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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Third Edition

By : Alex Chow
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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Third Edition

By: Alex Chow

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application used in all kinds of organizations around the world. It provides a great variety of functionality out-of-the-box in different topics such as accounting, sales, purchase processing, logistics, or manufacturing. It also allows companies to grow the application by customizing the solution to meet specific requirements. This book is a hands-on tutorial on working with a real Dynamics NAV implementation. You will learn about the team from your Microsoft Dynamics NAV partner as well as the team within the customer’s company. This book provides an insight into the different tools available to migrate data from the client’s legacy system into Microsoft Dynamics NAV. If you are already live with Microsoft Dynamics NAV, this books talks about upgrades and what to expect from them. We’ll also show you how to implement additional or expanding functionalities within your existing Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation, perform data analysis, debug error messages, and implement free third-party add-ons to your existing installation. This book will empower you with all the skills and knowledge you need for a successful implementation.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV Third Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 10. Data Analysis and Reporting

Data analysis and reporting is an important part in the management of a company. Having a system where you can do accounting, invoicing, warehouse management, and all kinds of tasks a company does is great. Dynamics NAV is a good data entry system and offers ways to provide a flow to the information and make it available when it is needed to complete the company's processes. Sales processors enter the sales orders, which are then available to the warehouse employees so that they know what has to be shipped. Once the warehouse employees are done with the shipping, the invoicing people have the needed information to make the invoice.

But companies also need to be able to analyze all this information. Do we ship our orders on time? Which item category is the most profitable? Are our departments generating value for the company? We have to be able to answer these kinds of questions. That is what analysis and reporting can do.

In this chapter, we will see...