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Platform updates overview - 3.70.B - NAV2009 SP1 (UPDATED 3)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:24:00 GMT

As you can see, I updated the list dramatically thanks to the Platform-updates-page on partnersource (thanks wito :-) ), where Microsoft started to publish the same list as I am doing for quite a while now. I did this to have a complete the list for you...(read more)

NAV 2009 Reporting: Document Map

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:32:59 GMT

Here is a new blog entry about a feature that comes available thanks to the RDLC we can use in NAV 2009. Called "Document map". A document map is a navigation feature that you know form PDF. In some PDF's you can browse to the chapters in...(read more)

The 2010 VAT Update: NAV 2009 SP1 objects available

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:52:40 GMT

The objects for NAV 2009 SP1 of the VAT2010 update are available as from today. As you might have been waiting for this (we haven't .. created our own NAV 2009 objects...), finally they're here. Go and finnish your last updates! Here is the landing...(read more)

New Statement of Directions: Where is NAV '7' going to …

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Since the hassle I got with my previous post, I'm not sure anymore what I'm allowed to post, and what not... . Sometimes, I've got the feeling that it's not a "straight border" or how do you call it in English .. it's not...(read more)

The 2010 VAT Update: bug in the bugfix!

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:45:00 GMT

Warning! There is (probably) a bug in the bugfix! Only yesterday there was a new bugfix released on the VAT 2010 update, which I blogged about. Astena (our sister (or we like to call it our brother) company at Cronos) has noticed something unusual in...(read more)

The 2010 VAT Update Warning: Bug!

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:32:42 GMT

It keeps bugging us. We thought we were finished with the update of all our customes .. But nooo. There is a bug. There has been found a minor issue with "item ledger entries for EU services that are added to the Intrastat journal lines in Microsoft...(read more)

The BDC Connection Day: Software + Services Review

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:45:08 GMT

It's over, finished, done, happened, ... and I think we can say: it was a success . I had a few attendees that were saying that this was one of the most interesting evening events we ever organized. People were really happy they spared the time to...(read more)

BDC: Connection Day - Software + Services

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:43:00 GMT

It has been a while since I posted an update on the Belgian Dynamics Community (BDC). You know, "the thing" that we (a few others and me) started two years ago. "The thing" .. being a community that organizes events (some info evenings...(read more)

The 2010 VAT Update: License update required!

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:53:00 GMT

This week, there were many confusions about the VAT 2010 issue ... apparently people forgot to update the license of the customers. This license update is needed because of the fact new objects were created ... so a new range had to be supported. Quite...(read more)

Dynamics NAV 2009 AddIn Treemap Officially Available!

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:30:00 GMT

I don't know if you've ever seen a demo of the "Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 Treemap"-addin. No? Here is a screenshot: It's actually another view on the "Customer List". People who have ever seen the Performance Point "TreeMap"...(read more)

NAV 2009 Reporting: Paper Orientation

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:25:00 GMT

When you're planning to print reports from the new RDLC layout, things have been changed. One of the things is: how do I print this damn report in landscape?? With the new matrix-report possibilities, one might expect to have too many columns to print...(read more)

The 2010 VAT Package Whitepaper: Report objects available

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:26:00 GMT

Like Mark already mentioned in his blog : the first report-objects are available. This means some countries can finish the upgrade process for their customers. I'm posting this extra blog to mention to you that the table has been updated again …...(read more)

Merry X-mas and a Happy New Year

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:31:00 GMT

This is going to be my last post of the year .. going skiing in a few days . I would like to wish all you guys and girls a Merry Christmas and a very healthy and Happy New Year !...( read more )...(read more)

Platform updates overview - 3.70.B - NAV2009 SP1 (UPDATED 2)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:08:56 GMT

It has been a while since I updated my table. Not many updates since last time. Probably because of the fact people have been working on the Group 2 releases, and VAT 2010 update? Or … all bugs are fixed and everything works perfectly? :-) I want to mention...(read more)

Halleluja! Group 2 is releasing NAV 2009 SP1!

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:16:00 GMT

Remember this post ? I was so glad that I could finally announce that there was at least a release date in Belgium. Now, today, December 17th 2009 (yes, still 2009!), sooner then announced, (but ok, still hundreds of days after the official world wide...(read more)

The 2010 VAT Package Whitepaper: First objects available

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:15:00 GMT

It has finally happened: the first objects (from the datapart) of the VAT 2010 are released by Microsoft. This means for all partners: GET YOUR LAZY BUTT OUT OF YOUR SEAT, STOP MINESWEEPING … AND START UPGRADING YOUR CUSTOMERS. At least, that's...(read more)

Tip: Where am I?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:49:00 GMT

Here is a very simple tip. These days, In NAV 2009, you got the RoleTailored Client, the Classic Client, web service and the NAS Server. So, you got more "clients", "environments", … or how you kids call it these days …...(read more)

NAV 2009 Reporting: How do I place a check box on my report?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:54:40 GMT

Suppose you have a boolean in your table, and you want to visualize it in your report as a checkbox. This is not really straight forward … but that doesn't mean it has to be difficult. If you simply put the value of a boolean in a table, you get something...(read more)

The 2010 VAT Package Whitepaper: UPDATE

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:27:00 GMT

A while ago, I blogged about the upcoming changes regarding 2010 VAT changes … and where to find information ( here you can find my post). Well, I just wanted to let you know there is an update … . You can find the new version of the files...(read more)

Interactive Sorting on NAV 2009 Reports

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:34:00 GMT

In this blogpost I would like to explain what Interactive sorting is all about … and give you a few tips to go "beyond" .. uhm .. I would actually just like to explain how you can use this on grouped data as well. Claus Lundstrom brought...(read more)

Feature Enhancements Documents for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:54:05 GMT

Did you ever wonder what has been changed from one version to another? Questions like: OK, my customer is on 3.10 .. What will he get when he upgrades to 4.00 .. or what if he upgrades to NAV 2009. In the old days, you had to rely on mails, change docs...(read more)

NAV 2009 Reporting: Don't forget the Report Viewer when using Web Developer.

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:37:40 GMT

A few weeks ago, I attended a course about NAV 2009 Reporting: a course that was especially designed to explain what is possible in NAV 2009 reporting. It's an official course of Microsoft, written by the Belgian CPLS "Plataan" and guess...(read more)

Platform updates overview - 3.70.B - NAV2009 SP1 (UPDATED)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:27:00 GMT

It has been a while since I published a new version of this table. A number of new updates were published … which I added on my list (remember you can see the additions in italic ). Enjoy the list .. and the weekend! Version Update Build No. KB...(read more)

The 2010 VAT Package Whitepaper

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:33:00 GMT

I think about everyone knows about the big challenge in Europe … or at least in the European Union. Regarding NAV, I mean … Europe has got a lot of big challenges … but I won't (and wouldn't be able to) go into that . Regarding...(read more)

NAV 2009 SP1: Easy One-click Form Transformation

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMT

All of you that worked with the form transformation tool, have experienced that … you have to click your mouse A LOT. Not only click a lot, but also, think a lot. You have to: Think whether you changed the transformation input or not. If yes, export...(read more)