{"id":63476,"date":"2026-06-25T08:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/releases.mscrm-addons.com\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=63476"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:21:37","slug":"layout-designer-for-business-central-1-13-closed-beta","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/releases.mscrm-addons.com\/index.php\/release\/layout-designer-for-business-central-1-13-closed-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"Layout Designer for Business Central 1.13 (Closed Beta)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Table Designer &#8211; New Experience:<\/em><\/strong> A new table design experience can now be utilized, allowing users to view and interact with a preview of their table before inserting it into the document.  This experience can be activated by disabling the <strong>Use Legacy Table Form<\/strong> setting under <strong>Setting -> Application -> Behavior<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Template Explorer &#8211; <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Template Checker<\/strong>:<\/em> The Template Checker allows users to verify if their template is valid for merging.  If the template is not valid, a message will be displayed in the Template Explorer.  This can be useful for catching template errors early.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Template Settings &#8211; Application:<\/em><\/strong> The user now has the ability to adjust how their privileges are checked. 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