Wednesday 17 September 2014

It is Here! New Website Announcement | Direction Software Solutions


Direction is pleased to announce the release of our new website, designed with a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation, updated with the latest information about our existing and new products and services.

We invite everyone to visit our site at www.direction.biz, as well as join us on Facebook (Direction Software Solutions) and comment on our blog https://directionsoftwaresolutions.blogspot.com/

We hope that you will enjoy browsing our new site, finding more options and information each time, and that it will be yet another tool for strengthening our business relations.

Your It, Our Business..

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 Windows 8.1 App

There are lot of speculation about New Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 release date and it seems that Microsoft has announced in WPC 2014 (happened last weekend) that NAV 2015 (or CRETE) will be launched on October 1, 2014. Surprisingly Microsoft already have released an app on Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 for windows 8.1 and the same is available to be downloaded from Microsoft App Store. You can find out more about this app in the below link -
This App will work in both in Windows 8.1 Laptop as well as Tablet. Here is few screen shots of the app for your ready reference -
  • Role Center
  • Overdue Sales Invoices
  • Customer Card
  • Sales Invoice
  • Sales Invoice Report
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It’s available in English (United States) and 24 other languages. Below is more details from Microsoft App Store about this app -

NAV 2015 APP InfoDescription
With Microsoft Dynamics NAV for modern Windows, you get the familiar Dynamics NAV experience in a fresh and modern interface designed for touch.Dynamics NAV is a business solution from Microsoft that is quick to implement and easy to use, with the power to support your growth ambitions. Dynamics NAV helps businesses manage their financials, supply chain, and people and to create experiences that delight their customers.
Make smart decisions based on the latest business data and get real work done after hours, at home or on the go with Microsoft Dynamics NAV for modern Windows. This is the perfect companion for service engineers, sales field organizations, executives and decision-makers, or anyone in your organization who wants access to Dynamics NAV from a touch enabled mobile device. Get visibility into every angle of your business using the Role Center. Tap to drill into details about your customers, vendors, inventory, or any other data from Dynamics NAV. Quickly create invoices and quotes, and email them with just a few taps.Requires access to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015.
Your experience will vary depending on the Dynamics NAV server that you are connected to.
Features
  • Get an overview of your business in the Role Center.
  • Tap and swipe to get to your data and drill down into details.
  • Search across all columns in a list.
  • Send lists to Microsoft Excel or Office 365.
  • Shoot pictures using the camera on your mobile device and upload them to Dynamics NAV.
  • Rotate your device to get an overview of your data or focus on content.
  • Use two apps side by side and see, for example, customer details while you talk via Skype or Lync.
I am eagerly waiting to put my hand on the new Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 and start experimenting with features mentioned in the Microsoft Readiness portal and apply them in some real life scenarios :)
Written by:
Mr. Snehanshu Mandal is a technologist having more than 11+ years of experience in experimenting and building commercially viable usage of different technology solutions.Presently working as Practice Head - Microsoft Dynamics NAV at Direction Software Solutions, Mumbai, India. He regularly writes at Navision Can Be Fun.

Tuesday 2 September 2014

How To Use Dimension Combination in Navision?

What is Dimension Combination?
In order to avoid posting entries with contradictory or irrelevant dimensions, you can block or limit specific combinations of two dimensions. A blocked dimension combination means that you cannot post both dimensions on the same entry regardless of what the dimension values are.
A limited dimension combination lets you post both dimensions to the same entry, but only for certain combinations of dimension values.
Where to Use
In an organization, If one cost center (Dimension / Dimension Value) cannot go along with another cost center (Dimension / Dimension Value), you can use the concept of dimension combination of Navision there.
For example, if a company is manufacturing pickles in units in the state of Maharashtra. The Uteran unit of the company does not have the capacity and skill of producing Jack-fruit Pickle. So it is obvious that there will not be any Expenses, Purchase or Production possible on that unit.
Following are the Units and Product Group dimensions:
Units -
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Product Groups -
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In the above 2 dimensions, to avoid this combination, User can go to Dimension Combination to do the Setup.
Step 1
Go to the Dimension Combination:
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Step 2
Open Dimension Combination and filter it for Units & Product Group
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Step 3
Click on the button of Product group and Select the option Limited.
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If you select the option blocked, then user can not use Productgroup dimension with Units. If you select Limited then User can mention a combination of the dimension from both Productgroup and Units for blocking.
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Step 4
Right click on the button and select the drill down option
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Step 5
Select the unit ‘Uteran’.
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Scroll to the right for selecting Product Group ‘Jackfruit Pickle’
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Select the option ‘Blocked’
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Now Navision will not allow to post any transaction having combination of Unit = Uteran and Product Group = Jackfruit Pickle
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To test the above scenario, we will try to post the data in Item journal for the above combination
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While posting the data, Navision will throw a following error / alert
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If you select a different combination, Navision will post the data.

Written by:Mr. Abhijit Kadulkar - More than 16 years of experience in Information Technology across multiple technology solutions.Presently working as Delivery Manager- Microsoft Dynamics NAV at Direction Software Solutions, Mumbai, India