Author: Jan Sillemann

ForNAV Training af Days of Knowledge 2020

We are happy to offer FREE ForNAV training at the pre-conference days at Days of Knowledge in UK and Denmark in May and June. Read more here: Training at DOK20

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CurrControl

Setting forecolor, back color, font, and formatting dynamically on a control ForNAV supports a wide array of properties to control the look of controls. However, sometimes you might want to control the look dynamically, based on values in the data set. To do this, you use the OnPrint JavaScript trigger. The OnPrint trigger has a

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New price for the check report with MICR font

We have listened to you. Many North American partners have asked us for an option to buy ForNAV with the check report with MICR font only. We are therefore happy to announce that, from today, you can buy ForNAV with the check report only for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Cloud at just 390 USD

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New subscription procedure

As you know, subscription customers (OnPrem or private cloud) require a new ForNAV license file to be installed yearly. Twenty-one days prior to renewal, customers get a warning that their license is about to expire. This was meant to be a service, but it turns out that many customers get worried about this – for

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Error in Report Selection

You might get the following error message when printing or sending a ForNAV report: The SourceExpr for report control ‘ReportForNav_Header’ is not valid. The following error occurred: A call to System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive failed with this message: The value of Seek/OffsetFromEnd parameter is outside of the permitted range. The current value is: -18. The permitted range is:

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ForNAV Granule Required

To use ForNAV and work with the ForNAV Designer using extensions in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central v14 and later, in an OnPrem (or private cloud) scenario, you must have the ForNAV granule (6188500 Reports ForNAV) configured in your Business Central license file. This is due to how Microsoft licensing and permissions work. A Microsoft

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NavHelperFunction

When converting RDLC reports to ForNAV reports, you will notice that the Showoutput value on sections and controls sometimes has a function call to the NavHelperFunction, like in the following example from the RDLC Purchase Invoice:   NavHelperFunction.IIFNOT(DynamicsNavDataSet.ShowInternalInfo==true && DynamicsNavDataSet.DimText_DimensionLoop1!=””,false,true)   The NavHelperFunction has been put in place to emulate some of the built-in RDLC

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Using e-mail body with a ForNAV report

This article is no longer relevant and has been replaced by this article: ForNAV email body layouts

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ForNAV and Docker Containers

You can use Reports ForNAV with your Docker containers. The following is a step-by-step example of how to set up a container that supports ForNAV reports. Install the BC Container Helper To help install your container, you must install the BC Container Helper PowerShell module. install-module bccontainerhelper -force get-command -Module bccontainerhelper Write-BCContainerHelperWelcomeText Create the container

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Import a Custom Report Layout in ForNAV Cloud

To import a custom report layout in ForNAV Cloud: In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, go to the Custom Report Layouts window. Click New. In the Edit window, enter the report ID and select Insert Word Layout. In the Report Name field, rename the custom report layout to something recognizable, for example, ForNAV BC custom

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