Azure File, Azure Blob and Alibaba Cloud integration in Business Central (with interfaces and telemetry)

A codeunit to upload files to different containers, implemented with interfaces and monitored with telemetry

SCENARIO

• The requirement is to replace the reference of „File Management“ codeunit with a new „Azure File Management“ for the SaaS (Cloud) version of Business Central.
• I want to implement a base „app“ that manages file basic operation on different cloud platforms: upload, download, create folders, copy and move files and folders.
• I want the app to be reusable by all other app depending on it.
• I want to monitor the activity with telemetry and application insights.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF INTERFACES AND TELEMETRY

This project allows me to use in the real world two of the new powerful and wonderful features of Business Central: interfaces and telemetry. Interfaces are available with a minimum of runtime 5 (you have to kiss goodbye older versions of BC).

AZURE BLOBS VS AZURE FILES

One of the…