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 In NAV 2017, the layout of the Custom Report Layout table (9650) has changed, which means that if you want to upgrade your ForNAV reports to NAV 2017, you have to upgrade to ForNAV version 1.3.0.1006 or newer. If you have previously converted your reports from “classic” (that is, NAV 2009 and earlier versions) to

If you have reports using COM automation or have code depending on standard NAV Office integration, such as the Excel buffer, you must upgrade your C/AL code to adopt the new interface(s). In most cases, you will get a compile error when you try to compile your converted reports – but in some cases, you

Since Dynamics NAV version 2015 the server can send add-ins to the Role Tailored Client when they are needed on the client. This is a great feature, which helps add-in developers deploy the solution without much effort from the developer or the end user. However, this automatic deployment does not send updated DLL files to

With some new versions of ForNAV, it is either required or recommended that you reconvert your reports. This is a very simple process that only takes a few minutes. You export all ForNAV reports from Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 (or 2013/2015) in a txt-file. To help you select the ForNAV reports, you can apply a

If you get a message telling you that no printers are installed, then it is most likely a permission issue. When you preview reports or save them as PDF the reports are run on the service tier. The service tier is configured to run in a specific user context. If this user does not have

Reports ForNAV uses the add-in feature on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. This feature enables you to add functionality to your NAV installation via DLL files. The add-in feature in NAV supports DLL files on both the client and the server. Since NAV 2015 the server can automatically send required DLL files from the server to the

After upgrading the ForNAV DLL, you may run into an error message similar to this one: A call to ForNav.Report.[method name] failed with this message: The type of one or more arguments does not match the method’s parameter type. The best way to resolve this type of error is to follow the steps described in

The designer has three different ways of saving your layout changes. Save Custom Layout in NAV You can use this option if you launched the designer when running a custom layout. This will only save the layout to the NAV database for the current report. None of the dataitems or the report code will be

A ForNAV license comes in the form of an MSI package. This package is digitally signed by ForNAV. The license is installed on the NAV service tier. You install it just like any other program. When the MSI package is run, the Windows Installer will add the license to the computer’s registry. This is where

If you are on version 4.0.0.1613 or newer, you should look here: Troubleshooting Excel export This article outlines what you can do to collect information about debugging. When you get an error during export to Excel, you can collect a temporary file that will help our developers determine the reason behind the error. The temporary