Microsoft Dynamics NAV
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Microsoft Dynamics NAV
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Overview of this book
Microsoft Dynamics NAV is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application used in all kinds of organizations around the world. It provides a great variety of functionality, out-of-the-box, in different topics such as accounting, sales, purchase processing, logistics, and manufacturing. Microsoft Dynamics NAV also allows companies to grow their applications by customizing solutions to meet specific requirements.
This course is a hands-on tutorial on working with a real Dynamics NAV implementation. It begins by providing an insight into the different tools available to migrate data from client legacy systems into Microsoft Dynamics NAV. If you are already live with Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you will learn about upgrades and what to expect from them. We’ll also show you how to implement additional or expanding functionalities within your existing Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation, perform data analysis, debug error messages, and implement free third-party add-ons to your existing installation. From here, you will be introduced to integrated development tools to make you a highly productive developer in the NAV environment.
The course will serve as a comprehensive reference guide, complementing NAV's Help files. You will find this course really useful if you want to evaluate Microsoft Dynamics NAV's development capabilities or need to manage NAV-based projects. Additionally, you will also learn about the NAV application structure, the C/SIDE development environment, the C/AL language, the construction and uses of each object type, and how it all fits together. Moving on, you will be guided through the NAV way of solving problems. You will be introduced to patterns and the software NAV architecture and will then build an example application. Then, you will walk through the details of architectural patterns, design patterns, and implementation patterns and will also learn about anti-patterns and handling legacy code. You will learn how to build solutions using patterns. The course offers premium, highly practical content on this recently released version of Dynamics NAV, and includes material from the following Packt books :
1. Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Third Edition
2. Programming Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV
3. Learning Dynamics NAV Patterns
Table of Contents (264 chapters)
Preface
What you need for this learning path
Who this learning path is for
Reader feedback
Customer support
Part 1. Module 1
Chapter 1. Exploring Microsoft Dynamics NAV – An Introduction
Understanding Microsoft Dynamics NAV
The functional areas within Dynamics NAV
History of Dynamics NAV
Functional areas
Accessing Dynamics NAV
Summary
Chapter 2. What's New in NAV 2016?
Application changes
Development changes
Summary
Chapter 3. Dynamics NAV – General Considerations
The data model
The posting routines
Navigating through your data
Real-time data gathering – the SIFT technology
Everything leads to accounting
The Dynamics NAV database
Summary
Chapter 4. The Implementation Process – From the Reseller
What is an implementation?
Methodology
Roles
Phases
Summary
Chapter 5. The Implementation Process on the Customer Side
Definition of goals
Measuring goals
Defining the internal processes
Improve before automating
Getting the requirements
Change management
Get involved in testing the system
Involve end users
Summary
Chapter 6. Migrating Data
Tools to migrate data
Converting data from the old system to Dynamics NAV's needs
Master data
Open entries
Historical data
Open documents
Choosing a go-live date
Summary
Chapter 7. Upgrading Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Upgrading philosophy
Upgrades prior to Dynamics NAV 2013
Upgrades from Dynamics NAV 2013 forward
Upgrading process checklist
Upgrading steps to NAV 2013
Upgrading tools
Summary
Chapter 8. Development Considerations
Setup versus customization
Data model principles
The posting process
Where to write customized code
Formatting customized code
Summary
Chapter 9. Functional Changes on Existing Implementations
General guidelines
What is a functional change?
Interactions with other functionalities
Writing a to-do list to implement a change
Choosing the right time
Planning the change
Summary
Chapter 10. Data Analysis and Reporting
Using filters and FlowFilters
Creating views
Statistics
Charts
Using reports
Account schedules
Analysis views
Extracting data
Understanding report development
Summary
Chapter 11. Debugging
The art of debugging
Debugging in Dynamics NAV 2016
Placing breakpoints
Line-by-line execution
The Call Stack FactBox
The Watches FactBox
Summary
Chapter 12. Popular Reporting Options with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
What is a query?
Charts
Web services
Power BI
Jet Reports Express
Summary
Part 2. Module 2
Chapter 1. An Introduction to NAV 2015
NAV 2015 – an ERP system
Significant changes in NAV 2015
A developer's overview of NAV 2015
Hands-on development in NAV 2015
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 2. Tables
An overview of tables
Enhancing our sample application
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 3. Data Types and Fields
Basic definitions
Fields
FieldClass property options
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 4. Pages – The Interactive Interface
Page design and structure overview
Types of pages
Page Designer
Page components
WDTU Page Enhancement – part 1
Page controls
WDTU Page Enhancement – part 2
Page Actions
Learning more
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 5. Queries and Reports
Report components – overview
Report data flow
Report components – detail
Creating a Report in NAV 2015
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 6. Introduction to C/SIDE and C/AL
Understanding C/SIDE
C/AL syntax
Some simple coding modifications
Finishing the processing code
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 7. Intermediate C/AL
C/AL Symbol Menu
Internal documentation
Validation functions
Date and Time functions
Data conversion and formatting functions
FlowField and SumIndexField functions
Flow control
Input and Output functions
Filtering
InterObject communication
Enhancing the WDTU application
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 8. Advanced NAV Development Tools
NAV process flow
Role Center pages
XMLports
Web services
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 9. Successful Conclusions
Creating new C/AL routines
Multi-language system
Multi-currency system
Navigate
Debugging in NAV 2015
C/SIDE Test-driven development
Other Interfaces
NAV Application Server (NAS)
Customizing Help
NAV development projects – general guidance
Design for efficiency
Updating and upgrading
Supporting material
Summary
Review questions
Part 3. Module 3
Chapter 1. Introducing Dynamics NAV Patterns and Software Architecture
What do we mean by 'patterns'?
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Design Patterns
Patterns elements and hierarchy
Metadata
Base application
Summary
Chapter 2. Architectural Patterns
The Singleton Pattern
The Supplemental and Subsidiary Pattern
The Compound Pattern
The Rules Pattern
The Master Data Pattern
The Journal Template-Batch-Line Pattern
The Entry Pattern
Document Pattern
The Argument table
Summary
Chapter 3. Design Patterns
The Entity State Pattern
The Select Pattern
The Number Series Pattern
Address Integration Pattern
Multi-Level Setup
Document History
Copy Document Pattern
Job Queue Entry Pattern
Dismissible dialogs and save preferences
Setup Update Pattern
Model-View ViewModel Pattern
Summary
Chapter 4. Building an Example Application Using Patterns
The design elements
The Pattern dependencies
Step one – Foundation
Step two – Master Data
Step three – Journals & Entries
Step four – Documents
The layered model
Summary
Chapter 5. Coding Best Practices
Coding guidelines
Class-Method-Property
Function libraries and interfaces
Natural Language Programming
Encapsulation
Façade
Variant variables
Managing DLL
Summary
Chapter 6. Anti-patterns and Handling Legacy Code
Anti-patterns
Legacy code
Refactoring the C/AL Code
The boy scout rule
Summary
Chapter 7. Building Solutions Using Patterns
Building blocks
Creating the Table objects
Applying Design Patterns
Defining the methods
Writing the Code and Link methods
Refactoring
Testing the application
Upgrading the application
Building our application
Managing the source code
Summary
Bibliography
Customer Reviews