CI/CD for Dynamics 365 Business Central with Azure DevOps

Modern Dynamics 365 Business Central development requires speed, collaboration, and reliability. Manual builds and untested deployments often lead to errors and downtime, but establishing a robust continuous integration pipeline solves these challenges. This text-based course guides you through setting up an automated development workflow for Business Central. You will transition from manual compilation to fully automated builds, testing, and quality checks using Git and Azure DevOps, ensuring your extensions are always ready for production. What you'll learn: - Configure Git repositories to manage AL code versions and team collaboration. - Set up Azure DevOps projects, boards, and build pipelines specifically for Business Central. - Write YAML-based pipeline definitions to automate app compilation and validation. - Integrate automated testing workflows using the AL Test Tool to catch bugs early. - Manage app dependencies and build artifacts efficiently across different environments. - Apply modern DevOps best practices to maintain high code quality and security. You will start with the core concepts of version control and pipeline automation before moving on to practical, step-by-step written configurations of Azure DevOps and YAML pipelines. This course is designed for developers and system customizers new to DevOps practices, requiring only a basic understanding of Business Central development. Start reading today to streamline your development workflow and automate your builds.