Could the power of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) simplify reporting in NAV? Reports have 2 elements, Data and Display. The display is the notoriously elusive, ever changing, and proprietary technology that literally drives developers nuts and costs customers lots of money. Developers have been using the same Data access tools for decades, virtually unchanged. CSS… Continue reading Simplify Reports using CSS
An Ounce of Prevention – Keeping Your Project Healthy
As I wallow in my own self-pity, miserable from a head cold that hit me like a freight train over the weekend, I thought about how grateful I should be when I am feeling healthy. There’s nothing like waking up in the morning after a good night’s sleep, full of energy, ready to try and… Continue reading An Ounce of Prevention – Keeping Your Project Healthy
Catching the Chennai Express
I’ve been in Chennai now for three weeks and I conclude my trip tomorrow and start the 30 plus hour trek back home catching the Chennai Express both literally and figuratively. I have been joined by a fellow member of our leadership team who will continue the work of recruiting, hiring, and training our newest… Continue reading Catching the Chennai Express
From India with Love – Week 2
I am coming to the end of my second week in India and thought I would write home about my experiences as we set up our first international office. One of the first things you notice in India is the energy of 1.1 billion people or 3 times the US population living in a country… Continue reading From India with Love – Week 2
Stockkeeping Units (SKUs) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
We often get the question, “What are Stockkeeping Units (SKU’s) in Dynamics NAV and what are they used for?” First, we need to define what a Stockkeeping Unit is. Many people think the term Stockkeeping Unit was equivalent to the term “Item”. But if we look in the APICS dictionary, we find the following definition: An… Continue reading Stockkeeping Units (SKUs) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
ArcherPoint opens its first international office in Chennai India
As our clients have gone increasingly global we have found that we need to go where they are to serve them best. Over a third of our clients are already global with offices around the world and we want to be able to offer them the same level of service no matter what time zone… Continue reading ArcherPoint opens its first international office in Chennai India
On your mark! Get set! Wait! You can’t start with the execution phase
At ArcherPoint, we use an agile approach to project management so we are able to deliver business value throughout the project life cycle. This is contrary to waterfall methodologies where you get the ‘big bang’ delivery of the project scope at the end – if you even make it there. A study done by McKinsey &… Continue reading On your mark! Get set! Wait! You can’t start with the execution phase
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
I’ve written before about my fondness for playing the Street Fighter video games, and I had an experience worth noting a few weeks ago that made me think about what we try to do at ArcherPoint with the NAV community. I took a few days off to fly out to Las Vegas and take part… Continue reading What I Did On My Summer Vacation
The User Story Has Not Been Accepted and I am Thinking Crazy Thoughts
I constantly ask teams why user stories were not accepted during their previous sprints. Often, the teams are not sure, sometimes it is because the product owner was unaware that the story was available for review, and at times it is because the team just did not get around to finishing the work. I next… Continue reading The User Story Has Not Been Accepted and I am Thinking Crazy Thoughts
Beware the Third Parameter of MODIFYALL
The C/AL keyword MODIFYALL is tempting to use when a certain value must be changed for every record matching the current filtered recordset. One may or may not be aware of the third optional parameter for this keyword: TRUE/FALSE. FALSE is the default. If set to TRUE, the OnModify() trigger is executed when the record… Continue reading Beware the Third Parameter of MODIFYALL