November 2008 - Posts

Using variables and C/AL code in a report in NAV 2009
19 November 08 07:53 AM | Lohndorf | 3 Comments   
This previous blog " NAV 2009 - The structure of reports in VS report designer " describes how to get data from your data items into the layout of a report in Visual Studio (VS) report designer. This time we look at how to control the iterations of a Read More...
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NAV 2009 - The structure of reports in VS report designer
16 November 08 10:41 PM | Lohndorf | 1 Comments   
One thing is to make a report look pretty. But before you can do that, you have to make it work first. This post is about how to get the data structure right when designing reports in VS report designer for the new client in NAV 2009. If you are completely Read More...
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NAV 2009 - Report Designer - Introduction to the new environment
15 November 08 05:21 PM | Lohndorf | 4 Comments   
Microsoft Dynamics NAV has always had its own report designer. In NAV 2009 it still does, but in addition to this you can also use the Visual Studio (VS) report designer. NAV 2009 – both the classic and the new client – will still run reports designed Read More...
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Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1 and export to Excel
11 November 08 11:44 AM | jvukovic | 2 Comments   
A number of issues previously reported when running with Dynamics NAV 5.0 and using send-to Excel functionality, are now corrected. These issues include (among others): decimals exported as text, Item/Customer numbers exported as decimals, dates exported Read More...
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Basic SQL - Restoring a SQL Server backup
08 November 08 08:37 AM | Lohndorf | 1 Comments   
This post is part of " Overview of NAV-specific SQL features for application consultants ". You can back up your Microsoft Dynamics NAV database either from a NAV client or from SQL Server Management Studio. To restore a backup made from SQL Server, follow Read More...
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Basic SQL - Creating users in NAV on SQL
08 November 08 08:34 AM | Lohndorf | 1 Comments   
This post is part of " Overview of NAV-specific SQL features for application consultants ". Before you can set up a user in Microsoft Dynamics NAV on SQL Server, you must create the user on SQL Server first. If you try to create a user which does not Read More...
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Basic SQL - How to attach a database to SQL Server
08 November 08 08:27 AM | Lohndorf | 2 Comments   
This post is part of " Overview of NAV-specific SQL features for application consultants ". If you receive a SQL Server database file (.MDF), then you must attach this to your SQL Server before you can access it. This is how to do that: 1) Copy the Database Read More...
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Tip 3: Using Exchange Public Folders and Outlook synchronization in Dynamics NAV 5.0, 5.0 SP1 and 2009
07 November 08 10:32 AM | mmels | 1 Comments   
Many people ask if it is possible to use Public Folders for data storage in regards to the redesigned Outlook Synchronization in releases after Dynamics NAV 4.0 taking into account that there are no conditions or filters set for the contacts entities. Read More...
Basic SQL - How to create a new NAV database for restoring a NAV backup
05 November 08 02:52 PM | Lohndorf | 3 Comments   
This post is part of " Overview of NAV-specific SQL features for application consultants ". This post describes the steps needed to create a new NAV database from a NAV backup (.fbk) file. All the steps are done from a NAV client: 1) Start a NAV client Read More...
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Basic SQL - Enable trace flag 4616 on SQL Server
05 November 08 02:46 PM | Lohndorf | 1 Comments   
This post is part of " Overview of NAV-specific SQL features for application consultants ". The newest versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV require trace flag 4616 to be enabled on SQL Server. If not, then you will get this error message when you try to Read More...
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Basic SQL - Creating Extended Stored Procedure / xp_ndo.dll
05 November 08 02:43 PM | Lohndorf | 3 Comments   
This post is part of " Overview of NAV-specific SQL features for application consultants ". Microsoft Dynamics NAV requires two extended stored procedures from xp_ndo.dll to exist on SQL Server if Windows logins are used. If these extended stored procedures Read More...
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Basic SQL - Installing SQL Server 2005 / 2008
05 November 08 02:34 PM | Lohndorf | 4 Comments   
This post is part of " Overview of NAV-specific SQL features for application consultants ". It describes the simplest way to get SQL Server installed in a test environment. It only mentions the changes to the default installation options that you need Read More...
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Basic SQL - Overview of NAV specific SQL features for application consultants
05 November 08 08:52 AM | Lohndorf | 23 Comments   
As the title says, this post is not really for NAV developers, but for application consultants who don't use SQL Server every day but still need to know enough about SQL Server to at least get a Microsoft Dynamics NAV database to run on it. The challenge Read More...
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Tip 1: "The related item for the synchronized Outlook item is not found in the specified folders. The following values were expected"
04 November 08 09:30 AM | mmels | 1 Comments   
When working with the Outlook Synchronization using Dynamics NAV 5.0, Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1 and Dynamics NAV 2009 (present release: CTP4) in an Exchange Server environment, the following very annoying error may show up in the Outlook Addin. The related Read More...
Tip 2: "Fixing language issues when trying to setup the Outlook Synchronization in Dynamics NAV 5.0, Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1 and Dynamics NAV 2009"
04 November 08 08:32 AM | mmels | 1 Comments   
If you are working in a localized release of Dynamics NAV with the redesigned Outlook Synchronization, I bet that you were dealing with a language issue. Perhaps you forgot to set the Regional Options for the NAS user account, perhaps you did not follow Read More...

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