Version control systems are the third-party system that provides the service that tracks changes in the file and folders of the system. In this section, we will be discussing two popular version control systems for Microsoft Dynamics NAV. We are going to understand GitHub and team foundation server/service. Let's discuss why we actually need a version control in Microsoft Dynamics NAV through an example.

Let's assume, last week you added a field to a sales header table; today you added an additional field to that sales header table. Now, since we have modified the table twice, within NAV, you only have a current version; you will not have a history of these changes. In this simple example, you might argue that you can write comments on the table stating the version of these changes, but when it comes to more detailed and complex changes and keeping different levels of versions, it is almost impossible for the NAV system to do that. This is the main reason we are looking for...