Introduction

Microsoft announced a three-tier RoleTailored client (RTC) with Version 2009. As from Version 2013, Microsoft offers only three-tier RTC with NAV. In RTC, the object of type "FORM" is replaced by "PAGE". Pages provide the core way to interact with an NAV RoleTailored client. The business logic called by the page is executed on the NAV Server tier, whereas previously, the form was used by the client system to execute the business logic.

A page and form share lots of similarities in terms of properties, triggers, and controls. Some controls and features are reintroduced with a new presentation style and name. For example, "buttons" become "actions", "Tab Control" becomes "FastTabs", and "Zoom" is known as "About this Page". The following screenshot will help you to understand new naming conventions of page controls:

The preceding screenshot is of the Role Center page for the Sales Order Processor profile. With NAV 2013, we received 21 profiles and 21 Role Center pages, designed...