Install Sana Add-on in NAV Environment

Import NAV Objects

• Backup standard NAV objects;
• Import new objects. These are new custom SC objects which most likely do not yet exist in the administration;
• Update changed NAV objects. Some standard NAV objects are changed for SC that need to be updated.

 NOTE

Please note though that in order to import objects in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 you can use only the Classic NAV client.

Step 1: Open the 'Microsoft Dynamics NAV Changes' chapter of the online help and locate the list of the standard NAV objects changed by Sana Commerce.

Step 2: Open the Object Designer in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Client and select the objects which are listed in the aforementioned chapter. Export the selected objects to a 'fob' or 'txt' file.

Step 3: Place the resulting 'fob' or 'txt' file to a reliable backup location and keep it for the whole period of using Sana Commerce.

 NOTE

Important: Sana Commerce delivers Microsoft Dynamics NAV objects for W1 and NA localizations. You can check the list of NAV versions and localizations for which the NAV objects are available on the Sana Community web site.

If you are using some other localization, for example DE (German), it may happen that it contains country/region specific features which are not present in the W1 localization as they are not considered generic enough or vice versa the features which are present in the W1 localization are not included into your localized objects. In this case a problem may occur if either in the new Sana objects or in the standard NAV objects changed by Sana there is a reference to some standard NAV functionality which is not present in your localized Microsoft Dynamics NAV objects. To avoid the problem which may occur in this situation your NAV developers should carefully merge the Sana objects with your localized objects. We also recommend to recompile all Sana objects after they are merged to make sure that there are no errors.

Step 1: Take the Sana Commerce objects for your Microsoft Dynamics NAV version. They can be downloaded on the Sana Community web site. Only registered Sana partners can download NAV objects from Sana Community. If you are a customer, please contact your implementation partner.

The package with NAV objects contains the following files:

SC_objects ('*.fob' and '*.txt'). These files contain new Sana Commerce objects.
SC_Standard_objects ('*.fob' and '*.txt'). These files contain changed standard NAV objects.
SC_NAS_objects ('*.fob' and '*.txt'). These files contain NAS objects.

 NOTE

The Sana Commerce objects for Microsoft Dynamics NAV with Pebblestone Fashion add-on or LS Retail add-on are stored in separate packages.

Step 2: Open the Microsoft Dynamics NAV client, go to 'Tools' in the main menu and select 'Object Designer'.

Step 3: Go to 'File' and select 'Import'. Locate the file 'SC_objects.fob' in the 'Navision' folder of the Sana Commerce release package and press 'OK'. The following pop-up window appears: 

 
Importing of New NAV Objects
 

Step 4: Press 'Yes' to start the import of the new objects. An overview of the import is shown when it is finished:

 
Importing of New Objects is Finished 

Step 5: In the same way import the NAS objects which are in the 'SC_NAS_objects' file.

 NOTE

The Sana Commerce menus will only be shown after the import if the SC ID range is added to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV (developer) license used in the administration.

• If the standard NAV objects in your database have already been customized, you should manually merge these objects with the objects from the SC package. Resulted objects will contain both your customization and SC changes:

Step 1: Export the changed NAV objects to a text file using 'Object Designer'.

Step 2: Merge the text file with the 'SC_Standard_objects.txt' file using a merge tool. Check the 'Microsoft Dynamics NAV Changes' section for an overview of the changes to the standard NAV objects.

 NOTE

Important: Make sure that you have merged the 'ApplicationVersion' procedure in 'Codeunit 1 - Application Management'. Otherwise, the Sana Commerce webstore will not work. This procedure contains the version of Sana Commerce. Depending on the NAV objects you are merging the versions of NAV and Sana may differ in this line of code.

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Step 3: Import the resulting text file in Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Step 4: Click 'All' in 'Object Designer'.

Step 5: Apply filter on the 'Compiled' column (click 'View > Field Filter' or press 'F7') and enter 'No' in the filter field:

Step 6: Select all uncompiled objects and click 'Tools > Compile' (or press 'F11'):


Preparing to Compile the Objects

• If standard objects in your Microsoft Dynamics NAV database are without any customization you can use the 'Import Worksheet' window:

Step 1: Open 'Object Designer'.

Step 2: Go to 'File' and select 'Import'. Locate the file 'SC_Standard_objects.fob' and press 'OK'.
You will get the following pop-up message:


Conflicts Between Standard and Imported Objects were Found

Step 3: Click 'OK' to open the 'Import Worksheet' window:


The 'Import Worksheet' Window