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There are times where it seems like an item’s inventory value changes without an explanation. This blog attempts to show how the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Inventory Valuation Report calculates the Inventory Value and may help explain why the inventory value might appear to magically change. We have set up an example to try to explain… Continue reading Item Inventory Value Changes in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

If you are a manufacturing company using the Dynamics NAV Standard Cost Method, it is important that you understand the concept of Single Level and Rolled Up cost Shares. When you Roll Up Standard Costs in Dynamics NAV, the system not only populates the Standard Cost Field for the manufactured items, but also populates the… Continue reading Single Level and Rolled Up Cost Shares in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

We have all received checks from customers that were less than what they owed—that is a given. The question is, why did they send less than what they owed? Outside of any extraordinary situations, the most common reasons include: the customer was not paying attention when they issued the check and sent a lesser amount,… Continue reading Dynamics NAV 2013 – How to Use Payment Tolerance to Save You Time

Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) has several defined methods for calculating depreciation expense in Fixed Assets. These are Straight Line, Double Declining Balance, and a combination of the two where straight line depreciation is used when its results become the larger of the two methods calculated. But there are times when the desired method is something… Continue reading Dynamics NAV: User Defined Depreciation Methods in Fixed Assets

It is quite common in processing industries, like chemical production, that the cost of Labor is not the primary cost of production. In chemical processing, the cost of energy or depreciation may be the largest cost component. While Centers and Routings in Dynamics NAV are typically thought of in terms of Direct Cost (Labor) and… Continue reading Work Center Units of Measure in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013

We came across a situation using Dynamics NAV 2013 Assembly Orders that, at first, we didn’t know how to handle. The scenario: You have set up a Dynamics NAV Item with the Replenishment System set to “Assembly Order” and the Assembly Policy set to “Assemble to Order”. For some reason, you have some of that… Continue reading Sales and Assembly Order Quantity Change in Dynamics NAV 2013

We frequently get the question, “Why does Dynamics NAV post additional output when I change a Production Order status to Finished?” The scenario: You create a Released Production Order for Quantity = 10. During the course of production, you record the output of 5. When you change the Production Order to Finished, NAV automatically records… Continue reading Changing Production Order to Finished Posts Additional Output in NAV