Microsoft Dynamics NAV Documentation

How To: Setup Timer Event

A Timer Event is used to to export a filtered set of data frequently from Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

To setup timer event:

  1. Create an export connection and insert the element TIMEREVENT.
  2. On the elements line, click Edit.
  3. On the Timer Event Setup, fill in the following fields:
Field Description
Document No. Specify the internal document number.
Node Name This field is used for filtering purpose. The node names are specified according to the internal document structure.
Table Filter Specify the table filter. This filter will be applied on the data set.
Process with Job Queue Enable this field to create a separate recurring job queue entry in the Job Queue. This can be modified and it will be used to run this connection instead of the product job queue entry.
Job Queue Category This will specify the job queue category to be used when job queue entries are created for this connection for specific connections. When a job queue category code is defined messages for this connection will be run in a serial manner.
  1. Click Check Configuration to see if there are any configuration errors.
  2. Click Ok.

Timer Event Setup