Understanding Outline View of AL Objects in Visual Studio Code – Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

While working with the AL Extension on Visual Studio Code, you will come across an Outline Tab at the Bottom Left Corner of the Explorer.

It is enabled by default and shows the structure or hierarchy of the code written in the currently selected AL Object.

When you select any node from the Outline View, then the cursor in the open AL Object file will jump to that particular definition. The Outline View will also display any errors and warnings and you can navigate to that error code while clicking the node.

The Outline View can also be customized as per user by defining the following settings that are all enabled by default:

• outline.icons – Outline elements displayed with icons.
• outline.problems.enabled – Show errors and warnings on outline elements.
• outline.problems.badges – Badges displayed for errors and warnings.
• outline.problems.colors – Colors used for errors and warnings.

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