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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Application Design

By : Marije Brummel
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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Application Design

By: Marije Brummel

Overview of this book

Dynamics NAV 2009 is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software product from Microsoft that can be used for variety of business needs. It is part of the Microsoft Dynamics family, and intended to assist with finance, manufacturing, Customer Relationship Management, supply chains, analytics, and electronic commerce for small and medium-sized enterprises. This book is a focused tutorial on Microsoft Dynamics NAV application development, so you can develop complete applications and not just application outlines. It will show NAV developers how to create different kinds of applications. Different kinds of application are vital in different industries like fashion, automobile, retail, books (education), and other industries. It starts off by introducing the supply chain that you will be using throughout the book. You will implement the Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP suite and learn how it is set up and customized for various industries. You will be able to customize Dynamics NAV to suit the different aspects of a business such as Financial Management, Relationship Management, Production, Jobs, Trade, Storage, Logistics, and so on. The book will take you through these Microsoft-designed application features and show you how to customize and extend them safely. Thus, you will be able to create a structure of your own in Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Preface
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Interfacing technologies

In Microsoft Dynamics NAV there are a wide range of methods to interface. Each method is useful for certain types of interfacing and less useful for other types. We will discuss all available methods in the C/SIDE development platform.

File

Both Flat files and XML files are supported by Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Flat files have been available since the introduction of the product in 1995 using Data Ports for the classic Clients.

XML support was introduced in version 3.60 as an extra option for data ports.

Version 4.0 introduced the XMLPort object that replaced the data port for importing and exporting XML files.

In the Role Tailored Client for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, data ports are no longer supported. The XMLPort has taken over the task by having a flat file option.

Automation Control and OCX

The implementation for Microsoft COM and ActiveX in Microsoft Dynamics NAV...