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Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013

You're reading from   Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Experienced programmers and developers will find this the definitive guide to programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Both a reference book and a comprehensive hands-on tutorial, it will expand your knowledge dynamically.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849686488
Length 630 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. An Introduction to NAV 2013 FREE CHAPTER 2. Tables 3. Data Types and Fields 4. Pages – the User's Interactive Interface 5. Queries and Reports 6. Introduction to C/SIDE and C/AL 7. Intermediate C/AL 8. Advanced NAV Development Tools 9. Develop, Debug, Deliver Answers to Review Questions Index

Page Design and Structure Overview


Pages serve the purpose of input, output, and control. Pages are views of data or process information designed for on-screen display only. Pages are also user data entry vehicles.

Pages are made up of various combinations of Controls, Properties, Actions, Triggers, and C/AL Code.

  • Controls provide the user with ways to view, type, and edit text, choose options or commands, initiate actions, and view status.

  • Properties are attributes or characteristics of an object that define its state, appearance, or value.

  • Actions are menu items (which may be icons).

  • Triggers are predefined functions that are executed when certain actions or events occur.

The internal structure of a page maps to an XML structure, some of which is readily visible in the Page Designer display while the rest is in the background.

Page Design Guidelines

C/SIDE allows us to create pages with a number of different look and feel attributes. The standard NAV application only uses a few of the possibilities...

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