After reading the Clean Up NAV blog series started by fellow Dynamics MVP Luc van Vugt, I think it’s a great Idea to clean unused items from the product. This will help existing developers and the reduce confusion of new developers joining the Navision development community. My first contribution towards the Clean Up Series is… Continue reading Let’s Clean Up NAV #17
Month: November 2015
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 75
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 and never cease to be amazed by the creativity, dedication, and brainpower we’re so fortunate to have in this group—so we thought, wouldn’t it be great… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 75
Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client – Add a Factbox in a Document Page
(Applies to NAV 2013, NAV 2013 R2, NAV 2015 and NAV 2016) Suppose we want an Item Image to be displayed in the Sales Order When Selected in Sales Order Sub form. Let’s create a FactBox for displaying the item Image that we will attach to the Sales Order Page. For this demo I am… Continue reading Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client – Add a Factbox in a Document Page
How to Create Drop Shipments in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015
Need to ship an item directly from the Vendor to the Customer? Let’s walk through how to set up NAV 2015 to be able to handle this process. A drop shipment is a shipment of an item or a consignment of items from one of your vendors directly to one of your customers. Before you… Continue reading How to Create Drop Shipments in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Time Saver – Using Standard Journal Entries
EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s Veteran’s Day! ArcherPoint salutes the brave men and women who serve and have served in the US Armed Forces defending our great country. Your service is very much appreciated. If I could save hours and reduce some of the headaches every accountant goes through every month end, you would consider me a… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV Time Saver – Using Standard Journal Entries
Automating Command Line Functions in NAV RTC to Transmit via FTP
I had a request the other day to help a customer create a purchase order export file, and then transmit the file to the vendor via FTP automatically. Back in the olden days of NAV (which I know about because I’m a grizzled veteran of NAV development, complete with gravelly voice), you’d use the SHELL… Continue reading Automating Command Line Functions in NAV RTC to Transmit via FTP
Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client – Master Template for Report Layouts
When you are designing a Custom Report Layout, the Visual Studio/Report Builder opens up with a Blank page. During implementation of a new project, customers are often looking for custom layouts which have similar structures. This master Layout can be used to set all the common properties and objects that the developer needs to develop… Continue reading Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client – Master Template for Report Layouts
How to Embed a YouTube Video in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Help
Aren’t learning videos great? They provide step-by-step instructions using the mouse and keyboard to teach end users how to accomplish difficult tasks. Wouldn’t it also be great if you could create our own YouTube videos and embed them in the web pages provided in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 help engine? Well, you can! The… Continue reading How to Embed a YouTube Video in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Help
New Feature in Dynamics NAV 2016 Automates Deferral Process
In addition to the Preview Posting functionality in Dynamics NAV 2016 I blogged about previously, Microsoft has introduced a new feature called Deferrals. In short, this feature allows users to automate the process of deferring revenues and expenses over a pre-defined schedule. It’s actually very easy to use. All you have to do is enter… Continue reading New Feature in Dynamics NAV 2016 Automates Deferral Process