Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

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I've installed the demo env of NAV 2018 on my machine but the web client won't run offline as it tries to download 2/3 javascript files from Microsoft. I've found solutions for 2013 and 2015 but these won't work for 2018.
Does anyone know what I have to do to make NAV 2018 work offline? This would help me a lot to test stuff when I'm on the train.

I already have the javascript files locally, but the problem is that I don't know where to put them and which file I have to change to so that the local files are used in stead of the internet files.

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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

I did notice those files in the js folder, but I didn't know it was that simple.

Thank you for the solution.
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Yukon 714 on at

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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

We no need to download the js file. Actually js file is already inside "js" folder. In order to work offline you need to change settings inside web folder. Open the notepad with admin mode. And then go to Web Client Folder like "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\NAV" and find the file name "navsettings.json" and open. After that you need to change the setting on "LoadScriptsFromCdn": true," to "LoadScriptsFromCdn": false,". Save and restart the Web Site at IIS.

Noted: i tested it on container.

Here is before change the settings

After change the setting
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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

Just for a test, can you tell me in which file I can find the line "//ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jQuery/jquery-2.1.0.min.js"
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Stefano Demiliani 37,162 Most Valuable Professional on at

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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

Yes this is what I was talking. Obviously you can’t change the JS or all will crash.
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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

I'm not going to change the js file itself, I just want to change the link from ajax.microsoft.com to localhost.
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Stefano Demiliani 37,162 Most Valuable Professional on at

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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

The url in red is the jQuery script on the Microsoft’s CDN Network. Downloading the script offline and changing the js file is an unsupported game :-)
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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

Look like a lot has changed in NAV2018 (see screenshot). I did find the Resources folder but in another location. When I load the page, in the header there's still the reference to the online javascript files.

I've tried this in chrome and it's the same result. With the dev tools in Chrome, I was able to find more about the possible location of these references.

I don't know anything about this "boot.js" file. Maybe someone knows how this works?
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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

what do you mean offline ? To access web client no need to have internet connection , first check is your IIS service is running correctly.
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Suresh Kulla 43,745 on at

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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

I have just reviewed this with NAV 2017 and doesn't seem anything changed. Open your IIS and Select Sites -> Microsoft Dynamics NAV Site -> DynamicsNAV100 -> WebClient -> Resources Folder where you need copy those files and then on the WebClient Folder modify the Default File.

Send the screenshot of your IIS Manage and how it looks.
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Suresh Kulla 43,745 on at

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RE: Dynamics NAV 2018 web client without internet connection

Do you mean default.master in the old version is not available in the NAV 2018