Insight eNews
A Monthly Newsletter from AVF Consulting, Inc.
Microsoft Navision Solution Center &
Microsoft Certified Partner
October 2004
- In this edition:
From the President: Navision Users Meet in Cyberspace via AVF's Discussion Forum
AVF News: AVF Events and Training Classes
Product Spotlight: Microsoft Navision 4.0 Release on October 29, 2004-
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From the President-- Andrew Fass
Navision Users Meet in Cyberspace via AVF's Discussion Forum
AVF has added a Discussion Forum to its website to help connect Navision users. The web-based forum allows participants to post questions, feedback, suggestions and topics for conversation online. It’s free for everyone. All you need to do is visit the site to request a logon and password and you will have access to a community of Navision users. Tap into other users' experiences to discover methods that make your job easier and more effective. Visit www.avfconsulting.com/Forums/ or access the forum directly from AVF's homepage at www.avfconsulting.com. You will need to sign up online for a free logon and password before you can participate in the forum.
The
forum currently contains different sections for individuals to post
information. These topic sections include:
User Group: Feedback and Topics
Not-for-Profit: Serenic
For-Profit: Navision
AVF Helpdesk
We will continue to create new sections as participation grows and new
topics are introduced.
The key to a successful Discussion Forums is participation. An active community inspires creativity and movement toward answers and solutions that affect everyone. We strongly encourage you to logon and voice your opinions, concerns and successes as well as seek out advice from others. AVF staff monitors the online Discussion Forum so that we can assist in topics that might require insight from trained and certified Navision experts.
If you need training on how to use the Discussion Forum, let us know prior to the next User Group meeting and we can take a few minutes to give you a guided tour and show you how to post topics, view postings and respond to postings. There is also an FAQ link in the Discussion Forum that helps you navigate through the site. See you online!
Discounts on
Additional User Sessions: Microsoft Navision clients can get
between 10% and 20% off additional user sessions purchased between October
12 and December 15, 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 is the last time in 2004 that this promotion will be offered, so
consider your long term needs. 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.
Fall Training Classes: All classes are held at AVF Consulting and must be registered and paid for in advance. Breakfast and Lunch are served for all day classes and payment includes all class materials. Get all the course details and register online at: http://www.avfconsulting.com/news_training.asp.
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Object Designer/Reporter Writer II, November 16, 9:00am - 4:00pm.
$495/student. $395 CCP Members.
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Jet Reports I, Thursday & Friday, November 11-12, 9:00am - 4:00pm.
$795/student or $645 for CCP members.
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Jet Reports II, Wednesday & Thursday, December 1-2, 9:00am -
4:00pm. $795/student or $645 for CCP members.
Get all the course details and register online at:
http://www.avfconsulting.com/news_training.asp.
*Class sizes are
limited, so be sure to sign up early. Payment must be received prior to
the class. Cancellations must be received five days in advance.
November User Group Meeting, Year End Procedures: If you have been considering attending AVF's User Group Meeting, November is the month to sign up! We will cover year end issues and procedures, which is always a big topic of conversation in November and December. CCP members attend for free. Non-CCP members can attend for $165 per person. Register today at http://www.avfconsulting.com/news_events.asp.
Get discounts on AVF Consulting rates--become a CCP member! Members of AVF's Customer Care Plus program receive a discount of $15/hour on consulting rates. Join today and save hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Other advantages include discounts on training classes, free attendance to AVF's User Group meetings, free support and more. Contact Gregory James at 443-279-1022 to sign up today.
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 this Fall! We will be demonstrating these two products on October 26th in Baltimore. For more information or to sign up, visit www.avfconsulting.com/pos.
AVF’s 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
Microsoft Navision 4.0 Release on October 29, 2004
Microsoft Business Solutions–Navision gives
you an efficient way to streamline your business and increase
productivity. Microsoft Navision is an integrated business management
solution designed for growing mid-market companies that want the freedom
to focus on their business. It is ideal for companies looking for one
solution they can implement rapidly, learn and use easily, customize and
maintain with minimal disruption to their business. That’s why more than
35,000 companies in over 50 countries use Microsoft Navision every day.
Microsoft Navision 4.0 Enhancements Include:
The Main Menu Gets a Whole New Look - We have listened to our customers’
wishes for easier navigation within Navision and have responded by
introducing a Navigation Pane similar to the one in Microsoft Office
Outlook 2003. The new Navigation Pane helps users work more efficiently in
Navision by combining easy-to-access menu information with personalization
options. Further, users with administrator permissions for the Navigation
Pane have various menu configuration options.
Improved Decision Support - New pre-defined Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs) can be viewed in a generic graph component in Microsoft
Navision 4.0 that can be customized by partners. The pre-defined KPIs
represent Financial Management, Supply Chain Management and CRM. The graph
component enables users to create a simple bar chart diagram consisting of
a limited number of squares and the ability of drilling down. The graph
can be generic and customized by partners.
Intercompany Postings - Intercompany Postings allows customers to
create all the necessary documents – sales and purchase documents, general
ledger entries and more – for the entire workflow, for more than one
company at a time. Intercompany Postings allows for multiple databases,
multiple currencies, different charts of accounts and multiple languages.
With Intercompany Postings, customers can make the correct due to/due from
entries in more than one company, using relevant intermediary accounts.
Transactions referring to another set of books within the same group of
legal entities can be entered directly in the GL or when entering sales
and purchase documents.
Transparency and Analysis Enhancements - Transparency and Analysis
enhancements enable users to perform the most central and frequent tasks
in a more productive and enjoyable manner. Improved designs in the user
interface support greater ease of use and efficiency, while taking a sales
order. New reporting functionality supports decision makers on a
day-to-day basis.
Manufacturing Foundation for Microsoft Business Solutions–Navision -
Manufacturing Foundation 4.0 is the entry point for our manufacturing
solution. It is a complete solution for manufactures with simple
production requirements and at the same time the basis for including more
advanced functionality that can be bought in separate granules.
Microsoft Business Solutions–Navision Business Notification -
Microsoft Navision Business Notification is an easy-to-use functionality
within Microsoft Business Solutions–Navision that generates e-mail
messages to your employees, suppliers, partners, and customers to inform
and alert them of critical business conditions. Microsoft Navision
Business Notification helps you improve management control of your
business and the effectiveness of your business processes. With Microsoft
Navision Business Notification, you can always be aware of changing
business conditions, and you can make sure that your operation tracks to
your plan. You can use any of the templates included with Microsoft
Navision Business Notification, and also set up your own alerts based on
the way you like to run the business.
Extensive Quality Improvements - There has been a sustained effort
in the supply chain area to improve the quality and stability of the
offering. Enhancements made in this project
include: Code re-factoring of adjust cost batch job (code unit 5895),
Average cost improvement, including better expected cost handling, Ability
to use lot number for UOM (Unit of Measure) >1 within the receipt process
of WMS (Warehouse Management System), Ability to include posted shipment
date on invoices to conform with EU regulations.
If you want to know more about Navision 4.0 contact Jeremy Fass at jfass@avfconsulting.com or 443-279-1019.