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Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Fifth Edition

By : Marije Brummel, David Studebaker, Christopher D. Studebaker
Book Image

Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Fifth Edition

By: Marije Brummel, David Studebaker, Christopher D. Studebaker

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a full business solution suite, and a complete ERP solution that contains a robust set of development tools to support customization and enhancement. These tools provide greater control over financials and can simplify supply chain, manufacturing, and operations. This book will take you from an introduction to Dynamics NAV and its integrated development tools to being a productive developer in the Dynamics NAV Development Environment. You will find this book very useful if you want to evaluate the product's development capabilities or need to manage Dynamics NAV based projects. It will teach you about the NAV application structure, the C/SIDE development environment, the C/AL language paired with the improved editor, the construction and uses of each object type, and how it all fits together to build universal applications. With this new edition, you will be able to understand how to design and develop using Patterns and new features such as Extensions and Events.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)

Debugging in NAV 2017

In general, the processes and tools we use for debugging can serve multiple purposes. The most immediate purpose is always that of identifying the causes of errors and then resolving those errors. There are two categories of production errors, which may also occur during development, and NAV 2017's Debugger module is very well suited to addressing both of these. The NAV debugger smoothly integrates developing in the Development Environment and testing in the Role Tailored Client (RTC).

The first category is the type that causes an error condition that terminates processing. In this case, the immediate goal is to find the cause and fix it as quickly as possible. The debugger is an excellent tool for this purpose. The second category is the type that, while running to completion successfully, gives erroneous results.

We often find that debugging techniques can be used to help us better understand...