BC14 – Generate Symbols and Build Object Search Index

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The ‘Build Object Search Index’ feature in the BC14 Development Environment makes objects searchable in the webclient according to the Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/upgrade/upgrade-pages-report-for-search

However in another Microsoft article:

Running C/SIDE and AL Side-by-Side https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-running-cside-and-al-side-by-side

you should run a command in order to generate symbols. But actually the Build Object Search Index performs the same action. In my opinion it’s just easier sometimes to generate symbols by using the ‘Build Object Search Index’ instead of opening a Console and running the command as mentioned AND with the disadvantage of no progress in the Console which you do have in the Development Environment:

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  1. Oleksandr Trosh

    These are different operations.
    Build Search Index makes Pages searchable in Web Client
    generate symbols recompiles AL code.

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    1. Ibrahiem Rasoelbaks Post author

      Thanks for the feedback Oleksandr. I’m quite sure I saw the same command being executed for both the operations. That’s the exact reason why I wrote this article about it. I will check again when I have the opportunity.

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