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Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development

You're reading from   Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development Using this tutorial will take you deeper into Dynamics NAV from a developer's viewpoint, and allow you to unlock its full potential. The book covers developing an application from start to finish in logical, illuminating steps.

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849689489
Length 230 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Getting Dynamics NAV 2013 on Your Computer – For (Almost) Free FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting Familiar with Dynamics NAV 2013 3. Exploring the Data Structure and Basic Layout of Dynamics NAV 4. Determining a Task List 5. Finding Similar Functions for Inspiration 6. Creating the Application – Tables 7. Creating the Application – Pages and Reports 8. Extending Our Application 9. Dynamics NAV Modules to Address the Specific Needs of Your Business Additional Resources and Conclusion Index

Exploring the list page


The first type of page you'll see in Dynamics NAV is the list page. You can see this by clicking on the Customers tab shown here:

The list page displays a number of records—as many as the screen allows—in a particular table. The list page is typically used for searching for a particular record that you want to work with.

On most list pages, if there is relevant data associated with the particular record, you'll find it to the right of the list page. These "frames" of information are called FactBoxes.

FactBoxes allow the user quick access to the information without having to bring up any additional icon. The nice thing about FactBoxes is that they are customizable and reusable if you're creating a new page related to, in this case, the customer table.

Typically, numbers are shown in the FactBoxes. If you want further details on, for instance, the outstanding sales orders for a particular customer, all you need to do is click on that number and a new list page will be...

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