On Repurposing NAV Table Fields, or The Forbidden Fruit of Danger

Sometimes, there’s a request to add a new field to a Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) table. You might hear that request and think, “Hey, I don’t need to actually add a new field for that. I can just re-use a totally different field and change the caption and it will be fine. We’re not using… Continue reading On Repurposing NAV Table Fields, or The Forbidden Fruit of Danger

ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 41

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 41

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Using the Application Profiler to Run Code Coverage in NAV 2013 R2

Previous versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) provide a code coverage tool that is used to trace C/AL Code, and developers had the ability to scan a piece of code which is executed during an action. This was a very helpful debugging tool. Even in NAV 2013, Microsoft shipped the Application tool set with this… Continue reading Using the Application Profiler to Run Code Coverage in NAV 2013 R2

ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 40

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 40

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The Living Monolith, or Creating Custom Codeunits in Dynamics NAV

The codeunit is a specialized object in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision), intended to hold a set of code functions that do something or that are related to a specific functional area. Sometimes, we need a codeunit that stands on its own, and sometimes, we need a sprawling codeunit that covers a lot of different areas.… Continue reading The Living Monolith, or Creating Custom Codeunits in Dynamics NAV

ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 36

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 36

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ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 34

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 34

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ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 33

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 33

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ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 32

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 32

Into the Wilderness: Text Constants and Mysteries of NAV Development

One of the curiosities about developing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) is that things are generally done a certain way, and you don’t always know why. These are the traditions of NAV development, and their origins are shrouded in mystery. For example, I had always wondered why text constants were named “Text001,” “Text002,” etc., instead… Continue reading Into the Wilderness: Text Constants and Mysteries of NAV Development