Developing NAV apps for SharePoint

In the first recipe, we will publish Dynamics NAV as an app for SharePoint or SharePoint Add-in--the name depends on the version of SharePoint you are using. After completing the following walkthrough, you will be able to access the NAV application from the list of applications on the SharePoint portal.

Getting ready

To complete this recipe, the Office Developer Tools add-in for Visual Studio is required. You can download the package from https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/office-tools/.

How to do it...

1. Access your SharePoint site created in the previous recipe and open the app registration page,  AppRegNew.aspx: http://<SharePointWebsite>/_layouts/15/AppRegNew.aspx. Here, <SharePointWebsite> is the name of your site.

2. Click the Generate button located under the Client Id field, then generate a Client Secret by pressing the corresponding Generate button:

   

   Note

   Save the generated Client Id and Client Secret values, they will be required later.

3. In the Title...