Document reporting
When Microsoft introduced Report Definition Language Client-side (RDLC) as its main report-writing tool, a lot of NAV developers cried foul. Why? Because programming NAV reports using RDLC was like pulling teeth! Add to the complexity of creating an actual report, what you get when you preview a report is often times not what gets printed out on PDF or paper. This is especially true when creating document type reports such as a sales order or sales invoice.
With the horrendous feedback for the development for RDLC reports, Microsoft got to work and released a tool to develop document type reports using Word for layout. This means you can use the pre-made templates for invoices using Word.
There are four pre-made reports with Word document layouts in NAV 2016. They are as follows:
1304 - Mini Sales – Quote
1305 - Mini Sales - Order Conf.
1306 - Mini Sales – Invoice
1307 - Mini Sales - Credit Memo
These reports can only be accessed using the SMALL...