It’s the dawn of a new year and if you’re still reading this blog, congratulations! Why? Because you’re still in business after going through the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression. So hats off to you and thank you for keeping our economy afloat by doing what you do! I have to say thatRead more
The New Hope: The new requirement for the MPN (Microsoft Partner Network) have many small partners (including myself) start questioning whether Microsoft cares about them at all. It seems like the new requirements are designed to have one specific interest in mind: to get rid of small partners. From a business perspective (meaning the perspectiveRead more
This is an overview of my experiences at Directions US 2010. Again, Directions US 2010 is THE place to be at if you’re interested in learning any new for Dynamics NAV (Navision). The biggest difference that I noticed on this conference is Microsoft’s presence. But the biggest presence is not about showcasing the latest technology,Read more
For some reason unfamiliar to me, Microsoft likes to write tutorials that does not easily teach you what you need to do to get the job done. For basic List type reports, yes, it’s quick and simple, however, when it comes to reports involving forms (i.e. sales order, sales invoice, etc), I cannot find aRead more
Despite what the salespeople will tell you, an upgrade is an intensive task. While it’s not as intensive as doing a new implementation, it should not be taken lightly by the partner or the end user. One of the best things about Dynamics NAV/Navision it gives you the freedom to modify it so it fitsRead more
Since Microsoft announced the new Business Ready Enhancement Plan Renewal Policy, talks about whether the customer should stay current has increased significantly. At 16% of your total software list price, it’s potentially a sizable recurring investment for companies using the software. Not just specifically to Microsoft, almost all ERP, CRM, business software out there requiresRead more
This is so someone does not pull their hair out like I just did. I cannot find anywhere in the documentation where this is explained so here it is: 1. Create your custom table 2. Create the drilldown page with SourceTable to your custom table 3. Save the page and REMEMBER THE ID 4. GoRead more
This blog post is an overview of my experience at Directions 2009. In my opinion, this is THE event to attend if you provide software or service to Dynamics NAV (Navision). Most of the sessions in Directions 2009 were about the RTC experience, upgrading to RTC, getting partners to buy into RTC. Instead of postingRead more
In Navision, there’s no function that will give you the fiscal year according to what you’ve setup on the Accounting Period table. Here’s a code that will get the current fiscal year based on the accounting period: AccountingPeriod is a record variable to table 50 Date1 and Date2 are date variables AccountingPeriod.RESET; AccountingPeriod.SETRANGE(“New Fiscal Year”,TRUE);Read more
There aren’t that many how-to documents on the Microsoft Customersource website. However, this one has to be one of the most important must-reads for all Navision (Dynamics NAV) end users and implementers wishing to setup fixed assets in Navision. The article is titled – “How to Set Up Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) DepreciationRead more