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If you are a Dynamics NAV user who is more into journal postings then posting preview option will be really useful. With earlier versions of Dynamics NAV users didn’t had a option to view the ledger and subledger effect on pending transactions. With new posting preview option available in the Dynamics NAV users has the ability to…

To read more about posting preview please check on my previous blog post.  Posting Preview in Dynamics NAV 2016 – Part 01 (Functional) In this blog post I will be mainly focusing on the technical side of the posting preview functionality.  Posting preview is providing posted transaction view on unposted entries and how this is…

If you have worked with earlier versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you must have remember the Code Coverage. Code Coverage made developer’s life easier during that time.  However, suddenly Microsoft decided to remove code coverage from Dynamics NAV releases and which was kind of a heart breaking point for many C/AL developers.  Then Microsoft introduced a profiler to…

This is the fourth post of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 – New Exciting Features article series. To read the first article click here To read the second article click here To read third article click here 01. Posting Preview  No need of posting transactions in test database to view its effect on the ledgers and subledgers. With this new preview function…

With the release of Dynamics NAV 2015 Microsoft has released following statement on the ordering new product.  New customers:​ Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 can be ordered online using Order Central from October 6 2015. Customers will be able to deploy Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016, if desired, by using the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 license key…

Dynamics NAV 2016 is out and with that new C/AL editor is released! If you have read my previous blog posts on Dynamics NAV feature series you might have noticed there are large number of very exciting features are available in the new C/AL editor. In this article revisit the C/AL editor.  Before doing that if you required to view my previous blogs on…

This is the third post of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 – New Exciting Features article series. To read the first article click here To read the second article click here 01. UNDO!!!! Oh yes! Now you have the undo option in the code editor! What more you want as a developer!! Ctrl+ Z is there now available now!  02. Table…

This is the second post of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 – New Exciting Features article series. To read the first article click here 01. Changes in the code editorThis is a really good news for the Dynamics NAV developers! New looking code editor with so many new functions! 02. Intellisense functionality is available in the code editor…

Did you try new Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 ? If not click here to download the new exciting version.  New version is full of new features and I will be writing about them in my next couple of blog posts. These new changes are vary from to very much new features to updates on the existing functionalities.  01. New Icons :  As…

The following sections list the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016. Minimum means that later versions (such as SP1, SP2, or R2 versions) of a required software product are also supported. For the latest version of the system requirements, see the MSDN Library.Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows Client RequirementsThe following table shows the…

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 is the latest in the series – making it even quicker to implement, even easier t​o use and adding capabilities design to support SMB business ambitions.​​​​ To download Dynamics NAV 2016 refer below links.  Products Downloads​ AU-Austr​alia​ Download Available in NAV 2016 CU1 AT-Austria Download Available in NAV 2016 CU1 BE-Belgium…

Maybe you’re already familiar with Dynamics NAV on your tablet. Well, things just got even more flexible. You can now experience the power and simplicity of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Universal App on your preferred iOS, Android or Windows device – be it phone, phablet, tablet, laptop, or desktop – it’s all up to you.  Switch…

Today Microsoft announce the general availability of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016, a milestone release of Microsoft’s business management solution for small and midsized organizations. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 offers significant new capabilities in mobility, business insight, and cloud services, as well as deeper interoperability with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Office 365. The world…

To view the posting period setup overview and hierarchy, click here. To check on how the posting periods ranges are working, click here.  To limit the posting period by company you should set the date ranges in the General Ledger Setup.  Follow below steps to setup the Posting Period by Company.  In the search box enter General Ledger Setup, and then choose the…

To view the posting period setup overview and hierarchy, click here. To check on how the posting periods ranges are working, click here.  To limit the posting period by template, you should set the date ranges in the General Journal Template window of the Dynamics NAV.  This option ONLY available in the Belgium Local Functionality.  Follow below steps to setup the Posting Period by Template.  In the…

To view the posting period setup overview and hierarchy, click here. To check on how the posting periods ranges are working, click here.  To limit the posting period by user, you should set the date ranges in the User Setup window of the Dynamics NAV.  Follow below steps to setup the Posting Period by User.  In the search box enter User Setup, and then…

As mention in the earlier blog post you can set the posting period by providing start period date and end period date. However there are different combinations you can use when providing the date ranges. In this blog post I am going to discuss only about 3 main possibilities that can be used when assigning date ranges. With Start Date and End…

In Microsoft Dynamics NAV, administrator can limit the posting period with three different levels: By Company,  By User, By Template. Once the posting period is set in the system using any of above options, user will not have the access to post any transaction outside the set range. Each of above option have its own purpose…

After you have entered the entries in the journals, you may required to reconcile the cash account or other liquid accounts before posting them to the ledgers. Microsoft Dynamics NAV provide an in-built solution for above requirement. To activate this option you need to follow few steps. Please refer this link on how to activate the reconcile option in chart of accounts.…

Have ever look for a option in Microsoft Dynamics NAV to reconcile the cash accounts or any other liquid accounts before posting the transaction to the ledgers? If you have, then you need to activate the Reconciliation Functionality in the Chart of Accounts. Reconciliation option in the General Ledger Account allows you to see the current…

Cumulative Update 11 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015. The cumulative update is intended mainly for solutions that are experiencing the problems described in the Knowledge Base article linked to below. However, you are advised to always keep your solution updated with the…

Cumulative Update 23 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. The cumulative update is intended mainly for solutions that are experiencing the problems described in the Knowledge Base article linked to below. However, you are advised to always keep your solution updated with…

Cumulative Update 30 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013. The cumulative update is intended mainly for solutions that are experiencing the problems described in the Knowledge Base article linked to below. However, you are advised to always keep your solution updated with the…

Cumulative Update 22 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. The cumulative update is intended mainly for solutions that are experiencing the problems described in the Knowledge Base article linked to below. However, you are advised to always keep your solution updated with…

Cumulative Update 10 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015. The cumulative update is intended mainly for solutions that are experiencing the problems described in the Knowledge Base article linked to below. However, you are advised to always keep your solution updated with the…

Cumulative Update 29 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013. The cumulative update is intended mainly for solutions that are experiencing the problems described in the Knowledge Base article linked to below. However, you are advised to always keep your solution updated with the…

Cumulative Update 21 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. The cumulative update includes hotfixes that apply to all countries and hotfixes specific to the following local versions: AU – Australia AT – Austria BE – Belgium CH – Switzerland CZ – Czech…

Microsoft has officially published new Microsoft Dynamics NAV Roadmap. You can download the published powerpoint presentation from partnersource by clicking here. Presentation document contain 3 slides and one of the slide contain Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 overview.  Check my previous blog post for more info about the overview. Looking at the overview of 2016 version, we all can come to…

During the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Orlando, new announcement has been made about Corfu.  Corfu, an island off Greece’s northwest coast in the Ionian Sea. However this announcement was not about the beautiful small island in Greece. It was all about new Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 release.  There were few other blogs from MVPs on…

Cumulative Update 28 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013. The cumulative update includes hotfixes that apply to all countries and hotfixes specific to the following local versions: AU – Australia AT – Austria BE – Belgium CH – Switzerland DE – Germany DK…

Cumulative Update 21 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. The cumulative update includes hotfixes that apply to all countries and hotfixes specific to the following local versions: AU – Australia AT – Austria BE – Belgium CH – Switzerland CZ – Czech…

Expected cost posting to GL is a beautiful functionality available in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV, But it seems many people have not understand this functionality well enough. Expected cost is an estimation that you would have before you get the final invoice from your vendor. This functionality allows you to have a interim accrual for the purchase before you…

If you want to check the build of RTC and Development environment please refer below articles.  How to check Microsoft Dynamics NAV build : RoleTailored Client How to check Microsoft Dynamics NAV build : Development Environment To check the service build, open the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Administration and Select the instance.  In the right…

If you have different build for the development environment, client environment and service tier you might get into some problems, mainly when you try to save and compile tables.I have already posted a post on how to check the build of RTC client and Service Tier. How to check Microsoft Dynamics NAV build : RoleTailored…

It is always good to have same builds in the every tier of Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Next question comes in is how to check the build,If you want to check the build of Service Tier and Development environment please refer below articles. How to check Microsoft Dynamics NAV build : Service Tier How to check…

Default reports of Microsoft Dynamics NAV will save the request page values and allow the user to modify them in the next run of the report. However when a developer develop a new report it will not save the last run value of the request page. I saw few threads in the Dynamics NAV community…

If you are planing to upgrade your current Microsoft Dynamics NAV version to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 or to NAV 2015, refer the article posted by Microsoft Dynamics NAV team. It will provide you best practices, tips and tricks for the upgrade.  When you follow a guide and best practices you can always avoid mistakes that can…

Cumulative Update 20 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. The cumulative update includes hotfixes that apply to all countries and hotfixes specific to the following local versions: AU – Australia AT – Austria BE – Belgium CH – Switzerland CZ – Czech…

Cumulative Update 8 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015. The cumulative update includes hotfixes that apply to all countries and hotfixes specific to the following local versions: AU – Australia AT – Austria BE – Belgium CH – Switzerland CZ – Czech Republic…

Cumulative Update 27 includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013. The cumulative update includes hotfixes that apply to all countries and hotfixes specific to the following local versions: AU – Australia AT – Austria BE – Belgium CH – Switzerland DE – Germany DK…

Total credit for this should goes to one of my team members,  You need to write a very small code to achieve this. warning : Once you execute below code, you might have to manually restart the computer, so think twice before executing. MyRec.RESET; IF MyRec.FINDFIRST THEN REPEAT UNTIL FALSE; Seacret of this remains in the last line of the…

How to change the current value of an auto increment field? Is it possible without dropping the table? Yes it is possible. In order to do that you have to use SQL command called DBCC CHECKIDENT Following is the syntax of the DBCC CHECKIDENT command. DBCC CHECKIDENT ( <table_name> [ , { NORESEED | {…