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Get-NAVApplication

Module:
Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Management Module

Gets information about the application database that is mounted against the specified Business Central Server instance.

Syntax

Default (Default) 

Get-NAVApplication
    [-ServerInstance] <String>
    [-Force]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Use the Get-NAVApplication cmdlet to get information about the application database that is mounted against the specified Business Central Server instance.

If no application is mounted, use the Mount-NAVApplication cmdlet to mount an application. The cmdlet returns the name of the database server and the name of the application database.

If you have not exported the application tables to a dedicated application database, the Get-NAVApplication cmdlet returns the database that contains the application tables, such as 'Demo Database NAV (11-0)'.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Get-NAVApplication -ServerInstance BC

This example returns information about the application database that is mounted against the BC server instance.

Parameters

-Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ServerInstance

Specifies the name of a Business Central Server instance, for example, BC or myinstance. You can specify either the full name of an instance, such as MicrosoftDynamicsNavServer$myinstance or the short name such as myinstance.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:0
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

System.String

You can pass the value of the ServerInstance parameter as a string to this cmdlet.

Outputs

System.Data.DataRow

The cmdlet returns the name of the database server and the name of the application database as a data row.