From a production scheduling point of view, it may be advantageous to ‘overlap’ production steps to reduce the elapsed time to produce a lot of goods. From the APICS Dictionary Send-Ahead is the movement of a portion of a lot of material to a subsequent operation before completion of the current operation for all units… Continue reading Using Send-Ahead Quantity in Microsoft Dynamics NAV Routings
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Item Substitutions in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
There are times in a manufacturing company where substitute items that are not on the Bill of Material are OK to use if the preferred item is not available. Often this substitution has to be approved by an engineer and is usually in the form of a ‘Usage Variance’. If substitutions are a common event,… Continue reading Item Substitutions in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
What are Rounding Value Entries in Microsoft Dynamics NAV?
We received a question recently from a client about an unexpected and unexplained Rounding Value Entry that was created by the Adjust Cost – Item Entries program in Dynamics NAV. The Rounding Value Entry was associated with a Purchase Receipt that was made several months before the Rounding Value Entry was created. The Purchase Receipt… Continue reading What are Rounding Value Entries in Microsoft Dynamics NAV?
Ensuring All Items are Posted When Using a Nightly Batch Job
Running Adjust Cost-Item Entries and Posting Cost to G/L in Microsoft Dynamics NAV Whether you use the Dynamics NAV automatic features to run the Adjust Cost-Item Entries and Post Cost to G/L processes during nightly batches or run them manually, nearly all of the time these processes work correctly and produce the correct results.… Continue reading Ensuring All Items are Posted When Using a Nightly Batch Job
Hints on Navigating on an Item Ledger Entry in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
We frequently use the Dynamics NAV Navigate tool and Microsoft Excel to verify Item Ledger Entry postings to the General Ledger. When Navigating on an Item Ledger Entry that involves both a purchase receipt and a purchase invoice, you must do two Navigations to see all of the General Ledger postings. We start our scenario… Continue reading Hints on Navigating on an Item Ledger Entry in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
13 Essential Microsoft Dynamics NAV Shortcuts
Are you spending hours in Dynamics NAV every day? If so, learning these 13 keyboard shortcuts for commonly used functions can save you a significant amount of time. View how to use them in the brief video below, then download the complete shortcut keys guide with 78 NAV shortcuts for easy reference to all the keystrokes… Continue reading 13 Essential Microsoft Dynamics NAV Shortcuts
Tracking Non-Conforming Material in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
We am often asked how to track non-conforming material in Dynamics NAV. There is no formal NCMR (Non-conforming Material Report) functionality in Dynamics NAV, but we have handled non-conforming material by creating a location named MRB (Material Review Board) and moving material in and out of that location. Some people would name this location “Quarantine”,… Continue reading Tracking Non-Conforming Material in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Understanding Expected Cost Posting in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
There is an Inventory Setup in Dynamics NAV to select “Expected Cost Posting”. In an earlier blog, we explained some of general Effects of Inventory Setup. In this blog we will go deeper into Expected Cost Posting, and explain what it means and its effects. Figure 1 – Inventory Setup contains an option to select… Continue reading Understanding Expected Cost Posting in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Filters
You can perform advanced queries with Microsoft Dynamics NAV filters, similar to a Google search. This free Quick Reference Guide reviews different expressions and what they mean. You can also download a printable version to have a copy available wherever you are. 1) Filter on an Interval To filter between a range, enter FirstNumber..LastNumber e.g.… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV Filters
Unit and Standard Cost Not Equal on NAV Inventory Valuation Report
We received a call recently from a client who said when they run the Dynamics NAV Inventory Valuation Report that the unit cost on the report is not equal to the Standard Cost of the Item. To illustrate, see the example below. The Standard Cost for Item 1000 is 427.499, but when we run the… Continue reading Unit and Standard Cost Not Equal on NAV Inventory Valuation Report