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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

About the Reviewers

Stefano Demiliani is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), MCAD, MCTS on Microsoft Dynamics NAV, MCTS on SharePoint, MCTS on SQL Server, and a long-time expert on other Microsoft-related technologies. He has a master's degree in computer engineering from the Politecnico of Turin, Italy.

He works as a senior project manager and solution developer for EID (http://www.eid.it), a company of the Navlab group (http://www.navlab.it), one of the biggest Microsoft Dynamics groups in Italy (where he's also the chief technical officer). Stefano has a long-time experience of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, since the first versions of the ERP. His main activity is architecting and developing enterprise solutions based on the entire stack of Microsoft technologies (Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft SharePoint, Azure and .NET applications in general, OLAP, and BI solutions for data analysis), and he's often focused on engineering distributed service-based applications.

He works as a full-time NAV consultant, having spent more than 15 years on international NAV projects, and is available for architecting solutions based on Microsoft's ERP and for NAV database tuning and optimization (performance and locking management). He's the author of different Microsoft-certified NAV add-ons (such as the first cost accounting add-on on NAV).

Stefano has written many articles and blogs on different Microsoft-related topics, and he's frequently involved in consulting and teaching. He has worked with Packt Publishing in the past for many Microsoft Dynamics NAV-related books.

You can get more details and keep in touch with him by going to http://www.demiliani.com or via Twitter (@demiliani) or LinkedIn.

Tony Hemy has been deeply rooted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV from the age of 16. Over the years, he has architected and customized Microsoft Dynamics NAV solutions for global organizations such as Warner Brothers and Viacom, earning an outstanding reputation and the role of technical reviewer on four books published on Dynamics NAV. Tony also served for more than 5 years as a reserve soldier with the British Army, where he expanded not only his technical skills but also his personal skills, which have contributed to his disciplined work ethic and his determination to always do things right.

His hands-on development experience with Microsoft Dynamics has given him an exceptional ability to help clients define the proper requirements that will enable them to achieve their objectives. He has delivered extended capabilities through every version, every module, and every feature of Dynamics NAV, building thousands of unique configurations along the way. Tony also oversees software development, where he manages and mentors a talented development team and facilitates the best practices and standards that ensure clients receive the highest quality solutions and service. Tony is well-traveled, well-rounded, and well-liked for his personable nature and "no shortcuts" approach, whether he is writing complex code or coaching his team.