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NAV 2015: Column Indenting and Disabling Interactive Sorting

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 introduced the concept of interactive column sorting on list pages such as Sales Lines or the Chart of Accounts. This is a very handy feature, but at times, an errant click can send the data into a sort that you can’t get back to unless you close the page and… Continue reading NAV 2015: Column Indenting and Disabling Interactive Sorting

Easily Finding a Dimension Set ID in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

With the advent of the Dimension Set feature in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision), it can be tricky to figure out how to change the Dimension Set ID assigned to a record in code or how to assign new dimensions to code. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you’ll spend a few hours writing stuff… Continue reading Easily Finding a Dimension Set ID in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Import General Journal Entries in NAV 2015 Using RapidStart

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 (Navision) includes several batch jobs that are provided to help in the transfer of legacy account balances to a newly configured company. You can easily import data for the customer journal, the vendor journal, the item journal, and the G/L journal by using RapidStart. The first step is to create a… Continue reading Import General Journal Entries in NAV 2015 Using RapidStart

Dynamics NAV Web Service Error: “Index was outside the bounds of the array.”

Are you having trouble with web services and seeing a message like: “Index was outside the bounds of the array” in the event viewer? Are you using an Extension codeunit (I’ve also heard them called Helper Codeunits) with a published page in web services? If so, there’s a chance that your extension codeunit contains a… Continue reading Dynamics NAV Web Service Error: “Index was outside the bounds of the array.”

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

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

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

Using the Standard Cost Worksheet in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

If your company is using the Dynamics NAV Standard Cost Method, there are times when you need to establish Standard Costs for Purchase and Produced items. In Dynamics NAV there is functionality and a process for establishing Standard Costs that will update the Standard Costs for the Items, and, just as importantly, create a Revaluation… Continue reading Using the Standard Cost Worksheet in Microsoft Dynamics NAV