Insight eNews
A Monthly Newsletter from AVF Consulting, Inc.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Solution Center &
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
April 2007
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In this edition:
From the President: Making a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Backup
Accounting Technology: AVF Named VAR Top 100
AVF News & Events: BRL Transition Offers for Existing Customer
From the President: Andrew Fass
Making a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Backup:
It's Simple, Fast, Free and Guarantees the Recovery of Your
Most Critical Data in an Emergency Situation.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV backups are made so
that there will always be an extra copy of your company data to restore
into the application should a problem arise with the working copy. You
should make backups for your own sake, but in most countries it is also
a legal requirement. AVF highly recommends that all customers perform
daily backups of their database. This is easily achieved by
assigning one individual from your company to be responsible for making
that backup each day.
There are several advantages to creating backups using the Microsoft
Dynamics NAV backup including:
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The system tests that database for errors.
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The data is packed, so it takes up as little space as possible.
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The system calculates how much space the backup will use.
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Other users can continue to work in Microsoft Dynamics NAV while you are making the backup. (It is important to note that SQL locks all tables during backup.)
You always want to provide AVF Consulting
with a current backup of your system. This will provide your company
with access to better assistance and quicker support.
Creating a Microsoft Dynamics NAV backup:
To create a Microsoft Dynamics NAV back up, go to the tools menu and
select backup. The following window will appear:
Specify how extensive you want the backup to be:
- Entire Database (includes all companies in database, data common to all companies, and application objects)
- All Companies (only the companies)
- Custom (only the selected items)
Enter a Description for your backup – you
will see this when you restore the database.
The File Name also includes the Path (location on the disk or network).
Click the assist button to select the path of the file. It is easiest to
give the backup a file name that references that backup date – for
example CRONUS-050107.fbk.
Select OK to start the backup. If you chose to copy to disk, the system
will ask you to insert disk 1; click OK to continue. While the backup is
being made, you will see status indicators. Select Cancel if you wish to
stop the backup. You will receive a message when he backup is complete.
You have now backed up your Microsoft Dynamics NAV Database.
Please Note that larger databases, where the backup size is greater than
2GB, will create multiple backup files that are numbered (example
fin.fbk, fin2.fbk, fin3.fbk). You will need all of the files to properly
restore the database.
Accounting Technology: VAR Top 100
AVF Consulting is Named VAR Top 100
AVF Consulting has been included in this year's VAR Top 100. Each year, Accounting Technology magazine names the Top 100 Business Software Consultants and Resellers of financial management software as the VAR 100. Thousands of consulting companies exist, but only 100 are honored based on sales, industry reputation, leadership, and growth.
The VAR 100 includes organizations supporting and selling a range of accounting software solutions, including all four Microsoft Dynamics products, Sage, Epicore, Accpack, Cyma, and SAP. The list ranges from organizations boasting a global presence and approximately $230 million in revenue to companies with only 14 employees and $3.5 million in revenue.
This is the first year AVF has applied for a position on the VAR Top 100, however we have received similar recognitions in 2003, 2004 and 2005 when we were included in the Technology Pacesetter award. As AVF continues to grow and expand our business, these recognitions serve to remind us of how far we have come and our potential for future growth.
Business Ready Licensing (BRL) Transition Offers:
Receive 35% off Additional Users when Transitioning to BRL: Customers transitioning from Module Based Licensing to Business Ready Licensing are eligible to recieve a 35% discount off the purchase of additional users at the time of transition. Offer ends June 22, 2007. Contact Jeremy Fass for details, jfass@avfconsulting.com or 443-279-1019.
Transition from Standard Edition to Advanced Management for $7500: Customers currently using the Standard Edition of Microsoft Dynamics NAV can transition to the BRL Advanced Management Licensing for $7500. Offer ends June 22, 2007. Contact Jeremy Fass for details, jfass@avfconsulting.com or 443-279-1019.
Payment Tolerance
Necessity is the mother of invention. Many
Microsoft Dynamics NAV end-users accept payment by PayPal or Credit
Card. The problem is that there is a fee that is charged to the merchant
for the use of the payment collection service.
The Invoice is for $100.00, but the receipt of cash is for $98.00. What
is to be done with the $2.00 shortage? I recommend you send this
fee/expense of $2.00 to an expense account. [7101 Credit Card Fees]
As you record the payment of the $100.00 Invoice, you really enter
$98.00 and then Microsoft Dynamics NAV will automatically post the $2.00
to the Credit Card Fees COA. Microsoft Dynamics NAV will ask you to
confirm the approval of the short pay. This is a very good use of the
“Payment Tolerance” feature.
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