Using Pivot Tables to Verify Posting Group Setup in Dynamics NAV

In the early stages of a Dynamics NAV implementation, it is essential to verify your Posting Group Setup through testing. Excel Pivot Tables are ideal for this analysis. We will use a Dynamics NAV Finished Production Order to illustrate this concept. What we want to find out is: Did postings go to the correct General Ledger Accounts?… Continue reading Using Pivot Tables to Verify Posting Group Setup in Dynamics NAV

The Most Important Question in a Successful Software Project

What is the most important question in a successful software project? Questions like “What functionality will we get?” or “When will it be finished?” or “What will it cost?” are all good candidates, but they should come later in the project. The real answer is a small but critical question – “Why?” In high school,… Continue reading The Most Important Question in a Successful Software Project

ArcherPoint Microsoft Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 28

The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Microsoft Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 28

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Rework Production Orders in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

There are times in manufacturing, particularly process manufacturing, where the quality of the output doesn’t meet specifications and needs to be returned to manufacturing for rework. To accomplish this in Dynamics NAV, you will need to manually create a production order that consumes the batch of output plus any other needed material. In the example… Continue reading Rework Production Orders in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

ArcherPoint Microsoft Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 27

The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Microsoft Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 27

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Using Alternate Production BOM Versions for Production Orders

The scenario: Your company produces bicycles and uses Dynamics NAV Production Orders. The Production Orders feature automatically uses the “Current Version” of the Production BOM, but in this instance we want to use an “Alternate Version” of the Production BOM. First, we set up the Versions of the Production BOM. When we open up the… Continue reading Using Alternate Production BOM Versions for Production Orders

Tracking Employee Absences in the NAV RoleTailored Client

When it comes to tracking absences at a company, there are multiple solutions to make this happen. You could use Excel, a third party payroll system, or one of many other tools. Today I am going to go over using the Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) RoleTailored Client for tracking absences. Some reasons to track absences:… Continue reading Tracking Employee Absences in the NAV RoleTailored Client

ArcherPoint Microsoft Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 26

The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Microsoft Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 26

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Tricks for Removing Page Elements to Preserve the Upgrade Path in NAV

I’ve been doing a lot of work for a customer recently where they’ve wanted multiple fields taken off their Sales Order page in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision). The idea seems to be that the unused fields on the page will confuse the users, who won’t know quite what to fill in for the Opportunity No.… Continue reading Tricks for Removing Page Elements to Preserve the Upgrade Path in NAV