If you enjoyed (or are still enjoying) creating your Web Clients manually as described in Part 1, it’s time to automate the process!

To achieve this, I wrote a small PowerShell script. The script is self-explanatory and ready to use—or enhance as you see fit.

PowerShell Script: Automate Web Client Instance Creation

# Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

mkdir 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyWebClient'
mkdir 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\90\Web Client\MyWebClient\WebClient\Resources\ExtractedResources'
cmd /c icacls 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\90\Web Client\MyWebClient\WebClient\Resources\ExtractedResources' /grant 'IIS_IUSRS:(OI)(CI)(RX,W)'
copy 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\\DynamicsNAV90\web.config' 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyWebClient\web.config'
Invoke-Expression -Command 'cmd /c mklink /d "C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyWebClient\WebClient" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\90\Web Client"'

Import-Module WebAdministration
IIS:New-WebVirtualDirectory -Site 'Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Web Client' -Name 'MyWebClient' -PhysicalPath 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyWebClient'
ConvertTo-WebApplication -PSPath 'IIS:\Sites\Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Web Client\MyWebClient\WebClient' -ApplicationPool 'Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Web Client Application Pool'
New-Item 'IIS:\Sites\Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 Web Client\MyWebClient\WebClient\Resources\ExtractedResources' -type VirtualDirectory -physicalPath 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\90\Web Client\MyWebClient\WebClient\Resources\ExtractedResources'

Feel free to use or improve this script for your own needs!

Related: Part 1: Manual Setup Guide
How to list “ProcessOnly” Reports in Dynamics NAV 2009
Dynamics NAV Web Client: Filters & FlowFilters on pages

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