Deep-Dive Books for the Business Central Developer Certification

11 guides written by a Microsoft MVP — the same depth I bring to client engagements, put into print. If you're preparing for MB-820 or just want to level up your AL skills, these cover the hard parts that the official docs gloss over.

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One purchase, the full series. Everything you need to pass MB-820 and work at a deeper level in Business Central.

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Book 1

Install and Upgrade Codeunits in Business Central

Extension lifecycle management done right — Install/Upgrade codeunits, Upgrade Tags to prevent data corruption, and DataTransfer for fast migrations. Real Microsoft code examples throughout.

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Book 2

Business Central Administration and Automation API

Programmatically create companies, deploy extensions, manage users, and automate tenant provisioning. Covers Admin Center API, Automation API, and infrastructure-as-code patterns for BC.

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Book 3

Business Central Performance Toolkit

Simulate hundreds of concurrent users, detect regressions across versions, and integrate BCPT into CI/CD pipelines. Includes telemetry analysis with Application Insights and Power BI.

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Book 4

Business Central Cloud Migration Tool

Plan and execute migrations from BC on-prem, Dynamics NAV, and Dynamics GP to Business Central online. Covers Azure Data Factory pipelines, incremental replication, and cutover strategies.

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Book 5

MB-820 Exam Cram: Create New Companies in Business Central

From the assisted setup wizard to ChangeCompany and intercompany transactions. Configuration packages, best practices, and when not to copy companies — things the docs won't warn you about.

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Book 6

Integrating Business Central with Outlook

Contact Insights and Document View add-ins, deployment methods, and Microsoft Graph API for email interactions. Troubleshooting included — Outlook integration has more edge cases than it should.

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Book 7

Integrating Business Central with Microsoft Teams

Share business data, extend Teams cards, create BC tabs, and customize the integration with AL code. Deployment methods, troubleshooting, and developer customizations for Teams + BC.

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Book 8

MB-820 Exam Cram: Tables and Table Extensions in Business Central

Table objects, keys and indexes, FlowFields, field groups, snippets, and data classification. Deep dive into retention policies with practical interface implementations.

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Book 9

MB-820 Exam Cram: Pages and Page Extensions in Business Central

Page types, layouts, actions, and role customization — plus the Page Scripting tool for acceptance testing. Real Microsoft code examples and patterns for production-ready UI extensions.

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Book 10

MB-820 Exam Cram: Reports, Report Extensions, and Queries in Business Central

RDLC, Word, and Excel layouts; report extensions without touching base code; queries for optimized data retrieval; and the report substitution pattern. Real Base Application examples.

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Book 11

MB-820 Exam Cram: Error Handling, RAD, Debugging, Permissions, and Application Areas

Five critical exam topics in one: Try Functions and Collectible Errors, RAD.json for fast dev cycles, Snapshot Debugging for production, Entitlements and Permission Sets, and Application Areas.

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