BC Friday Tips #20 Sort your triggers in sequence

Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers.

Sort your triggers in sequence.

When writing AL code, arrange triggers in their execution order.

Why?

✅𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. Makes it easier to follow the logic flow.

Example:

dataitem(SalesShipmentLine; "Sales Shipment Line")
{

   trigger OnPreDataItem()
   begin
       //do something
   end;
 
   trigger OnAfterGetRecord()
   begin
       //do something
   end;
 
   trigger OnPostDataItem()
   begin
       //do something
   end;

}

This won’t change performance, but it will make your code clearer for others.