I admit it, I am not a good tester. I’m a software developer, though, so that should go without saying. I have, on occasion, and especially in my early days, delivered some seriously buggy code to my customers. In this first of a series on testing, I’ve decided to explore the reasons behind developers’ lack… Continue reading Developers and Testing – Part 1: Developers Don’t Make Good Testers
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ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 77
The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 77
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 76
As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions and never cease to be amazed by the creativity, dedication, and brainpower we’re so fortunate to have in this group—so we thought, wouldn’t it be great… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 76
Let’s Clean Up NAV #17
After reading the Clean Up NAV blog series started by fellow Dynamics MVP Luc van Vugt, I think it’s a great Idea to clean unused items from the product. This will help existing developers and the reduce confusion of new developers joining the Navision development community. My first contribution towards the Clean Up Series is… Continue reading Let’s Clean Up NAV #17
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 75
As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions and never cease to be amazed by the creativity, dedication, and brainpower we’re so fortunate to have in this group—so we thought, wouldn’t it be great… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 75
Automating Command Line Functions in NAV RTC to Transmit via FTP
I had a request the other day to help a customer create a purchase order export file, and then transmit the file to the vendor via FTP automatically. Back in the olden days of NAV (which I know about because I’m a grizzled veteran of NAV development, complete with gravelly voice), you’d use the SHELL… Continue reading Automating Command Line Functions in NAV RTC to Transmit via FTP
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 71
As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions and never cease to be amazed by the creativity, dedication, and brainpower we’re so fortunate to have in this group—so we thought, wouldn’t it be great… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 71
Signs and Portents From Within: Using the NAV System Indicator
If you’re working in a Microsoft Dynamics NAV environment with multiple companies or multiple NAV servers, it’s helpful to be able to quickly and easily tell which company or server you’re operating in. There’s a really easy to do this, and it uses the System Indicator fields in the Company Information table. If you pull… Continue reading Signs and Portents From Within: Using the NAV System Indicator
How to Show Notes from a Related Table
True confession: Sometimes, someone asks me to code something in Microsoft Dynamics NAV and it involves some odd things. Things that are so odd that I don’t find any good documentation online about how they work. When this happens, I make a note about it and write a blog entry. Partially for the good of… Continue reading How to Show Notes from a Related Table
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 69
As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions and never cease to be amazed by the creativity, dedication, and brainpower we’re so fortunate to have in this group—so we thought, wouldn’t it be great… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 69