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New in Business Central 2025 Wave 1: Use SetAutoCalcFields on RecordRef for Better Performance

Hi,

With the release of Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 (BC26), developers have something exciting to celebrate—Microsoft has introduced the SetAutoCalcFields method for the RecordRef data type!

This enhancement addresses a long-standing limitation in AL development. Until now, RecordRef did not support SetAutoCalcFields, forcing developers to manually call CalcFields on every record, especially inside loops. This not only increased code verbosity but also impacted performance.

Now, with SetAutoCalcFields, you can define which FlowFields should be calculated before records are retrieved, just like you could do with regular Record objects.

Why this matters:

  • 💡 Cleaner Code: No need to write repetitive CalcFields calls.

  • ⚡ Improved Performance: Avoid redundant calculations in loops.

  • ✅ Supported from AL Language 15.0: Make sure your extension is up to date.

 


Important Notes:

  • This feature requires AL Language version 15.0 or higher

  • You’ll see errors if your runtime is below 15.0

Stay tuned as more enhancements roll out with BC26. This is just one of many steps Microsoft is taking to streamline Business Central development.

Happy coding! 🚀

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Regards,
Saurav Dhyani
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