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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 12. Popular Reporting Options with Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Without messing with the standard out-of-the-box reports, which requires a very seasoned VB developer to create and customize, you can utilize external reporting and spreadsheet tools with live data from Dynamics NAV.

It's no secret that Microsoft is trying to make printing reports obsolete in favor of real-time analysis that can be consumed with any of your electronic devices. Printed reports, in essence, are obsolete the moment you print them out. Imagine if you can look at the important metrics of your company with real-time data at any given moment and make impactful decisions right away. Think about how much of an impact that will have on your business. This is the future we're looking at.

With every release of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, there are more and more companies that are designing their applications around Dynamics NAV. In addition, with Microsoft's introduction of Office 365, there is now a native integration to...