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Blog Post:
History of Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Anonymous
This was a part of Chapter 1 in the first draft of my book Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 . It was cut to keep page count down and preserve the environment, but I figure that a few electrons pushed through the optical labyrinths of The Internet won’t hurt anyone, so here you get it, in its...
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23 Mar 2009
Blog Post:
Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
Anonymous
Where I have been for the past eight months… This blog started enthusiastically, I had as many as 14 posts per month. Taking into account that blogging was only a hobby, I blogged like crazy. Then I went silent. No, I wasn’t tired from blogging, I didn’t experience a writer’s block, quite the contrary...
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10 Dec 2008
Blog Post:
I don’t know
Anonymous
You are consulting for a customer, and they ask you: - “There is a problem with setup for this item, when I calculate the requisition plan, the system suggests purchasing it, while I have it on another location, and I’d like it to suggest transferring it from that location, instead of purchasing it...
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9 Dec 2008
Blog Post:
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Is Here
Anonymous
The long awaited Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 has been released for download earlier this week, and has just been publicly announced at Convergence 2008 Copenhagen. If you have PartnerSource access, you can download Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 here . This one is the most important release of Microsoft...
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19 Nov 2008
Blog Post:
Default database approach
Anonymous
Last Friday, while enjoying a not-at-all healthy Salisbury steak with cheese, I had an interesting discussion with a partner: should NAV consultancies create default databases? A default database (in this context) is a packaged solution built upon standard Microsoft Dynamics NAV, where a consultancy...
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11 Nov 2008
Blog Post:
What’s New In Sure Step: Functional Requirements Document
Anonymous
One of many improvements the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step methodology has brought along is the revised purpose of the Functional Requirements Document (FRD) . This document has long served as cornerstone of every Analysis process of every implementation project: it was the main deliverable...
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29 Oct 2008
Blog Post:
Featuritis Cure
Anonymous
Don’t you just love when users come up with new feature ideas at a microprocessor clock rate. Even before you finish developing one, five new requests pop up. This is a disease, and it’s called featuritis ! Featuritis doesn’t mean the features are just sporadically requested and developed...
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24 Oct 2008
Blog Post:
Read My Lips: Why?
Anonymous
Recently, a reader, commenting on my last post about Sure Step , pointed me to an article by Karl E. Wiegers “Read My Lips: No New Models!” I initially responded to the comment, but I figure the comments aren’t read as often as posts, so I decided to blog it. It’s doubly funny...
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23 Sep 2008
Blog Post:
Diagnostic Phase – a signpost for implementation
Anonymous
Each phase of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step methodology is equally important in an implementation project. You could argue that analysis is the most important, or that design is the most important, or that operation is less important. I’ll paraphrase Scott Adams here and ask: how one phase can be...
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19 Sep 2008
Blog Post:
A new job board at MSDynamicsWorld.com
Anonymous
Have you considered a career in Microsoft Dynamics? Yes, I know, many of you have are most likely already happily employed by a Microsoft partner company specializing in Microsoft Dynamics solutions. Good. On the other hand, there is probably plenty of you out there considering starting a career, but...
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16 Sep 2008
Blog Post:
A case for Sure Step: how Sure Step brings project success
Anonymous
Methodology is a tough topic. There are good methodologies, there are bad methodologies, there are good methodologies gone bad. Methodology is not a silver bullet, it won’t just make any problems disappear, and is hardly ever the single source of success or failure. But a methodology can be a major...
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11 Sep 2008
Blog Post:
NeverENDing story
Anonymous
Hint: this is a post for developers, and mostly junior developers, those who are still learning how to code properly. I know, I promised not to blog about stuff like this, but I simply couldn’t help this time. A friend of mine has asked me for help. “There is this C/AL function I had...
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10 Sep 2008
Blog Post:
Automated Version Management 2.0 - An Update
Anonymous
[Updated] I had to update this post a little bit, see below for the details, but the killer feature had to go [/Updated] Remeber that tool “ Automated Version Management ” that I published here and on Mibuso five months ago? It has just got an update: version 2.0. First, a disclaimer...
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27 Aug 2008
Blog Post:
Warehouse Management quickie
Anonymous
I’ve just got a call for help from a partner, about their customer who has decided to move from basic inventory management to full-scale warehouse management system. The question was how to post the opening balances for existing inventory quantities in flat locations to warehouse-managed ones....
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27 Aug 2008
Blog Post:
“Our old software” syndrome
Anonymous
A few days back, while prototyping a new solution for a customer, one of the key users said: “But in our old software it didn’t work like that.” I was about to try to explain why the change, but then the user’s boss said: - We aren’t implementing a new solution so that...
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1 Aug 2008
Blog Post:
Serial Numbers Conundrum
Anonymous
A blog reader has asked me for help about an allegedly strange behavior of items with serial number tracking. They had a customer who had serial number tracking switched on for an item with FIFO costing method. Whenever they posted a sales transaction, they chose the serial number manually. Then they...
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24 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
Cool undocumented feature
Anonymous
I hate it when I don’t have time to blog. I’d like if I could tell you what I’ve been doing, but let’s leave it at this: I am enjoying my vacation, away from my office, my job, my projects, my customers, my partners, and obviously – my blog. You should take a vacation, too – great...
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21 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step 2.0
Anonymous
Update 2008-09-11: This post is receiving tremendous traffic, but is not the most relevant I have on Sure Step, therefore I’ll add the relevant links to other posts about Sure Step righ at the bottom, or you can go directly to Sure Step category by clicking here . A new version of Microsoft Dynamics...
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9 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
Estimated time left
Anonymous
I promised to myself not to post technical stuff on this blog. But as Seth Godin said not that long ago, never’s not such a long time . And also, why shouldn’t I share a piece of useful advice if I have it. So here it goes. Have you ever started a lengthy NAV batch job, and then wondered...
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18 Jun 2008
Blog Post:
Mystery laptop: the conclusion
Anonymous
I never really expected that my post about my laptop outperforming an 8-headed dragon of a server would draw that much attention: record number of first-day reads of any blog post on my blog ever (134), and record number of comments (11 comments, by 5 people, me included). Not a big deal, but I believe...
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13 Jun 2008
Blog Post:
Mystery laptop: an update
Anonymous
Never trust the customer We were sure that the server had last service packs applied, that’s the first that we asked of the customer IT, and got a definite answer that “But, of course!”. So we didn’t really think this might be an issue. Then we noticed that SQL Server build number...
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12 Jun 2008
Blog Post:
Mystery laptop
Anonymous
I had no clue how good my laptop was. Seriously. Today it kicked ass of an 8-processor server. Tomorrow we have a go-live of a Microsoft Dynamics NAV deployment, with manufacturing customized to support configure-to-order functionality. Refreshing manufacturing orders now calculates dynamic BOMs and...
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11 Jun 2008
Blog Post:
Standard enemy
Anonymous
The biggest jeopardies often lurk where we least expect them. When implementing an ERP system such as Microsoft Dynamics NAV, what should be one of our best allies, turns out to be our mortal enemy. It has a simple name: The Standard. Standard processes, standard functionality, standard documents, standard...
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14 May 2008