Sometimes, there’s a request to add a new field to a Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) table. You might hear that request and think, “Hey, I don’t need to actually add a new field for that. I can just re-use a totally different field and change the caption and it will be fine. We’re not using… Continue reading On Repurposing NAV Table Fields, or The Forbidden Fruit of Danger
Category: Platform & Process
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 41
The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 41
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
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 40
The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 40
Best ERP Manufacturing Software
Dynamics NAV and ERP Manufacturing Despite all the various refinements to ERP systems, including Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision)—advances in forecasting and internet sales ordering from smart phones, remote warehouses, “pick-up” lockers in major cities and same-day order and delivery—there are still going to be aspects of raw material warehousing, manufacturing machines, assembly lines, etc. that will… Continue reading Best ERP Manufacturing Software
The Living Monolith, or Creating Custom Codeunits in Dynamics NAV
The codeunit is a specialized object in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision), intended to hold a set of code functions that do something or that are related to a specific functional area. Sometimes, we need a codeunit that stands on its own, and sometimes, we need a sprawling codeunit that covers a lot of different areas.… Continue reading The Living Monolith, or Creating Custom Codeunits in Dynamics NAV
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 36
The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 36
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 34
The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 34
ERP Implementations and House Building – Phase 3: Choosing for a Partner
In this multi-part blog series, Alan Lyczkowski discusses the many surprising parallels that can be drawn between an ERP implementation and the process of building a house. NOTE: If you’re just joining us for the series, you can read the first three installments here: Introduction, Phase 1: Analysis, and Phase 2: Shopping. You have identified… Continue reading ERP Implementations and House Building – Phase 3: Choosing for a Partner
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 33
The ArcherPoint technical staff—made up of developers, project managers, and consultants – is constantly communicating internally, with the goal of sharing helpful information with one another. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them companywide on Yammer for everyone’s benefit. We in Marketing watch these interactions… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 33