AL Object ID Ninja

Zero-configuration, dead-simple, lightning fast, no-collision object ID assignment for multi-user repositories

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From the blog

Changing lanes

Hello there! I could as well start with "Hello there, myself!", but that's a charm of blogging - you do it regardless of whether there is anyone else reading this stuff. I've read somewhere that most blogs have exactly one regular reader - the blogger himself. So far, this is the situation with my blog, and I don't really mind if it stays that way for the time being. Ok, I'll get to the point. There is a change in my career path on the horizon. Nothing really radical, because I am staying in the same business, I am continuing to work with the Microsoft Dynamics NAV, but my work might be a little bit different. To be totally honest, this was on the horizon for quite a while, but there have been some, err, circumstances, and I wasn't really sure whether it will be go, or no go. Now it is 99% go, but yet I don't feel comfortable to blurt it out all at once. Suspense is the key...

Techno stuff

Tons of documents exist about Microsoft Dynamics NAV, but most of them start with marketing lingo, and don't wander away too much from it altogether. While it is nice to know that it is a system which will give you freedom to focus on your business, it is also nice to know what is it made of, and how it works inside. Inspired by a total lack of resources which would give a clear picture of all the system components and their relationships, I wrote this post in hope someone might find it helpful.

Convergence

It has been a while since I was here, and I will not try to make any excuses. I could say that I have been busy (which would be true), and that I have a family that I love spending my time with (which would also be true), but true reason is the one you all know: I have been lazy. Last time I promised to say a word or two about convergence once. Let me do it this once.
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