About SmartApps Docs

The documentation on this website is aimed to anyone who wants to know how our apps work, what functionality is available and in what releases it is available.

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We recommend that you use the latest version of the app, to ensure that your installed app from SmartApps has the features listed on this website.

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Go to Release Notes for each app to see when a new release has been made and what it contains.

Getting Started

If you are new to an app, you can start with Getting Started, where there are settings and other information for a quick and easy start.

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The information is straightforward and does not contain all possible ways of getting started.

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The apps that require more settings and where there are different approaches to get started are supplemented with a How To section.

User Guide

The User Guide lists the most common features in the app but is not described in detail.

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The apps that has a lot of features are supplemented with a How To section where the features and settings are thoroughly described along with tips and notes on best practice.

How To

How To is for those who want to dig a little deeper into how to use or get started with an app. The section contains Tips and Notes on best practice, and how you can get more value from the functionality of the app.

Workflows

The Workflow section provides supplemental content to the other sections such as Getting Started and How To, with illustrations of common workflows within the app.

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Sometimes it can be an advantage to start with the Workflows sections when you start using an app or a feature within an app to get an overview of the processes.

Release Notes

A short description of new releases.

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An new release can be of type: Added, Removed, Fixed or Changed.

Prerequisites

Specifies the conditions for being able to use the app.

Developer Guide

Technical information that can be of interest for a developer who extends the functionality of the app

Technical Reference

Technical information about all public objects that can be of interest for a developer who extends the functionality of the app.

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In the technical reference you will find the permission sets available in the app.

Deprecated Features

If an app has deprecated features, they are listed both on a separate page and together with the information about the public objects and web services under Technical Reference.

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Deprecated features are functions that are phased out and will be removed in the near future and are specified as Changed in the release notes.

FAQ

The most frequently asked questions.

Pages Overview

In Pages Overview you get all the fields and actions specified with the same information as you get when you hover over the fields and actions in Business Central.

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Pages Overview can be very useful when you want to know what the app contains.

Localization Features

This section contains information about features that are specific for a particular localization of the app.

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Localization Features is only available for those apps that contain functionality that is specific for a particular localization of the app.

App Dependencies

This section contains information about features in the app that have a dependency on other apps, which means that, in order for the feature to be be available, other app(s) must also be installed.

Elements in Workflows

The elements used in the workflows on this site are as follows:

Notes

SmartApps uses notes to highlight, complete and clarify information.

The notes used on this site are as follows:

Note

Information to keep in mind. Can depend on which path you choose to take.

Tip

Advisory information as best practice or in general.

Important

Information of considerable weight.

Warning

To warn of anything that might cause difficulties.

Caution

To warn of something that can not be reversed or redone.