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
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?
Dynamics NAV 2015: Confusingly Brilliant Dating using NAV CRM
Having worked in the Microsft Dynamics NAV (Navision) community for more than 12 years, I have seen many changes in the software, but none more confusing, yet strikingly brilliant in its marketing prowess, than the name change to “Dynamics.” Now when I say confusing, I mean confusing in the sense that it is ridiculously confusing… Continue reading Dynamics NAV 2015: Confusingly Brilliant Dating using NAV CRM
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 43
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 43
ERP Implementations and House Building – Phase 4: Decisions
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 four installments here: Introduction, Phase 1: Analysis, Phase 2: Shopping, and Phase 3: Choosing… Continue reading ERP Implementations and House Building – Phase 4: Decisions
On Repurposing NAV Table Fields, or The Forbidden Fruit of Danger
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
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