NAV Development Archive

Posts in this category focus on the development of the NAV system. This could cover light interface changes to advanced topics using .NET, XML, Web Services, RDLC, or anything else helpful. To subscribe to this feed via RSS, use this link.

  • Last week we discussed how to apply standard formatting codes for currencies and dates to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RTC reports. As I mentioned in that blog post, there are...

    Cultured Differences

    Last week we discussed how to apply standard formatting codes for currencies and dates to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RTC reports. As I mentioned in that blog post, there are...

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  • Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RTC report design using RDLC has a lot of flexibility when formatting dates, times, and numbers. While you can create custom number formatting (which we will...

    The (Formatted) Numbers Game

    Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RTC report design using RDLC has a lot of flexibility when formatting dates, times, and numbers. While you can create custom number formatting (which we will...

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  • When not to use a Matrix control In Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RTC Report Design, matrixes can provide a lot of easy functionality for a newbie report writer who wants...

    When to take the blue pill – Matrix for newbies

    When not to use a Matrix control In Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RTC Report Design, matrixes can provide a lot of easy functionality for a newbie report writer who wants...

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  • Take the right color pill with this post about the Matrix control in the RTC Report and how it can help you. But, this topic is not for the novice,...

    Can You Be Shown What The Matrix Is?

    Take the right color pill with this post about the Matrix control in the RTC Report and how it can help you. But, this topic is not for the novice,...

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  • The Classic reporting engine and the RTC reporting engine are two very different animals. Hopefully, we can highlight the differences today for some of the deeper topics we’ll cover this...

    Understanding Classic vs RTC Report Data

    The Classic reporting engine and the RTC reporting engine are two very different animals. Hopefully, we can highlight the differences today for some of the deeper topics we’ll cover this...

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  • We ran into a peculiar issue today – a report that kept adding extra pages for no discernible reason.  A quick check of the usual community sites didn’t yield a solution, so...

    Mystery White Space: Issue #1

    We ran into a peculiar issue today – a report that kept adding extra pages for no discernible reason.  A quick check of the usual community sites didn’t yield a solution, so...

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  • One of the daunting issues with learning Navision is the sheer volume of knowledge that a new user is presented with in order to use and customize the system. To...

    Introducing the Newbie

    One of the daunting issues with learning Navision is the sheer volume of knowledge that a new user is presented with in order to use and customize the system. To...

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  • In the RTC, when you are going to enter data that refers to another table, you get a wonderful DropDown showing you extra info. For example, when entering a Vendor...

    Improving DropDowns

    In the RTC, when you are going to enter data that refers to another table, you get a wonderful DropDown showing you extra info. For example, when entering a Vendor...

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  • In our previous post about the Change Log in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, we talked about turning on monitoring of the Payment Terms Code on the Customer table. Now you’ve gotten...

    C/AL Modifications and the Change Log

    In our previous post about the Change Log in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, we talked about turning on monitoring of the Payment Terms Code on the Customer table. Now you’ve gotten...

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  • Any time you have to enter a DateFormula, such as Payment Terms or other places where a value such as “30D” would work, there are a few easy ways you...

    DateFormula Part 1: Closing Tricks

    Any time you have to enter a DateFormula, such as Payment Terms or other places where a value such as “30D” would work, there are a few easy ways you...

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