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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP

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Microsoft MVP #msdyn365bc #BusinessCentral developer 👩🏼‍💻 😺 cat mom x2 📍Central WI 🧀 🌐 www.bcdevnotebook.com

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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Have you hit the midweek slump, and realized you have been putting off debugging that one weird issue all week? If you are on Business Central version 28, you can now let Copilot do some of the heavy lifting for you. Read more in my newest blog post. #HumpDayHacks #msdyn365bc #BusinessCentral
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#HumpDayHacks: Troubleshooting MCP Server
Have you hit the midweek slump, and realized you have been putting off debugging that one weird issue all week? If you are on Business Central version 28 (or later), you can now let Copilot do some of the heavy lifting for you.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Stop Typing and Start Talking Have you experienced the newest bottleneck in your development process: Not being able to type your prompt fast enough. There is an extension within VS Code - "VS Code Speech" that allows you to talk to the Chat. Setup Once installed, you need to enable "Hey Code" to…
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Stop Typing and Start Talking
Have you experienced the newest bottleneck in your development process: Not being able to type your prompt fast enough. There is an extension within VS Code - "VS Code Speech" that allows you to talk to the Chat. Setup Once installed, you need to enable "Hey Code" to keep your fingers off the keyboard. Open VS Code Settings (Ctrl + ,) and search for "voice keyword".
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Building Business Central reports in Excel doesn’t have to be painful anymore. In my latest blog, I walk through how #Excel & #Copilot fundamentally change the reporting experience for #BusinessCentral users, turning Excel into an active reporting assistant, not just a spreadsheet. #msdyn365bc
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Building Business Central Excel Reports with Copilot
Organizations rely on Business Central for operational and financial reporting, but many teams still export data to Excel when they need flexible analysis, custom layouts, or presentation‑ready visuals. Traditionally, this meant a significant amount of manual work: formatting, building pivot tables, adding calculated fields, and assembling dashboards. What's changed recently isn't just one new feature, it's the combination of Copilot capabilities across M365, and how they now naturally show up inside of Excel.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Hey #BusinessCentral Developers. Have you ever experienced your custom Sales Line field data just...disappear? It has something to do with the Sales Header recreating Sales Lines. You can read more about it in my latest #HumpDayHacks blog post: bcdevnotebook.com/2026/02/25/h... #msdyn365bc
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#HumpDayHacks: RecreateSalesLines
Have you ever seen a custom Sales Line field’s data just disappear? You sit there wondering why is that getting cleared out. There is a procedure on the Sales Header RecreateSalesLines() that…
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Yes - it's for building out your own Agents. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynami... learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynami...
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Managing agent tasks programmatically (preview) - Business Central
Learn how to create and manage agent tasks, work with agent sessions, and handle cross-agent operations in Dynamics 365 Business Central.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
New Blog Post: GitHub Copilot Reusable Prompts bcdevnotebook.com/2026/02/09/g... Scaffold out table extensions, page extensions, field definitions and more consistently and effortlessly within your code standards! #GitHubCopilot #msdyn365bc
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GitHub Copilot Playbook: Reusable Prompts
Prompts are markdown files that are used by GitHub Copilot to assist in common development tasks. Instead of having to type out the same instructions, you can pull prompts into your chat to reuse t…
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Areopa webinars @areopawebinars.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🎥 New webinar recording: Excel Report Layouts in Business Central Create custom reports without writing a single line of code. Tonya shows you the complete workflow—from data contracts to refreshable reports with Power Query. Real-time analytics using Excel features ⚡ 👉 youtu.be/1ft4o9lQzsU
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20260126 - Excel Report Layouts: From Basics to Refreshable, Real-Time Reporting
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Getting mixed results from GitHub Copilot Chat? It might not be your prompt — it might be the chat mode. New Blog Post GitHub Copilot Playbook: Chat Modes ✨ Dive into Autocomplete, Ask, Edit, Plan & Agent modes. bcdevnotebook.com/2026/01/21/g... #GitHubCopilot #Agent #msdyn365bc #BusinessCentral
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GitHub Copilot Playbook: Chat Modes
GitHub Copilot is more than a fancy auto-complete, as it offers multiple chat modes that empower developers to interact with their code in natural language to streamline development. Whether you ne…
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Have you ever wondered which apps are listening to specific events in Business Central? Or maybe you're troubleshooting why something is behaving unexpectedly. There is a hidden page that is going to change your debugging style... #msdyn365bc #BusinessCentral
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#HumpDayHacks: Event Subscriptions Page in BC
Have you ever wondered which apps are listening to specific events in Business Central? Or maybe you're troubleshooting why something is behaving unexpectedly. There is a hidden page that is going to change your debugging style...
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🚀 New Blog Post: GitHub Copilot Playbook – Getting Started AI is transforming how we develop software and GitHub Copilot is leading the charge. Check out the first post of a new series bcdevnotebook.com/2025/11/11/g... #GitHubCopilot #BusinessCentral #msdyn365bc #AI
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GitHub Copilot Playbook: Getting Started
In the ever-evolving world of software development, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. One of the latest tools making waves in the industry is GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered coding assistant dev…
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Today's #HumpDayHacks is Avoiding Validation Chaos, where I dive into a deceptively simple but critical detail: field order. bcdevnotebook.com/2025/09/10/h... #BusinessCentral #ALDevelopment #msdyn365bc
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#HumpDayHacks – Avoiding Validation Chaos
Have you used the AZ AL Dev Tools New AL File Wizard to create objects? It’s probably as fast as my cats running into the kitchen when they hear the pantry door open.  Quick, efficient, …
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Query Methods for Business Central AL Development Queries are powerful tools for data analysis within Business Central, allowing us to perform a range of calculations that help us aggregate and make sense of our data. To do this, we set a Method property on a chosen column within our query, which…
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Query Methods for Business Central AL Development
Queries are powerful tools for data analysis within Business Central, allowing us to perform a range of calculations that help us aggregate and make sense of our data. To do this, we set a Method property on a chosen column within our query, which gives us a clear way to "manipulate" the data. Among the built-in methods we have, there are several that work with numerical datatypes - like Decimal, Integer, Big Integer, or Duration - such as…
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
👥 Pair Programming Just Got a Whole Lot Easier 🚀 If you've ever struggled to collaborate effectively in a remote dev environment, you're not alone. But there's a tool that can change the game: Live Share in @vscode.dev bit.ly/4eDFcJy #VSCode #DevTools #msdyn365bc #MVPBuzz #RemoteWork
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Live Share – VSCode Pair Programming
As a developer, we oftentimes participate in code reviews where we are either sharing our screen, or viewing someone else’s code. How hard is it to identify where some code needs to be change…
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
There is also the visual blue arrow ➡️ showing you the way to your next edit. You can also then use your mouse to Accept or Reject the change. This is a game-changer for refactoring and maintaining code consistency! Official release notes here: code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot...
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Code completions with GitHub Copilot in VS Code
Enhance your coding with AI-powered code completions from GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
GitHub Copilot just got even smarter! The new Next Edit Suggestions feature doesn't just autocomplete your code - it predicts where you'll need to make edits next across your codebase. ✨ Hit Tab to navigate between suggestions, then Tab again to accept.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
New Blog Post Alert: Scheduled Performance Profiler in #BusinessCentral #msdyn365bc bcdevnotebook.com/2025/06/02/s...
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Scheduled Performance Profiler in Business Central
Performance issues can be the bane of our existence, especially in the middle of a busy workweek. Not only do they slow users down, but they are frustrating to try and troubleshoot, and it’s …
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Let's play a game. Best #autocorrect of your name. I'll go first. Tonya Broccoli Medley. 🥦 Tonya Broccoli Mesquite is a close second. 🍖 #autocorrectfail
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Are you developing reports for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central? 🌐 Check out my latest blog post on Developing Multilingual Reports for Business Central! 📝 bcdevnotebook.com/2025/05/06/d... #msdyn365bc #BusinessCentral
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Developing Multilingual Reports for Business Central
When developing reports, do you have to consider report usage in different languages? One of my latest implementations operates in English and French-Canadian. This blog posts collects some of the …
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Learning from the community, we can elevate our code quality. Love to see some of these old gems like SelectionFilterManagement being resurfaced. #msdyn365bc
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Yaaassssss!!! I love it!!!!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Oooo, I like that question even better! #thoughtsduringacodereview
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Hello #msdyn365bc developer community. Let's try something new. #BCCodeReview 🤓 if Item.Get(SomeOtherTable."Item No.") then ; What happens when it doesn't find the item? it keeps going, even if the item doesn't exist. Would you change it to just Item.Get(SomeOtherTable."Item No."); #bcalhelp
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I always have more information to share than time alloted. Its tough to decide what makes the cut!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
While the report itself will still be generated with the Report Caption, we now have more insights into the layout file 🎉
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
👀 I spy some new ReportRequestValues in Excel Report Layouts for #BusinessCentral #msdyn365bc 💫 Coming in BC26 (2025 wave 1) we have the following new metadata from the report that created the document: - Layout Name - Layout Caption - Layout Id learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynami...
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Creating an Excel layout report - Business Central
Learn how to create a report using an Excel layout.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
While the report itself will still be generated with the Report Caption, we now have more insights into the layout file 🎉
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
It's no joke, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 release wave 1 is live! 🥳 Time to get up to speed on the latest capabilities with the BC Launch Event videos at aka.ms/BCYouTube #msdyn365bc #businesscentral
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Thank you @betsyweber.bsky.social for all you do to support the MVP program! Rogan approves of our new office mate 😸 #MVPBuzz
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I've been in Washington for a week, visiting family and attending #MVPSummit. Loving on my nephews because fur babies are family too! Say hi to Zeus, Nimbus and Yeti 😻
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Quote of the day: if your product is easier to replace than to subscribe to, it won't last.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
He wants to know if you consulted with Copilot.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Wow! That's really impressive!!!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
📢New Blog Post: Selection Filter Management + Query Development Leverage System Libraries to filter your query for report development! #msdyn365bc bcdevnotebook.com/2025/03/16/s...
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Selection Filter Management + Query Development
Now that you are using a Query object to collect your data for report development, you are probably wondering how do you leverage a request page so users can retrieve the relevant data. This blog p…
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
So excited to be presenting with another #catperson at Directions North America next month! If you're a #msdyn365bc developer, you're going to want to attend @thedoubleh.dev and I's presentation!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I'm all about Selection Filter Management right now!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
You must also include the customers who have 0 open orders. I was thinking 💥BAM💣 use a SqlJoinType...but it doesn't work as one would expect.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
When you spend 3-4 hours working on a presentation, and feel like you got no where 🐌 That's because something just doesn't work the way you think it should. 🤬 If you wanted to write a query, and have a list of ALL customers with a count of open orders, how would you write it? #msdyn365bc
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
This is SO true!!!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
With the amount of meetings and drop in messages I've had lately, this probably wouldn't have been accomplished for another 3 working days. How do you as a #developer manage your time to maximize the creative juices? I'm thinking I need to start blocking off my calendar.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
There's definitely something to be said about #deepwork where you can just focus without any distractions. I sat down tonight for 3 hours and hit my coding groove. All of a sudden I realized how late it was, but man, does it feel good to actually write some code!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Everyone is welcome at our session!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
If I had to guess, it is part of corporate landscape w/ holding companies. They are VERY excited to get on BC this summer.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Blast from the past this morning! Viewed a clients NAV 4.0 environment that they want to extract some custom functionality from. 🦕
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I can only imagine that working in an embedded app has it's own set of challenges!! Much like the C/AL days. 🦕
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
It's not a fight, just a passionate discussion! As a developer, we don't know all the ins and outs of the business processes, especially client specific use cases. We definitely wouldn't be as effective technically without the functional counterpart who is willing to take the time to tell the story.
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I'm moving more into that role as well. What do you find most enjoyable about being the man in the middle? Is there anything you used to do that you miss?
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
You really are the jack of all trades! What do you enjoy more - writing PTEs to solve a very specific business process need, or writing an AppSource app where you have to be more generic to accommodate many use cases?
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
So do you do a lot of development leveraging the HTTPClient to make external API calls? It's definitely not something I would say most developers do on a regular basis!! And I have a newer project that uses Fixed Assets! I'm excited to learn more about them + reporting as well!!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
What @mynavblog.bsky.social said at DOK Americas really stuck with me - are you an AL Developer or a BC developer? To be a great AL Developer you need to understand the business logic. So being a Technical Consultant is really the best of both worlds!!
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Tonya Bricco-Meske, Microsoft MVP @tonyabm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Hello #msdyn365bc community 🖤 I feel like with the holidays, and the shift from X, we haven't had as many engaging threads. So... roll call! Who here is 💻 technical (dev) 🖥 functional 🦝 doesn't know what #BusinessCentral is.
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