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# Dynamics 365 Business Central: download symbols from Microsoft’s public NuGet source.

[Read the post](https://demiliani.com/2026/02/23/dynamics-365-business-central-download-symbols-from-microsofts-public-nuget-source/) · Stefano Demiliani (Stefano Demiliani, MVP) · 2026-02-23 · 238 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> AL Language Extension version 17 introduces a new command to download app symbols directly from Microsoft's public NuGet feeds, making it easier to manage dependencies without manually downloading from a specific environment or sharing symbols across projects.

## Key points

- AL Language Extension version 17 adds 'AL: Download Symbols from Global Sources' command in VS Code
- Symbols download automatically based on the application version specified in app.json
- Country/region-specific packages can be selected during download
- New settings allow configuring custom NuGet feeds and restricting downloads to only custom sources

## Quotes

- "starting from AL Language Extension version 17, now you have a new command called AL: Download Symbols from Global Sources." (Marks the introduction of a significant feature for managing AL project dependencies more efficiently)
- "Symbols are autyomatically downloaded from the Microsoft NuGet feed accordingly to the version you've specified in your app.json file" (Explains the automatic version matching behavior that eliminates manual symbol management)

## Context

- Features: AL: Download Symbols from Global Sources, al.symbolsCountryRegion setting, al.nugetFeeds setting, al.useOnlyCustomFeeds setting
- Versions: AL Language Extension 17

Source: Stefano Demiliani, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.