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Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016

You're reading from   Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 The compilation of best skillset to harness Microsoft Dynamics NAV for Administrators, Consultants, and Developers

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786464309
Length 450 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rabindra Sah Rabindra Sah
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Microsoft Dynamics NAV Installation FREE CHAPTER 2. Upgraded Features and Configuration in Dynamics NAV 2016 3. The C/AL and VB Programming 4. Testing and Debugging 5. Design and Development Considerations 6. Version Control and Code Management 7. Tuning Up the NAV System 8. Security in Dynamics NAV 2016 9. Upgrade and Migration 10. Interfacing NAV with Other Applications 11. Extending Dynamics NAV 2016 12. The Future of NAV

Performance tuning in reports


Reports are the ultimate truth in the ERP system. The processes that are carried out inside the business logic and algorithms to calculate different values does not matter much to the user, all they need in the end is the report or document which provides the understanding of the data they feed the system. All they care about is fast running, good-looking reports. Even most projects heavily rely on the addition of many custom reports and/or the customization of existing reports to adjust to the needs of the client.

In reality, you must understand how bad reports with large runtime can affect the overall performance of the system. Let's discuss how we can tune up reports in Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Creating new reports

While creating a report, you might have noticed that there are two major phases:

  • Construction of dataset

  • Creation of report layout

All other operations can be included in these two major phases. It is essential to understand the importance of understanding...

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