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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

For users who have been working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) for years, one of the key features available was to create an account schedule with up to 12 columns of data for analysis. This Schedule report was called the Landscape Account Schedule. In Dynamics NAV 2013, the report for Landscape Account Schedule does not… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV: Where is My Landscape Account Schedule

The Recurring General Journal window in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) is used to post transactions that recur with few or no changes to G/L, bank, customer, vendor and fixed assets accounts. In a recurring general journal, you enter the relevant information for the transaction, such as the posting date, amount and the accounts to which… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 – Creating Recurring General Journals

One of our Blog readers asked us to do a Blog on the Dynamics NAV Subcontracting Process. There is good documentation available for this process in the Dynamics NAV Manufacturing Training Manual that you can get through Partner Source or Customer Source, so we will write an abbreviated version here. The scenario: Your company sends… Continue reading Quick Start Guide for Setting up Microsoft Dynamics NAV Subcontracting