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Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development

By : Alex Chow
Book Image

Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development

By: Alex Chow

Overview of this book

So, your company has made the wise decision to use Dynamics NAV as its main business software for all its enterprise resource planning. Dive in and learn the ins and outs of the software from a development standpoint and unlock the software's full potential.The book will walk you through creating an application from start to finish. Once you know how to create a working application that users can access, you will have the knowledge and the resources needed to create other applications based on the tutorials covered in this guide.You will start by obtaining a free trial version of Dynamics NAV and then be introduced to the world of analyzing and deriving user problems into a requirements list. Finally, you will be shown how to use the software to knock out these requirements. You will learn everything you need in order to begin creating your own applications, from translating the user's requirements to creating and modifying your system applications. Use Dynamics NAV's capability to create an application and address the user's needs, while also learning best practices and simple solutions. "Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development" will help you on your way to becoming a great developer!
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Getting Started with Dynamics NAV 2013 Application Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Exploring the Warehouse Management functionality


Everything you want to know about the Warehouse Management functionality can be found in the Dynamics NAV Help file under Shipping, Receiving, and Warehouse Activities.

If we have a warehouse where it takes too long for people to pick and put-away items, or mistakes frequently occur during the picking and put-away, we should use Warehouse Management to help us manage this process.

In a nutshell, the following are some of the benefits of Warehouse Management:

  • Separate out the shipping and receiving process to the warehouse staff to reduce delayed paperwork going back to the office

  • Enable bin tracking for the items in the warehouse so people know exactly where the items are in the warehouse

  • Allow the warehouse employees to pick and put-away using a scanner so inventory is moved in real time without paper floating around

A couple of key points to keep in mind regarding Warehouse Management are as follows:

  • Warehouse shipment: This allows us to group...