Revalue Closed Item Ledger Entries
I have meet many experience Dynamics NAV consultants and end users that did not know that it was possible to revalue closed item ledger entries in Dynamics NAV. Most of them had used the ‘Calculate...
View ArticleInventory With Zero Value
Dynamics NAV has an ‘Inventory Value Zero’ field in the item table that is not visible on the page (for some unknown reason). Adding it to the page allows you to have items with no inventory values,...
View ArticleProduction Lot Sizes
In the manufacturing part of Microsoft Dynamics NAV there are two Lot Size fields; one is on the item or stockkeeping unit card and the other one is on the routing line. Do you know what they are used...
View ArticleDiscrepancy Between Purchase and Direct Cost Applied
In school we where told that when you invoice (voucher) received inventory you get a debit transaction against the inventory account and a credit transaction against the accounts payable. Well, in...
View ArticleBOM Cost Share Distribution Report
One of the new reports in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 is the BOM Cost Share Distribution Report that came with the assembly functionality. It is a great looking report, and what makes it even better is...
View ArticleProduction Order Posting to General Ledger
How Microsoft Dynamics NAV posts into the general ledger from production orders is something that you must know when implementing it in a manufacturing environment. It is critical in order to get the...
View ArticleCost Roll-Up Details on the Item Card
Here is a super simple, but very useful modification for displaying the rolled-up costs on the item card in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. The item table has 10 standard fields that contain the rolled-up...
View ArticleThe Low-Level Code
Do you know what the low-level code in Microsoft Dynamics NAV is used for? And do you know how it is maintained? The low-level codes are critical for Dynamics NAV to function properly in a...
View ArticleTotal Cost Allocation for Multiple Outputs
To allocate the total costs posted against a production order towards multiple outputs is a bit tricky in standard Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you more or less have to manually separate the different costs...
View ArticleSubcontracting Part 1: The Basics
This is the first part of a series of blog posts about the subcontracting functionality in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. It describes how to setup and use the basic functionality, which is something that is...
View ArticleConsignment Inventory
Being able to handle consignment inventory in Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a common requirement. There are four scenarios of consignment inventory that I frequently bump into; 1. Inventory at a Customer...
View ArticleAssembly Order Posting to General Ledger
I have previously described how production orders are posting into the general ledger which I have received a lot of positive feedback on. This time I will described how assembly orders are posting...
View ArticlePosting of Actual and Expected Production Time
When implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV in a manufacturing environment this question is always discussed; should the time posted against production orders be according to the expected values (e.g. the...
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