Let's pass MB-820: Episode 13 - Debug and deploy AL extensions

In this episode, you will learn about debugging AL projects, securing your IP, generate documentation on the fly with ALDoc and make it available via a github website, debug production environments with snapshot debugging, get started with performance toolkit, and learn what is rapid application development.

YouTube video outline:

1. App.json
   • resourceExposurePolicy
     • allowdebugging
     • allowDownloadingSource
     • includeSourceInSymbolFile
     • applyToDevExtension
   • override allowDebugging with Nondebuggable property
   • override resourceExposurePolicy properties with BC-ResourceExposurePolicy-Override
2. Launch.json
   • learn about BreakOnError preoperty
   • learn about BreakOnRecordWrite property
   • learn about StartupCompany
3. Breakpoint:
   • create new breakpoint or remove with F9
   • trigger breakpoint conditionally with “Edit Breakpoint”
4. Access SQL metrics when debugging
5. Debug System application now possible
6. Use Launch.json configurations to debug web services or job queues
   • attach to a session owned by UserId
7. Debug Production environments with Snapshot debugging
   • https://svirlan.com/getting-started-with-snapshot-debugging-in-business-central/
8. Performance Toolkit:
   • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQBFRB4jvTY&t=3s
9. Rapid Application Development:
   • https://svirlan.com/what-is-rapid-application-development-a-closer-look-at-rad-json/
10. ALDoc:
    • https://svirlan.com/business-central-aldoc-docfx-generate-github-page-to-host-your-al-documentation/
    • https://youtu.be/t83W_wLKZ-c

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