Reports are always among the key requirements set for an ERP system. The ability to present data in an informative and well-structured way, and the possibility to quickly develop a report, are inevitably demanded from the system. Microsoft Dynamics NAV comes with a built-in report designer, which enables the developer to structure the dataset. The dataset is further carried over to the external layout designer, where dataset fields and variables are bound to the presentation layer.
Thus, the development of a NAV report is split into two phases: the data preparation step in the NAV report designer, and the report layout design, which is effected in Microsoft Visual Studio or Report Builder for SQL Server.
Now, we will take a tour of the different types of reports that can be created in NAV and cover the topics listed here:
- Preparing a report dataset ...