Preface

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 is a modern enterprise resource planning application that covers a wide range of user demands. The NAV technical platform gives end-users and applications developers access to cutting-edge technologies, while the front-end business application meets most of the daily needs of small and medium-sized companies. Still every business is individual and must face unique challenges, and it is impossible to foresee all demands from business users to the ERP software.

To satisfy the requirements of each unique company, NAV offers a wide variety of tools to extend standard functionality. This toolset includes the internal development environment that enables developers to tailor the business application to individual needs. Besides, in this book you will find multiple recipes guiding you through the integration of external libraries developed in .NET languages, into NAV applications.

With the recipes in this book, you will customize NAV applications, develop business logic, extend user interfaces, and organize solutions with custom role centers arranged specifically for each functional role in the organization.

The book then proceeds to reporting tools, which are the essential part of any enterprise software. You will build informative and interactive reports with built-in NAV tools, and use Visual Studio reporting tools and SQL Server Reporting Services to design and publish reports. Readers not so skillful in application development, but proficient in Excel or Power BI, will learn how to load data from NAV into their favorite reporting system and model comprehensive reports.

System administrators will find useful recipes on different aspects of NAV server configuration and security features.