Programming Microsoft Dynamics Nav 2015 - Softcover

Studebaker, David; Studebaker, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784394203 ISBN 13: 9781784394202

Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Sharpen your skills and increase your productivity when programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015

About This Book

• The most comprehensive Dynamics NAV reference guide for programmers, developers, managers, and consultants
• Covers all the elements needed to learn how to do development in NAV 2015 C/SIDE and C/AL
• A comprehensive guide with detailed explanations and useful examples, presented in a logical, step-by-step manner

Who This Book Is For

This book is targeted at those who want to learn NAV's powerful and extensive built-in development capabilities. It assumes that you understand programming and are familiar with business application software.

What You Will Learn

• Extract and utilize NAV data using queries and reports
• Use the integrated debugger, the .NET interface, and C/AL extensions for automated testing
• Understand NAV's data element choices, properties, and usages
• Discover how to successfully deliver an interactive user data presentation
• Sharpen your skills and increase your productivity with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Get to grips with the fundamental programming and design concepts of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015

In Detail

NAV 2015 is a complete ERP system, which also contains a robust set of development tools to support customization and enhancement. These include an object designer for each of seven application object types, a business application-oriented programming language with .NET interface capability, a compiler, a debugger, and programming testing language support.

This book is designed to take you from an introduction to the product and its integrated development tools to being a productive developer in the NAV 2015 environment. It will serve as a comprehensive reference guide, complementing NAV's Help files. You will find this book really useful if you want to evaluate the product's development capabilities or need to manage NAV 2015 based projects. Additionally, you will also learn about the NAV application structure, the C/SIDE development environment, the C/AL language, the construction and uses of each object type, and how it all fits together.

About this title

About the Author:

David Studebaker

David Studebaker is the Chief Technical Officer and a cofounder of Liberty Grove Software with his partner, Karen Studebaker. David has had a wide range of development, consulting, sales and management roles throughout his career. He has been a partner or owner and manager of several software development businesses while always maintaining a significant role as a business application developer. David started programming in 1962. He has been developing in C/AL since 1996. David has been an active participant in each step of computing technology from the first solid state mainframes to today's technology, from binary assembly language coding to today's C/AL. David's special achievements include his role as co-developer of the first production multiprogrammed SPOOLing system in 1967. He has worked on a diverse set of software applications including manufacturing, distribution, retail, engineering, and others. David has a BS in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He has been writing for publications since he was an undergraduate and has had numerous magazine and reference books published. Prior to coauthoring this book, David was the author of Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV (for the Classic Client), Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 (for the Role Tailored Client), and Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013. He has been a member of the Association for Computing Machinery since 1963 and was a founding officer of two local chapters of the ACM.

About this edition

• Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1784394203
• ISBN 13: 9781784394202
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 644