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Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development

By : Alex Chow
Book Image

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

A closer look at the Sales Order page (42)


From Object Designer, find the Sales Order page and click on Design:

This screen is the expanded view of Page Designer for the Sales Order page:

When we collapse it, you'll notice that it will be easier for us to see how it's laid out. The columns that you see are as follows:

  • Expanded: This shows whether the line is expanded or collapsed.

  • Type: This is the control type. There are four control types in NAV:

    • Container: This is basically a place in which all of the controls are contained.

    • Group: This is where we group the common data.

    • Field: A field on the table or a variable that you define.

    • Part: Typically used to show different pages such as FactBoxes, or a sales line.

  • SubType: Based on the information specified on the type, there will be a number of subtypes you can choose from.

  • For Container, you can choose from the following subtypes:

    • ContentArea: Usually at the start of a page, where you define the main contents of the information being displayed...