Three weeks ago I released the NAV 2013 R2 Image Library. When I explored the images in NAV 2013 R2, I discovered a new image type: Tile images.
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NAV 2013 R2 Tile Images
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How to print RDLC report to PDF on stationery paper
One of the improvements with RDLC reporting in Microsoft Dynamics NAV is the possibility to save a report directly to PDF instead of using a so called PDF printer driver. This can be done by calling the REPORT.SAVEASPDF function (see here on MSDN).
This is very useful when you want to email documents . . . → Read More: How to print RDLC report to PDF on stationery paper
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How to print RDLC report to PDF on stationery paper (2)
In my previous post I demonstrated an option to add a background to a PDF file after it has been created. The external library iTextSharp that I used in this example does the job in an excellent way. However, there is one disadvantage that I noticed afterwards. The software from iTextSharp is published under the . . . → Read More: How to print RDLC report to PDF on stationery paper (2)
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CALCFIELDS vs. SETAUTOCALCFIELDS
This week, one of our customers reported a performance problem with Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. The symptoms were an unresponsive system and users unable to login. After some investigation, it turned out that the server was using serious memory: up to 2500 MB. While only 6 users were logged in. Normal memory usage should be . . . → Read More: CALCFIELDS vs. SETAUTOCALCFIELDS
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Microsoft Dynamics NAV MVP
Today I was honored to become Microsoft Dynamics NAV MVP. I want to thank Microsoft for giving me this award. For me it is the very first time to enter this distinguished group of professionals. And I really hope it will help me in serving the community with more and better knowledge, because I strongly . . . → Read More: Microsoft Dynamics NAV MVP
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Directions EMEA 2013 Calendar
If you are going to visit Directions EMEA 2013 you might have had a look at the agenda. And you probably noticed that there are two sources to look at: the agenda and the content overview. The agenda shows all the timeslots with a session code while the content . . . → Read More: Directions EMEA 2013 Calendar
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Directions EMEA 2013 Keynote
Here at Directions EMEA 2013 Microsoft just finished their keynote. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2, the next version, was presented. Here are some highlights from this session.
Overall: it is (again) a very great and promising release!
The key message is:
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 is
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Directions EMEA 2013–Building apps for Microsoft Dynamics NAV
At the first day of Directions EMEA 2013 in Vienna, there was a session called ‘Building apps for Microsoft Dynamics NAV’. One might think that this session would explain how apps can be build, what tools there are, etc.
Well, that was not the case.
Noticed that the version number is missing in the session . . . → Read More: Directions EMEA 2013–Building apps for Microsoft Dynamics NAV
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Directions EMEA 2013 – Multitenancy
It was really a very interesting week. Directions EMEA in Vienna was all about Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. And of course about all the very interesting products that NAV partners offer. There were so many sessions that I sometimes had to choose between two or more sessions while I wanted to visit all of . . . → Read More: Directions EMEA 2013 – Multitenancy
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NAV 2013 R2 Image Library
The NAV 2013 R2 was shipped a few weeks ago, and the look and feel has drastically changed, compared to the RTM version. It has a flattened interface, which adheres to the new UI standards of Microsoft. Questions were raised if we could go back to the previous look and feel, but Microsoft . . . → Read More: NAV 2013 R2 Image Library
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NAV 2013 R2 Tile Images
Three weeks ago I released the NAV 2013 R2 Image Library. When I explored the images in NAV 2013 R2, I discovered a new image type: Tile images.
. . . → Read More: ↧
How to print RDLC report to PDF on stationery paper
One of the improvements with RDLC reporting in Microsoft Dynamics NAV is the possibility to save a report directly to PDF instead of using a so called PDF printer driver. This can be done by calling the REPORT.SAVEASPDF function (see here on MSDN).
This is very useful when you want to email documents . . . → Read More: How to print RDLC report to PDF on stationery paper
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How to print RDLC report to PDF on stationery paper (2)
In my previous post I demonstrated an option to add a background to a PDF file after it has been created. The external library iTextSharp that I used in this example does the job in an excellent way. However, there is one disadvantage that I noticed afterwards. The software from iTextSharp is published under the . . . → Read More: How to print RDLC report to PDF on stationery paper (2)
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CALCFIELDS vs. SETAUTOCALCFIELDS
This week, one of our customers reported a performance problem with Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. The symptoms were an unresponsive system and users unable to login. After some investigation, it turned out that the server was using serious memory: up to 2500 MB. While only 6 users were logged in. Normal memory usage should be . . . → Read More: CALCFIELDS vs. SETAUTOCALCFIELDS
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Dynamics NAV MVP #2
Today I received an email from Microsoft that I have been awarded as Dynamics NAV MVP for the second time. And still I’m feeling quite humble but proud to be member of a group of MVPs that already have been awarded so multiple times. There were 1,062 people who . . . → Read More: Dynamics NAV MVP #2
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NAV service failed to start: “HTTP could not register URL”
Tonight I had an issue with a NAV server that failed to start with the next error message:
Server instance: DynamicsNAV71
The service MicrosoftDynamicsNavServer$DynamicsNAV71 failed to start. This could be caused by a configuration error. Detailed error information:System.ServiceModel.AddressAlreadyInUseException: HTTP could not register URL http://+:7047/DynamicsNAV71/. Another application has already registered this URL with HTTP.SYS. —> . . . → Read More: NAV service failed to start: “HTTP could not register URL”
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NAV 2015 Automatic Deployment of .Net Assemblies
If you have already downloaded and installed NAV 2015 you should take a look at the Add-ins folder of the Windows Client. With NAV 2013 R2 we are used to an Add-ins folder that contains about 20 folders. But with NAV 2015 this folder is almost empty! Here is a screenshot of the Add-ins folder . . . → Read More: NAV 2015 Automatic Deployment of .Net Assemblies
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Dynamics NAV 2015 Image Library
The official NAV 2015 release is available and that means that a new version of the Dynamics NAV Image Library can be released. This time I have redesigned the Image Library so that it contains all images from NAV 2009 and up. Combined in one application file (thanks to Mark Brummel who challenged me to . . . → Read More: Dynamics NAV 2015 Image Library
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NAV Web Client and Help Server side by side
When reading the post of my fellow MVP Luc van Vugt I was feeling like ‘Ah, that’s very familiar’. He was struggling with installing two versions of the NAV Help Server side by side. And apparently, when looking at his … Continue reading
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Dynamics NAV user cannot be deleted
Recently, I tried to delete a user from a Dynamics NAV 2013 database but got an unexpected error message: “The user cannot be deleted because the user has been logged on to the system. You must set the user’s state … Continue reading
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