Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a comprehensive tool containing a myriad of data and lists. Learning to create and customize filtered views will make your time with Dynamics NAV more productive and efficient. In this video, Gwendolynn demonstrates creating simple filter views that contain just one filter variable. She also walks through more complex views containing… Continue reading Dynamics NAV Coffee Break – Creating Filtered Views
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How to Fix the Location Filter in Dynamics NAV
You may notice that the Location Filter might not be effective when you run the report 5807 “Item Age Composition – Qty.” on NAV 2013 R2 to NAV 2016. On NAV 2009 Classic, NAV 2009 R2 and NAV 2017, you may not have that issue because they write the code in different ways. On NAV… Continue reading How to Fix the Location Filter in Dynamics NAV
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Report Hacks
Working with reports in Dynamics NAV can be quite interesting and is actually intuitive, especially if you have a few report hacks, reminders, and ways to make things easier at your disposal. Below are some of the aspects of report development that are often overlooked or forgotten. Without these reminders, working with reports in Dynamics… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV Report Hacks
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 Architecture Explained
An entire book could be written, and likely has, on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 architecture and how to design the on premise infrastructure to host it. To help you get the most out of this software, and to understand the foundation on which it has been built, this blog provides a summarized version of… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 Architecture Explained
Benefits of Using the Web Client with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
With the release of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, Microsoft released a new client option, the Web Client. Despite the benefits, many customers are still not using this option. This blog will dispel some myths surrounding the Web Client as well as describe the benefits of using it over the Windows Client. Enhanced Capabilities The Web… Continue reading Benefits of Using the Web Client with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
How to Backup and Restore NAV Database from SQL Server Management Studio
Data is one of the most valuable assets of any company. To ensure you keep your data safe, database backups are essential. After the release of NAV 2013 R2, Microsoft discontinued the NAV Database backup (.fbk) feature. An additional option was added to allow for import/export of data in NAV 2013 R2, but doing a… Continue reading How to Backup and Restore NAV Database from SQL Server Management Studio
Using Item Attributes in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017
Have you ever been in a situation where a you wanted to add some additional details about the Items in your inventory and you did not know where to add them? There are Description and Description 2 fields in the Item table, or you can use extended text or comments, but can it hold all the… Continue reading Using Item Attributes in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017
Create a Test Company in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
There are some very good reasons why you would want to have a test company setup for Dynamics NAV, including new employee training, exploring process changes, or before adding new, or updating existing, functionality. Having a test company allows you to examine the cause and effect of making changes to your master data (customers, items,… Continue reading Create a Test Company in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Emailing Reports with Custom Email Body in Dynamics NAV 2017
This article is an extended version of the article posted last year regarding emailing document reports in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016. With NAV 2017, Microsoft has enhanced the feature of emailing reports with a pre-defined body. It is now a configurable emailing feature in standard Dynamics NAV. The pre-defined body is not a hard-coded message… Continue reading Emailing Reports with Custom Email Body in Dynamics NAV 2017
How to Find Which Version of Dynamics NAV You Are Using
With imminent updates coming to credit card payment processing per the PCI Security Standards Council, the ArcherPoint team would like to share how you can find out what version of Dynamics NAV you are running. This information is important for your NAV partner to know when determining what the next steps are to ensure you… Continue reading How to Find Which Version of Dynamics NAV You Are Using