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Future of Dynamics NAV (Navision) – Recap of Directions 2009

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

Source of all Evil?

I noticed this when I did a search on Google using the keyword Dynamics NAV or Dynamics GP (or AX or SL, or whatever). http://thesource.ofallevil.com/dynamics … rview.aspx It seems random, on top search results it displays www.microsoft.com. On the later pages, it displays thesource.ofallevil.com. The source of all evil? Is this a Microsoft joke? Or didRead more

Where do you put the Customer PO No.?

In Dynamics NAV 5.0SP1, the caption for Your Reference has been changed to Customer PO No. For us, we’ve always used External Document No. to store the Customer PO No. on the sales order. It’s obvious that the change in 5.0 SP1 was done due to partner requests. I just want to get your opinion on whereRead more

Etiquette for Contractors Dealing with Solution Centers and Vice Versa

Just thought I post some etiquette for Solution Centers (NSC) and contractors when dealing with each other. For Contractors: 1. There’s no such thing as job security when you’re a contractor. If you want security, find a full time position at a NSC. 2. Do not set your rates based on how much the NSCRead more

Sharing the Item table in version 5.0

If you’re in an environment where you have multiple companies setup and each company uses the same items, you might be tempted to share the item table across all companies. In versions prior to 5.0, you can get away with this since the Adjust Cost process are done using the Item Ledger and Item ApplicationRead more

Warning about Upgrading to NAV 5.0 from 3.x and 4.x

This will only apply if the following is true: 1. You’re upgrading from 3.x or 4.x to 5.0 2. You’re using average cost 3. You have the Avg. Cost Calc type to Item&Variant&LocatoinIF you are using Average Cost and IF your Average Cost Calc. Type is Item & Location & Variant, when you upgrade to 5.0. The costRead more