Sharing information through XMLports

Exporting or importing data is a common requirement for financial or ERP applications. There are a number of formats in which data can be asked, but when there is no manual intervention with data, or that data has to be used by two different applications, then it is mostly asked in a delimited, fixed length or XML format. Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a format for creating structured computer documents. XMLports are object types in Microsoft Dynamics NAV that help to create these types of documents.

How to do it...

1. Let's get started by creating a new XMLport from Object Designer.

2. Add the following variables to XMLport designer:

   Node Name	Node Type	Source Type	Data Source
   Root	Element	Text	<Root>
   Customer	Element	Table	<Customer>(Customer)
   No	Element	Field	<Customer>::No.
   Name	Element	Field	<Customer>::Name

3. XMLport designer should look similar to the following screenshot:

   

4. Now...