Business Central in the Age of AI

Business Central specialists are splitting into two groups. One still writes AL code the hard way, turns down projects for lack of time, and watches from the sidelines. The other uses AI — and delivers the same work 3–5× faster.

This field guide is for the first group that wants to become the second.

Written by a BC developer and consultant with 25+ years in the NAV/BC ecosystem, this practical book covers:

• Using Claude Code and GitHub Copilot for AL development • Calling Azure OpenAI directly from AL code via HttpClient • How AI transforms consulting work — from meeting notes to documentation • Copilot Studio and Power Platform AI Builder • Advanced architectures: RAG, AI agents, and MCP servers • A practical 30-day implementation plan

All code samples are fully functional on BC v27+ and available at github.com/ai4bc-dev — including a complete AL demo extension, Azure OpenAI Helper codeunit, Python RAG indexer, and 12 prompt templates for common BC tasks.

No theory. No hype. Just tools that work in production.