How to share and link SkyDrive documents with Microsoft Dynamics NAV Links

SkyDrive continues to be a growing leader in securely storing and sharing documents across the internet. Integrating sharing of documents on SkyDrive with Microsoft Dynamics NAV is much simpler and let’s have a look how.

*There are no additional add-ins or code required for integration.

Step 1: Create a new document on SkyDrive (Word, Excel, PowerPoint):

Step 2: Select the document and click Sharing:

Step 3: Choose the relevant sharing permissions for the document:

Step 4: Open a page in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Windows client, and then choose Links:

Step 5: Create new Link from Actions and paste your SkyDrive shared link. Click Save.

Step 6: Any user accessing the order can open Links and access the document saved on SkyDrive:

Notes:

• It is not recommended to share links publicly.
• Multiple documents can be linked to the same record.
• Editing Office Documents requires a Microsoft Office subscription.
• Essentially a SkyDrive Pro account is recommended to share links, however any Microsoft Account can be used to access and store documents on SkyDrive.

Applies to:

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013

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Mohamad Vajid

Microsoft Dynamics NAV