Gets information about the environment that the control add-in is using. Learn more about control add-ins in Control add-in object.
Learn more about control add-in performance in Control add-in best practices.
Method signature
object Microsoft.Dynamics.NAV.GetEnvironment()
Return value
Returns an object that contains the following members:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
UserName |
Type: StringThe name of the user who is signed in to the Dynamics 365 Business Central service. |
| CompanyName | Type: String The name of the company that the current user is using on the Dynamics 365 Business Central service. |
| DeviceCategory | Type: Integer An integer indicating the type of device that the control add-in is being rendered on. Possible values: 0 – Desktop client, either Dynamics NAV Client connected to Business Central or Business Central Web client. 1 – Business Central tablet client. 2 – Business Central phone client. |
| Busy | Type: Boolean A boolean indicating whether the client is currently busy. The client could, for example, be busy performing an asynchronous call to the server. |
OnBusyChanged |
Type: FunctionA callback that runs when the client's Busy state changes.Syntax: function onBusyChanged(busy), where busy is a boolean that contains the new state. |
| Platform | Type: Integer An integer indicating the underlying platform that the control add-in is being rendered on. Possible values: 0 – Dynamics NAV Client connected to Business Central. 1 – Business Central Web client, Business Central tablet client, or Business Central phone client in a browser. 2 – Business Central Mobile App. 3 - Microsoft Office add-in. |
| UserInteractionMode | Type: Integer An integer indicating the user interaction mode that the control add-in is being rendered under. Possible values: 0 - Mouse 1 - Touch |
OnClosed |
Type: FunctionA callback that runs when the page containing the control add-in closes. The control add-in can perform local cleanup before the page unloads it. Important The control add-in can't invoke an AL trigger through InvokeExtensibilityMethod at this point because the control add-in is already disconnected from the page. Syntax: function onClosed() |
Example
This example assigns object members to variables, handles changes to the Busy state through OnBusyChanged, and uses OnClosed to detect when the control add-in closes.
var environment = Microsoft.Dynamics.NAV.GetEnvironment();
var userName = environment.UserName;
var companyName = environment.CompanyName;
environment.OnBusyChanged = function(busy)
{
if (busy) {
// The client is now busy.
}
else {
// The client is not busy anymore.
}
}
environment.OnClosed = function()
{
// This control is being closed.
}
Related information
AL method reference
GetImageResource method
InvokeExtensibilityMethod method
OpenWindow method