FOBs, those pesky little files that we all take for granted, import into our databases, and live happily ever after. After you read this post, you’ll handle FOB files very, very carefully.
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Need to Figure Out Which NAV Objects a .Fob File Contains?
The other day, we looked at how PowerShell can help you quickly figure out which Microsoft Dynamics NAV objects are contained in a text export file. Here’s a PowerShell function for doing something similar for binary export files (*.fob):
NAV 2015 | Import FOB, back to MS-DOS?
Although I understand the investments in Multi-Tenancy from a Microsoft perspective it does not always make our live easier.
Today during the import of a Fob at a customer I am upgrading to NAV2015 I got this message.
Importing a filtered set of objects from fob
I noticed that a number of people just didn’t know this .. so let’s give it some attention.
In one sentence: it is possible to import a filtered set of objects in stead of always importing all objects from a .fob file by using and filtering the Import Worksheet.
Finn’s FobViewer
FobView can view FOB, FBK, TXT and XML object files from Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision).
It lists the objects contained in these files and by loading two files it is possible to compare the objects in these files. It’s posible to save the list to a text file, print the list, and export the list to Excel.
How to import Dynamics NAV objects from a backup (*.FBK)?
A few days ago I have written a post about how to import Dynamics NAV objects (*.FOB) file. Armonds commented (thank you!) that not many people know that you can also import Dynamics NAV objects from the backup (*.FBK) file.
Import Worksheet in Dynamics NAV
Quite often I get questions about importing new objects to Dynamics NAV. How to import the FOB file? Why Import Worksheet was not opened? Why do I get error when importing the FOB file? Why do I need to click Replace All in Import Worksheet?