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Changes to Microsoft Dynamics NAV Cmdlets from Previous Release
The following sections provide an overview of the new, changed, and removed cmdlets in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Administration Shell and Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Development Shell since the previous release.
Changes to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Administration Shell Cmdlets
New Cmdlets
The following table includes the new cmdlets in the current release.
Cmdlet
Description
Export-NAVEncryptionKey
Exports an encryption key from a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance to a password protected file.
Get-NAVTableConnection
Gets a list of connections to external database tables from a Microsoft Dynamics NAV application.
Import-NAVEncryptionKey
Imports an encryption key from a password protected file to a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance.
New-NAVEncryptionKey
Creates an encryption key in a password protected file.
New-NAVTableConnection
Registers a connection to an external database table so the table can be used by the Microsoft Dynamics NAV application.
Remove-NAVTableConnection
Removes a connection to an external database table from the Microsoft Dynamics NAV application.
Remove-NAVWebServerInstance
Removes a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Server instance on IIS.
Changed Cmdlets
The following table includes the cmdlets that have changed in the current release.
Cmdlet
Description
Dismount-NAVTenant
ApplicationDatabaseCredentials parameter added.
ApplicationDatabaseName parameter added.
ApplicationDatabaseServer parameter added.
InputTenantRuntimeSettings parameter added.
InputTenantSettings parameter added.
InputObject parameter removed and replaced by InputTenantRuntimeSettings and InputTenantSettings parameters.
DoNotSaveConfiguration parameter removed.
Export-NAVData
ApplicationDatabaseCredentials parameter added.
DatabaseCredentials parameter added.
Get-NAVCompany
FileName parameter changed to FilePath.
Get-NAVDataFile
FileName parameter changed to FilePath.
Get-NAVTenant
ApplicationDatabaseCredentials parameter added.
ApplicationDatabaseName parameter added.
ApplicationDatabaseServer parameter added.
Import-NAVData
ApplicationDatabaseCredentials parameter added.
DatabaseCredentials parameter added.
Mount-NAVApplication
DatabaseCredentials parameter added.
Mount-NAVTenant
ApplicationDatabaseCredentials parameter added.
ApplicationDatabaseName parameter added.
ApplicationDatabaseServer parameter added.
AzureKeyVaultSettings parameter added.
DatabaseCredentials parameter added.
DefaultTimeZone parameter added.
EncryptionProvider parameter added.
NasServicesEnabled parameter added.
RunNasWithAdminRights parameter added.
New-NAVServerInstance
DatabaseCredentials parameter added.
Multitenant parameter added.
Set-NAVServerInstance
DatabaseCredentials parameter added.
New-NAVServerUser
ContactEmail parameter added.
Set-NAVServerUser
ContactEmail parameter added.
Removed Cmdlets
The following table includes the removed cmdlets in the current release.
Cmdlet
Description
Save-NavTenantConfiguration
Saves the current tenant configuration on the specified Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance. Tenant information is now stored in the database.
Changes to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Development Shell Cmdlets
New Cmdlets
The following table includes the new cmdlets in the current release.
Cmdlet
Description
New-NAVCrmTable
Creates Microsoft Dynamics NAV table objects that are based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM entities.
Changed Cmdlets
The following table includes the cmdlets that have changed in the current release.
Cmdlet
Description
None
Removed Cmdlets
The following table includes the removed cmdlets in the current release.
