You can start the RoleTailored client at a command prompt. By adding command-line parameters, you can:

Start the RoleTailored client with a profile other than the default profile.
Configure a profile.
Start the RoleTailored client with a language other than the default language.
Start the RoleTailored client with client settings other than the default client settings.
Start the RoleTailored client and open the specified page.
Start the RoleTailored client and open the specified report.

To run the RoleTailored client at a command prompt, open a command-prompt window and navigate to the RoleTailored client directory. The default location is:

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Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\60\RoleTailored Client

The executable name is:

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Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe

You can also start the RoleTailored client from the address bar in a browser or from a Run window using the same options. To start the RoleTailored client from a browser, type

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DynamicsNAV://<Server/ServerInstance>/<Company>/

For example, to open the CRONUS International Ltd. company you could type

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DynamicsNAV://localhost/DynamicsNAV/CRONUS%20International%20Ltd./

Command-Line Parameters

You can use the following parameters when you start the RoleTailored client at a command prompt.

Parameter

Meaning

Displays this list of parameters.

-profile: id

Starts the RoleTailored client with the specified profile.

Example

This command starts the RoleTailored client with the Accounting Manager profile:

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Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe -profile:"Accounting Manager"

-configure

Starts the RoleTailored client in configuration mode. Use configuration mode to configure a profile. To specify which profile to configure, add the -profile parameter.

Example

This command starts the RoleTailored client in configuration mode for editing the Accounting Manager profile:

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Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe -configure -profile:"Accounting Manager"

See How to: Configure a Role Center for details on configuring profiles.

-language: id

Starts the RoleTailored client with the specified language.

Examples

This command starts the RoleTailored client with locale ID 1033:

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Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe -language:1033

This command starts the RoleTailored client for the culture named de-DE:

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Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe -language:de-DE

-settings: file

Starts the RoleTailored client with the specified settings file.

For information on RoleTailored client settings files, see Configuring the RoleTailored Client.

Example

This command starts the RoleTailored client with a version of ClientUserSettings.Config that is not at the default location:

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Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe -settings:"C:\AuxClientSettings\ClientUserSettings.config"

URL

Opens the RoleTailored client to a particular page or with a particular report.

Examples

This command starts the RoleTailored client and opens to page 21 (the Customer Card):

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Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe "DynamicsNAV://<Server/ServerInstance>/Company/RunPage?Page=21"

This command starts the RoleTailored client and opens the request page for report 101 (the Customer List):

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Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe "DynamicsNAV://<Server/ServerInstance>/Company/RunReport?Report=101"

This command runs the same report, assuming the default server, server instance, and company. This version runs from a browser instead of at a command prompt:

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DynamicsNAV:////RunReport?Report=101

If you specify a Server and Server Instance, you must also specify a company. But you can specify a company without specifying a Server and Server Instance:

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Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.exe "DynamicsNAV:///Company/RunReport?Report=101"

-failurestacktrace

Sends the stack trace for the RoleTailored client to Windows Clipboard.

Command-Line Parameters

See Also

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