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From this page you can download the developer and installation guides for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0. A brief description of each guide follows.

Business Notification Installation Guide
Describes how to install the Business Notification Client and the Business Notification Server.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Security Hardening Guide
Recommends best practices for managing security with a Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation.

Application Designer’s Guide (w1w1adg.pdf)
Provides information about the C/SIDE development environment for Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Installation & System Management: Application Server for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (w1w1atas.pdf)
Describes how to install and maintain Application Server for Microsoft Dynamics NAV, which handles the exchange of documents between Microsoft Dynamics NAV and external services.

Making Database Backups in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (w1w1bkup.pdf)
Contains instructions for making database backups for both the C/SIDE Database Server SQL Server options using Microsoft Dynamics NAV’s own client-based backup program and Microsoft SQL Server’s backup facilities.

C/FRONT Reference Guide (w1w1cfront.pdf)
Describes how to install and use the C/FRONT application programming interface, which facilitates high-level interaction with the C/SIDE database manager, and allows C developers to manipulate any C/SIDE database.

Installation & System Management: Employee Portal for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (w1w1ep.pdf)
Describes how to install and maintain the Employee Portal for Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Automated Data Capture Systems for Microsoft Dynamic NAV (w1w1InstADCS.pdf)
Contains an overview and installation instructions for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Automated Data Capture Systems to assist companies implementing handheld devices in their warehouse processes.

Installation & System Management: C/SIDE Database Server for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (w1w1ism.pdf)
Describes how to install and maintain Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Installation & System Management: SQL Server Option for the C/SIDE Client (w1w1isql.pdf)
Describes how to install and maintain the SQL Server Option for Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Installation & System Management: Commerce Gateway for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 (w1w1NACG.pdf)
Describes how to install and maintain the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Commerce Gateway, a business-to-business solution that enables Microsoft Dynamics NAV to electronically exchange trading documents with other systems.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV ODBC Driver 5.0 Guide (w1w1nodbc.pdf)
Describes how to use the Microsoft Dynamics NAV ODBC Driver 5.0 to transfer data between a Microsoft Dynamics NAV database and any program that supports ODBC. It also contains a reference guide to supported SQL statements.

Terminology Handbook (w1w1term.pdf)
Outlines the naming conventions for Microsoft Dynamics NAV objects, supplementing the information found in the Application Designer’s Guide. This document is relevant for anyone customizing Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Online Help Guide for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (nohg.pdf)
Explains how to extend the Microsoft Dynamics NAV online help.

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