Index

A

• abbreviations, Microsoft Developers
  • reference link / Approved abbreviations
• Address Integration Pattern / Technical description
  • about / Address Integration Pattern
  • reference link / Address Integration Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • address, copying / Copying the address
  • addresses, printing / Printing addresses
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• anti-patterns
  • about / Anti-patterns, Anti-patterns
  • code cloning / Code cloning, Code cloning
  • examples / Examples
  • transaction mirroring / Transaction mirroring
  • boat anchor / Boat anchors
  • and context / Other anti-patterns and context
  • language capabilities, programming / Programming language capabilities
• application, building
  • about / Building our application
• application, testing
  • about / Testing the application
  • test isolation / Test isolation
  • results, analyzing / Analyzing the results
• application, upgrading
  • about / Upgrading the application
  • Delta file, creating / Creating a Delta file
  • Step-By-Step / The steps of creating a Delta file
  • Delta file, overview / Inside the Delta file
• architectural pattern
  • about / Architectural patterns
• Architectural Patterns, applying
  • about / Applying Architectural Patterns
  • application setup / The application setup
  • guests / Guests
  • room / Room
  • price / Price
  • reservation / Reservation
  • stay / Stay
  • check-in / Check-in
  • check-out / Check-out
  • clean / Clean
  • evaluation / Evaluation
  • invoice / Invoice
• Arguments table
  • about / Technology changes
• Argument table
  • about / The Argument table
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementing / Implementations
• ASSERTERROR command
  • about / Analyzing the results
  • reference link / Analyzing the results
• AutoIncrement property / Technical description
• AutoSplitKey property
  • about / The Line table

B

• base application
  • about / Base application
  • functional processes / Functional processes
• blocks
  • building / Building blocks, Building blocks
  • Table object / Table
  • Page objects / Page
  • Report objects / Report
  • Codeunits / Codeunit
  • Query objects / Query
  • XMLPort objects / XMLPort
  • MenuSuite object / MenuSuite
• boat anchor
  • about / Boat anchors
  • reference link / Boat anchors
• boy scout rule
  • about / The boy scout rule

C

• C/AL
  • about / Non-object-oriented patterns, The Number Series Pattern
• C/AL Code
  • refactoring / Refactoring the C/AL Code
• challenges, for upgrading Microsoft Dynamics NAV
  • Code Upgrade / Upgradability
  • Data Upgrade / Upgradability
• charting
  • about / New design patterns
• Class-Method-Property
  • about / Class-Method-Property
  • Table, as class / The Table as a class
  • Codeunit, as method / A Codeunit as a method
• classes
  • about / The Procedural software design patterns
• Classic Client
  • about / Code design
• clean code / Code normalization and writing clean code
• clone
  • about / The coding standards
• code
  • reference link, for blog / The Procedural software design patterns
  • structuring / Structuring code
• Code and Link methods, writing
  • about / Writing the Code and Link methods
  • cleaning entries, creating / Creating the cleaning entries
• code cloning
  • about / Code cloning
  • forking / Forking
  • templating / Templating
  • customizing / Customizing
  • exact match / Exact match
  • reference link / Exact match
  • small business application / The small business application
  • VAT and Sales Tax calculation / The VAT and Sales Tax calculation
  • avoiding / Avoiding code cloning
• code normalization / Code normalization and writing clean code
• code refactoring
  • about / Code refactoring
  • process owner, finding / Finding the process owner
  • moving, to Codeunit / Moving to Codeunit
  • breaking down, into functions / Breaking down the code into functions
  • functions, encapsulating / Encapsulating functions
  • code, normalizing / Normalizing the code
• Codeunits / Codeunit
• codeunits
  • about / The Procedural software design patterns
• Codeunits, Journal Template-Batch-Line Pattern
  • JnlManagement / Codeunits
  • Jnl.-B.Post+Print / Codeunits
  • Jnl.-B.Post / Codeunits
  • Jnl.-Post+Print / Codeunits
  • Jnl.-Post / Codeunits
  • Jnl.-Post Batch / Codeunits
  • Jnl.-Check Line / Codeunits
  • Jnl.-Post Line / Codeunits
• coding guidelines
  • about / Coding guidelines
  • reference link / Coding guidelines
  • design / Code design
  • readability / Code readability
• coding standards
  • about / The coding standards
• Compound Pattern
  • about / The Compound Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementing / Implementation
  • examples / Examples
• Copy Document Pattern
  • about / Copy Document Pattern
  • reference link / Copy Document Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD)
  • about / Page
• Customer connection, with Vendors
  • reference link / Copying the address
• Customers field / The Entity State Pattern
• customizing
  • about / Customizing
• Cyclomatic Complexity
  • about / The Cyclomatic Complexity, Creating the cleaning entries
  • reference link / The Cyclomatic Complexity
• Cyclomatic Complexity Three (CC3)
  • about / The Cyclomatic Complexity

D

• default values
  • about / Technical description
• DeleteExampeDocument function / The DeleteExampeDocument function
• delta files
  • about / Delta files
• design, coding guidelines
  • about / Code design
  • variable capacity / Variable capacity
  • Cyclomatic Complexity / The Cyclomatic Complexity
  • function size / The function size
  • complex data types, using / Using complex data types
  • localizability / Localizability
  • date formulas / Date formulas
• design elements, example application
  • about / The design elements
• design pattern
  • about / Design patterns
  • and upgrades / Design patterns and upgrades
  • and repeatability / Design patterns and repeatability
  • lifecycle / Lifecycle of a design pattern
• Design Patterns, applying
  • about / Applying Design Patterns
  • Bed and Breakfast setup / The Bed and Breakfast setup
  • Bed and Breakfast season / Bed and Breakfast season
  • Bed and Breakfast room / Bed and Breakfast room
  • Bed and Breakfast price / Bed and Breakfast price
  • Bed and Breakfast clean entry / Bed and Breakfast clean entry
  • Bed and Breakfast stay / Bed and Breakfast stay
  • Bed and Breakfast journal and entry / Bed and Breakfast journal and entry
  • Bed and Breakfast evaluation header / The Bed and Breakfast evaluation header and evaluation line
  • Bed and Breakfast evaluation line / The Bed and Breakfast evaluation header and evaluation line
• Dimensions / Boat anchors
• Dimensions Pattern / Technical description
• Dismissible dialogs & save preferences
  • about / Dismissible dialogs and save preferences
  • reference link / Dismissible dialogs and save preferences
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• DLL
  • managing / Managing DLL
• DLL Hell
  • about / Managing DLL
• Document Header table / Test Near, Test Far
• Document History
  • about / Document History
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• Document Line table / Test Near, Test Far
• Document Pattern
  • about / Document Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementing / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• documents
  • about / Step four – Documents
  • implementing / Implementing a Document
  • history / Document history
  • Select Pattern, implementing / Selecting a Pattern
  • other patterns / Other Patterns
  • posting routine, creating / Posting
• Document type normalization
  • about / The Document type normalization
• DropDown Field Group / Boat anchors

E

• encapsulation
  • about / Codeunit, Encapsulation
  • reference link, for video / Encapsulation
  • override / Override Functions
• Entity State field
  • Blocked / The Entity State Pattern
• Entity State Pattern / Technical description
  • about / The Entity State Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • reference link, for implementation / Technical description
  • State, setting / Setting the State
  • State, testing / Testing the State
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• Entry Pattern
  • about / The Entry Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • Temporary Tracking Buckets / Temporary tracking buckets
  • implementing / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• Entry Table types
  • about / The Entry Table types
  • Historical Entries / Historical entries
  • Temporary Entries / Temporary entries
  • entries, deleting / Entries that can be deleted
• exact match
  • about / Exact match
• example application
  • design elements / The design elements
  • pattern dependencies / The Pattern dependencies
• example application, building
  • foundation elements, using / Step one – Foundation
  • Master Data pattern, using / Step two – Master Data
  • Journals & Entries, using / Step three – Journals
  • documents, adding / Step four – Documents
  • layered model / The layered model

F

• Façade pattern
  • about / Façade
  • example / Façade
• FieldClass property
  • about / Flowfields
• Flowfilters / Flowfilters
• forking
  • about / Forking
• formatting function
  • about / Technical description
• foundation elements
  • about / Step one – Foundation
  • example setup / Example setup
  • which pattern / Which Patterns to use
  • implementation / The implementation
  • Multi-Level Setup pattern / The Multi-Level Setup Pattern
• functional oriented patterns
  • about / The functional oriented patterns
• function libraries
  • about / Function libraries and interfaces

H

• Header table
  • about / The Header table
• Historical Entries
  • about / Historical entries
• history records / Implementations
• hooks
  • about / Hooks
  • original source code, disabling / Disabling the original source code
  • pre-defined hooks / Predefined hooks
• Hooks Pattern
  • about / Company-Initialize
• How Do I video
  • URL / The Number Series Pattern

I

• implementations, Journal Template-Batch-Line Pattern
  • about / Implementations
  • Hierarchy / Hierarchy
  • Journals as Contracts / Journals as contracts, Examples
• Intellisense
  • about / Suffix versus prefix
• interfaces
  • about / Function libraries and interfaces
• Item
  • about / Testing the State

J

• Job Queue Entry Pattern
  • about / Job Queue Entry Pattern
  • reference link / Job Queue Entry Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• Journal Batch table
  • about / The Journal Batch table
• Journal Lines / Technical description
• Journal Line table
  • about / The Journal Line table
• Journals
  • recurring / Recurring Journals
  • reference link / Recurring Journals
  • about / Do it
• Journals & Entries
  • about / Step three – Journals
  • creating / Creating your own Journal and Entry
  • validations / Validation in Journals
• Journal Template-Batch-Line Pattern
  • about / The Journal Template-Batch-Line Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementing / Technical description
  • implementations / Implementations
• Journal Template table
  • about / The Journal Template table

L

• layered model
  • about / The layered model
• legacy code
  • about / Legacy code, Legacy code
• lifecycle, design pattern
  • about / Lifecycle of a design pattern
  • technology changes / Technology changes
  • software, designing in optimal ways / Old habits die hard
  • new design patterns / New design patterns
• Line table
  • about / The Line table
• ListPart
  • about / The Line table

M

• Master Data pattern
  • about / Technical description, Step two – Master Data
  • Example Person entity / Example Person
  • Example Product / The Example Product
  • Number Series / Number Series
  • Entity State Pattern / Entity State
  • Address Integration Pattern, implementing / Implementing the Address Integration Pattern
• Master Data Pattern
  • about / The Master Data Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementing / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• MenuSuite object
  • about / MenuSuite
• metadata
  • about / Metadata, Metadata
  • Flowfields / Flowfields
  • Flowfilters / Flowfilters
• methods / Page
  • defining / Defining the methods
• Microsoft Design Patterns Wiki
  • URL / Testing the State
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV
  • software architecture / Software architecture in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Design Patterns
  • about / Microsoft Dynamics NAV Design Patterns
  • object-oriented patterns / The object-oriented patterns
  • non-object-oriented patterns / Non-object-oriented patterns
  • functional oriented patterns / The functional oriented patterns
• MiniApp / The small business application
• Model-View ViewModel Pattern
  • about / Model-View ViewModel Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• Multi-Level Setup
  • about / Multi-Level Setup
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• Multi-Tenant environment
  • about / The upgrade frequency
• multilevel code
  • about / Natural Language Programming
• multiple series / C/AL functions and variables

N

• Natural Language Programming
  • about / Natural Language Programming
  • reference link, for video / Natural Language Programming
  • drawbacks / Pitfalls
  • benefits / Bonus – debugging
• non-object-oriented patterns
  • about / Non-object-oriented patterns
• normalization
  • about / Code normalization and writing clean code
• normalized
  • about / Table, Address Integration Pattern
• NoSeriesManagement Codeunit, functions
  • TestManual / Technical description
  • InitSeries / Technical description
  • LookupSeries / Technical description
• Numbers (Nos.) / Adding Setup fields
• Number Series, Master Data pattern
  • about / Number Series
  • Setup fields, adding / Adding Setup fields
  • variables, adding / Adding variables
  • No. Series field, adding / Adding the No. Series field
  • code snippets / Code snippets
• Number Series Pattern / Technical description
  • about / The Number Series Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • reference link / C/AL functions and variables
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples

O

• object-oriented patterns
  • about / The object-oriented patterns
  • Builder / The object-oriented patterns
  • Prototype / The object-oriented patterns
  • Bridge / The object-oriented patterns
  • Singleton / The object-oriented patterns
  • Façade / The object-oriented patterns
  • Adapter / The object-oriented patterns
  • Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) / The object-oriented patterns
  • reference link / Non-object-oriented patterns
• object-oriented programming (OOP)
  • about / Software design patterns

P

• Page objects
  • about / Page
• pattern dependencies, example application / The Pattern dependencies
• patterns
  • about / What do we mean by 'patterns'?
  • software design patterns / Software design patterns
• patterns elements
  • about / Patterns elements and hierarchy
• patterns hierarchy
  • about / Patterns elements and hierarchy
• Person Master Data / The Master Data Pattern
• placeholders
  • about / Technical description
• PostExampleOne/PostExampleTwo function / The PostExampleOne/PostExampleTwo function
• PostExJnlLine function / The PostExJnlLine function
• posting routine
  • ThrowErrorIfNoSelection funtion / The ThrowErrorIfNoSelection function
  • TestNear function / The TestNear function
  • TestFar function / The TestFar function
  • PostExampleOne/PostExampleTwo function / The PostExampleOne/PostExampleTwo function
  • PostExJnlLine function / The PostExJnlLine function
  • DeleteExampeDocument function / The DeleteExampeDocument function
• pre-defined hooks
  • about / Predefined hooks
  • reference link, for video / Predefined hooks
• Procedural software design patterns
  • about / The Procedural software design patterns
• Production Orders field / The Entity State Pattern
• Product Master Data / The Master Data Pattern
• properties / Page
  • about / Technical description

Q

• Query objects
  • about / Query

R

• readability, coding guidelines
  • about / Code readability
  • variable naming / Variable naming
  • self-explaining / Self-explaining
  • suffix, versus prefix / Suffix versus prefix
  • approved abbreviations / Approved abbreviations
• Record ID
  • about / Getting records
• record sets
  • about / Address Integration Pattern
• refactoring
  • about / Refactoring
  • new class members / The new class members
  • new function library / The new function library
  • room members / Room members
  • room price calculation / The room price calculation
• repeatability
  • about / Repeatability
  • and design pattern / Design patterns and repeatability
• Report objects
  • about / Report
• reserved words, MSDN article
  • reference link / Renaming
• reusable
  • about / Microsoft Dynamics NAV Design Patterns
• Role Tailored Client / Boat anchors
• Rules Pattern
  • about / The Rules Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementing / Implementations
  • examples / Examples

S

• Sales Invoices field / The Entity State Pattern
• Sales Line
  • about / Testing the State
• Select Distinct statement
  • about / Implementations
  • reference link / Implementations
• Select Pattern
  • about / The Select Pattern
  • reference link / The Select Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• Setup Update Pattern
  • about / Setup Update Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementations / Implementations
  • examples / Example
• Singleton Pattern
  • about / The Singleton Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementing / Technical description, Implementations
  • Company-Initialize / Company-Initialize
  • examples / Examples
  • enhancements / Enhancements
• Singleton table
  • about / Technical description, Technical description
• Small Business Application
  • reference link / Implementations
• software architecture, Microsoft Dynamics NAV
  • about / Software architecture in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
  • metadata / Metadata
• software design patterns
  • about / Software design patterns
  • reference link / Software design patterns
  • Procedural software design patterns / The Procedural software design patterns
• source code, managing
  • about / Managing the source code
  • workspace, creating / Creating the workspace
  • Visual Studio, setting up / Setting up Visual Studio
  • files, uploading / Uploading the files
• SourceTableTemporary property / Model-View ViewModel Pattern
• structure
  • about / Structuring code
• Subform / Implementing a Document
• Supplemental & Subsidiary Pattern
  • about / The Supplemental and Subsidiary Pattern
  • technical description / Technical description
  • implementing / Implementations
  • examples / Examples
• Supplemental table
  • about / Technical description

T

• Table object
  • about / Table
• Table objects
  • creating / Creating the Table objects
• tables, refactoring
  • about / Refactoring tables
  • renaming / Renaming
  • normalization / Normalization
• technical description, Address Integration Pattern
  • about / Technical description
  • fields / Fields
• technical description, Copy Document Pattern
  • validation logic / Validation logic
• technical description, Dismissible dialogs & save preferences
  • about / Technical description
  • Dismissible dialog / Dismissible dialog
• technical description, Document History
  • about / Technical description
  • Naming Conventions / The naming conventions
  • Codeunit Structure / Codeunit Structure
  • Test Near / Test Near, Test Far
  • Test Far / Test Near, Test Far
  • Do It / Do it
  • Clean Up / Clean up
  • example / An Example
  • TRANSFERFIELDS / TRANSFERFIELDS
• technical description, Document Pattern
  • Header table / The Header table
  • Line table / The Line table
  • Posting and Archiving / Posting and archiving
• technical description, Job Queue Entry Pattern
  • about / Technical description
  • preprocessing / Preprocessing
  • records, obtaining / Getting records
  • main function / The Main function
  • post-processing / Post-processing
  • error handling / Error handling
• technical description, Journal Template-Batch-Line Pattern
  • about / Technical description
  • Journal Template / The Journal Template table
  • Journal Batch / The Journal Batch table
  • Journal Line / The Journal Line table
  • Codeunits / Codeunits
• technical description, Number Series Pattern
  • about / Technical description
  • table reference field / The Table reference field
  • setup reference / Setup reference
  • C/AL functions, and variables / C/AL functions and variables
• technical description, Setup Update Pattern
  • about / Technical description
  • Restrictions / Restrictions
• templating
  • about / Templating
• Temporary Entries
  • about / Temporary entries
• TestFar function / The TestFar function
• TESTFIELD function
  • about / Testing the State
• TestIsolation function
  • reference link / Test isolation
• TestNear function / The TestNear function
• ThrowErrorIfNoSelection funtion / The ThrowErrorIfNoSelection function
• transaction / Test Near, Test Far
• transaction mirroring / Transaction mirroring
• TRANSFERFIELDS function / Copying the address
  • about / TRANSFERFIELDS, Validation logic

U

• upgradability
  • about / Upgradability
  • upgrade frequency / The upgrade frequency
• Upgrade Codeunit
  • URL / The implementation
• Upgrade Toolkit
  • about / Upgradability

V

• values
  • about / Technical description
• variable naming
  • about / The coding standards
• variant variables
  • about / Variant variables
  • reference link / Variant variables
• VAT and Sales Tax calculation / The VAT and Sales Tax calculation
• Visual Studio
  • setting up / Setting up Visual Studio

W

• what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) / Page

X

• XMLPort objects
  • about / XMLPort