Insight eNews
A Monthly Newsletter from AVF Consulting, Inc.
Microsoft Navision Solution Center &
Microsoft Certified Partner
March 2004
- In this edition:
From the President: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft President and CEO visits DC
AVF News: Savings on additional users and time blocks, info on seminars and conferences
Tips & Tricks: Clearing Filters
Expert Section: Line Allocations for Serenic Navigator-
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From the President-- Andrew Fass
Steve Ballmer presents
"Microsoft's Strategy and Technology Vision"
See him live on April 8th!
AVF Consulting and Microsoft invite you to hear Steve Ballmer, Microsoft President and CEO, as he discusses "Microsoft’s Strategy and Technology Vision”. In addition to Mr. Ballmer’s keynote, local Microsoft executives will discuss how Microsoft Business Solutions brings together information from every corner of your company and lets you analyze it to make more profitable decisions.
Mr. Ballmer will also host a Question and Answer session at the conclusion of the program to respond to your questions and hear your feedback.
Seating is limited so please register for this executive event today.
Registration: Register by calling 1-877-MSEVENT (673-8368) and reference the event code: 1032247157 or by going online to: http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?culture=en-US&eventid=1032247157&x=14&y=13
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2004
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm, registration begins at 12:30pm
Location:
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20004
Directions:
Website:
www.itcdc.com
This is a rare event that we hope you are able
to attend. If you have difficulty registering, please contact Karen Tran
at 443-279-1026 or
ktran@avfconsulting.com.
Microsoft Offers Savings! Add Navision User Sessions and Receive a Discount: Microsoft Navision clients will receive between 10% and 20% off additional user sessions purchased by Friday, April 30, 2004.
· 10% discount for the purchase of 1 additional user
· 15% discount for the purchase of 2 additional users
· 20% discount for the purchase of 3 or more additional users
This may be the only time that this promotion will be offered in 2004, so consider your long term needs for the year. Do not wait until the last minute to take advantage of this offer. Contact Jeremy Fass at jfass@avfconsulting.com or 410-296-5100, ext. 1019 to order.
Microsoft POS Seminar for Retailers: Interested in finding out more about Microsoft Retail Management System and Infostore for Microsoft Navision? Attend one of our free seminars in March! We will be demonstrating these two products on March 4 in Baltimore and on March 30 in Washington, DC. Contact Karen Tran at ktran@avfconsulting.com or 410-296-5100 for more information or sign up at www.avfconsulting.com/pos.
Save up to 10% on AVF Support Services! AVF knows that customer support bills can add up quickly, so we want to provide you with a way to save money ahead of time. Purchase a Time Block of 8, 16 or 24 hours and receive discounts of up to 10% on our standard hourly rate. Time Blocks are good as long as you are a customer, so you do not have to worry about expiration dates. You also don’t have to worry about bills for unexpected support needs.
· 8 hours=$1,200
· 16 hours=$2,320
· 24 hours=$3,480
Contact Jeremy Fass at jfass@avfconsulting.com or 410-296-5100, ext. 1019 to purchase your Time Block today.
Not-for-Profit Users’ Conference for Microsoft Navision: This year’s Serenic Explorations will be held at the Westin Embassy Row in Washington D.C. August 8-11, 2004. In past years they have covered topics such as new features, advanced procurement, donor management and more. Those who register by March 31 pay only $499 (after 3/31 the fee is $599/registrant). For more information, contact Karen Tran at ktran@avfconsulting.com or 410-296-5100.
AVF’s New Contact Info:
AVF’s new phone and fax numbers are in working order. Please be sure to
update your contact information for AVF:
1220-C
East Joppa Road,
Suite 514,
Baltimore, MD 21286
Phone:
410-296-5100
Fax:
410-296-5330
Don’t forget to clear your filters!
Have you ever found yourself conducting a query in Navision, only to find that you can’t seem to access a comprehensive list of the data? If you have set any filters since opening Navision, they will affect all queries until they are removed. Check to see if “Filter” appears in the bottom menu bar of Navision. To clear a filter, click the “Show All” button in the top menu bar.
"Show All" button
Line Allocations for Serenic Navigator 3.60
In previous versions of Serenic, line allocations for purchases were accessed while on the purchase document and clicking on the Line button, then Allocations. This required re-typing the same allocation information over and over again as it was not stored anywhere. You simply created the allocations for a particular purchase document line, posted the document, and repeated this procedure again the next time.
In efforts to make the Serenic product more powerful and user-friendly, they have changed the line allocations to actually come from a reusable setup! This allows you to configure a combination of one or more allocation lines under an allocation setup. Now, when allocating a line for a purchase document, you no longer have to click the Line button, then Allocations, but simply enter the appropriate value in the Allocation No. field that now exists directly on the purchase document line. You may have to do a “Show Column” to see the new field.
So, every time you need to allocate a purchase document line, you simply pick from the list of pre-setup allocations.
The Line Allocation setup is accessed from the G/L Menu, Setup, Allocations, Line Allocation. This will present you with the Line Allocations setup card form. Setup is very similar to the way you setup allocations previously, but you now group the lines under a “header”, which is identified by the Allocation No.
This same functionality also works for various journal lines.