EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s Veteran’s Day! ArcherPoint salutes the brave men and women who serve and have served in the US Armed Forces defending our great country. Your service is very much appreciated. If I could save hours and reduce some of the headaches every accountant goes through every month end, you would consider me a… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV Time Saver – Using Standard Journal Entries
Automating Command Line Functions in NAV RTC to Transmit via FTP
I had a request the other day to help a customer create a purchase order export file, and then transmit the file to the vendor via FTP automatically. Back in the olden days of NAV (which I know about because I’m a grizzled veteran of NAV development, complete with gravelly voice), you’d use the SHELL… Continue reading Automating Command Line Functions in NAV RTC to Transmit via FTP
Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client – Master Template for Report Layouts
When you are designing a Custom Report Layout, the Visual Studio/Report Builder opens up with a Blank page. During implementation of a new project, customers are often looking for custom layouts which have similar structures. This master Layout can be used to set all the common properties and objects that the developer needs to develop… Continue reading Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client – Master Template for Report Layouts
How to Embed a YouTube Video in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Help
Aren’t learning videos great? They provide step-by-step instructions using the mouse and keyboard to teach end users how to accomplish difficult tasks. Wouldn’t it also be great if you could create our own YouTube videos and embed them in the web pages provided in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 help engine? Well, you can! The… Continue reading How to Embed a YouTube Video in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Help
New Feature in Dynamics NAV 2016 Automates Deferral Process
In addition to the Preview Posting functionality in Dynamics NAV 2016 I blogged about previously, Microsoft has introduced a new feature called Deferrals. In short, this feature allows users to automate the process of deferring revenues and expenses over a pre-defined schedule. It’s actually very easy to use. All you have to do is enter… Continue reading New Feature in Dynamics NAV 2016 Automates Deferral Process
Dynamics NAV 2016: Posting Preview – It’s About Time
With the release of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 we have a number of new features in the Financial Management area, but the one that I am most excited about is Posting Preview. This has been a frequently requested modification and now it is finally a standard feature. All you need to do to use it… Continue reading Dynamics NAV 2016: Posting Preview – It’s About Time
What Fantasy Football Has Taught Me about Implementing ERP Systems
Well, it’s time for another year of Fantasy Football…another year of hoping that I draft well, field the right teams, make the necessary adjustments, and hopefully have fun. I realized that a lot of the skill needed to play Fantasy Football can help with an ERP Implementation. In the leagues to which I belong, I… Continue reading What Fantasy Football Has Taught Me about Implementing ERP Systems
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 71
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 and never cease to be amazed by the creativity, dedication, and brainpower we’re so fortunate to have in this group—so we thought, wouldn’t it be great… Continue reading ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 71
Signs and Portents From Within: Using the NAV System Indicator
If you’re working in a Microsoft Dynamics NAV environment with multiple companies or multiple NAV servers, it’s helpful to be able to quickly and easily tell which company or server you’re operating in. There’s a really easy to do this, and it uses the System Indicator fields in the Company Information table. If you pull… Continue reading Signs and Portents From Within: Using the NAV System Indicator
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 – User Group and Group Permissions
With a new project implementation, after mapping customer gaps in the standard database, importing opening balances, and importing master data, we all have had issues in previous versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV assigning permissions to users. For every user, we need to map the Permission Set they require to access the system. In this blog… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 – User Group and Group Permissions