Custom Pages Not Showing Up in Search After Installing BC26 Extension

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Hello,

I’ve installed an extension that I developed for BC26 (databse migrated from BC13).

Although I can see the extension listed and its objects under 'All Objects with Caption', the pages do not appear when I search for them using the search bar.

To access them, I have to add the page number directly in the URL.
I don’t understand why these customized pages aren’t searchable. Has anyone encountered this issue or knows how to fix it?

Has anyone encountered this issue before ? Any suggestions, insights, or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!
Regards,

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Mohana Yadav 61,005 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Did you set ApplicationArea and UsageCategory properties for the pages?

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Jeffrey Bulanadi 8,760 on at

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Hi,

You're absolutely right, if custom pages aren’t appearing in the search bar after installing your BC26 extension, it’s likely due to missing metadata properties that control visibility.

Here’s what to check:

Pages must have both the ApplicationArea and UsageCategory properties set. Without these, the system won’t index the page for search or display it in the navigation.

For example, your page object should include something like:

ApplicationArea = All;

UsageCategory = Lists; or UsageCategory = Tasks; depending on the page type

If these properties are missing or incorrectly set, the page will still exist and be accessible via direct URL, but won’t show up in Tell Me or the navigation pane.

Also confirm that the extension is installed and published as Global, and that the page is not marked as Visible = false or scoped to a restricted role.

After updating the page metadata, recompile and publish the extension. You may need to restart the BC client or clear the browser cache to refresh the search index.

Helpful references:

ApplicationArea Property – Microsoft Docs
UsageCategory Property – Microsoft Docs
Extension Objects Not Visible – GitHub Issue
Why LookupPageId Matters – Mohana’s Blog

If you find this helpful, feel free to mark this as the suggested or verified answer.

Cheers
Jeffrey

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YUN ZHU 95,748 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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If you could share the code it would be easier to find the problem.

Hope the following helps

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/properties/devenv-usagecategory-property?wt.mc_id=DX-MVP-5004336

For example, the page below can be searched in the UI.

PS: Dynamics 365 Business Central: How to make your custom features available only with the Premium license (ApplicationArea Property)

https://yzhums.com/10535/

Thanks.

ZHU

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Kamal Khakhkhar 1,331 on at

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Hii There ,

as per New development standards, You need to define ApplicationArea & Usagecategory , these both required , if you not assign one of them it will not show , some of examples are shown By YUN ZHU for reference, So You need to update all your extensions to add these property.

If You found answer mark It asnwered.

Thank You.

Kamal Khakhkhar

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CU08070924-0 86 on at

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Hello,

Thank you all for your answers. After setting the properties, it works now.

Regards,

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Sohail Ahmed 11,150 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Application area = all;

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