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Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development

By : Alex Chow
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Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development

By: Alex Chow

Overview of this book

So, your company has made the wise decision to use Dynamics NAV as its main business software for all its enterprise resource planning. Dive in and learn the ins and outs of the software from a development standpoint and unlock the software's full potential.The book will walk you through creating an application from start to finish. Once you know how to create a working application that users can access, you will have the knowledge and the resources needed to create other applications based on the tutorials covered in this guide.You will start by obtaining a free trial version of Dynamics NAV and then be introduced to the world of analyzing and deriving user problems into a requirements list. Finally, you will be shown how to use the software to knock out these requirements. You will learn everything you need in order to begin creating your own applications, from translating the user's requirements to creating and modifying your system applications. Use Dynamics NAV's capability to create an application and address the user's needs, while also learning best practices and simple solutions. "Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development" will help you on your way to becoming a great developer!
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter, we learned that Dynamics NAV is an integrated system, so it's easy for us to navigate between modules without having to leave what we were doing. We were also able to drill down deep into the detailed transactions and pull up the supporting documents for every posted transaction in Dynamics NAV.

From the Navigate screen, we can see which ledger entries are affected when an entry is posted. This will help accounting or support personnel to isolate problem entries without having to pull their hair out.

More importantly, understanding how the system flows is the key to becoming a good developer. As mentioned before, an excellent developer in Dynamics NAV is a person that works like a ninja. You barely notice he's there, but he will have a dramatic impact on your operations.

In the next chapter, we will tie what we've learned back to your business. A business application that does not solve any business problems is just a waste of time and resources. We are going to pretend...