I admit it, I am not a good tester. I’m a software developer, though, so that should go without saying. I have, on occasion, and especially in my early days, delivered some seriously buggy code to my customers. In this first of a series on testing, I’ve decided to explore the reasons behind developers’ lack… Continue reading Developers and Testing – Part 1: Developers Don’t Make Good Testers
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 77
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 77
Preparing Dynamics NAV for a Happy 2016
Before you pop that bottle of champagne to usher in the new year, there are some things we often forget to do that will make returning to work a little easier after the holidays. Making these changes now will mean much smoother sailing into 2016…at least as far as Microsoft Dynamics NAV is concerned. Posting… Continue reading Preparing Dynamics NAV for a Happy 2016
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 76
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 76
Dynamics NAV 2016: Unrealized Sales Tax for Cash Based Companies
In a recent implementation I was involved with, ArcherPoint was tasked with combining two separate entities, one cash based and one accrual based, into one NAV company (not one database) while still being able to run financials separately for each entity within the company. Easy, right? No! An incredible challenge is a bit more accurate… Continue reading Dynamics NAV 2016: Unrealized Sales Tax for Cash Based Companies
Let’s Clean Up NAV #17
After reading the Clean Up NAV blog series started by fellow Dynamics MVP Luc van Vugt, I think it’s a great Idea to clean unused items from the product. This will help existing developers and the reduce confusion of new developers joining the Navision development community. My first contribution towards the Clean Up Series is… Continue reading Let’s Clean Up NAV #17
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 75
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 75
Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client – Add a Factbox in a Document Page
(Applies to NAV 2013, NAV 2013 R2, NAV 2015 and NAV 2016) Suppose we want an Item Image to be displayed in the Sales Order When Selected in Sales Order Sub form. Let’s create a FactBox for displaying the item Image that we will attach to the Sales Order Page. For this demo I am… Continue reading Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client – Add a Factbox in a Document Page
How to Create Drop Shipments in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015
Need to ship an item directly from the Vendor to the Customer? Let’s walk through how to set up NAV 2015 to be able to handle this process. A drop shipment is a shipment of an item or a consignment of items from one of your vendors directly to one of your customers. Before you… Continue reading How to Create Drop Shipments in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Time Saver – Using Standard Journal Entries
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