Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook

Learn to customize, integrate and administer NAV 7 using practical, hands-on recipes

Overview

• Integrate NAV with external applications, using the C/AL or SQL server
• Develop .NET code to extend NAV programming possibilities
• Administer the Microsoft NAV 7 server and database

In Detail

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 is a business management solution that helps simplify and streamline highly specialized business processes. Learning NAV programing in NAV 7 gives you the full inside view of an ERP system.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook covers topics that span a wide range of areas such as integrating the NAV system with other software applications including Microsoft Office, and creating reports to present information from multiple areas of the system,. We will not only learn the essentials of NAV programming, you will also be exposed to the technologies that surround NAV including.NET programming, SQL Server and NAV system administration.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook is written in a direct, to-the-point style to help you get what you need and continue working in NAV. The first half of the cookbook will help programmers using NAV for the first time, by walking them through the building blocks of writing code and creating objects such as tables, pages, and reports.

The second half focuses on using the technologies surrounding NAV to build better solutions. You will learn how to write .NET code that works with the NAV system and how to integrate the system with other software applications such as Microsoft Office or even custom programs.

You will learn everything you need to know for developing all types of NAV CSIDE objects, as well as how to integrate and maintain a NAV system.

What you will learn from this book

• Build tables and perform complex actions on their data
• Design different types of pages to display and interact with business data
• Create reports to present information from multiple areas of the system
• Build solutions that work with the entire Microsoft Office suite of products
• Learn to work with SQL Server and execute basic queries against the NAV database
• Diagnose and resolve code problems

Approach

Written in the style of a cookbook. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook is full of recipes to help you get the job done.

Who this book is written for

If you are a junior / entry-level NAV developer then the first half of the book is designed primarily for you. You may or may not have any experience programming. It focuses on the basics of NAV programming.

If you are a mid-level NAV developer, you will find these chapters explain how to think outside of the NAV box when building solutions. There are also recipes that senior developers will find useful.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: String, Dates, and Other Data Types
Chapter 2: General Development
Chapter 3: Working with Tables, Records, and Queries
Chapter 4: Designing Pages
Chapter 5: Report Design
Chapter 6: Diagnosing Code Problems
Chapter 7: Roles and Security
Chapter 8: Leveraging Microsoft Office
Chapter 9: OS Interaction
Chapter 10: Integration
Chapter 11: Working with the SQL Server
Chapter 12: NAV Server Administration