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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook Learn to customize, integrate and administer NAV 7 using practical, hands-on recipes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849689106
Length 312 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Acknowledgements
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. String, Dates, and Other Data Types FREE CHAPTER 2. General Development 3. Working with Tables, Records, and Queries 4. Designing Pages 5. Report Design 6. Diagnosing Code Problems 7. Roles and Security 8. Leveraging Microsoft Office 9. OS Interaction 10. Integration 11. Working with the SQL Server 12. NAV Server Administration Index

Creating charts with Visio


Visio is another Microsoft Office Suite product which helps to present data in a graphical manner. In this recipe, we will create PivotDiagram based on NAV data.

Getting ready

Microsoft Visio must be installed on the client machine.

How to do it...

  1. Start Microsoft Office Visio and create a new file by navigating to Business | PivotDiagram.

  2. You will receive the Data Selector dialog box as shown in the following screenshot:

  3. Select the option Microsoft SQL Server database and click on Next.

  4. Provide the server name and login credentials, and then click on Next.

  5. Select NAV database and the Item Ledger Entry table, and then click on Finish.

  6. From the Select Data Connection dialog box, click on Next to choose the table fields.

  7. To choose a column, click on Select Columns and select the Item No., Location Code, and Quantity fields, then click on Finish:

  8. Visio will import data and add three shapes to page with the PivotDiagram option window:

  9. Select a primary shape and from the Add...

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