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Extending Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Cookbook

You're reading from   Extending Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Cookbook Extend Dynamics NAV 2016 to win the business world

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786460608
Length 458 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Alexander Drogin Alexander Drogin
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Preface 1. Writing Basic C/AL Code FREE CHAPTER 2. Advanced C/AL Development 3. Reporting and Data Analysis 4. .NET Interoperability in C/AL 5. Extending C/AL with COM Components 6. SharePoint Integration 7. Control Add-ins 8. Web Services 9. Events and Extension Packages 10. PowerShell

Role-Tailored client and role centers


Role center is a special type of page created through the page designer. Usually role centers include a number of subpages.

Typical role center is not a single page, but a container with a number of subbpages presenting different dataset under various angles. Therefore, creating and configuring a role center may be a complicated task that requires creating many auxiliary tables and pages.

How to do it...

In this recipe, we will develop a role center for our custom solution to present the most important information in one screen.

  1. Create a table with the following fields:

    Field No.

    Field Name

    Data Type

    Length

    Field Class

    1

    Primary Key

    Code

    10

    Normal

    2

    Certificates - Total

    Integer

    FlowField

    3

    Certificates - Issued

    Integer

    FlowField

    4

    Certificates - Revoked

    Integer

    FlowField

    5

    Date Filter

    Date

    FlowFilter

    6

    Future Period Filter

    Date

    FlowFilter

  2. Select field 2 Certificates - Total and change its CalcFormula property to...

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