Step one – Foundation
Before we can start with our application, we need some foundation elements such as Setup and a Role Center.
These are the basics of almost any functional application in Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Example setup
When adding a new module to Microsoft Dynamics NAV, or doing a customization for a specific customer, it is considered best practice to create your own Setup. Doing this avoids software merge issues during upgrades or when applying rollup updates. Creating a Setup of a specific Module also allows organizations to separate responsibilities between different departments.
Which Patterns to use
The Pattern that we use for the Setup is the Singleton Pattern. This Pattern allows us to create a single set of variables that is kept in memory throughout the session of the application that is shared with all the users; exactly what we need.
NAV 2013 introduced a global cache that is not only shared by users, but is also synchronized across the...