Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013. Experienced programmers and developers will find this the definitive guide to programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Both a reference book and a comprehensive hands-on tutorial, it will expand your knowledge dynamically. - Third Edition

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• Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
  • Table of Contents
  • Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
  • Credits
  • Foreword
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Reviewers
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  • Preface
    • A Business history timeline
      • The beginning
      • Single user PC Plus
      • Multiuser Navigator
      • Navision financials for Windows
      • Growth and mergers
      • Continuous enhancement
      • C/ALs roots
    • What you should know
    • What this book covers
    • What you need for this book
    • Who this book is for
    • Conventions
    • Reader feedback
    • Customer support
      • Downloading the example code
      • Errata
      • Piracy
      • Questions
  • 1. An Introduction to NAV 2013
    • NAV 2013 an ERP system
      • Financial Management
      • Manufacturing
      • Supply Chain Management (SCM)
      • Business Intelligence and reporting (BI)
      • Relationship Management (RM)
      • Human Resource management (HR)
      • Project Management
    • Significant changes for NAV 2013
      • Application changes
      • Client enhancements
      • Development tools
      • Other areas
    • A developer's overview of NAV 2013
      • NAV object types
      • C/SIDE
      • Object Designer tool icons
      • C/AL programming language
      • NAV object and system elements
      • NAV functional terminology
      • User Interface
    • Developing in NAV 2013 hands-on
      • Our scenario for development exercises
      • Getting started with the application design
      • Application tables
        • Designing a simple table
        • Creating a simple table
      • Pages
        • List pages
        • Card pages
        • Document pages
        • Journal/Worksheet pages
          • Standard elements of pages
      • Creating a List page
      • Creating a Card page
      • Creating some sample data
      • Creating a List Report
        • Much more to come
      • Other NAV object types
        • Codeunits
        • Queries
        • MenuSuites
        • XMLports
      • Backups and documentation
    • Summary
    • Review questions
  • 2. Tables
    • An overview of tables
      • Components of a table
      • Naming a table
      • Table numbering
      • Table properties
      • Table triggers
      • Keys
      • SumIndexFields
      • Field Groups
    • Enhancing our sample application
      • Creating and modifying tables
      • Assigning a Table Relation property
      • Assigning an InitValue property
      • Adding a few activity-tracking tables
      • New tables for our WDTU project
      • New list pages for our WDTU project
      • Keys, SumIndexFields, and table relations in our examples
        • Secondary keys and SumIndexFields
        • Table relations
      • Modifying a standard table
      • Version list documentation
    • Types of tables
      • Fully Modifiable tables
        • Master
        • Journal
        • Template
        • Ledger
        • Reference tables
        • Register
        • Posted Document
        • Setup
        • Temporary
      • Content Modifiable tables
        • System
      • Read-only tables
        • Virtual
    • Summary
    • Review questions
  • 3. Data Types and Fields
    • Basic definitions
    • Fields
      • Field properties
      • Field triggers
      • Data structure examples
      • Field numbering
      • Field and Variable naming
    • Data types
      • Fundamental data types
        • Numeric data
        • String data
        • Date/Time data
      • Complex data types
        • Data structure
        • Objects
        • Automation
        • Input/Output
        • DateFormula
        • References and other data types
      • Data type usage
    • FieldClass property options
      • FieldClass Normal
      • FieldClass FlowField
      • FieldClass FlowFilter
      • FlowFields and a FlowFilter for our application
    • Filtering
      • Experimenting with filters
      • Accessing filter controls
        • Development Environment filter access
        • Role Tailored Client filter access
    • Summary
    • Review questions
  • 4. Pages the User's Interactive Interface
    • Page Design and Structure Overview
      • Page Design Guidelines
      • NAV 2013 Page structure
    • Types of pages
      • Role Center page
      • List page
      • Card page
      • Document page
        • FastTab
      • ListPlus page
      • Worksheet (Journal) page
      • ConfirmationDialog page
      • StandardDialog page
      • NavigatePage
      • Special pages
        • Request page
        • Departments page
      • Page parts
        • FactBox Area
          • CardParts and ListParts
        • Charts
          • Chart part
          • Chart Control Add-in
      • Page names
    • Page Designer
      • New Page Wizard
    • Page Components
      • Page Triggers
      • Page properties
      • Page Preview tool
      • Inheritance
    • WDTU Page Enhancement part 1
    • Page Controls
      • Control Types
        • Container controls
        • Group controls
        • Field controls
      • Page Part controls
        • Page Control triggers
      • Bound and Unbound Pages
    • WDTU Page Enhancement part 2
    • Page Actions
      • Page Action Types and Subtypes
      • Action Groups
      • Action Properties
      • Navigation Pane Button actions
      • Actions Summary
    • Learning more
      • UX (User Experience) Guidelines
      • Creative plagiarism
      • Experimenting on your own
      • Experimentation
    • Summary
    • Review questions
  • 5. Queries and Reports
    • Queries
      • Building a simple Query
      • Query and Query component properties
        • Query properties
        • The DataItem properties
        • Column properties
        • Filter properties
    • Reports
      • What is a report?
      • Two NAV report designers
      • NAV report types
        • Report types summarized
        • Report naming
    • Report components overview
      • Report structure
        • Report data overview
        • Report Layout overview
    • Report data flow
    • Report components detail
      • C/SIDE Report properties
      • Visual Studio Report properties
      • Report triggers
      • Request Page properties
      • Request Page triggers
      • Data item properties
      • Data Item triggers
    • Creating a Report in NAV 2013
      • Learn by experimentation
      • Report building phase 1
      • Report building phase 2
      • Report building phase 3
        • Modifying an existing report
        • Runtime rendering
        • Inheritance
      • Interactive report capabilities
        • Interactive sorting
        • Interactive visible/not visible
      • Request Page
        • Add a Request Page option
      • Processing-Only reports
      • Creative report plagiarism
    • Summary
    • Review questions
  • 6. Introduction to C/SIDE and C/AL
    • Understanding C/SIDE
      • Object Designer
        • Starting a new object
          • Accessing the Table Designer
          • Accessing the Page Designer
          • Accessing the Report Dataset Designer
          • Accessing the Codeunit Designer
        • Query Designer
        • XMLport Designer
        • MenuSuite Designer
        • Object Designer navigation
          • Exporting objects
          • Importing objects
      • Text objects
        • Some useful practices
          • Changing data definitions
          • Saving and compiling
        • Some C/AL naming conventions
        • Variables
          • C/AL Globals
          • C/AL Locals
            • Function local identifiers
            • Other local identifiers
          • Special working storage variables
            • Temporary tables
            • Arrays
            • Initialization
            • System-defined variables
      • C/SIDE programming
        • Non-modifiable functions
        • Modifiable functions
        • Custom functions
          • Creating a function
    • C/AL syntax
      • Assignment and punctuation
      • Expressions
        • Operators
          • Arithmetic operators and functions
          • Boolean operators
          • Relational operators and functions
          • Precedence of operators
      • Frequently used C/AL functions
        • The MESSAGE function
        • The ERROR function
        • The CONFIRM function
        • The STRMENU function
        • Record functions
          • The SETCURRENTKEY function
          • The SETRANGE function
        • The SETFILTER function
        • The GET function
        • FIND functions
          • FIND ([Which]) options and the SQL Server alternates
      • Conditional statements
        • The BEGINEND compound statement
        • The IFTHENELSE statement
      • Indenting code
    • Some simple coding modifications
      • Adding field validation to a table
      • Adding code to a report
      • Layout the new report heading
      • Save and test
      • Lookup Related table data
      • Layout the new report body
        • Save and test
        • Handling user-entered selection criteria
        • Defining the Request Page
    • Finishing the processing code
      • Test the completed report
      • Output to Excel
    • Summary
    • Review questions
  • 7. Intermediate C/AL
    • Some C/AL development tools
      • C/AL Symbol Menu
      • Internal documentation
    • Validation functions
      • TESTFIELD
      • FIELDERROR
      • INIT
      • VALIDATE
    • Date and Time functions
      • TODAY, TIME, and CURRENTDATETIME functions
      • WORKDATE function
      • DATE2DMY function
      • DATE2DWY function
      • DMY2DATE and DWY2DATE functions
      • CALCDATE function
    • Data conversion and formatting functions
      • ROUND
      • FORMAT function
      • EVALUATE function
    • FlowField SumIndexField functions
      • CALCFIELDS function
      • SETAUTOCALCFIELDS function
      • CALCSUMS function
        • CALCFIELDS and CALCSUMS comparison
    • Flow control
      • REPEAT-UNTIL
      • WHILE-DO
      • FOR-TO or FOR-DOWNTO
      • CASE-ELSE statement
      • WITH-DO statement
      • QUIT, BREAK, EXIT, and SKIP functions
        • QUIT function
        • BREAK function
        • EXIT function
        • SKIP function
    • Input and Output functions
      • NEXT function with FIND or FINDSET
      • INSERT function
      • MODIFY function
        • Rec and xRec
      • DELETE function
      • MODIFYALL function
      • DELETEALL function
    • Filtering
      • SETFILTER function
      • COPYFILTER and COPYFILTERS functions
      • GETFILTER and GETFILTERS functions
      • FILTERGROUP function
      • MARK function
      • CLEARMARKS function
      • MARKEDONLY function
      • RESET function
    • InterObject communication
      • Communication via data
      • Communication through function parameters
      • Communication via object calls
    • Enhancing the WDTU application
      • Modifying table fields
      • Adding validation logic
        • Playlist Header Validations
      • Creating the Playlist Subform page
        • Playlist Line validations
      • Creating a function
      • Creating a FactBox page
    • Summary
    • Review questions
  • 8. Advanced NAV Development Tools
    • NAV process flow
      • Initial setup and data preparation
      • Transaction entry
      • Testing and posting the Journal Batch
      • Utilizing and maintaining the data
      • Data maintenance
    • Role Center pages
      • Role Center structure
        • Role Center activities page
        • Cue Groups and Cues
        • Cue source table
        • Cue Group Actions
      • System Part
      • Page Parts
        • Page Parts not visible
        • Page Part Charts
        • Page Parts for user data
      • Navigation Pane and Action Menus
        • Action Designer
        • Creating a WDTU Role Center Ribbon
          • Promoted Actions Categories
          • Action Groups
          • Configuration/Personalization
        • Navigation Pane
          • Navigation Home Button
          • Navigation Departments Button
          • Other Navigation Buttons
    • XMLports
      • XMLport components
        • XMLport properties
        • XMLport triggers
        • XMLport data lines
        • XMLport line properties
          • SourceType as Text
          • SourceType as Table
          • SourceType as Field
        • Element or Attribute
          • NodeType of Element
          • NodeType of Attribute
        • XMLport line triggers
          • DataType as Text
          • DataType as Table
          • DataType as Field
        • XMLport Request Page
    • Web services
      • Exposing a web service
      • Publishing a web service
      • Determining what was published
      • XMLport web services integration example
    • Summary
    • Review questions
  • 9. Develop, Debug, Deliver
    • Creating new C/AL routines
      • Callable functions
        • Codeunit 358 Date Filter-Calc
        • Codeunit 359 Period Form Management
        • Codeunit 365 Format Address
        • Codeunit 396 NoSeriesManagement
        • Function models to review and use
      • Management codeunits
    • Multi-language system
    • Multi-currency system
    • Navigate
      • Modifying for Navigate
    • Debugging in NAV 2013
      • Text Exports of Objects
      • Dialog function debugging techniques
        • Debugging with MESSAGE and CONFIRM
        • Debugging with DIALOG
        • Debugging with text output
        • Debugging with ERROR
      • The new NAV 2013 Debugger
        • Activating the Debugger
        • Attaching the Debugger to a Session
        • Creating break events
        • The Debugger window
        • Changing the code while debugging
    • C/SIDE Test-driven development
    • Other Interfaces
      • Automation Controller
      • Linked data sources
    • NAV Application Server (NAS)
    • Client Add-ins
      • Client Add-in construction
      • WDTU Client Add-in
      • Client Add-in comments
    • Customizing Help
    • NAV development projects some general guidance
      • Knowledge is key
      • Data-focused design
        • Defining the needed data views
        • Designing the data tables
        • Designing the user data access interface
        • Designing the data validation
        • Data design review and revision
      • Designing the Posting processes
      • Designing the supporting processes
      • Double-check everything
    • Design for efficiency
      • Disk I/O
      • Locking
    • Updating and upgrading
      • Design for updating
        • Customization project recommendations
          • One change at a time
        • Testing
          • Database testing approaches
          • Testing in production
          • Using a testing database
          • Testing techniques
        • Deliverables
        • Finishing the project
      • Plan for upgrading
        • Benefits of upgrading
      • Coding considerations
        • Good documentation
        • Low-impact coding
    • Supporting material
    • Summary
    • Review questions
  • A. Answers to Review Questions
    • Chapter 1, An Introduction to NAV 2013
    • Chapter 2, Tables
    • Chapter 3, Data Types and Fields
    • Chapter 4, Pages the User's Interactive Interface
    • Chapter 5, Queries and Reports
    • Chapter 6, Introduction to C/SIDE and C/AL
    • Chapter 7, Intermediate C/AL
    • Chapter 8, Advanced NAV Development Tools
    • Chapter 9, Develop, Debug, Deliver
  • Index

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