Dynamics 365 Business Central: download symbols from Microsoft’s public NuGet source.
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.
post Stefano Demiliani
"starting from AL Language Extension version 17, now you have a new command called AL: Download Symbols from Global Sources."
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.