--- id: video/W2yhU8eXT5w type: video title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" summary: "Business Central mobile app and barcode scanning changes in 2024 release wave 1: worksheet pages on phones, camera and laser scanning now on SaaS, a new control add-in based AL API for camera scanning, and warehouse pick UI and gestures. Covers three scanning scenarios with demos and code." tier: official language: en tags: - barcode scanning - mobile app - worksheet pages - camera integration - laser scanner - control addin api - item tracking - camera barcode scanner provider - warehouse pick - continuous scanning - gestures - android system: warehouse review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:10:45.459Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T23:10:45.515Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: a1f9020e35a4d8e713b35e403a742f53c07d3101eef60167b797b9019c97da2a evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=70s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 70 quote: the worksheet pages on mobile phones are a simplified version of what we already have for desktop and tablet - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=121s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 121 quote: unfortunately due to some uh technical limitations we were not able to make these available on SAS but we did listen to your feedback - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=221s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 221 quote: all you have to do is to annotate a field of type code and text with the property extended data type equals barcode once - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=282s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 282 quote: in this release we are bringing you a new alapi based on controll D that is supposed to replace the donet based API and - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=302s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 302 quote: we've added the new API to our open source GitHub repo namely BC apps and you can find it under the control addin name - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=853s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 853 quote: this how you get uh The Continuous scanning kind of U experience - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=873s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 873 quote: it's important to mention that in order to update this functionality it requires configurations at two levels first level would be a configuration at - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=893s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 893 quote: it's really important to mention that this capability is available only on Android OS devices - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=954s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 954 quote: similar as in the previous scenario we were not able to make the capability available in the last release on SAS but with the - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1075s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 1075 quote: it is a document with a set of instruction for the warehouse worker uh to move items from uh one bin in a location - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1505s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 1505 quote: they are a close system meaning that uh they can only interact with uh the barcode scanning functionality or any other client extensibility - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1577s title: "What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1)" date: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" commit: null t: 1577 quote: we plan to migrate all the that net based apis to control Adin and therefore we strongly encourage to update any new barcode scanning links: learn: [] objects: - object/page/40 - object/page/6510 features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: W2yhU8eXT5w channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w published_at: "2024-04-04T13:30:12.000Z" duration_s: 1659 captions: full audience: - developer - functional consultant - partner chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction and session overview - t: 49 title: Worksheet pages on mobile devices - t: 121 title: Barcode scanning overview and supported types - t: 180 title: Three barcode scanning scenarios - t: 282 title: Camera Barcode Scanner provider API details - t: 363 title: Demo of scenario 2 - camera barcode scanning - t: 619 title: Code examples for barcode scanning implementation - t: 853 title: Scenario 3 - laser barcode scanner integration - t: 1014 title: Warehouse pick demo with laser scanner - t: 1175 title: Scanning items in warehouse pick process - t: 1302 title: "Code implementation: previous release approach" - t: 1404 title: "Code implementation: current release with control add-in" - t: 1464 title: Control add-in API architecture and security - t: 1577 title: Resources, feedback, and conclusion features: - name: Worksheet pages on mobile phones status: unclear t: 49 verified: false status_source: video - name: Native barcode scanning on SaaS status: unclear t: 121 verified: false status_source: video - name: Camera barcode scanning - UI button scenario status: unclear t: 200 verified: false status_source: video - name: Camera barcode scanning - AL API with Control Addin status: unclear t: 241 verified: false status_source: video - name: Camera Barcode Scanner provider control addin status: unclear t: 282 verified: false status_source: video - name: Item journal barcode scanning demo status: unclear t: 363 verified: false status_source: video - name: Continuous barcode scanning status: unclear t: 833 verified: false status_source: video - name: Dedicated laser barcode scanner integration status: unclear t: 853 verified: false status_source: video - name: Warehouse pick gestures status: unclear t: 1034 verified: false status_source: video - name: Optimized warehouse pick UI status: unclear t: 1115 verified: false status_source: video - name: Control add-in API for barcode scanning status: unclear t: 1404 verified: false status_source: video - name: Net-based barcode APIs migration path status: unclear t: 1557 verified: false status_source: video - name: Location provider via control add-in status: unclear t: 1577 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: - page item journal - page item tracking lines - other camera Barcode Scanner provider addin - other barcode scanner - other request Barcode Scanner async - other barcode received - other control adding - other request Barcode Scanner a sync quotes: - t: 70 text: the worksheet pages on mobile phones are a simplified version of what we already have for desktop and tablet check: exact - t: 121 text: unfortunately due to some uh technical limitations we were not able to make these available on SAS but we did listen to your feedback check: exact - t: 221 text: all you have to do is to annotate a field of type code and text with the property extended data type equals barcode once check: exact - t: 282 text: in this release we are bringing you a new alapi based on controll D that is supposed to replace the donet based API and check: snapped - t: 302 text: we've added the new API to our open source GitHub repo namely BC apps and you can find it under the control addin name check: exact - t: 853 text: this how you get uh The Continuous scanning kind of U experience check: exact - t: 873 text: it's important to mention that in order to update this functionality it requires configurations at two levels first level would be a configuration at check: exact - t: 893 text: it's really important to mention that this capability is available only on Android OS devices check: exact - t: 954 text: similar as in the previous scenario we were not able to make the capability available in the last release on SAS but with the check: exact - t: 1075 text: it is a document with a set of instruction for the warehouse worker uh to move items from uh one bin in a location check: snapped - t: 1505 text: they are a close system meaning that uh they can only interact with uh the barcode scanning functionality or any other client extensibility check: snapped - t: 1577 text: we plan to migrate all the that net based apis to control Adin and therefore we strongly encourage to update any new barcode scanning check: exact --- # What's new: Business Central Mobile App and Barcode Scanning (2024 release wave 1) > Business Central mobile app and barcode scanning changes in 2024 release wave 1: worksheet pages on phones, camera and laser scanning now on SaaS, a new control add-in based AL API for camera scanning, and warehouse pick UI and gestures. Covers three scanning scenarios with demos and code. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-04-04 · 27:39 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The session covers worksheet pages on mobile phones with a simplified layout, and native barcode scanning that was previously limited to on-premises and is now available on SaaS. It walks through three scenarios: a UI button on a field with extended data type barcode, a customizable camera scanning API based on a control add-in, and integration with dedicated laser scanners on Android. Demos show camera scanning in the item journal with serial and lot tracking, continuous scanning, and a warehouse pick with a laser scanner, including gestures and a redesigned pick document. The video also explains the control add-in API design and security limits, and says net-based barcode APIs remain supported while functionality is migrated to control add-ins. ## Key points - Worksheet pages are now on mobile phones with a shorter header, worksheet lines and a full summary section; desktop and tablet pages are unchanged. Check how they look and verify the UI you want. - Scenario 1: annotate a code or text field with extended data type equals barcode so the mobile client shows a barcode scanning button. - Scenario 2: a new AL API based on a control add-in replaces the .NET based API and works on SaaS. The add-in is in the BC apps GitHub repo and offers request barcode and request barcode async procedures plus barcode available, barcode failure and control add-in ready events. - Continuous scanning is done by calling request barcode async again after each barcode is processed. - Scenario 3: laser scanner integration works on Android devices only. It needs configuration on the device and in the app, plus AL code to register scanning events. - Control add-ins for this API are UI-less, with no JavaScript computation and no UI frame or styling properties; only Microsoft can provide them. - Net-based barcode APIs are still supported, but Microsoft plans to migrate them to control add-ins and encourages using the control add-in API for new work. The location provider is planned to follow. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=0s) Introduction and session overview - [0:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=49s) Worksheet pages on mobile devices - [2:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=121s) Barcode scanning overview and supported types - [3:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=180s) Three barcode scanning scenarios - [4:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=282s) Camera Barcode Scanner provider API details - [6:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=363s) Demo of scenario 2 - camera barcode scanning - [10:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=619s) Code examples for barcode scanning implementation - [14:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=853s) Scenario 3 - laser barcode scanner integration - [16:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1014s) Warehouse pick demo with laser scanner - [19:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1175s) Scanning items in warehouse pick process - [21:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1302s) Code implementation: previous release approach - [23:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1404s) Code implementation: current release with control add-in - [24:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1464s) Control add-in API architecture and security - [26:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1577s) Resources, feedback, and conclusion ## Features | Feature | Status | At | |---|---|---| | Worksheet pages on mobile phones | status not stated | [0:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=49s) | | Native barcode scanning on SaaS | status not stated | [2:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=121s) | | Camera barcode scanning - UI button scenario | status not stated | [3:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=200s) | | Camera barcode scanning - AL API with Control Addin | status not stated, demoed | [4:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=241s) | | Camera Barcode Scanner provider control addin | status not stated, demoed | [4:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=282s) | | Item journal barcode scanning demo | status not stated, demoed | [6:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=363s) | | Continuous barcode scanning | status not stated, demoed | [13:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=833s) | | Dedicated laser barcode scanner integration | status not stated, demoed | [14:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=853s) | | Warehouse pick gestures | status not stated, demoed | [17:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1034s) | | Optimized warehouse pick UI | status not stated, demoed | [18:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1115s) | | Control add-in API for barcode scanning | status not stated, demoed | [23:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1404s) | | Net-based barcode APIs migration path | status not stated | [25:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1557s) | | Location provider via control add-in | status not stated | [26:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1577s) | ## AL objects mentioned As heard in the captions. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named. - [page 40 "Item Journal"](../objects/page/40.md) at [6:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=383s) - [page 6510 "Item Tracking Lines"](../objects/page/6510.md) at [8:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=485s) - other "camera Barcode Scanner provider addin" at [5:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=302s) - other "barcode scanner" at [22:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1322s) - other "request Barcode Scanner async" at [22:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1343s) - other "barcode received" at [23:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1383s) - other "control adding" at [23:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1404s) - other "request Barcode Scanner a sync" at [23:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1424s) ## Quotes - [1:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=70s) "the worksheet pages on mobile phones are a simplified version of what we already have for desktop and tablet" - [2:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=121s) "unfortunately due to some uh technical limitations we were not able to make these available on SAS but we did listen to your feedback" - [3:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=221s) "all you have to do is to annotate a field of type code and text with the property extended data type equals barcode once" - [4:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=282s) "in this release we are bringing you a new alapi based on controll D that is supposed to replace the donet based API and" - [5:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=302s) "we've added the new API to our open source GitHub repo namely BC apps and you can find it under the control addin name" - [14:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=853s) "this how you get uh The Continuous scanning kind of U experience" - [14:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=873s) "it's important to mention that in order to update this functionality it requires configurations at two levels first level would be a configuration at" - [14:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=893s) "it's really important to mention that this capability is available only on Android OS devices" - [15:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=954s) "similar as in the previous scenario we were not able to make the capability available in the last release on SAS but with the" - [17:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1075s) "it is a document with a set of instruction for the warehouse worker uh to move items from uh one bin in a location" - [25:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1505s) "they are a close system meaning that uh they can only interact with uh the barcode scanning functionality or any other client extensibility" - [26:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1577s) "we plan to migrate all the that net based apis to control Adin and therefore we strongly encourage to update any new barcode scanning" ## Disclaimers in the video - [1:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=110s) other: we are um advising you to check how they look like and make sure that uh uh you have the desired user interface - [15:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=954s) not-in-this-release: we were not able to make the capability available in the last release on SAS - [26:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yhU8eXT5w&t=1597s) coming-later: in the upcoming releases we are also going to be making other client and Sensibility methods such as the location provider to be available via the control addins Presenters (as heard): Claudio, Chan, Claudia.