As AL developers, we always start in the same place: the BaseApp.
Before writing any code, we spend time reading existing logic, tracing posting routines, analysing data flow, searching for the right events, and trying to understand why something was built the way it was. That understanding shapes every extension we write.
AI doesn’t replace that work — just like AL didn’t replace good engineering when we moved from C/AL. But it does change how we approach it.
In this session, we explore what AI-driven development in Business Central really means — not just generating code, but bringing agents into your development workflow in a way that makes sense.
We’ll cover:
🔍 Using AI to analyse BaseApp code, flows, and patterns faster and with more context
🧠 Identifying where agents add value in the AL development lifecycle
🔌 Selecting and configuring MCP servers to support AL development in VS Code
🏗️ Designing a development workflow where AI has a defined, controlled role
👥 Establishing shared team guidelines for AI usage, review, and quality control
This is not a “look what AI can do” session.
It’s about using AI in your AL development in a way that adds value — without losing control.
You’ll see real AL code, real BaseApp analysis, and practical integration patterns throughout.
If you’ve been building serious Business Central solutions for years and want to move beyond experimenting with AI toward a structured way of working with it in your AL development — this session shows you how.
Speaker(s)
Eric is one of the founding partners of iFacto Business Solutions and Dynex bv.
With his 21 years of technical expertise, he is an everyday inspiration to its development teams. As development manager he continually acts upon the technical readiness of iFacto and Dynex.
Apart from that, Eric is also very active in BC community, where he tries to solve technical issues and shares his knowledge with other Dynamics enthusiasts. Surely, a lot amongst you will have read some of Eric’s posts, which he invariably signs with “waldo”.
Lots of people have been using and even contributing to tools he shares for free on github.
His proven track record entitled him to be awarded since 2007 as MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional).
Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector.
With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry, he has a solid track record in this business. With a strong focus on architecture, design and integration, he worked in different roles and with a broad range of technologies and platforms, including C/SIDE & VS Code development, C/AL and AL, Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Azure and Office 365.
He strongly believes that knowledge increases by sharing it, not by saving it. By delivering workshops and being a frequent speaker at conferences, he can put this into practice. Since 2013 Arend-Jan is awarded as Microsoft MVP Business Solutions.