Dependencies tab

The Dependencies tab lists the objects that use the current object (Used by) or the objects it uses (Uses), one direction at a time, with the kind of each dependency. Use it to judge the impact of changing an object, or to see what an object needs.

Opening it

Select Dependencies at the bottom of the Object view. The tab shows only when the object has dependencies.

An object opens on Used by, or on Uses when nothing uses it.

Prism for C/AL Dependencies tab listing the objects that use a table, grouped by type, with kind chips — The objects that use a table.

#	Name	Description
1	Used by	Shows the objects that depend on this object, with their count.
2	Uses	Shows the objects this object depends on, with their count.
3	Filter by name or id	Narrows both lists with the object index search syntax.
4	Kind filter	Chips that narrow the list to some kinds of dependency. See Kinds of dependency.
5	Type group	The objects of one type, with their count. The row stays pinned while you scroll its objects.
6	Object	Id, name and a pill per kind of dependency. Pills of data sources are accent coloured, event subscriptions green. Right-click it for its context menu; see Opening objects and the row menu.

When filters hide objects, a caption says how many: N of M hidden by the filters. Objects are sorted by type, then by id and name.

Kinds of dependency

Prism for C/AL Dependencies tab with the kind chips and the More list of less common kinds open — The kind chips with More open.

#	Name	Description
1	All	Shows every kind of dependency.
2	Kind chips	The first five kinds of dependency that occur. Select one or more to show only objects with any of them. Hover over a chip for a description.
3	More	Opens the less common kinds. A dot on the button means one of them is filtering.
4	Less common kinds	A check box per kind, with its count. Check a kind to show objects with it.

The kinds, in the order the chips use, with the description each chip shows:

Kind	The object is
Source table	Named by a `SourceTable` property.
Report data item	A report data item.
Query data item	A query data item.
Object property	Named by an object property.
XmlPort table element	An XmlPort table element.
Table relation	Named by a `TableRelation` property.
Permission	Named by a permission.
Calc. formula	Named by a `CalcFormula` property.
Variable	The type of a variable.
Parameter	The type of a parameter.
Name in code	Named in code by its name.
Id in code	Named in code by its id.
Page part	A page part.
Event subscriber	Subscribed to: one of its events, or a table trigger such as OnBeforeInsert or OnAfterValidate.

A subscription to a table trigger shows the trigger's name as its pill, such as OnAfterModify, and is filtered as Event subscriber.

Opening objects and the row menu

Press Enter or double-click an object to open it. Left and Right collapse and expand a type group. Right-click an object for:

Show where it uses this object…: On Used by: lists the places in that object that use the current object.
Show where this object uses it…: On Uses: lists the places in the current object that use that object. Offered where the object is referenced by id.
Go to object: Opens the object.
Find all usages of this object…: Lists every usage of the object in the store. See Find Usages.
Copy Prism Path to Clipboard: Copies the object's Prism path.

Find the pages of a table

Open the table and select the Dependencies tab.
Select Used by.
Select the Source table chip.

The list shows the pages, forms and other objects whose SourceTable is this table.

Find the event subscribers of an object

Open the object and select the Dependencies tab, then Used by.
Select the Event subscriber chip; if it is not among the first chips, select More and check it.
Right-click a subscriber and choose Show where it uses this object… to list the places in it that use the object.

Without a license

Without a license, Used by and Uses are not available: each shows Not enabled in this edition. Subscribe to Prism for C/AL to see an object's dependencies.