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How to get started NAV 2013

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Hi 

15 years ago I bought a Concorde C5, it turned into a Navision C5 and later into a MS Dynamics C5.

At some point MS assigned me to a dealer or partner or what ever they call it. 

Then last year both MS and this dealer told me by mail that C5 was dying within a few years and they offered me free upgrade from C5 2012 to NAV 2013. 

Well free was not exactly correct, so I ended up with a kind of empty NAV 2013 ready to begin from scratch. This is so stupid, but I have now tried for 6 month to figure out how to make simple things like an invoice, but I get stuck again and again and again. And I even don't try do do any complex scenarios.

I have a couple of demo companies in the system called Cronus Danmark... but they seems to be quit complex configured for for all kind of advanced scenarios like import and export, within EU or outside EU.

And even the simplest things seems complex. For example there is a trillion No. Series. One of them is called s-fak for Sales invoices and another s-fak+ for posted invoices. 

Aha - but why is that? When I create an invoice it now gets a number from the first number series, and when I press save I expect it to be posted, but the other number series indicates that I first have to post the invoice somehow, and then it will get a new number from the second number series?

The above story just to tell you my current low level, so now to my question.

Is there anywhere a guide how to make basic settings from scratch for a simple company. (No import, no export, no intercompany, just one vat code, no discounts of any kind, no stock, just one collective gl account for vendors and one collective gl account for customers, maybe a couple or 3 gl operating revenue accounts, maybe a couple or 3 gl operating expenses accounts, simple, simple, simple, sales invoices should post directly to the operating revenue accounts depending on customer master settings, purchase invoices should post directly to the operating expenses accounts depending on vendor master settings )

Is this simplicity at all possible in NAV or should I switch to e-conomics or SAP?

 

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    Mohana Yadav Profile Picture
    61,218 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi, There are some nice Youtube videos on this topic

    Please have a look

    www.youtube.com/results

  • nplima Profile Picture
    540 on at

    Hi

    This is an interesting story.

    "This is so stupid, but I have now tried for 6 month to figure out how to make simple things like an invoice, but I get stuck again and again and again."

    I think that the resources you need are for implementing Dynamics NAV. Typically, companies do not do this by themselves, they hire a NAV Partner to guide them and deliver a tailored project.

    NAV is not like Word where an absolute beginner can just type things away and then try to format them to look like a professionally written document - in the end the Word document will be a kludge but once printed it's not always obvious :)

    ERP systems are not like that. Structure and know-how is needed for setting  up and using NAV. There are books about this and Microsoft resources in the Dynamics Academy that you can use before parting with cash. However, the long term and safe solution is to find a partner to do the job for you and provide professional support.

    At my company, Cambridge Online, we have basic finance as a templated implementation. PM me if you'd like to get in touch.

    Nuno Lima

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    Thanks Mohana

    Actually I asked the dealer if C5 2014 seminars/classes was relevant, and the answer was "no".

    The youtube videos you link to prove that this was wrong answer. These C5 2014 videos was immediately helpful.

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