On March 23 and 24, the first Master Class for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Application Architecture and Design Patterns was held in Toronto.

Thirteen students attended. This what they had to say:

“I think this should be a mandatory class… developers who have the knowledge of design patterns and common coding practices inherently develop stronger, cleaner code.” ~ Michael Hollinger, Harbor Wholesale Foods

“An awesome course that covers the best practices of NAV development and application architecture.” ~ Sukeev Kailayapathy, Second Foundation

The workshop will be scheduled twice per year in Toronto (or on demand if enough students register). Your teacher will be Floyd Chan.

Toronto – Class of 2014

The workshop is scheduled for the following locations this year.

May: The Netherlands | Luc van Vugt, Mark Brummel

May: Belgium | Steven Renders, Mark Brummel

June: Iceland | Gunnar Gestsson, Mark Brummel

June: Japan | (Closed Partner Training)

June: Romania | (Closed Partner Training)

October: United States | (NAVUG, Reno)Mark Brummel

October: Online NAVUG Academy | Mike Doster

November: Online NAVUG Academy | Mike Doster

Master Class – Application Architecture & Design Patterns

During the workshop, we will reveal all the secrets that are hidden in the Dynamics NAV Source Code. You will get answers to questions like…

• How is Dynamics NAV Architected and how do the modules communicate
• What are Design Patterns and Anti Patterns and how do they apply to Dynamics NAV
• How can I avoid conflicts during my object merge
• What impact do monthly rollups have to my roadmap and release strategy
• Can the new Delta Files help me get more organized
• Why does Dynamics NAV have so much Code Cloning
• Are the coding standard documented and how can apply them
• Can I implement Object Oriented concepts such as MVVM, overloading and reflection
• How do I organize my object structure
• Best Practices such as Encapsulation and Natural Language Programming
• Be familiar with over 30 most used Design Patterns in Dynamics NAV
• What does a perfect UI look like to be repeatable in the cloud
• Understand the impact of Meta Data on Software Design
• What is the difference between Reservation Entries, G/L Entries and Interaction Log Entries

Course Outline

The course has four, iterative blocks that explain the elements for good software architecture using Design Patterns – Repeatable User Interface, Coding Guidelines, Architectural Principles and Exercises.

Introduction

• Introduction to Application Architecture
• Rollup update & Upgrade Strategies
• Design Patterns & Anti Patterns
• Meta Data Driven Software Development

Object Architecture

• Define Object Hierarchy
• Enhance the use of the Symbol Menu
• Interfaces
• Function Libraries
• Natural Language Programming
• Encapsulation
• Arguments & Overloading
• Façade & Hooks

Coding Guidelines

• Design
• Internationalization
• Localizability
• Readability
• Data Dictionary
• Hungarian Notation
• User Interface

Design Patterns

• Singleton, Multi Level Setup & Rules Pattern
• Master Data, Entity State & Compound
• Documents, Copy, Posting & Archiving
• Test Near, Test Far, Do It, Clean Up

Code Cloning

• Fundamentals
• Transaction Mirroring
• Forking, Templating, Customize & Exact Match

Modern UI for Repeatable Software

• Instructions in the User Interface
• Transaction Data Update
• Hiding Fields & Fast tabs
• Totals on Sub Pages
• Create Data from Templates

Model View View Model

• Working with Temporary Tables
• MVVM Pages
• Reports based on data in memory
• Query data on Pages