Hi,
I need to implement a functionality to allow me serach for items by description field.
The functionality should work as follows:
- As i type characters into the search field, the items are automatically filtered as per the entered characters
-The functionality is similar to search-as-you-type only this time the records meeting the input charactors is filtered as you enter them
How can this be achived in Navision?
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Your requirment is not possible at all for reference have a look around(many of post has already been discussed realated to this topic) by search forum.
that functionality will effect your system performance.
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They like Navision functionality but are very concerned about the search.
Have taken them through the robust Navision search and filter capabilities but they still insist on the filter as you type.
I think this is a great functionality that should be incorporated.
My challenge is how can i capture all the keyboard keys including space, backspace and Enter keys
otherwise so far speed has not been an issue.
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Shadrack Mwaniki
MCP, MCT - Dynamics Nav 2009
no, it's not. try to change their mindset instead of changing Navision.
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Funny story.
Some time ago a customer wanted some short of "Custom Cost Calculation" preview to be available on the Item Card and List, Customer Card and List, Ship Addresses Card and List and so on... A fellow developer created a nice loop that looked like the following:
For each item the system would loop 3 - 4 times on the Value Entries and Item Ledger Entries with specific filters on custom fields and calculate some values.
The first months performance was not an issue. As you can understand, SQL Server can easily do this with around 2000 value entries in total. But as the entries grew, we reached a point where opening the Item Card would take more than 2 minutes. I won't even discuss the Item List.
I had to change the logic to use flowfields, remove the value entry looping and make the process run on demand and not automatically. As I explained to the customer the issues with each solution they finally agreed on the result. But I had to perform the changes to solve the issue.
So you need to rethink what you are asked to do and try to perform some test on "real" data and usage. When I am asked to do something "out of the ordinary" I always explain the possible drawbacks and ask the customer to agree before doing anything.
I even have a customer with whom we agreed to Disable the find as you type functionality.
Believe me. The suggestions you will receive here on Mibuso will save you from a lot trouble and effort later on...
Are you demo-ing them with their own data?
If not ask for some data and show them how easy it is to find what they are looking for.
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We've converted clients from Quickbooks to NAV without the user complaining about type as you search. Maybe you have to really give them your expertise and how them how to do search more effectively using RTC.
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