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  • Blog Post: Windows 8 and Yammer

    Software updates can be sometimes be easy and sometimes cause howling of frustration People have started to updated to windows 8, which seems a lot a faster than the previously version of windows but does take a little bit of time to get used to (there’s no start button!).  The first impressions...
  • Blog Post: Is CRM 2011 getting more popular with Dynamics NAV users?

    The company I work is called Metaphorix for specialise in Microsoft Dynamics NAV and also sell Microsoft Dynamics CRM and have experience in intergrating the two systems. Customers are often surprised when I explain the two systems are actually two separate systems, especially when they both have the...
  • Blog Post: Dynamic Connector – Excellent Dynamic Connector blog

    This is a quick blog post with two aims regarding the Dynamic Connector. The fist aim is to point you to an excellent resource for the connector.  The blog written by Konstantin is one of the best blogs on the Dynamic Connector (CRM/NAV connector as I still sometimes call it) http://www.nav-connector...
  • Blog Post: Dynamic Connector – Stop, Step back and start again logically

    I had a very frustrating last few hours, I was having a date format error with the connector. I was mapping Job to Contract and Job Planning Line to Contract Line. The Job to contract was working perfectly and the dates coming across without any problems, unless I had forgotten to a put a date in...
  • Blog Post: CRM/NAV Connector – How to map a custom table not included in the standard maps

    If you use the connector regularly you will eventually want to map a custom table which isn’t covered by the standard maps.  To do this in CRM side is easy, you run the configuration utility and add the new entity but to do this in NAV requires a bit more work. The connector works (as I understand...
  • Blog Post: CRM/NAV Connector – Video – New features of V2 of the Connector

    Here is an excellent video from msdyncomm which runs through the new features in V2 of the Connector for Microsoft Dynamics. This is an indepth video which is 23 minutes long and goes through some of the features in detail like the new filtering functionality (which is excellent by the way) Filed...
  • Blog Post: CRM/NAV Connector – Video – Connector for Microsoft Dynamics Installation

    A very useful video to help anyone who is trying to install the CRM/NAV connector The connector installation has to be done in a certain order and if you turn the maps on in an incorrect order then you could receive hundreds or thousands of errors when maps try to run without the prerequisites maps...
  • Blog Post: CRM/NAV Connector – Video – Connector for Microsoft Dynamics – Upgrading versions

    A very thorough video showing you how to upgrade the connector. Microsoft have done a really good job with this video and it made doing an upgrade a lot easier having watched someone do it. it’s interesting that you only need to run the upgrade and not have to change anything for the upgrade...
  • Blog Post: CRM/NAV Connector suddenly stopped working

    The CRM/NAV connector always likes to keep me on my toes and today it archieved the feet but suddenly stopping working. One minute it’s working and the next minute none of the maps are running. So what happened. Looking at the logs (a NAV/CRM connector users best friend) I noticed there were...
  • Blog Post: NAV/CRM Connector struggle – Customer No was not found

    The NAV/CRM connector is such a painful piece of software to use and configure, I usually shudder when I know I have some connector work to do. What makes it worse the connector is sold as an easy way to integrate NAV and CRM. I had a problem today which sums up why the connector is so annoying and...
  • Blog Post: NAV/CRM Dynamics Connector – Error – Object reference not set to an instance of an object

    I got this error today NAV/CRM Dynamics Connector – Object reference not set to an instance of an object this was very frustrating because I hadn’t changed anything, literately tried to turn on the connector to make some changes. I’m not sure what had happened but the connector...
  • Blog Post: CRM 2011 – NAV Connector Gotcha’s

    I had to use the CRM/NAV connector this week.  I have to admit I have a heavy heart when ever I have to use the CRM/NAV Connector, it is never easy and amazingly frustrating. The main problem I have with the connector is the complete lack of examples and documentation and when you start using it, it...
  • Blog Post: Metaphorix Gold ERP Status with Microsoft Dynamics NAV

    Metaphorix the company I work for and which you can read more about here  on their homepage or you can read their excellent blog here  and yes it’s me who keeps this up to date. After passing a few people at the company passing some sure step exams and already having the relevant NAV exams passed...
  • Blog Post: A Interesting blog on Microsoft Dynamics from Metaphorix

    I thought I would just let people know I have started to write blog entries for my company blog, which I have set up this week. The blog will be about CRM, NAV on the technical side and with articles about Metaphorix and the people who work for Metaphorix. It might be worth adding the blog to your...