Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Fifth Edition电子书

Title Page

Credits

Foreword

About the Authors

About the Reviewer

www.PacktPub.com

Customer Feedback

Acknowledgments

Preface

A brief history of NAV

The beginning

Single user PC Plus

Multi-user Navigator

Navision Financials for Windows

Growth and Mergers

Continuous enhancement

C/AL's 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

Introduction to NAV 2017

NAV 2017 - An ERP system

Financial management

Manufacturing

Supply chain management

Business Intelligence and reporting

Artificial Intelligence

Relationship Management

Human resource management

Project management

A developer's overview of NAV 2017

NAV object types

The C/SIDE Integrated Development Environment

Object Designer tool icons

C/AL programming language

NAV object and system elements

NAV functional terminology

User Interface

Hands-on development in NAV 2017

NAV 2017 development exercise scenario

Getting started with application design

Application tables

Designing a simple table

Creating a simple table

Pages

Standard elements of pages

List pages

Card pages

Document pages

Journal/Worksheet pages

Creating a List page

Creating a Card page

Creating some sample data

Creating a list report

Other NAV object types

Codeunits

Queries

MenuSuites

XMLports

Development backups and documentation

Review questions

Summary

Tables

An overview of tables

Components of a table

Naming tables

Table numbering

Table properties

Table triggers

Keys

SumIndexFields

Field Groups

Bricks

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 TableRelations in our examples

Secondary keys and SumIndexFields

Table Relations

Modifying an original NAV table

Version List documentation

Types of table

Fully Modifiable tables

Master Data

Journal

Template

Entry tables

Subsidiary (Supplementary) tables

Register

Posted Document

Singleton

Temporary

Content Modifiable tables

System table

Read-Only tables

Virtual

Review questions

Summary

Data Types and Fields

Basic definitions used in NAV

Fields

Field properties

Field triggers

Field events

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

Review questions

Summary

Pages - the Interactive Interface

Page Design and Structure Overview

Page Design guidelines

NAV 2017 Page structure

Types of pages

Role Center page

List page

Card page

Document page

FastTabs

ListPlus page

Worksheet (Journal) page

Confirmation Dialog page

Standard Dialog page

Navigate page

Navigate function

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

Navigation Pane Button actions

Actions Summary

Learning more

Patterns and creative plagiarism

Experimenting on your own

Experimentation

Review questions

Summary

Queries and Reports

Queries

Building a simple Query

Query and Query Component properties

Query properties

DataItem properties

Column properties

Reports

What is a report?

Four 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

DataItem properties

DataItem triggers

Creating a Report in NAV 2017

Learn by experimentation

Report building - Phase 1

Report building - Phase 2

Report building - Phase 3

Modifying an existing report with Report Designer or Word

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 and Patterns

Review questions

Summary

Introduction to C/SIDE and C/AL

Understanding C/SIDE

Object Designer

Starting a new object

Accessing the Table Designer screen

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

Import Table object changes

Text objects

Shipping changes as an extension

Some useful practices

Changing data definitions

Saving and compiling

Some C/AL naming conventions

Variables

C/AL Globals

C/AL Locals

Special working storage 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

MESSAGE function

ERROR function

CONFIRM function

STRMENU function

Record functions

SETCURRENTKEY function

SETRANGE function

SETFILTER function

GET function

FIND Functions

FIND ([Which]) options and the SQL Server alternates

Conditional statements

BEGIN-END compound statement

IF-THEN-ELSE statement

Indenting code

Some simple coding modifications

Adding field validation to a table

Adding code to a report

Lay out the new Report Heading

Saving and testing

Lookup related table data

Laying out the new report Body

Saving and testing

Handling user entered report options

Defining the Request Page

Finishing the processing code

Testing the completed report

Output to Excel

Review questions

Summary

Intermediate C/AL

C/AL Symbol Menu

Internal documentation

Source code management

Validation functions

TESTFIELD

FIELDERROR

INIT

VALIDATE

Date and Time functions

TODAY, TIME, and CURRENTDATETIME

WORKDATE

DATE2DMY function

DATE2DWY function

DMY2DATE and DWY2DATE functions

CALCDATE

Data conversion and formatting functions

ROUND function

FORMAT function

EVALUATE function

FlowField and 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

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 through data

Communication through function parameters

Communication via object calls

Enhancing the WDTU application

Modify table fields

Adding validation logic

Playlist Header validations

Creating the Playlist Subpage

Playlist Line validations

Creating a function for our Factbox

Creating a Factbox Page

Review questions

Summary

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

Action Groups / Ribbon Categories

Configuration/Personalization

Navigation Pane

Navigation Home Button

Navigation Departments Button

Other Navigation Buttons

XMLports

XMLport components

XMLport properties

XMLport triggers

XMLport data lines

The 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

Enabling web services

Determining what was published

XMLport - Web Services Integration example for WDTU

Review questions

Summary

Successful Conclusions

Creating new C/AL routines

Callable functions

Codeunit 358 - DateFilterCalc

Codeunit 359 - Period Form Management

FindDate function

NextDate function

CreatePeriodFormat function

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 2017

Text Exports of Objects

Dialog function debugging techniques

Debugging with MESSAGE and CONFIRM

Debugging with DIALOG

Debugging with text output

Debugging with ERROR

The NAV 2017 Debugger

Activating the Debugger

Attaching the Debugger to a Session

Creating Break Events

The Debugger window

Ribbon Actions:

Changing code while debugging

C/SIDE Test-Driven Development

Other interfaces

Automation Controller

Linked Data Sources

NAV Application Server

Client Add-ins

Client Add-in construction

WDTU Client Add-in

Client Add-in comments

Creating an Extension

Table Changes

Page Changes

Events

Creating a WDTU extension

Step 1 - Load PowerShell

Step 2 - Create Delta files

Step 3 - Manifest XML file

Remembering the App ID

Step 4 - Create the NAVx package

Installing the Extension

Publishing an Extension

Verification

Extension installation and setup

Customizing Help

NAV development projects - general guidance

Knowledge is key

Data-focused design

Defining the required 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

Review questions

Summary