Category: How To General

Installing the AL Language Extension in Visual Studio Code

Follow these instructions to install an AL extension in Visual Studio Code.         1.     Open Visual Studio Figure 1 – Open Visual Studio 2.     Navigate to View-> Extensions Figure 2 – Navigate to Extensions through the View menu bar 3.     Type AL in the search bar and install AL Language Figure 3… Continue reading Installing the AL Language Extension in Visual Studio Code

Jet Reports Made Easy – Creating an Income Statement

This video provides a quick overview on creating an income statement with Jet Professional or Jet Express. While a Jet report may look complex and difficult to create, the reality is far from that. Setting up a Jet Report is an easy and intuitive process. This video walks you through the steps of using Jet to… Continue reading Jet Reports Made Easy – Creating an Income Statement

How to Decipher an EDI Functional Acknowledgement

Reading a Functional Acknowledgement When sending an EDI document such as an 810 – a sales invoice –the Trade Partner will generally send back a 997 Functional Acknowledgment (FA) in acknowledgement of receipt.  The Trade Partner will tell you whether the document was Accepted, Accepted with Errors, or Rejected.  Some Trade Partners will also give… Continue reading How to Decipher an EDI Functional Acknowledgement

Microsoft Azure and Multifactor Authentication

Multifactor Authentication or MFA for those in know, is a method of logging into your various devices. You may be familiar with MFA from using physical fobs to generate an authentication number. Typically, you log in with a user name and a single form of authentication being the password. As cloud technology progresses, security needs… Continue reading Microsoft Azure and Multifactor Authentication

Attention Lanham E-Ship Clients: What the August 1, 2016 UPS Changes mean to You

As of August 1, 2016 Lanham E-Ship customers will need to be on E-Ship Version SE0.60.03 or higher to commission UPSLink accounts.  This will impact your ability to add new UPS accounts (shipping locations) as well as new NAV servers.  This will not impact your ability to continue shipping with your existing Lanham software; this… Continue reading Attention Lanham E-Ship Clients: What the August 1, 2016 UPS Changes mean to You

Reducing the Quantity of Inventory Sub-Ledger Entries

We often hear the comment that Dynamics NAV posts too many Inventory Sub-Ledger entries to the General Ledger. There is a way in Dynamics NAV to reduce the number of General Ledger entries when running the batch report “Post Inventory Cost to G/L”. When running the batch report, select “Per Posting Group” and the system… Continue reading Reducing the Quantity of Inventory Sub-Ledger Entries

How to Set Optional Services in Lanham E-Ship

Options like Saturday Delivery and Signature Required are additional options that can be applied to a main Shipping Agent Service in Lanham’s E-Ship. However, the Shipping Agent Options are specific to the carrier, so FedEx options are different than those for UPS. This blog gives an example of how to set optional services for FedEx.… Continue reading How to Set Optional Services in Lanham E-Ship

How to Use “Item Type” for Non-Stock Items

One of the least known features in Microsoft Dynamics NAV is the “Type” field on the item card. This is a new field that provides some functionality that did not previously exist in NAV. Most of us aren’t aware of this field because you don’t see it on the item card page. You can identify… Continue reading How to Use “Item Type” for Non-Stock Items