Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016

Multiple namespaces on XMLports

In Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016, you can define multiple namespaces on XMLports that import or export data as XML. This improves the ability to create XMLports that are compatible with XML schemas, which are used by the system that consume or provide the Microsoft Dynamics NAV data.

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For those who don't know what namespace is Namespaces are used to distinguish fields and provide uniqueness. The inclusion of namespaces enables parties to tag elements and resolve any ambiguity.

You can define a namespace in the new namespaces property of the XMLport object as shown in the next screenshot.

Each namespace is defined by a prefix and the namespace, which is typically a URI (uniform resource identifier).

You then apply ...