Navision - Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about Microsoft Dynamics.

 

Q1: What are the System Requirements for Dynamics NAV?

Q2: What is C/Side?

Q3: What is The Role Tailored Client?

Q4: What is the typical size and type of Company using NAV?

 

Q1. Answer?

Area

Technology requirements

Client operating system (RoleTailored client or Classic client)

Operating system options:

  • Windows Vista Business Edition, Ultimate Edition, or Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 or later

  • Windows XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 3 or later

  • Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or later

  • Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 or later

  • Windows Server 2008

Server platform (Microsoft SQL Server option or Microsoft Dynamics NAV Database)

Server platform options:

  • Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or later

  • Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 or later

  • Windows Server 2008

  • Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 or later

  • Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 or later

  • Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Standard or Premium

 

Q2. Answer?

C/SIDE is short for Client/Server Integrated Development Environment. The actual development language is called C/AL.

In daily use C/SIDE is referred to as the development platform for Navision as integrated into the client software of Navision.

 

When changing the NAV/Navision application then you are not changing the executable s (the exe files), but the "objects" which are stored in the database containing not only the definition of tables, forms/pages, reports/dataports but also the entire business logic required to run the ERP application.

 

Q3. Answer?

Until the release of Dynamics NAV 2009 there was only one client available on the Windows platform. After the release of the Dynamics NAV 2009, Microsoft introduced the RoleTailored Client. Following this the old client is referred to as the Dynamics NAV Classic Client.

 

The main differences between the two is that the classic client is based on the traditional two tier concept, and the new client on a three tier concept. The two tier has two elements: the client and the database server (either native or SQL Server). The three tier also has an application server between the database and the client.

 

The RoleTailored client was completely re-written as a .NET application and introduces many new features to the NAV user experience (UX) including a Role Center page (that displays stacks of documents representing the number of items that need to be handled such as open sales orders), Charts, Outlook Parts, and extensive Personalisation features.

 

Pages in the RoleTailored client can be exposed as Web Services.

 

Q4. Answer?

NAV can typically cater for Companies with between £5M and £500M turnover, but companies below and above these figures are also equally suited. NAV can be used by almost any type of Company ranging from, but not limited to, Financial, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Servicing, Resellers and Retail.