Adding “Action or Buttons” and modifying the “Existing Button Logic”.
Adding “New Layouts” and Modifying the “Existing Layout”.
Adding “New Properties” and Modifying the “Existing Properties”.

(2) Note from Microsoft as shown.

Page Extension Microsoft Tips in D365 BC

(3) The following keywords in the layout section to place and move fields and groups on the page extension. Similarly, in the actions section, you use these keywords to place actions in the ribbon.

Keywords	Syntax	Applies to
addfirst	addfirst(Anchor)	Anchor: areas and groups
addlast	addlast(Anchor)	Anchor: areas and groups
addafter	addafter(Anchor)	Anchor: controls, actions, and groups
addbefore	addbefore(Anchor)	Anchor: controls, actions, and groups
movefirst	movefirst(Anchor; Target1, Target2)	Anchor: area, group Target: list of actions or list of controls
movelast	movelast(Anchor; Target1, Target2)	Anchor: area, group Target: list of actions or list of controls
moveafter	moveafter(Anchor; Target1, Target2)	Anchor: controls, actions, and groups Target: list of actions or list of controls
movebefore	movebefore(Anchor; Target1, Target2)	Anchor: controls, actions, and groups Target: list of actions or list of controls
modify	modify(Target)	Target: controls, actions, and groups