RTC shortcut links in NAV 2013

TESUSER

we use role centre shortcut links in NAV 2009 as follows..

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\60\RoleTailored Client\Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe" "/profile:BOOKEEPER"

... but this does not seem to work with 2013.

The path to the executable works OK but when we try to add the profile parameter it no longer works.

Anybody aware of a new format for the command string in this regard?

mohana_cse06

you missed one K in BOOKEEPER

TESUSER

It's not the spelling mistake in the profile name that is the problem... we data drive the profile names from a combobox on a windows form that is bound to the NAV profile table so the names always match. There does seem to be different in how you can shortcut to a 2013 RTC profile in this way.

Luc_VanDyck

And when you try "-profile:<profilename>"? See Starting the RoleTailored Client at the Command Prompt

mohana_cse06

I used the following link for shortcut and working fine..

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\70\RoleTailored Client\Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe" "/profile:BOOKKEEPER"

TESUSER

Thanks for the input on this guys.

As we are doing this in code, not from a desktop shortcut, our issue was a .NET one rather than one related to NAV command line switches. It was down to the c# representation of double quotes in strings. Just in case anybody else is doing this our solution is below.....


private void launchApp(string navExePath, string rtcProfile)
{
Process p = new Process();
const char doubleQuote = '"';
string argument = string.Format(@ /profile:{0}{1}{2}, doubleQuote, rtcProfile, doubleQuote);
Process.Start(navExePath, argument);
}

mohana_cse06

Thanks for sharing with us :thumbsup: