Dynamics NAV - Install NAV 2013 R2-2018 and LS Retail 7.10-11.02

Dynamics NAV Install guide
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/installation-options

LS NAV Install guide
http://help.lsnav.lsretail.com/Content/Resources/Documents%20for%20download/Installation%20Guide%20LS%20Nav%202018%20(11.02).pdf

• Install NAV on the SQL server
• Disable UAC
• Add the current account to the local administrator group
• If you are creating a specific service account, and using separate database and app servers, follow this guide
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh166150(v=nav.70).aspx
• You will need Excel, install a copy first
• Add Search Service Role
• Add Role>File Services>Windows Search
• or Add role>Features>Windows Search Service
• Install the latest service pack on your OS
• Install Dot Net 3.5 from Roles>Features>Dot net 3.5
• Download and install Dot net 4.0 (required if on windows server 2008 R2)
• http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=212547
• or dot Net 4.5
• http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=242919
• You need Powershell 3 and .net 4.5.2 (includes powershell 3.0) (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=317819)
• Dot Net 4.5.2 (requires restart)
• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42643
• Windows Management Framework 3.0
• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595

• Download the W1 install and W1 demo database media from 
• https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/global/deployment/downloads/product-releases/MSDNAV2013R2DownloadPage#MicrosoftDynamicsNAV2013R2Documentation
• Download LS Retail install 
• http://partners.lsretail.com/Partners/tabid/235/language/en-US/Default.aspx
• Download Latest version of LS Retail Data Director
• http://partners.lsretail.com/LSDataDirector/LatestVersion/tabid/872/language/en-US/Default.aspx
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• Extract DVD, Run setup
• Choose an installation
• If you choose install demo, it will install an instance of SQL 2012 Express with the demo company
• Run the LS install, it will extract all the files you need
• Restore the bak file over your demo company
• If you cannot install the bak file, you can do a database upgrade to install the objects into the existing demo company
• Open the demo database in the NAV dev environment
• Upload your partner keys
• Import the fob from the ls retail>objects directory
• Set SQL user as db_owner in SQL Management Studio
• Add current user to database in NAV Client
• Compile all objects
• Build server application objects
• If you choose custom
• Install All Modules (Deselect what you don't need)
• Install the LS Toolboxes
• Navigate to LS Retail\LS7.10.01\Setup\LS Nav 2013 (7.10.01) Toolbox
• Install the Client Components
• Install the Server Components
• Install Data Director
• Install Data Director>Tick 2013 RTC and 2013 SRV
• Tick first 2 and last 2
• Run the Data Director Configuration Tool>Click Get Config
• Launch the Development Environment
• Open Database
• Click All
• Click Tools>Compile
• Click Tools>Build Server Application Objects
• Launch Dynamics NAV Client
• Search for Users
• Add current user and any other users
• Restart NAV service
• Launch NAV, and use LS Retail
• Run the LS Help installer from Installs>LS>LS>Online Help
• Use Import/Export tool to import the xmls from rapidstart
• Retail Setup>Insert Default Data
• Setup default store in retail setup as HO
• The settings on HO will be used for all Terminals

How to Install the POS

• Launch NAV
• Search for the "Import Export Worksheet"
• For Each Profile (Functionality, Hardware, Menu, Interface, Style)
• Select the profile
• On the top bar, Click Import
• Select the LS Rapidstart Profile xml file
• LS7.10\LS Retail\LS7.10.01\Setup\LS Nav 2013 (7.1) Rapid Start
• For Each Terminal, ensure that the Functionality Profile and Hardware profile are set to ##DEFAULT
• Configure Data Director to push all data to POS location
• Go to physical POS device
• Install NAV server and client
• Install LS retail and toolboxes
• Install Data director
• Create retail user on that machine
• Give access to only that store and terminal
• Log in to main server
• Find job in LS scheduler
• Run job to push data
• Create shortcut that will run the "Run Client" which will load the POS screen

How to import base NAV and LS configuration data

• Search for Import Export Worksheet
• For each line on the worksheet, Import the profile.xml in the LS Retail setup
• Import and apply all Rapidstart Packages
• Update Packages as necessary
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Issues:

• Nav service starts, but then stops after a while
• In the NAV Admin 
• Enter Company Name
• Enter Time Zone
• Add the service account to the local admin group
• Install the NAV database components on the SQL server
• Install NAV Demo on the SQL Server
• Install NAV Demo on App server
• Connect to the instance at least once on the database server
• You did not install NAV as an administrator
• Ensure you are a local administrator, delete the demo database, run NAV setup and repair NAV.
• Disable the firewall on the database server and the application server or open the relevant ports
• Run the NAV Install repair
• You do not have permission to create a database
• Do not select any database components, and install all other components with no sql connection data
• Create the instance manually in the admin console after the install completes