Sometimes, there’s a request to add a new field to a Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) table. You might hear that request and think, “Hey, I don’t need to actually add a new field for that. I can just re-use a totally different field and change the caption and it will be fine. We’re not using… Continue reading On Repurposing NAV Table Fields, or The Forbidden Fruit of Danger
Month: March 2015
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 41
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 Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 41
Using the Application Profiler to Run Code Coverage in NAV 2013 R2
Previous versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) provide a code coverage tool that is used to trace C/AL Code, and developers had the ability to scan a piece of code which is executed during an action. This was a very helpful debugging tool. Even in NAV 2013, Microsoft shipped the Application tool set with this… Continue reading Using the Application Profiler to Run Code Coverage in NAV 2013 R2
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 40
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 Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 40
NAV 2015 Application Simplification feature: Auto-fill the No. Field
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 has many new features, one of which applies to various static and transactional pages. This feature is called Application Simplification (Microsoft calls it Simplified UX). The benefit of this feature is that Auto Filled No. fields for documents with unique number series make it faster to process since those fields can… Continue reading NAV 2015 Application Simplification feature: Auto-fill the No. Field
Creating Production Orders in Bulk Using the NAV Planning Worksheet
We have a couple of clients that have not yet gone live with the MRP (Planning Worksheet) functionality in Dynamics NAV. They determine the need for Production Orders outside of Dynamics NAV and then create the production orders one at a time in NAV. There are times when they create over 100 production orders in… Continue reading Creating Production Orders in Bulk Using the NAV Planning Worksheet
ArcherPoint’s Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Favorites
With all the talk of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 swirling in the community, we took to our own community here at ArcherPoint to see what our developers and internal end users are most excited about. Yes that’s right; we too use NAV and have made the upgrade to NAV 2015. We shared some of our… Continue reading ArcherPoint’s Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Favorites
Nobody Walks in L.A.
For those of you living in congested metropolitan areas, such as Los Angeles, you understand the true meaning of traffic, where we measure travel to destinations in terms of time, not distance. We now have GPS systems suggesting optimal routes and re-routes with time estimates to arrive at your destination. The amusing part is jumping… Continue reading Nobody Walks in L.A.
Batch, Live or Hybrid: How Do You Integrate eCommerce with Your ERP?
If your company does business online, then it follows that you have an eCommerce system in place. But does it fully integrate with your ERP? If not, you might be missing out on some powerful advantages. You might be hesitant to look into integration, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, integration can… Continue reading Batch, Live or Hybrid: How Do You Integrate eCommerce with Your ERP?
How to Change a Page Title Caption in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
I have been asked this question a couple of times, so I thought I would write a blog about it. On every page, some information about the selected record is displayed. For example, in the screenshot of customer card below, the customer no. and name are displayed. The question is, can we control what to display… Continue reading How to Change a Page Title Caption in Microsoft Dynamics NAV