web
You’re offline. This is a read only version of the page.
close
Skip to main content

Notifications

Announcements

No record found.

Community site session details

Community site session details

Session Id :
Small and medium business | Business Central, N...
Answered

Folder .altemplates in visual code, what is it used for?

(0) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by 10

I can see in my project that I have a folder named .altemplates, which contains 2 json files:

  • table.dictionary.json
  • table.entry.json

Does anyone know what the files are used for ?

I have the same question (0)
  • Suggested answer
    THE Italian Profile Picture
    on at

    Never seen that. Maybe they comes from another extension that extends AL Language?

    E.g. AL Object Designer or AZ AL Dev tools or others?...

    What VSIX are you using? version 16?

  • Verified answer
    msagi Profile Picture
    25 on at

    AL Object Designer creates that folder. You can safely ignore it from source control.

    The idea is that you can define custom object-level snippets - similar to the above 2 examples - that would speed up development. These snippets can be used via Object Designer window. However, due to lack of feedback on this feature, it's been deactivated by default in newer versions.

    More details in the readme: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

Quick Links

Responsible AI policies

As AI tools become more common, we’re introducing a Responsible AI Use…

Neeraj Kumar – Community Spotlight

We are honored to recognize Neeraj Kumar as our Community Spotlight honoree for…

Leaderboard > Small and medium business | Business Central, NAV, RMS

#1
OussamaSabbouh Profile Picture

OussamaSabbouh 3,151

#2
Jainam M. Kothari Profile Picture

Jainam M. Kothari 1,443 Super User 2025 Season 2

#3
YUN ZHU Profile Picture

YUN ZHU 1,092 Super User 2025 Season 2

Last 30 days Overall leaderboard

Featured topics

Product updates

Dynamics 365 release plans