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Announcing ForNAV 6.1

We are happy to announce general availability of ForNAV 6.1 (6.1.0.2116). The main features in ForNAV 6.1 include: New JavaScript editor to increase the code editing experience in the ForNAV Designer Local print of RDLC and Word reports   ForNAV Standard Reports Update of Service document reports Cleanup of the layouts across all document reports

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Format using report language

For decades, NAV and Business Central have let you switch language on-the-fly when printing out document reports, by setting the CurrReport.Language field in a report. From the start, the ForNAV report pack has leveraged this feature. However, this has not been the case with formatting, which always followed the global language of the installation. This

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Permission sets in ForNAV 6.1

In earlier versions of the ForNAV report pack, non-superusers needed permission sets to be able to use ForNAV. With the introduction of entitlement in Business Central, these are no longer required. For the ForNAV customizable report pack, the permission sets have been replaced by permission extensions. This means that users with “D365 BUS PREMIUM” or

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ForNAV license transition from OnPrem to Cloud

ForNAV is happy to announce the launch of our on-premises to Cloud Migration Promotion, effective immediately. This new promotion provides discounted pricing for ForNAV subscription licenses for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Cloud to support customers’ migration to the cloud. The Cloud Migration Promotion has the following benefits to customers:  40% discount on ForNAV subscription

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Swiss QR Code for Business Central

ForNAV supports the Swiss QR code for invoicing, based on the standards SPS 2022 and ISO 20022. The following is an example of what the QR image looks like: The image above was created in a ForNAV report using the barcode control. The following are some of the barcode settings that produce the required QR

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Adding a dataitem to a Business Central report

When you want to add a dataitem to a Business Central report, there are advantages to using the ForNAV Designer compared to doing it in RDLC. This article describes the different processes.   In ForNAV, to add a dataitem to a Business Central report: Open the layout in the ForNAV Designer. From the toolbox, drag

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Adding a barcode to a Business Central report

There are different ways to work with barcodes in Business Central. This article compares adding a barcode to a Business Central report, using the ForNAV Designer and without.   With ForNAV, it is very easy to add a barcode to a Business Central report: Open the layout using the ForNAV Designer. Drag in a field

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Setting up local print in Business Central

In Business Central 18, Microsoft has introduced a number of great new features, for example, Universal Print. Some of our partners have questioned how to position this specific feature against what ForNAV can do. Read on to compare the different ways of setting up local print in Business Central, with ForNAV and without.   In

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Announcing ForNAV 6.0

We are happy to announce general availability of ForNAV 6.0 (6.0.0.2068). The new version of ForNAV includes support for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 release wave 1 (version 18) OnPrem, private cloud, and on Microsoft Cloud (on Microsoft AppSource). Furthermore, ForNAV 6.0 includes: Increased usability when working with the ForNAV Designer Support for PDF/A

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Custom Address Formatting

In ForNAV 6.0, you get additional options to format addresses. We have extended the FieldGroups function to work with the new Custom Address Format functionality in Business Central. For this to work, in the Countries/Regions table, in the Address Format column, you must select Custom. If you do not set a Custom format you can,

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