Business Central Object Lookup

This VS Code extension suggests Business Central object references when you type an object ID in an AL file.

For example, typing 27 can show catalog matches such as Table 27 "Item".

The inserted AL depends on where you are:

• In a var block, Table 27 "Item" inserts Item: Record Item;
• In an expression, such as SomeFunction(27), Table 27 "Item" inserts DATABASE::Item
• Other object types use references such as Page::Item, Codeunit::Item, and Report::Item

Object Sources

By default, the extension scans the current workspace for:

• *.al files, reading object declarations such as table 27 Item
• *.app packages, reading symbol reference JSON from downloaded Business Central packages

That means standard packages in folders like .alpackages and project AL files can be suggested automatically.

Run Business Central Object Lookup: Reload Catalog after downloading symbols or changing AL files.

Add More Objects Manually

The bundled catalog is in data/businessCentralObjects.json.

You can also point the extension at your own workspace catalog with:

{
  "businessCentralObjectLookup.catalogPath": "bc-object-catalog.json"
}

Catalog format:

[
  { "type": "Table", "id": 27, "name": "Item" },
  { "type": "Page", "id": 31, "name": "Item List" }
]