Dynamics 365 Business Central: Build and Embed a Custom Mini Widget (Weather, Currency, World Clock, and more) into Role Center

Hi, Readers.
Previously, I briefly shared two practical examples of custom JavaScript Control Add-ins for Business Central.

• Add a calculator to the sales order page

• How to add a Signature Pad to the Sales Order page (Capture and Save Customer Signatures)

Today, I would like to share another custom Control Add-in that can be implemented in Business Central – a custom Mini Widget similar to the one in Windows. Here is a visual preview of the design:

Since this add-in retrieves data via external APIs, you need to enable ‘Allow HttpClient Requests’ in the extension target setting before using it.

As for the weather feature, I used Codeunit 7568 Geolocation to retrieve the current client device location, so location permission must also be granted before use.
PS: Getting geographical location information from the client device (Latitude, Longitude)

Since my primary goal was to demonstrate the proof of concept, I didn’t include customizable settings. However, you can refer to my source code and add your own settings to make this Mini Widget even more flexible.

Source code: Github (Please note that the source code is for reference only, you can improve it according to your own needs)

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Hope this will help.

Thanks for reading.

ZHU