How to view the C/AL Codes? You can view the view the C/AL codes from the Object Designer option in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV. To open Object Designer you have to follow below steps: Go to the menu part of the Navision client. Then go to the Tools -> Object Designer  other wise press the short cut key Shift + F12 from your key board. There you can view following elements Table, Form, Page, Report, Dataport, XML Port, Code Unit etc. All these having C/AL codes expect Page. First up all we will see how to view C/AL for a code unit. To open a C/AL code for a Code Unit you have to click Code Unit Button then select the code unit number 5804 - ItemCostManagement. Then press OK Click Design Button in the lower side to view the code.

What is C/AL? C/AL ( C lient A pplication L anguage) is the programming language using in the C/SIDE (Client/Server Integrated Developemnt Environment) in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV previously Navision. By the help of this language we have following type of uses in Microsoft Dynamics NAV environment. Form objects and Report objects are handling the data presentation Data storage and organization is handled with help of table objects and built in Database Management System(DBMS) Data acquisition is handled with the help of Form and Dataport Objects