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poppinspoppins Member Posts: 647
edited 2012-11-29 in NAV Three Tier
Hi everyone,

I am beginning to work with reports in NAV 2009.
Configuration: NAV 2009 R2, SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
When I try to view a report layout, I get the following error message: 
The application for project 'C:\Documents and Settings\bbb\Local Settings\Temp\Microsoft Dynamics Nav\Report50002(0)\ReportLayout' is not installed.

Make sure the application for the project type () is installed.

I have already checked the Prerequisite Components file in NAV DVD, I found a file named Microsoft Report Viewer 2008...

Can the installation of Report Viewer 2008 solve my problem or shall I install Visual Studio 2008 instead of 2005 to get things work???

Answers

  • poppinspoppins Member Posts: 647
    I've checked and found that Report Viewer 2008 is already installed in my machine...

    So, what shall I do???
  • deV.chdeV.ch Member Posts: 543
    You need Visual Studio 2008 for designing RDLC Reports (for NAV2009).
    My Blog
  • clauslclausl Member Posts: 455
    Run these setups:

    1. Visual Web Developer Express 2008: http://sdrv.ms/VdJE6W
    2. Report add-in for Visual Web Developer Express 2008: http://sdrv.ms/St53V7

    Files are located on my SkyDrive with a few report examples as well(Navigate on folder up). If you don't trust my SkyDrive, these files can be located on MS download as well.

    /Claus Lundstrøm
    Claus Lundstrøm | MVP | Senior Product Manager | Continia.com
    I'm blogging here:http://mibuso.com/blogs/clausl and used to blog here: http://blogs.msdn.com/nav
    I'm also offering RDLC Report Training, ping me if you are interested. Thanks to the 700 NAV developers that have now already been at my training. You know you can always call if you have any RDLC report issues :-)
  • poppinspoppins Member Posts: 647
    clausl wrote:
    Run these setups:

    1. Visual Web Developer Express 2008: http://sdrv.ms/VdJE6W
    2. Report add-in for Visual Web Developer Express 2008: http://sdrv.ms/St53V7

    Files are located on my SkyDrive with a few report examples as well(Navigate on folder up). If you don't trust my SkyDrive, these files can be located on MS download as well.

    /Claus Lundstrøm
    So, I don't need to uninstall anything, isn't it???
  • mohana_cse06mohana_cse06 Member Posts: 5,504
    yes, no need to uninstall anything..we can have multiple visual studio versions

    -Mohana
    http://mohana-dynamicsnav.blogspot.in/
    https://www.facebook.com/MohanaDynamicsNav
  • poppinspoppins Member Posts: 647
    mohana_cse06 wrote:
    yes, no need to uninstall anything..we can have multiple visual studio versions

    and what about SQL Server 2005, would it cause any pb???
  • clauslclausl Member Posts: 455
    No SQL Server 2005 is supported NAV 2009. When moving to NAV 2013 SQL Server 2005 is no longer supported.
    But you are stilling using NAV 2009, so not an issue for designing reports.

    Report Designer in NAV 2013 is much better than the one in NAV 2009, so I urge you not to invest to much time in NAV 2009 and start considering how fast you can get NAV 2013 implemented.

    /Claus Lundstrøm
    Claus Lundstrøm | MVP | Senior Product Manager | Continia.com
    I'm blogging here:http://mibuso.com/blogs/clausl and used to blog here: http://blogs.msdn.com/nav
    I'm also offering RDLC Report Training, ping me if you are interested. Thanks to the 700 NAV developers that have now already been at my training. You know you can always call if you have any RDLC report issues :-)
  • poppinspoppins Member Posts: 647
    clausl wrote:
    No SQL Server 2005 is supported NAV 2009. When moving to NAV 2013 SQL Server 2005 is no longer supported.
    But you are stilling using NAV 2009, so not an issue for designing reports.

    Report Designer in NAV 2013 is much better than the one in NAV 2009, so I urge you not to invest to much time in NAV 2009 and start considering how fast you can get NAV 2013 implemented.

    /Claus Lundstrøm
    Thank you for the explanation, but I was wondering if SQL Server 2005 is compatible with Visual Web Developer 2008????
  • poppinspoppins Member Posts: 647
    clausl wrote:
    No SQL Server 2005 is supported NAV 2009. When moving to NAV 2013 SQL Server 2005 is no longer supported.
    But you are stilling using NAV 2009, so not an issue for designing reports.

    Report Designer in NAV 2013 is much better than the one in NAV 2009, so I urge you not to invest to much time in NAV 2009 and start considering how fast you can get NAV 2013 implemented.

    /Claus Lundstrøm
    During the istallation, I was asked if I wanted to install SQL Server 2008 EXpress Edition...
    Does that mean SQL Server 2005 does not work????

    Please help :(
  • clauslclausl Member Posts: 455
    They are independent. NAV 2009 and NAV 2013 are using local SSRS reports, mainly called RDLC reports, and not server side SSRS reports, mainly called RDL reports.
    The layout of the RDLC report is stored in the NAV Report object and is not dependent on which SQL server you are using. RDL reports run on the SQL server and here the version of SQL is important, but for NAV 2009 and NAV 2013 this is not the case.

    I suggest you read my blog post about RDLC vs. RDL where I go in more details.

    /Claus Lundstrøm
    Claus Lundstrøm | MVP | Senior Product Manager | Continia.com
    I'm blogging here:http://mibuso.com/blogs/clausl and used to blog here: http://blogs.msdn.com/nav
    I'm also offering RDLC Report Training, ping me if you are interested. Thanks to the 700 NAV developers that have now already been at my training. You know you can always call if you have any RDLC report issues :-)
  • poppinspoppins Member Posts: 647
    clausl wrote:
    They are independent. NAV 2009 and NAV 2013 are using local SSRS reports, mainly called RDLC reports, and not server side SSRS reports, mainly called RDL reports.
    The layout of the RDLC report is stored in the NAV Report object and is not dependent on which SQL server you are using. RDL reports run on the SQL server and here the version of SQL is important, but for NAV 2009 and NAV 2013 this is not the case.

    I suggest you read my blog post about RDLC vs. RDL where I go in more details.

    /Claus Lundstrøm

    So, shall I install SQL Server 2008 Express like the installation suggested or no???
  • clauslclausl Member Posts: 455
    Only if you want to use SQL Express 2008.

    As I said SQL version NAV is running on and RDLC reports are independent of each orther.

    /Claus Lundstrøm
    Claus Lundstrøm | MVP | Senior Product Manager | Continia.com
    I'm blogging here:http://mibuso.com/blogs/clausl and used to blog here: http://blogs.msdn.com/nav
    I'm also offering RDLC Report Training, ping me if you are interested. Thanks to the 700 NAV developers that have now already been at my training. You know you can always call if you have any RDLC report issues :-)
  • poppinspoppins Member Posts: 647
    clausl wrote:
    Only if you want to use SQL Express 2008.

    As I said SQL version NAV is running on and RDLC reports are independent of each orther.

    /Claus Lundstrøm
    Thank you very much for your patience :mrgreen:
    A last thing: Can I uninstall Visual Studio 2005 if needed???Is Visual Web Developer enough???
  • clauslclausl Member Posts: 455
    If you don't use VS 2005 for anything else, you can just uninstall.

    /Claus Lundstrøm
    Claus Lundstrøm | MVP | Senior Product Manager | Continia.com
    I'm blogging here:http://mibuso.com/blogs/clausl and used to blog here: http://blogs.msdn.com/nav
    I'm also offering RDLC Report Training, ping me if you are interested. Thanks to the 700 NAV developers that have now already been at my training. You know you can always call if you have any RDLC report issues :-)
  • poppinspoppins Member Posts: 647
    clausl wrote:
    If you don't use VS 2005 for anything else, you can just uninstall.

    /Claus Lundstrøm

    Thanks a lot, you've been of a great help :D
  • ara3nara3n Member Posts: 9,256
    hello claus. Do you still have a copy of the Report add-in for Visual Web Developer Express 2008. I cannot find it anywhere on the web.
    Ahmed Rashed Amini
    Independent Consultant/Developer


    blog: https://dynamicsuser.net/nav/b/ara3n
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