AL Object Relations Visualizer

Visualizes relationships between AL objects in Business Central projects using an interactive graph.

Features

• Interactive visualization - Force-directed graph with D3.js
• Automatic scanning - Finds all AL objects in your workspace
• Click to open - Direct file opening by clicking on nodes (workspace objects only)
• Detailed tooltips - Shows incoming and outgoing relations for each object with contextual information:
  • Field names for TableRelation dependencies
  • Variable names for Record/Codeunit/Enum declarations
  • SourceTable properties for pages
  • Distinction between direct calls and variable usage
• Color-coded nodes - Different colors for different object types (table, page, codeunit, etc.)

Usage

Commands

• AL Obj. Rel. Viz: Show Object Relations - Shows all relationships in the workspace
• AL Obj. Rel. Viz: Show Current File Relations - Analyzes the currently open AL file

Shortcuts

• Right-click in an AL file → "AL Obj. Rel. Viz: Show Current File Relations"

Graph Controls

• Drag & Drop - Drag nodes to move them
• Zoom - Scroll with mouse wheel or use "Zoom In/Out" buttons
• Hover - Hover over nodes to see detailed information:
  • Object name, type, and ID
  • Uses (outgoing relations) - Objects that this object depends on
    • Shows WHERE the relation comes from (field name, variable name, etc.)
  • Used by (incoming relations) - Objects that depend on this object
    • Shows HOW they use it (through which field, variable, etc.)
  • Relation types (extends, uses, implements, etc.)
• Click - Click on green nodes to open files
• Reset - Return graph to initial view

Context Information Types

The tooltip shows different types of context depending on how objects are related:

• Field: [FieldName] - TableRelation on a specific field
• Variable: [VarName] - Record, Codeunit, or Enum variable declaration
• SourceTable - Page's SourceTable property
• Direct call - Direct reference like Codeunit::MyCodeunit
• Object extension - Extends relationship
• Interface implementation - Implements relationship
• Page/Report reference - Direct Page or Report reference

Example Tooltip

When you hover over a node, you'll see:

Sales Header
Type: table
ID: 36

Uses:
→ Customer (uses) via Field: Customer No.
→ Currency (uses) via Variable: CurrencyRec
→ Salesperson/Purchaser (uses) via Field: Salesperson Code

Used by:
← Sales Line (uses) via Field: Document No.
← Sales Invoice Header (extends) via Object extension
← Posted Sales Invoice (uses) via Variable: SalesHeader

Object Types

• 🟢 Table
• 🔵 Page
• 🟠 Codeunit
• 🟣 Report
• 🔵 Query
• 🟡 Enum
• 🔴 Interface

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code ^1.80.0
• AL Language extension

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• alObjRelVisualizer.maxDepth - Maximum analysis depth (default: 3)
• alObjRelVisualizer.includeSystemObjects - Include system objects (default: false)
• alObjRelVisualizer.colorScheme - Color scheme for graph (default/dark/light/colorful)

Known Issues

• Dependency objects (from base app, system app, etc.) are not available for opening - shown only as references
• Initial workspace scan may be slow for large projects

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License

This extension is licensed under a Freeware License. See LICENSE.md for details.

Free for personal and commercial use. ✨

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release:

• Basic dependency graph
• Support for workspace objects
• Click-to-open functionality for workspace objects
• Visualization of dependencies to external objects (without ability to open)