A key element in the upgrade process from Classic to Windows client is the Form-to-Page re-design (with or without the transformation toolkit). We give you the best practice, tips & tricks for handling the migrating process and how to work with Page Design in NAV 2013.
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NAV 2013 Report Design and report transformation
Dynamics NAV 2013 offers a brand new design experience for building Reports (in RDLC). This session will cover best practices for report development and will include topics like; DataSet designer – Columns, labels and parameters RDLC 2008 – What is new and what has changed DataSet optimization – For better performance and maintainability Debugging Reports – From inside and outside NAV UX Guidelines – Overview and examples Functional changes – Print on server, tray Selection, column Refactoring etc. Upgrading – From NAV 2009 RDLC into NAV 2013 reports
Prepare for Report Transformation
On of the bigger tasks when upgrading to the Role Tailored Client is the report transformation. In big database there are houndreds of reports. Some of them might just be idle reports that are never used.
Menu Suite Transformation
This procedure describes how to transform a MenuSuite object from the Classic client to a MenuSuite object that you can use in the RoleTailored client.
Form Transformation Tool Overview
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.
NAV 2009 SP1: Easy One-click Form Transformation
All of you that worked with the form transformation tool, have experienced that … you have to click your mouse A LOT. Not only click a lot, but also, think a lot.
Form Transformation Methods
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.