How to Use Enumerations Effectively in Dynamics 365 Development?
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Question
You are developing a feature that requires a status field with predefined values to track the progress of an order in Microsoft Dynamics 365 finance and operations apps.
You need to ensure that the status field can only contain specific values and that these values can be extended in the future.
What should you do?
Select only one answer.
A. Create a new EDT with a string type and manually validate the input for the status field.
B. Add an enumeration to the project and populate it with the required status elements.
C. Use an existing integer EDT and assign numeric codes to represent different statuses.
D. Add a new relation to the table for status tracking without using an enumeration.
Answer
B. Add an enumeration to the project and populate it with the required status elements.
Explanation
The correct answer is to add an enumeration to the project with the required status elements (Option B), as enumerations are designed to hold a set of named constants which can be extended. Creating a new EDT with a string type (Option A) would not enforce the use of specific values and would require additional validation logic. Using an existing integer EDT (Option C) is not user-friendly and does not provide clear meaning for the statuses. Adding a new relation (Option D) does not address the requirement of having specific values for the status field.
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