Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Fifth Edition

Design for updating

Any time we are updating a production system by applying modifications to it, a considerable amount of care is required. Many of the disciplines that should be followed in such an instance are the same for an NAV system as for any other production application system. However, some disciplines are specific to NAV and the C/SIDE environment.

Increasing the importance of designing for ease of updating is Microsoft's process of providing NAV updates on a frequent basis so that systems can be kept more up to date with fixes and minor feature enhancements. Keeping up with these Microsoft-provided updates is especially important for multitenant systems running in the cloud, that is, systems serving multiple unrelated customers ...