Insight eNews

A Monthly Newsletter from AVF Consulting, Inc.

Microsoft Navision Solution Center &

 Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

January 2006

In this edition:

From the President: Convergence 2006

AVF News: Microsoft Customer Event, Navision User Group, AVF Support and more!

Tip or Trick:  How to Determine the Purpose of a Navision Field

 

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From the President-- Andrew Fass

Bill Gates Presents at Convergence 2006,

Microsoft's Premier Customer Event

Convergence 2006, Microsoft's customer conference, will be held in Dallas, Texas on March 25-28^th this year.  Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation will kick off the event as the keynote speaker. 

Convergence is a great opportunity for you to participate in an exceptional Microsoft event with a variety of speakers, detailed Navision demonstrations, and in-depth learning sessions.

This year, Convergence will feature over 100 sessions including 15 that focus specifically on Navision and its functionality.  Visit www.msconvergence.com/content/sessions.aspx to view the Navision sessions.  These sessions will give Navision users the opportunity to interact with peers in their industry and provide feedback to the Navision thought leaders. 

Some additional opportunities presented at Convergence 2006 will be:

• The Microsoft Technical Support Desk will offer assistance in solving the issues that customers experience.
• Take advantage of one-on-one training with solution experts during Hands-On Labs. New this year: twice as many hands-on labs and tripled seating capacity!
• Visit the User Experience Lounge to see new technologies in action and provide your feedback directly to the Microsoft product development team.
• Structured Networking/RIO will allow for scheduled meetings with your solution provider, like AVF, and Microsoft team members.
• Extended Expo Hall hours will provide additional time to explore the Microsoft product pavilion and view the products offered by Microsoft partners.
• The Community Lounge will offer a comfortable environment for networking and knowledge sharing.
• Browse the Conference Store for Microsoft-branded gift items.
• All attendees will receive a Convergence DVD set with streaming media presentation files of all general and concurrent sessions.

Sign up before January 28th to receive $300 off the regular admission price of $1,395.  Microsoft is also offering special rates for groups and returning Convergence attendees.  For more information about the price of admission, where to stay in Dallas and how to sign up, visit http://mbs.microsoft.com/public/convergence/.

Convergence has proven to be an exceptional tool for Microsoft customers around the world.  AVF strongly encourages all who can attend to do so. 

AVF News & Events

Microsoft Dynamics Navision FREE Half-Day Event: Microsoft is holding a FREE half-day event on February 21, 2006 from 9am to 1pm in Columbia, MD.  This event is for CFOs, CEOs, CIOs and other business decision makers.  Join Microsoft customers from the Baltimore/DC region and learn how to further leverage the investment you have made in Navision and Microsoft. Participate in individual breakout sessions to review specific capabilities of Navision and how you can streamline your business process.  For more information and to sign up visit www.avfconsulting.com/news_events.asp.

International Navision User Group: Have you heard about the newly developed International Navision User Group? About six months ago, several Navision thought-leaders met at a Microsoft conference and decided to form an international Navision User Group. NUG, as it's known, was created with the intent to maximize value for individuals and companies using or interested in Microsoft Navision. More information and membership applications can be found online at www.navug.com. 

Microsoft Dynamics NAV:  In September's newsletter, we introduced Microsoft's name change of Microsoft Business Solutions-Navision to Microsoft Dynamics NAV.  You may have already seen this change in Microsoft's advertising.  For details, read the article in September's Insight eNews.

Emergency After-Hours Services:  AVF is now able to assist you with your IT and Microsoft Navision needs day and night.  Signing up is free! You are only billed when you use the service or request Emergency After-Hours work.  Let us know if you are interested, contact Lottie Gruzs at support@avfconsulting.com or 410-296-5100.      

Have a Navision Support Request?  Log onto our helpdesk at www.avfconsulting.com/helpdesk. Call 410-296-5100 and ask for Support to get a login and password to the helpdesk.

30 Day Warranty on All Development Work Performed by AVF:  AVF stands by its work and guarantees all development work for 30 calendar days from the completion date.  You have those 30 days to test the work and let us know if it has any problems or did not meet your specifications.  If we have not heard from you within 30 days of the development project completion, AVF considers the work satisfactory.

Tip or Trick

How to Determine the Purpose of a Field in Navision

Have you ever wondered about the function or purpose of a Navision field? Out of the box Navision has no "useless" fields.  You can use the “What's this?” (Shift+F1) Help. 

Click the "question mark" button on the toolbar, and then click the field of interest. Navision Help will display the corresponding Help topic and give a description of the field and its related topics. Not everything will be clear at once, but it may give some understanding.

In the following example we are looking up the field recurring method.  The help result is displayed below.