Extending Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Cookbook by Alexander Drogin

Key FeaturesExtend Dynamics in a cost-effective manner by using tools that are ready at your disposalSolve common business problems with the valuable features and flexibility of Dynamics NAVFollow practical and easy-to-grasp examples, illustrations, and coding to make the most out of Dynamics NAV in your organisationBook DescriptionMicrosoft Dynamics NAV is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suite for organizations. The system offers specialized functionality for manufacturing, distribution, government, retail, and other industries. Its integrated development environment enables customizations with minimal disruption to business processes.The book starts explaining the new features of Dynamics NAV along with how to create and modify a simple module. Moving on, you will learn the importance of thinking beyond the boundaries of C/AL development and the possibilities opened by with it. Next, you will get to know how COM can be used to extend the functionalities of Dynamics NAV.Youll find out how to extend the Dynamics NAV 2016 version using .NET interoperability and will see the steps required to subscribe to .NET events in order to extend Dynamics NAV. Finally, youll see the cmdlets available to manage extension packages.By the end of the book, you will have the knowledge needed to become more efficient in selecting the extending methods, developing and deploying them to the Dynamics NAV, and practicing the best practices.What you will learnDevelop a module in Dynamics NAV using C/ALBuild relationships with COM technologiesDevelop and integrate COM with Dynamics NAV 2016Call the framework members from C/ALDevelop an event in the .NET framework and see how to subscribe to it using C/ALAutomate the deployment into Dynamics NAVDevelop Windows Client Control add-InsDeploy your resource automatically from Visual StudioInstall and Configure Windows Client Control add-InsIntegrate Dynamics NAV with SharepointAbout the AuthorAlexander Drogin started working with Navision Attain version 3.01 in 2002 as a software developer at a consulting company. After 7 years of development, he shifted his focus to end-user support. In 2012, he joined the Microsoft Russia development team as a software engineer in testing, and worked on NAV test automation. Currently, he leads the sustained engineering team in the Supply Chain Management area at Microsoft.Table of ContentsWriting Basic C/AL CodeAdvanced C/AL DevelopmentReporting and Data Analysis.NET Interoperability in C/ALExtending C/AL with COM ComponentsSharePoint IntegrationControl Add-insWeb ServicesEvents and Extension PackagesPowerShell