| Microsoft Business Solutions Navision serves both | | | | our custom integration tool, which imports transactions |
| European and American megamarkets. It was originally | | | | from MS RMS to native Navision Database. |
| written by Denmark-based Navision Software in its | | | | If you use MS SQL Server as Navision platform? - |
| own proprietary language C/SIDE (Client/Server | | | | then you are open for all Microsoft SQL Server tools, |
| Integrated Development Environment). Currently | | | | such as linked server and distributed query. You can |
| Navision is supported on two platforms - Navision | | | | deploy your own programmers to move data from |
| native (C/SIDE) database and on Microsoft SQL | | | | RMS to Navision via Transact SQL scripts/stored |
| Server. In this small article we would like to give you | | | | procs |
| the clue on Navision integration with Microsoft Retail | | | | Additional things t consider: |
| Management System - Microsoft RMS. | | | | Do you plan on Crystal Reports? - you can always |
| Legendary Strength of C/SIDE database - the history | | | | deploy C/ODBC to enable your C/SIDE database for |
| of Navision design reveals the primary goals to have | | | | Crystal Report |
| its own proprietary database with the built-in features | | | | Do you need OLAP/Datawarehousing? - if you use |
| of database transaction integrity. As far as database | | | | MS SQL Server - you are positioned better. It has built |
| is proprietary - Navision can manipulate its and tune it | | | | in Analytical Server with OLAP cube creation and |
| to serve its application. You can have users use the | | | | Excel data pivoting |
| system heavily and suddenly shut down the power - | | | | Do you plan to expose Navision data to other |
| when power is back on - Navision will be in the same | | | | applications? - Navision has tools to expose the data |
| good shap. The second goal was to provide robust | | | | from C/SIDE database (C/ODBC, C/FRONT), but in |
| graphical interface. | | | | the case of SQL Server you certainly have standard |
| Microsoft RMS is SQL based application - this means | | | | Microsoft technologies in your disposition |
| that even C/ODBC is limited - Microsoft RMS is using | | | | Good luck in integration and if you have issues or |
| alien database platform and we do not recommend | | | | concerns - we are here to help! If you want us to do |
| you to use MS SQL linked server to address Navision | | | | the job - give us a call 1-866-528-0577! |
| native database. The good news is - you can deploy | | | | |