Variable Naming

Created by Microsoft, Described by waldo

Description

Variables that refer to a AL object must contain the objects name, abbreviated where necessary.

A variable must begin with a capital letter.

Blanks, periods, and other characters (such as parentheses) that would make quotation marks around a variable necessary must be omitted.

If a variable is a compound of two or more words or abbreviations, each word or abbreviation should begin with a capital letter.

Example 1

Bad code

WIPBuffer: Record "Job WIP Buffer"

Good code

JobWIPBuffer: Record "Job WIP Buffer"

Example 2

Bad code

Postline: Codeunit "Gen. Jnl.-Post Line";

Good code

GenJnlPostLine: Codeunit "Gen. Jnl.-Post Line";

Example 3

Bad code

"Amount (LCY)": Decimal;

Good code

AmountLCY: Decimal;

Tips

The AL Variable Helper extension provides Intellisense support to assign correct variable names in AL.