Introducing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018

July 2, 2018

Introducing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018

A proven solution for your business

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 connects key functions within your organization. Thus the solution helps you to increase productivity and to simplify your business process. Dynamics NAV 2018 runs in the Microsoft cloud or/and on your servers – the choice is yours.

The new features and functionalities of Dynamics NAV 2018, that have been added to the ERP solution since version NAV 2017, include, among others, an even more intensive Office 365 integration, an optimization of the Web Client and the visual appearance, as well as enhancements, especially in the financial accounting and inventory management.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 Feature Highlights:

General new features

With the new version, the user is fully supported during setup and configuration by various setup wizards accompanying the user step by step in defining the parameters for a certain module or area. In addition, all classic setup pages can now be called at one single place, categorized by area. Another new feature is the ability to change the role center directly in the Web Client without logging off and to create user task lists that can pint to certain ERP-specific tasks, support prioritization and repetition, and can be connected to defined pages or reports. Version 2018 also allows the user to generate a PDF preview of reports in all major browsers (previously only Internet Explorer).

New financial accounting features

In financial accounting, dimension filters can now be applied to all dimensions. These are available, among others, in the chart of accounts, general ledger, accounts payable and receivable. Certain Excel reports, such as balance sheets, profit & loss, cash flow statements or traw balance sheets, can now also be constantly updated via Excel. Moreover, lists (e.g. journals) can now be accessed in Excel and changes written back, taking business logic into account. Both require an Office 365 account. Dynamics NAV 2018 also offers an additional subledger for employees with individual “employee” ledger entries as well as an account type “employee” in the general journal (e.g. for settling travel expenses). .

New inventory features

Dynamics NAV 2018 surcharges based on gross weight and volume can now be assigned. Gross weight and volume are taken from the item card and units are converted based on this information. Another new addition is the opportunity to adjust vendors with OCR for an even more accurate recognition of invoices. Moreover, items can now be classified (category and further attributes) based on images (using a cloud-based Azure Machine Learning Algorithm).

Connect Workflows with Microsoft Flow

Internal workflows in Dynamics NAV 2018 can now be connected to Microsoft Flow. One use for this would be the approval process for quotes and orders. The approval can be done directly in Outlook, whereby the Dynamics NAV integration also allows the document to be displayed directly in Outlook (assuming Office 365).

Better extensibility and adaptability

Fields and their position can now be adjusted (i.e. fade in and out) in the Web Client. The respective adjustments are made across role centers and users and are stored as extensions. Visual Studio Code can also be used as an additional development environment for Dynamics NAV 2018.