Some forms in Dynamics NAV use the property “AutoSplitKey”. That means that the “Line No.” field will be automatically assigned the next line number or a number between lines if the user tries to insert a line between two lines.
The Transformation Tool converts form objects in the Classic client to page objects that you can use in the RoleTailored client. The tool uses a set of rules that map objects in the Classic client to objects in the RoleTailored client. These rules are contained both in the transformation input files and in the transformation tool source files.
When you decide to migrate an application to the new three-tiered architecture, you must also decide which migration method is best suited to your business needs. Migrating to the new architecture can be an iterative process. You may need to run the form transformation tool multiple times and carefully alter any problematic forms to ensure that pages can be created that have the required layout.
The form transformation tool was designed with the following principles:
The tool converts all existing Microsoft Dynamics NAV forms into pages while retaining the same functionality as the original forms.
Basic conversion rules (built into the tool) assume that the user interface and code on the form are compliant with the standard application development guidelines.
The tool identifies deviations from the guidelines that may result in missing user interface (UI) elements or functionality of the original form. The tool logs these deviations for manual consideration.
If the rules for modifying the page UI are generic to all pages, then the tool incorporates them into the tool mapping logic. The tool regards rules that represent “manual” decisions about certain user experience (UX) behavior, layout, and business logic as additional input. You define this additional input manually.
Form Transformation enables you to:
- Transform forms to pages (basic transformation)
- Tailor resulting pages for the RoleTailored client (UX transformation)
Form-to-page transformation is a basic transformation process that takes form objects from the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Classic application and creates page objects that you can use in the RoleTailored client.
If you are using the Role Tailored Client and want to use the Forms in it, you have to transform them to Pages. In NAV 2009 you can transform Forms to Pages with the help of the form transformation tool.
In Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, the RoleTailored client is the new, rich client and pages are the new way to view, insert, modify, and delete data in the RoleTailored client. The RoleTailored client provides an intuitive and customizable user interface (UI) that you can modify to support the job functions of different work roles in your organization. For more information about pages in the RoleTailored client, see Pages Overview. For more information about the RoleTailored architecture, see RoleTailored Architecture in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Installation and Configuring Help.
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