Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 application design : design and extend complete applications using Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 /

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Author / Creator:Brummel, Mark.
Imprint:Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2010.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 468 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11234749
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Other authors / contributors:Nielsen, Michael.
Rimmelzwaan, Daniel.
ISBN:9781849680974
1849680973
1849680965
9781849680967
9781849680967
Summary:Dynamics NAV 2009 is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software product from Microsoft that can be used for variety of business needs. It is part of the Microsoft Dynamics family, and intended to assist with finance, manufacturing, Customer Relationship Management, supply chains, analytics, and electronic commerce for small and medium-sized enterprises. This book is a focused tutorial on Microsoft Dynamics NAV application development, so you can develop complete applications and not just application outlines. It will show NAV developers how to create different kinds of applications. Different kinds of application are vital in different industries like fashion, automobile, retail, books (education), and other industries. It starts off by introducing the supply chain that you will be using throughout the book. You will implement the Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP suite and learn how it is set up and customized for various industries. You will be able to customize Dynamics NAV to suit the different aspects of a business such as Financial Management, Relationship Management, Production, Jobs, Trade, Storage, Logistics, and so on. The book will take you through these Microsoft-designed application features and show you how to customize and extend them safely. Thus, you will be able to create a structure of your own in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. A focused tutorial for Microsoft Dynamics NAV application development What you will learn from this book : Implement Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP suite with a sample industry application throughout the book Set up Dynamics NAV and customize it for various industries including fashion, retail, and the automobile industry Get to grips with key Dynamics NAV features such as Inventory Valuation, Item Tracking, and Reservations Learn about B2B and B2C Interfacing and the fundamentals of Application Design Learn and customize application features designed by Microsoft such as Financial Management, CRM, Manufacturing, Distribution / Wholesale, and Retail and extend them safely Design your applications to have a good balance between cost of ownership and functionality Analyze operation data based on sales demographics using Dynamics NAV CRM Extend your core applications using interfaces such as Flatfile, CSV, XMLports, ADO, EDI standards, and web services Approach This book is a tutorial in an easy-to-read style. It will show Dynamics NAV developers how to create applications of different kinds with sufficient examples throughout. Who this book is written for If you are a NAV consultant and developer, or designer of business applications you will benefit most from this book. The book assumes that you have a basic understanding of business management systems and application development, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Other form:Print version: Brummel, Mark. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 application design. Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Enterprise, 2010 9781849680967
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics NAV; Versions and history; What is this book about; Setup versus customization; The beauty of simplicity; Horizontal versus vertical solutions; Open source; Structure of this book; The Role Tailored concept; The building blocks; Tables as user interface and business logic; Dynamics NAV in throughout supply chain; Some basics; Number series; Extended text; Navigate; Setup tables; Posting groups; Pricing; Dimensions; Data model principles; Master data
  • JournalsThe general ledger; Balancing; Flow fields and flow filters; More journals and entries; Posting Schema; Sub and detailed entries; Documents-combining the journals into processes; Document structure; Document transactions; Other structures; Relationship management; Jobs; Manufacturing; Summary; Chapter 2: A Sample Application; Fit-gap analysis; Designing a Squash Court application; Look, learn, and love; Drawing the table and posting schema; The Project approach; Interfacing with the standard application; Getting started; Creating squash players; CreateVendor versus CreateCustomer
  • Reverse engineeringDesigning a journal; Squash Court master data; Chapter objects; Reservations; The Journal; Reservation; Invoicing; Time calculation; Price calculation; Squash prices; Price calc mgt. codeunit; Inherited data; Dimensions; Master data; Journal; The posting process; Check line; Post line; Invoicing; Invoice document; Sales header; Sales line; Dialog; Posting process; Analyse the object; Making the change; Navigate; FindRecords; ShowRecords; Testing; Summary; Chapter 3: Financial Management; Chart of accounts; Posting accounts; The entry tables; Sub accounting; General journals
  • Entry applicationPosting groups; Dimensions; Budgeting; Creating budget entries; Accounting periods; Closing dates; Currencies; Consolidation; VAT statement; Data analysis; General Ledger; Account schedules; Analysis by dimensions; The setup; Customizing financial management; Sales line description to G/L entries; Extra fields in the G/L entries; Integrating with financial management; Creating a G/L transaction; The C/AL code; Advanced entries; Look, learn, and love; Summary; Chapter 4: Relationship Management; How companies work; Contacts; Salutation codes; Alternative addresses; Create as
  • DuplicatesSearch; Profiles; Automatic profiles; Interactions; Automatic interactions; Finished interactions; To-do's; Workflow; Sales stages; Creating an opportunity; Segments; Add contacts; Refine/Reduce contacts; Segment criteria; Mailing groups; Log segment; Campaigns; Pricing; Segments; Activate; Outlook integration; E-mail logging; The setup; Customizing relationship management; Salutation formula types; Add the option; Support the formula; The GetSalutation function; Set up the salutation formula; Test the solution; Customer and vendor numbering