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Partner Ready Software moves forward with Microsoft Dynamics NAV R&D on design pattern library

by Jason Gumpert
Editor, MSDynamicsWorld.com

Partner Ready Software (PRS)Microsoft and a group of dedicated Dynamics NAV developers have been building out a standard library of design patterns, an effort that has brought the Partner Ready Software (PRS) initiative into direct collaboration with Dynamics NAV R&D. The result so far is the release of at least seven published design patterns blessed by Microsoft, with several more drafted in the latest round of meetings.

If you've been following the Dynamics NAV team blog this summer, you'll already be familiar with these design patterns  for NAV 2013 with names like Copy Document and Standard Journal.  The patterns vary in the amount of structured coding required, but each descriptive blog post explains the pattern itself, a scenario where it can be used, and dives into the  technical details, whether with code, a flowchart, or another way of explaining it. Several of the patterns already have reference implementations in NAV 2013.

NAV design pattern workshop
The design pattern workshop at the MDCC | source: NAV Team Blog

According to Dynamics NAV MVP Eric Wauters, the most recent two day meeting of the team of NAV consultants and Microsoft employees went well.  The group spent time writing ...

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About Jason Gumpert

As the editor of MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason oversees all editorial content on the site and at our events, as well as providing site management and strategy. He can be reached at jgumpert@msdynamicsworld.com.

Prior to co-founding MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason was a Principal Software Consultant at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), where he implemented solutions, trained customers, managed software development, and spent some time in the pre-sales engineering organization. He has also held consulting positions at CSC Consulting and Monitor Group.

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