How To: Understand NAV Versions & Build Number
Ahmed Mohamed Rafik
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ReportIn this post i will try to illustrate how to know the Versions & the build numbers for all Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
First this is the history of Navision from 1984 till now, with the Version list for every name of the product.
| Year | Product Name | Version | Notes |
| 1984 | PC Plus | ||
| 1987 | Navigator 1 | ||
| 1988 | Navigator 2 | ||
| 1989 | Navigator 3 | ||
| 1990 | Navision | World Wide | |
| 1994 | Navision 3.50
US (Avista) |
||
| 1995 | Navision Financials 1.00
Navision Financials 1.10 |
1.00
1.10 |
Navision Based on Windows 95 |
| 1996 | Navision Financials 1.20 | 1.20 | |
| 1997 | Navision Financials 1.30 | 1.30 | |
| 1998 | Navision Financials 2.00 | 2.00 | |
| 1999 | Navision Financials 2.50
Navision Financials 2.50 Manufacturing |
2.50 | |
| 2000 | Navision Financials 2.60
Navision Financials 2.60 Man. Navision Financials 2.60 AD. Navision Financials 2.65 |
2.60
2.65 |
Merge with Damgard Company |
| 2001 | Navision Solution 3.00 | ||
| 2002 | Navision Attain 3.01
Navision Attain 3.10 Microsoft Business Solution Navision (Attain) 3.60 |
3.60 |
Microsoft Acquisition |
| 2003 | Microsoft Business Solution Navision (Attain) 3.70 | 3.70 | |
| 2004 | Microsoft Business Solution Navision (Attain) 4.00 | 4.00 | |
| 2007 | Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.00 | 5.00 | |
| 2008 | Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 | 6.00 | |
| 2012 | Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 / 2013 R2 | 7.00 | |
| 2014 | Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 | 8.00 | |
| 2015 | Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 | 9.00 | |
| 2016 | Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 | 10.00 | |
| 2017 | Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 | 11.00 | |
| 2018 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central | 12.00 | New Era |
After we know all Dynamics NAV Versions, you have to know that the every version can have more than Build Number, as Build Numbers are the Cumulative Updates for every Version.
Take an example: We have got this version number (11.0.23019.0)
So the first 2 digits explain the NAV Version as it should be NAV 2018, and the other part of the number 23019 is the Build No. or Cumulative Update.
If you refer to Microsoft Released Cumulative updates you will find the following table in their site that contain the Build Number for every CU.
| Title | Release date | Build no. |
| Cumulative Update 08 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 | August, 2018 | 23572 |
| Cumulative Update 07 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 | July, 2018 | 23019 |
| Cumulative Update 06 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 | June, 2018 | 22292 |
| Cumulative Update 05 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 | May, 2018 | 21836 |
| Cumulative Update 04 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 | April, 2018 | 21441 |
| Cumulative Update 03 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 | March, 2018 | 20783 |
| Cumulative Update 02 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 | February, 2018 | 20348 |
| Cumulative Update 01 for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 | January, 2018 | 19846 |
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