In Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017, Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client control add-ins add custom functionality to Role Centers and pages. The following sections provide an overview of the documentation that is available to develop and use control add-ins.

Note
To learn how to write control add-ins that can be used both on Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client and on Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web client, see Extending Any Microsoft Dynamics NAV Client Using Control Add-ins.

Getting an Overview of Control Add-ins

To See

Get a general overview about control add-ins and where they fit in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 architecture.

Windows Client Control Add-in Overview

Developing Control Add-ins

To See

Get a general overview about how to develop control add-ins, including design considerations.

Developing Windows Client Control Add-ins

Learn how to create a control add-in.

How to: Create a Windows Client Control Add-in

Learn how control add-ins bind with data in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV database.

Binding a Windows Client Control Add-in to the Database

Learn how control add-ins use events to call C/AL triggers on a page.

Exposing Events and Calling Respective C/AL Triggers from a Windows Client Control Add-in

Learn about how to expose methods and properties to C/AL code.

Exposing Methods and Properties in a Windows Client Control Add-in

Learn about how to change the size of a control add-in.

Sizing a Control Add-in on a Page

Learn about the client extensibility API that you use to create control add-ins.

Client Extensibility API Overview

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For more information about the API, see the Client Extensibility Reference for Microsoft Dynamics NAV in the Technical Reference section.

Follow a walkthrough that leads you from the development of a simple control add-in through its implementation on a page.

Walkthrough: Creating and Using a Windows Client Control Add-in

Learn about the Interactive Timeline Business Data Visualization add-in.

Interactive Timeline Business Data Visualization

Using Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client Control Add-ins on Pages

To See

Get a general overview about how to use control add-ins on Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client pages.

Installing and Configuring Windows Client Control Add-ins on Pages

Learn how to install control add-ins on computers that are running the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client.

How to: Install a Windows Client Control Add-in Assembly

Learn how to register a control add-in in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV database so that it is available to use on pages.

How to: Register a Windows Client Control Add-in

Learn how to use a control add-in on a page.

How to: Set Up a Windows Client Control Add-in on a Page

Follow a walkthrough that leads you from the development of a simple control add-in through its implementation on a page.

Walkthrough: Creating and Using a Windows Client Control Add-in

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