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The latest version of Business Central provides a new 'Popup Window' option. The current implementation is mainly focused on popout the 'current' page. We'd like to take this the next step, and popup out other pages instead.

Therefore several improvements are needed:

1) Allow programmatic control to launch a page in a new window. This needs to work on :
- pages that show up in the Search Results (default option on Page level to ALWAYS open in a new window)
- pages part of a RoleCenter navigation are (option on Action level to open in a new window)
- Actions part of the page ribbon (option on Action level to open in a new window)
- PAGE.RUN code statements (extra parameter to set a 'Target' to open in a new window)

One of the use cases we have in mind is the user to be able to 'plan' / drag-drop entities using different pages. Via the menu / role center / actions, the user would open a list page with items to be planned. Via another action on that page / code, a second page should be opened in a new window (on a second monitor) with an agenda / matrix.

Or vice versa, via the menu / role center / actions, the user would open an agenda / matrix page. Via another action on that page / code, a second list page should be opened in a new window with items to be planned.

2) It should be possible to popout list / worksheet / document pages as well (currently not all page types are supported)

3) There are quit some limitations on the popped out pages. Please provide at least provide TellMe and Inspector support again.

4) The 4-charachter 'Company Badge' looks very tiny on the newly opened page (running Chrome on 80% mode). Please make it more readable.

5) Provide right-click support and make 'open in new tab/window' available as in normal browser behavior. It's intuitive and a lot more productive.
Category: General
STATUS DETAILS
Under Review
Ideas Administrator

Thank you for your feedback. We are considering adding it to our longer term roadmap. Your help is greatly appreciated! Mike Borg Cardona Program Manager, Microsoft

Comments

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The last point is very critical and strongly affects the customer experience.

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F

Strongly agree here. It would be really slick to be able to drag a page out of NAV and have it be in it's own separate window. This is akin to dragging on a browser tab until you've pulled it outside of the window and it pops out on its own. This would be a huge enhancement.

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Agree. Actually really hard to understand from a customer point of view why they do not just open out a standard browser tab.

The additional strange behaviour of then popping out additional windows every time makes it even more confusing as a choice.

All of these problems go away if they do that. I'm wondering if it was a technical choice at the time related to performance or other constraints.

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