Overview Microsoft has officially launched the Dynamics 365 Business Central. This is basically the next version of Dynamics NAV but can be deployed on as a subscription as part of your Office/Dynamics 365 portal. Microsoft has tentatively stated that the on-premise will be released the summer of 2018. When that rolls around, you’ll have multipleRead more
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Overview If you’ve recently upgraded to Dynamics NAV 2017 or later versions, you will have undoubtedly noticed that the new version of Dynamics NAV (or Dynamics 365 Business Central) is incredibly slow… It’s so slow that it took one of our customers that’s using NAV 2017 3 minutes and 38 seconds to open a customerRead more
Here’s the screenshot released by Marko during Directions Asia regarding the future of Dynamics 365 Business Central (formerly Dynamics NAV) It looks like the name Dynamics NAV 2018 will be the last release where the product is called Dynamics NAV… For what it’s worth, I still prefer the name Navision.
Overview As more of our clients are going live with NAV2017, we’re finding some inconsistencies on the features that were working as we thought it should, verses the way it’s working now. One of such feature is the Job Queue function. Note that this only applies to NAV 2017, they’ve since rewrote how this processRead more
Overview When you first sign up for Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Business, you will get a very simple application that will most likely satisfy only the most basic accounting needs. Using only the basic accounting functions is NOT the reason why you signed up for Dynamics 365 for Business. You signed up for D365 becauseRead more
Overview Here’s a quick video about doing a physical inventory count in Dynamics NAV (or Dynamics 365) when you have the Directed Pick and Put-away feature turned on. There are basically 5 steps: Go to the Whse. Phys. Invt. Journal Run the Calculate Inventory process Fill in the Qty. Physical field Register the journal GoRead more
Overview So this morning, I get an e-mail with the following: On initial look, the e-mail is implying Microsoft has decided to kill Dynamics NAV (which was rebranded into Dynamics 365 Finance and Operation, Business Edition). Look how it’s worded specifically about “Microsoft decision to kill Dynamics 365 Business Edition model”. Which implies Microsoft isRead more
Overview This year, the Dynamics NAV Directions conference is held in a nice resort in Orlando. I always feel guilty about attending these conference nice resort hotel without my kids… Overall the conference was a bit confusing for me as Microsoft had decided on the last minute to delay the release of the new versionRead more
Overview After doing ERP implementations with Dynamics NAV (aka Dynamics 365) for almost 2 decades (18 years to be exact…), you kind of know how to get things done. Usually, when you prepare for a go-live during a software conversion, there are certain tasks and steps that absolutely have to be accomplished in a certainRead more
Overview Often, we get calls from companies that asks us to help with their Dynamics NAV implementation. The conversation would usually start off about a little history of their implementation, the problems they’re running into, and what they’re looking to resolve. Inevitably, the request will lead to training the users on how to better useRead more