ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 48

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 48

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These Simple Coding Tricks Will Improve Your Productivity

It should be noted that I dislike modern web story headlines meant only to direct your attention to an article that provides little value. As such, please treat the headline to this article as a parody—albeit a parody based in truth, since this is an article that describes coding tricks. I should note that nothing… Continue reading These Simple Coding Tricks Will Improve Your Productivity

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ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 47

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 47

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Agile vs Waterfall: Best for ERP Projects?

What is the best project management methodology for ERP projects? The answer is: It depends. Most often, however, ERP implementation projects benefit more from using agile project management techniques over the traditional waterfall methodology. Waterfall: the tradition in project management Waterfall is a project management technique that relies on comprehensive requirements gathering up front. Once… Continue reading Agile vs Waterfall: Best for ERP Projects?

ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 46

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 46

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Dynamics NAV Web Service Error: “Index was outside the bounds of the array.”

Are you having trouble with web services and seeing a message like: “Index was outside the bounds of the array” in the event viewer? Are you using an Extension codeunit (I’ve also heard them called Helper Codeunits) with a published page in web services? If so, there’s a chance that your extension codeunit contains a… Continue reading Dynamics NAV Web Service Error: “Index was outside the bounds of the array.”

The Magical World of Rectangles in Dynamics NAV RDLC Reports

One of the challenges of report writing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV’s (Navision) Report Definition Language Client (RDLC) reports is creating multiple repeating data sections pulling from a single dataset. The easiest example I can think of comes from sales orders: You want to have your sales order show the sales lines attached to the sales… Continue reading The Magical World of Rectangles in Dynamics NAV RDLC Reports

ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 45

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 45

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ERP Implementations and House Building – Phase 5: Planning and Preparation

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 five installments here: Introduction, Phase 1: Analysis, Phase 2: Shopping, Phase 3: Choosing a… Continue reading ERP Implementations and House Building – Phase 5: Planning and Preparation

Which barcode is right for you?

So, you’re considering purchasing barcoding software or changing from your current software, and you’ve just realized how many options there are out there. The question you’ve likely run against at this point is, which is right for you? The answer is, it depends on how much data you need to store on it.  In this… Continue reading Which barcode is right for you?

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