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
Lot and Serial Tracking in Microsoft Dynamics NAV Clarified
Dynamics NAV provides for very robust Serial Number and Lot Number Tracking. When we advise clients about Serial and Lot Tracking, we say, “Only do it if you have to, as it adds additional user effort to record a transaction.” There are situations where you must use serial or lot tracking. These situations are primarily… Continue reading Lot and Serial Tracking in Microsoft Dynamics NAV Clarified
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?
ArcherPoint Dynamics Developer Digest – vol 106
The NAV community, including the ArcherPoint technical staff—is made up of developers, project managers, and consultants who are constantly communicating, with the common goal of sharing helpful information with one another to help customers be more successful. As they run into issues and questions, find the answers, and make new discoveries, they post them on… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics Developer Digest – vol 106
Unexpectedly High New Standard Cost in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
There are times when you are using the Dynamics NAV Standard Cost Method and rolling up a Standard Cost for a Produced Item you get an unexpectedly high Standard Cost. A probable cause is that you have selected “Cost Includes Setup” in the Manufacturing Setup and that you have a setup time in a Routing… Continue reading Unexpectedly High New Standard Cost 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
Attention Lanham E-Ship Clients: What the August 1, 2016 UPS Changes mean to You
As of August 1, 2016 Lanham E-Ship customers will need to be on E-Ship Version SE0.60.03 or higher to commission UPSLink accounts. This will impact your ability to add new UPS accounts (shipping locations) as well as new NAV servers. This will not impact your ability to continue shipping with your existing Lanham software; this… Continue reading Attention Lanham E-Ship Clients: What the August 1, 2016 UPS Changes mean to You
NAV World, Meet Microsoft Dynamics 365!
Microsoft announced last week the availability later this year to integrate ERP and CRM Suite with Office 365. The Integration of the ERP Suite will bring ERP integrated with Office 365. Dynamics 365 apps are designed so they can be easily and independently deployed. That means you can start small and pay only for what you… Continue reading NAV World, Meet Microsoft Dynamics 365!
Getting the Most Out of Your Dynamics NAV Setup: Part Number Revision Levels
What do you hope to achieve? For whatever reason, in the past six months, I’ve found myself having the “Revision” conversation more than ever. Usually the engineering group will recognize or comment on the fact that NAV does not have such a field designated on the Item Card. As I do in many conversations regarding… Continue reading Getting the Most Out of Your Dynamics NAV Setup: Part Number Revision Levels
Reducing the Quantity of Inventory Sub-Ledger Entries
We often hear the comment that Dynamics NAV posts too many Inventory Sub-Ledger entries to the General Ledger. There is a way in Dynamics NAV to reduce the number of General Ledger entries when running the batch report “Post Inventory Cost to G/L”. When running the batch report, select “Per Posting Group” and the system… Continue reading Reducing the Quantity of Inventory Sub-Ledger Entries