Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Evaluated--Part 2

In Part 1 of this three-part evaluation of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, I provided a generally positive assessment of the Role Tailored Interface. In this Part 2, an examination of The Service Tier and the Transformation Tool, I am somewhat less enthusiastic.

The Service Tier

Whereas the new Service Tier interface is a very visible new feature of Dynamics NAV 2009, the Service Tier's functionality is definitely not new. From an end user's or consultant's perspective, it is difficult to judge the Service Tier. From a developer's perspective, it is difficult to judge as well. The Service Tier does not make his/her life any easier, though the question should be this: Does it make his life harder?

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