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Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows PowerShell Cmdlets

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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 includes Windows PowerShell cmdlets for administration and for merging and modifying application object files. The cmdlets are available in two Windows PowerShell modules: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell and Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Development Shell.

  • The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell includes cmdlets for administering the Microsoft Dynamics NAV deployment, such as adding and configuring Microsoft Dynamics NAV server instances, databases, and users. The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell is installed with the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server.

  • The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Development Shell includes cmdlets for merging and modifying application object files. The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Development Shell is installed with the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Environment.

The cmdlets are implemented in Windows PowerShell 3.0, which is included with Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. For other versions of Windows supported for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015, you can install it as part of the Windows Management Framework 3.0 on the Microsoft Download Center.

Note

Alternatively to running Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell and Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Development Shell from where they are installed, you can import the relevant module into the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE).

Starting a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell Session

You must run the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell as an Administrator. On the computer that is running Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server, choose Start, in the Search box, type Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell, right-click the related link, and then choose Run as Administrator.

Important

To run the cmdlets in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell, you must be a member of the local Administrator group on the computer where the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell is installed.

Starting a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Development Shell Session

On the computer that is running Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Environment, choose Start, in the Search box, type Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Development Shell, and then choose the related link.

Getting Help on Microsoft Dynamics NAV Cmdlets

To see the cmdlets that are available for Microsoft Dynamics NAV, type the following at the Windows PowerShell prompt.

Get-Command *NAV*

To get Help about syntax and options for a specific cmdlet, type the following cmdlet.

Get-Help <cmd name>

For example, to get Help about the Get-NAVServerInstance cmdlet, type the following.

Get-Help Get-NAVServerInstance

For more information about Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration Shell cmdlets, see Administration Cmdlets for Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

For more information about Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Development Shell cmdlets, see Development Cmdlets for Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

For more information about Windows PowerShell, see Windows PowerShell Getting Started Guide.

See Also

Concepts

Sample Windows PowerShell Scripts for Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Other Resources

Administration
Comparing and Merging Application Object Source Files