We are pleased to provide 5 Hands on Labs this year.  Each lab will be repeated once.  Below is the schedule followed by abstracts describing each lab.  We only have seating for 25 people in each lab so it is recommended that you arrive early.

COMPUTERS ARE PROVIDED.

Title:  HOL103 & HOL108:  Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 ISV Upgrade Series: Web Services

Abstract:  In Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, the ability to expose objects as Web services was introduced, which makes the integration of other systems with Microsoft Dynamics NAV a lot easier.  In this Lab you will learn how Web service integration with Microsoft Dynamics NAV is supported through Web service–enabled pages and codeunits.  We will demonstrate how external applications can read and write data on pages as well as call codeunits as XML Web services using SOAP over HTTP, having their interfaces exposed in Web Services Description Language (WSDL). See how pages and codeunits that are published as Web services from Microsoft Dynamics NAV become immediately available for Web service requests over the network.

Title:  HOL101 & HOL 106:  Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 ISV Upgrade Series: Client Extensibility

Abstract:  Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 includes the client extensibility application programming interface (API) for creating RoleTailored client control add-ins. In this Lab you will learn how to use the client extensibility API is provided in the Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Extensibility.dll assembly, which is installed with the RoleTailored client. We will develop control add-ins using Microsoft Visual Studio and distribute them as Microsoft .NET Framework–based assemblies for deployment to computers running the RoleTailored client.

Title:  HOL102 & HOL107:  Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 ISV Upgrade Series: Advanced RoleTailoring: Refactoring Classic to RTC

Abstract:  This lab walks you through the refactoring process of a form based classic client solution, into an NAV 2009 solution featuring one Role Center including the underlying List Places and Task Pages.   The objectives of this lab are to introduce you to the background of the RoleTailored User Experience and understand how a role/user can benefit from the Role Center. Based on a simulated ISV solution, you will try elements of the refactoring process of going from a Classic Environment to the RoleTailored Client for a specific user/role.

Title:  HOL100 & HOL105:  Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 ISV Upgrade Series: Transforming Forms to Pages for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009

Abstract:  Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 introduces a new architecture and a new RoleTailored client, in addition to the existing Classic client. To enable this technological shift while essentially preserving the existing application functionality, the classic interface represented by form objects had to be transformed to new interface objects - pages.

This lab is intended for Microsoft Dynamics NAV ISVs and VARs to support them in their transition onto the Dynamics NAV 2009 platform. This instructor-led lab will include a series of exercises and discussion topics that will start from transforming customized Microsoft Dynamics NAV forms and use the TIF editor to define more elaborate transformation input. Finally you will follow alternative solutions of modifying a source form to achieve desirable layout of the resulting page and learn how to troubleshoot the issues which might appear during the transformation process.

Upon completion, you will have learned to transform forms to pages as well as understand the overall mechanics of the transformation framework.

Now that Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 is released in most countries, and we have more experience in building the new Role-Tailored Client, it is time to reassess your Classic Microsoft Dynamics NAV code base and determine what it will take to move this to the new version. We welcome you to join this session to get a practical insight on Microsoft Dynamics NAV upgrade preparations which include:  collecting relevant information about the solution to be upgraded and performing code upgrade using Microsoft Dynamics NAV Developers Toolkit;  migrating data from your old version of Microsoft Dynamics NAV into the latest version of the product using Microsoft Dynamics NAV Upgrade Toolkit.





All Labs will be in the Manchester Room.  Please see schedule for specifics.