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Tips & Tricks NAV 2009 Adriatics Dynamics Community Mark J. Brummel. Agenda. User Interface Shortcuts, Filtering, etc… Page Design New properties Role Centers C/AL Improvements Report Design. USER INTERFACE. User Interface (1). Shortcuts F3 replaces F7
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Tips & Tricks NAV 2009AdriaticsDynamics CommunityMark J. Brummel
Agenda • User Interface • Shortcuts, Filtering, etc… • Page Design • New properties • Role Centers • C/AL Improvements • Report Design
User Interface (1) • Shortcuts • F3 replaces F7 • F4 replaces F6 (Delete = CRTL+DEL) • F9 replaces F11 • F7 replaces F5 & F9 (F5=refresh) • F8 remains F8!! • Save Views • Open in New Window • Page Search (CTRL+F3)
Overview of Shortcuts https://mbs.microsoft.com/public/insights/ReadArticle.aspx?rcpt_id=17061836&ja_id=49077
User Interface (2) • Ctrl + F10 • Ctrl + PgUp & PgDn • Shift F12 • Enter VS Tab (Skip non editable) • CTRL+Enter closes screen • Disable FAYT • Freeze FAYT Column • Zoom (Copy to Excel)
User Interface (3) • Personalization (New zupfile) C:\Users\mark\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\PersonalizationStore.xml • Print every page
Personalization • Disable Personalization • Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe –disablepersonalization • Not Documented in /? • Easy to workaround • Remove Departments
Page Design (1) • New Properties • HideValue • Visible (Does not update on change records) • Style • Freeze Panes • ShowAsTree
Page Design (2) • Provider ID Property • DropDown list • The “Return” Shortcut • Jpeg in RTC Lists
Windows Scripting Host • Update Header From Line • Alternative Factbox 35000 (NL) • Line Actions from Action Pane • PromotedActionCategoriesML
Role Centers • Grouping Activities & Menu Items • Filtering in Cue’s • RunFormMode : New • Menu Suite Departments Grouping • Search
Reports • DataSetFieldName • Using the Zoom for your Report • The power of the Visible property • Adding new fields to a Header • Move them from the body • GetData & SetData
New C/AL Functions • IMPORTOBJECTS(FileName [, Format]) • EXPORTOBJECTS(FileName, ObjectRecord [, Format]) • Format • Txt = 0 • XML = 1
Object Designer • GoTo Definition • Objects and Functions • Technical Upgrade • Requires .STX upgrade • Shows in user interface with right mouseclick Does not work in WITH DO statements
Page Designer • Improved Readability • Bold Lines • Default Naming
Page Designer II • Factbox Wizard Tip : Copy & Paste Factboxes & Actions
Page Designer III • Page Actions • Control Actions
Object Locking • New fields in Object Designer • Prevents working on the same object • Automaticaly or Manually • Client option • Bug in release • BLOB size discontinued
Compiler Error List Gives a list of errors and warnings Can be pretty annoying! New internal table 2000000070 Error List
Other new C/AL Functions • SYNCHRONIZEALLLOGINS • SYNCHRONIZESINGLELOGIN • SID • ASSERTERROR
Company Indicator • Company Information • Function in Codeunit 1 • Returnvalue Text • Fixed per session
Contact Information Mark J. Brummel The Netherlands www.brummelds.com mark@brummelds.com +31 6 42 61 01 73