Introduction
Although reports are similar to forms, they serve a different purpose in NAV. Forms exist primarily for data entry while reports show a higher level view of what is going on in the database. Reports can be customer-facing documents such as order confirmations and invoices, or used for internal analysis like Aged Accounts Receivables and Aged Accounts Payable. They can also be used to process large amounts of data.
As a developer, it is your job to design the layout and business logic of these reports. Development of reports builds upon the same principles of development for other object types. Just as with every other object type, you can define variables and functions and add code to triggers. The layout design is just like building a form. You use the toolbox to add textboxes, labels, and other controls.
It is important to note that the report designer for the Classic client is significantly weaker than the one for the RoleTailored client. In this chapter, we'll show you how...
