Getting started with Dynamics NAV 2013 application development : a simple and practical guide to creating a relevant application for your company using Dynamics NAV 2013 / Alex Chow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chow, Alex.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Production management.

Management information systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Chow Alex: Alex Chow has been working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV, formerly Navision, since 1999. His customers range from $2 million a year small enterprises to $500 million a year multinational corporations. With a background in implementing all functions and modules inside and outside of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Alex has encountered and resolved the most practical through to the most complex requirements and business rules. He founded AP Commerce, Inc. in 2005, a full-service Dynamics NAV service center. Alex has also written the books Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development and Implementing Dynamics NAV, Third Edition, both by Packt. He lives in southern California with his wife and two lovely daughters.

Summary:

Presented in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial, ""Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development"" introduces the reader to the main concepts of developing with Dynamics NAV.""Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development"" is for any user who uses Dynamics NAV as their main business software. This is also for any developers who may be familiar with other accounting software and wish to get into developing within the Dynamics NAV field.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Dynamics NAV 2013 on Your Computer - For (Almost) Free; Getting your free copy; Installing the software; Installing Visual Studio Web Developer 2010 Express; A quick overview of the additional contents of the installation files for Dynamics NAV; A look at what is installed; Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Administration Shell; Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Development Environment; Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Windows Client; Microsoft Dynamics NAV Administration

The SQL Server 2012 folderThe SQL Server 2012 report builder; Getting your license; Demo license; MSDN license; A full On-Premise license; The cloud license; Summary; Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Dynamics NAV 2013; But first, a little history; The Windows Client (WC) interface; Exploring the role center page; Page search; Accessing other functional areas; Exploring the list page; Personalizing the list page; Searching your data based on filters; Exploring the card page; Personalizing the card page; Exploring the document page; Exploring the rest of the RTC environment

The Development Environment interfaceSummary; Chapter 3: Exploring the Data Structure and Basic Layout of Dynamics NAV; Exploring the different departments; Drilling across modules and departments; Sales and marketing; Going into the inventory; Continuing on to the vendor; Drilling down to the detailed transactions; Keep drilling; Creating a sales order; Drill it on your own; Summary; Chapter 4: Determining a Task List; Who you are; Your company; Identifying the major pains in the company; Understanding the current operation; List out all of the problems

Defining the non-negotiable must-havesDesigning the solution; Summary; Chapter 5: Finding Similar Functions for Inspiration; A closer look at the requirements; Where have you seen similar behavior?; A closer look at the Sales Header table (36); Data types in Dynamics NAV; Primary key and indexes; Looking at C/AL behind the table (the code); Table relations; A closer look at the Sales Order page (42); Looking at the properties; A closer look at the Sales Order Subform page (46); Looking at C/AL on the page (the code); Summary; Chapter 6: Creating the Application (Tables)

Creating the table and identifying the primary key(s)Saving, compiling, and running our table; Primary keys; Check our requirements list; Adding new fields to the tables; Defining table relations in fields; Creating the Complaint Line table; Creating a conditional table relationship; Adding a composite primary key; Adding the Complaint Comments table; Summary; Chapter 7: Creating the Application (Pages and Reports); Creating the Product Complaint page; Linking FactBoxes; Creating the Product Complaint subpage; The AutoSplitKey property; Creating the Product Complaint Comments page

Linking the pages together

Notes:

"Professional expertise distilled"--Cover.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781849689496

1849689490

OCLC:

851158543