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Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016

You're reading from   Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 The compilation of best skillset to harness Microsoft Dynamics NAV for Administrators, Consultants, and Developers

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786464309
Length 450 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rabindra Sah Rabindra Sah
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Microsoft Dynamics NAV Installation FREE CHAPTER 2. Upgraded Features and Configuration in Dynamics NAV 2016 3. The C/AL and VB Programming 4. Testing and Debugging 5. Design and Development Considerations 6. Version Control and Code Management 7. Tuning Up the NAV System 8. Security in Dynamics NAV 2016 9. Upgrade and Migration 10. Interfacing NAV with Other Applications 11. Extending Dynamics NAV 2016 12. The Future of NAV

Visual Studio Code (Development Environment)

In order to design the system and extension using the new Development environment, you must install Visual Studio Code first. You can find Visual Studio Code at https://code.visualstudio.com/.

You also need Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 for this development environment. The following screenshot shows Visual Studio Code:

Visual Studio Code (Development Environment)

Here, it is easy to create the extensions using this tool effectively. The following are some of the attractive features that you will get with Visual Studio Code:

  • Built-in Git command for version control
  • Intelligent code completion (IntelliSense)
  • Better code navigation and refactoring
  • Debug code right from the Editor (streamlined debugging)
  • Add extensions to boost your Visual Studio Code experience

After you integrate Dynamics NAV with Visual Studio Code, you can directly open the extension folder in Visual Studio Code by right-clicking on it. The following screenshot shows how close the language is to the C/AL code:

Visual Studio Code (Development Environment)

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