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Learn Navision / Business Central

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Hi guys,
I'm a .NET/fullstack developer and I have some background with accountancy . I'd like to explore and learn how to develop and customize NAV/BC by myself, but it seems quite difficult to find the path.
I have some basic question, hope you can help:
1) Is in your opinion possible to learn by yourself?
2) Where can I find a demo of NAV/BC just to develop?
3) Any good book / resource?
Thanks for your advice!

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    RockwithNav Profile Picture
    7,980 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    RE: Learn Navision / Business Central

    I wont comment on how tough it will be, it all depends how much zeal you have and proactively you learn in a right direction, it will be a blessing for you if you learn this being from accounting background, start from functional side.

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    Teddy Herryanto (That NAV Guy) Profile Picture
    14,036 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    RE: Learn Navision / Business Central

    It's definitely not easy. You are not only learning to develop in AL language, you also need to learn how NAV works. Having an accountant background is definitely a plus.

    My suggestion is to learn more about NAV (posting groups, setup, etc) first before going to development. Development in NAV is easy, but it is also easier to make a mess in NAV if you don't know the NAV way.

    There are a couple of books at Packt Publishing or Amazon.

    https://www.packtpub.com/

    Videos are available on youtube as well.

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    Suresh Kulla Profile Picture
    49,233 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    RE: Learn Navision / Business Central

    There is a lot good tutorial on the MS Docs to get you started and you can find several books on the Amazon which focus on implementation/development. 

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav-app/

    https://www.amazon.com/Dynamics-Business-Central-Development-Quick/dp/1789347467

    You can download NAV or Business Central from the below links

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4072483/released-cumulative-updates-for-microsoft-dynamics-nav-2018

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4470116/released-cumulative-updates-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-business

    There are also some good videos on YouTube to learn

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