The course has four, iterative blocks that explain the elements for good software architecture using Design Patterns, Repeatable User Interface, Coding Guidelines and Architectural Principles. Each block is concluded with useful 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
   

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

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

• 1+ year development on Dynamics NAV (level Solution Developer), or
• 5+ years development on similar ERP platform, or
• 5+ years .NET development

Luc van Vugt, MVP