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The following exception was encountered when processing XML data

If a string used in a dataset column contains a control character, the following error will occur: If you click Share Details and then select Copy error details the XML document containing the error will be copied to the clipboard. After that, you need to open an editor that can show control characters (for example,

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Local File Temporary table

If you need to access files through the ForNAV Direct Print and File Service from inside a ForNAV report layout, you can use the ForNAV Local File Temporary table. To access a local file from inside a ForNAV layout, you need to add a record, or a dataitem, for the ForNAV Local File table. You

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Summarize extended text lines

In Business Central, you can add text or comment lines for a single sales or purchase document line. These comment lines are attached to the original sales line by the Attached to Line No. field. Take for instance the following shipment lines. One of these items is shipped, the other is not. In one scenario,

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The printer name redacted already exists

The printer name ‘<redacted>’ already exists This article will help you resolve an issue in Business Central when you see the following error message: EN: The printer name ‘<redacted>’ already exists. Please change the name of the printer and try again. DE: Der Druckername ‘<redacted>’ ist bereits vorhanden. Ändern Sie den Namen des Druckers. Versuchen

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Add ForNAV tables in retention policies

In Business Central, you can create retention policies. Retention policies allow you to automatically delete all the records in a table that match specified criteria. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/admin-data-retention-policies Not every table can be used in a retention policy. In the 7.3.0.10 release of ForNAV, we have made the following tables available for retention policies: 6188493 “ForNAV DirPrt

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Business Central report layouts explained

This article is written for Business Central 2023 wave 2 (23) and later, and the ForNAV extensions version 7.3.0.0. and later. In 2022, Microsoft released new pages for report layout administration, most notably the Report Layouts page. This new feature had its own tables that ran alongside the existing Custom Report Layouts for some time.

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Validating signatures

When using signatures with PDF documents, it is a common problem to get an error message saying the signature is invalid. This does not necessarily mean that your signature is the problem. Adobe Reader might be set up only to trust specific root certificates and, therefore, cannot validate your certificate chain. Most regular certificates in

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Hyperlinks in an email message body

You can add a hyperlink to your email message body in Business Central, using a ForNAV email layout. Dynamic content from the database can be used in the link name or URL. Here is an example of an order tracking link shown in the email editor in the Business Central web client: This link was

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Add prepayment invoice information to any Business Central report

With the release of ForNAV 7.3.0.10 (August 2024) it is now possible to add prepayment invoice information to any ForNAV report. Adding prepayment lines works for both the Sales Header and the Sales Invoice Header base DataItems. When you add prepayment invoice information on a sales order report ForNAV will get any prepayment invoices for

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Setting up the ForNAV Customizable Report Pack

The easiest way to setup ForNAV Customizable Report Pack is to run “ForNAV Setup” from the Assisted Setup page. If you have more than one company you need to run setup for each company Step 1: Setup payment note and Legal Conditions Step 2: Setup VAT and Watermarks Step 4: Change report selection so Business

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