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Learning Dynamics NAV Patterns

You're reading from   Learning Dynamics NAV Patterns Create solutions that are easy to maintain, are quick to upgrade, and follow proven concepts and design

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785284199
Length 214 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Marije Brummel Marije Brummel
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Table of Contents (9) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Introducing Dynamics NAV Patterns and Software Architecture 2. Chapter 2: Architectural Patterns FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Design Patterns 4. Chapter 4: Building an Example Application Using Patterns 5. Chapter 5: Coding Best Practices 6. Chapter 6: Anti-patterns and Handling Legacy Code 7. Chapter 7: Building Solutions Using Patterns 8. Thank you for buying Learning Dynamics NAV Patterns

Writing the Code and Link methods

The next step is to write code and link the methods as a function to the table. Depending on the complexity of the code, we can leave it in one function, or use Natural Language Programming and Encapsulation to create multiple functions that explain our intention.

We will first focus on one function and explain how to structure the code.

Creating the cleaning entries

This function will be called automatically each day by the Job Queue, and has to create a Cleaning Entry for each room that is occupied or has not been cleaned for a week:

OnRun()
CreateCleaningEntryForEachRoom;

Since our function contains an iteration through a room record set, the Main function is a single description of the iteration.

In the following function, we again describe the business logic while programming the loop. Both the functions that we call have a meaningful name:

LOCAL CreateCleaningEntryForEachRoom()
WITH Room DO
  IF FINDSET THEN BEGIN...
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