Creating an InfoPath form with NAV data
Microsoft InfoPath allows you to create forms to view and enter data outside of the NAV application. There is no programming involved, other than having an existing NAV Page exposed as a web service.
Getting ready
Microsoft InfoPath must be installed on the client machine.
How to do it...
Create a web service as described in the Creating a web service recipe in Chapter 10, Integration
From the Getting Started window in InfoPath, select Design a Form Template.
Select Web Service as the source that the form should be based on.
Click OK.
Select Receive Data.
From the Dynamics NAV Web Server go to the following address and find the web service:
http://localhost:7047/DynamicsNAV/WS/services
In this case we will be using
http://localhost:7047/DynamicsNAV/WS/Page/CustomerExample
, but this could be different on your system.Enter this address in the Data Connection Wizard window.
Click Next.
Select Read Multiple.
Click Next and finally Finish.
You should now have a Design...