It’s possible: you can build your own mobile extensions for Business Central — without writing a single line of code. All you need is Warehouse Insight and its built-in App Designer.
What if your Business Central process doesn’t fit the software?
Even with a system as powerful as Business Central, there’s always that one gap — the task that falls between modules, the extra step your team tracks on paper or in a spreadsheet.
Traditionally, closing that gap meant custom development: scoping requirements, waiting on dev time, and paying for updates every time your process evolved. It worked, but it was slow and expensive.
Today, that model feels outdated. Why should small workflow changes require big projects?
Can users really build apps with no development?
With Warehouse Insight’s App Designer, Business Central users can now build their own mobile experiences — no coding required.
The App Designer is part of Warehouse Insight, connecting directly to your Business Central data. You can create pages that scan barcodes, capture photos, record signatures, or walk users through inspection checklists — all through a simple, drag-and-drop interface.
It’s the fastest way to make Business Central truly fit your operation’s day-to-day needs.
What’s an example of a simple app you could build?
To understand how simple it is, imagine building your first mini-app — a button on your handheld that says Hello World!
In Warehouse Insight, you’d open the Applications page, create a new app, and drag controls onto a design canvas:
- An event to trigger when the form opens.
- An interaction to display a message.
- A variable to hold the text “Hello World!”.
That’s it. Save the app, add it to your device’s menu, and it will appear instantly on your handheld. Tap it, and your message pops up. No code. No deployment scripts. Just pure configuration.
Once you understand that, you realize how easily you could swap that message for something useful — a safety checklist, a quality inspection form, or a delivery confirmation screen.
What’s already been built this way?
The Proof of Delivery (PoD) add-on was built entirely within Warehouse Insight, using the App Designer.
It captures signatures, timestamps, photos, and GPS coordinates from any mobile device, feeding all that data back into Business Central in real time. No separate app. No external development.
It’s a living example of what’s possible when Business Central users take control of their own workflows.
Businesses are already creating their own add-ons using the App Designer — tools like Fixed Asset Count, Create License Plate, Over Picking, Enforce Expiry Entry, and even Batch License Plates were all designed the same way.
Learn more in the blog: Build It Yourself: How Business Central Users Are Creating Their Own Mobile Apps Without Code
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