There are times when you would like to know the person’s name that posted an entry to inventory. When you look at the Item Ledger Entry for the User ID, you cannot find it there. To locate the User ID for the person who posted the transaction to inventory, drill down on the Cost Amount… Continue reading Finding the User ID on Inventory Transactions in Dynamics NAV
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 33
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 33
Landed Cost when Using Dynamics NAV Standard Cost Method
There are times when a company wants to add “Landed Cost Elements” to inventory as part of the procurement process. This could be freight, duty, drayage, or storage. The setup and accounting for a provision for landed cost when using the Standard Cost Method is different than when using all of the other costing methods… Continue reading Landed Cost when Using Dynamics NAV Standard Cost Method
ERP Implementations and House Building – Phase 2: Shopping
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’ve only missed the Introduction and Phase 1: Analysis. Which house or ERP fits my needs? Once you have… Continue reading ERP Implementations and House Building – Phase 2: Shopping
ArcherPoint Dynamics NAV Developer Digest – vol 32
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 32
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013: A guide to (very) minor editing of pages
The first time I learned how to add a field to a form in Navision, I was astounded at how easy it was to do. It was the first time I had worked with an ERP database and found that the simple act of dragging and dropping fields where you wanted them on the form… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013: A guide to (very) minor editing of pages
NAV Objects in NAV 2013 with NAV 2015 PowerShell Commendlets
You can view NAV specific development commandlets by launching the development shell. To launch the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Shell, look for either the “Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Shell” or the “Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Development Shell” on the start menu. You will need to have the Development Environment (C/SIDE) option as part of your NAV install. … Continue reading NAV Objects in NAV 2013 with NAV 2015 PowerShell Commendlets
Into the Wilderness: Text Constants and Mysteries of NAV Development
One of the curiosities about developing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) is that things are generally done a certain way, and you don’t always know why. These are the traditions of NAV development, and their origins are shrouded in mystery. For example, I had always wondered why text constants were named “Text001,” “Text002,” etc., instead… Continue reading Into the Wilderness: Text Constants and Mysteries of NAV Development
Specific Costing Method and Serial Number Tracking in Dynamics NAV
Dynamics NAV allows us to choose between FIFO, LIFO, Specific, Average, or Standard Costing Methods (see the related blog, Which Microsoft Dynamics NAV Costing Method Should Manufacturers Choose?) We have not encountered many companies using the Specific Costing Method, but there seems to be some misunderstanding of how the Specific Costing Method requires Serial Number… Continue reading Specific Costing Method and Serial Number Tracking in Dynamics NAV
How to Run Tables in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RTC or NAV 2013
For consultants who are not a developers, it is frustrating not to be able to “Run Tables” as we used to do from the Dynamics NAV Classic Client Object Designer. We frequently need to Run Tables for diagnostic and analysis purposes. There is a very simple solution. Example: You want to make a list of… Continue reading How to Run Tables in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RTC or NAV 2013