Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a complete ERP solution with a difference


Simple. Smart. Innovative.

Since 1984, Microsoft Dynamics NAV has established itself as a choice for mid-sized organizations looking for a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that is fast to implement, easy to configure, and simple to use. Today, simplicity continues to beat at the heart of Microsoft Dynamics NAV. And its state-of-the-art functionality covers everything you need to run and grow a successful business. More than one million users have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV to simplify and streamline their highly specialized business processes—and today it is available in more than 42 country versions.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV provides companies and their people with industry specific functionality that’s relevant to the local needs of their regions of operation, even for the most highly specialized industries and organizations. Microsoft Dynamics NAV is easy to use and offers rapid adaptability and simplified customization enabling companies to easily add functionality, custom applications and online business capabilities. With Microsoft Dynamics NAV, employees can become more effective and the company more competitive.


One complete ERP solution

Microsoft Dynamics NAV collects your business’s functions into one integrated system. With close visual and functional ties to Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Office, it’s easy to learn, simple to use, and quick to implement. With integrated financial, manufacturing, supply chain management, sales and marketing, project management, human resources, and services management information from across your organization stored in a centralized database, your people can work quickly and effectively—helping to drive your business forward.

Greater simplicity for greater productivity

In everyday life, it can be difficult to simplify and organize tasks, remove clutter, and put information where you can get to it easily and quickly. That’s exactly what the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RoleTailored User Experience does to your office workstation. It hides 90 percent of the features you don’t need to see. And it promotes the actions and information that you do need, leaving you with an uncluttered window and an overview of upcoming tasks—helping you prioritize your tasks, and keeping your work productive, stimulating, and fun.
RoleTailored home pages—called Role Centers—make it easy for people to view their work priorities and access the information and tasks they need for their specific job, not just anyone’s job. The result? An innovative solution that frees employees and business leaders to direct their talents and skills towards business success. Role Centers in Microsoft Dynamics NAV help people in job roles ranging from the president, to accounting manager, to sales manager, and to warehouse worker gain access to the full scope of the tasks, information, and reports they need in a single view.
Deep integration across Microsoft Dynamics NAV with familiar programs such as Microsoft Office Excel and Windows SharePoint Services makes it easy to communicate and collaborate effectively and share information—without having to juggle applications.


Making smart decisions

Microsoft Dynamics NAV enables every individual in your company to turn hunches into genuine insight, and insight into decisions. With access to real-time data and a wide range of analytical and reporting tools—including graphical displays, online analytical processing (OLAP) cubes, and Web-based delivery options—people can make informed, confident decisions that help drive business success.

Fast to implement, easy to configure, and simple to use

Meet changing business needs without disrupting your operations or your IT budget—and make the most of your current IT investments. Microsoft Dynamics NAV provides the flexibility to set up your system for today's business requirements, as well as a reliable platform for change and growth. Security features enable you to configure the system to control who can access what; built-in tools and the open architecture enable Microsoft partners to adapt the foundation to meet your specific needs—now and in the future. And the object-oriented development environment and compact source code simplifies system maintenance and connecting to other systems.



Thursday, June 24, 2010

History Of Navision

Navision was originally founded in 1983 by Jesper Balser, Peter Bang and Torben Wind in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2002 it was acquired by Microsoft, and in 2007 it was renamed Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Microsoft Navision now sits within the Microsoft Dynamics suite of Microsoft ERP and CRM business management systems and is most often called Microsoft Dynamics NAV.


Microsoft Navision was developed around 3 objectives to:
Increase productivity of your people, processes, and technology investments
Enable you to create profitable relationships with your customers and business partners
Help you gain business insight and advance your strategy
The change in name to Microsoft Dynamics NAV reflects the direction Microsoft is taking with business technology: an approach that centres on how people work and on process-centric design. Microsoft chose "Dynamics" because customers indicated that they found the name meaningful as they pursue their objectives under constantly-shifting market, technology, and business conditions.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Welcome to Microsoft Dynamics Nav - Navision

Microsoft Dynamics Nav – Navision

Microsoft Navision includes financial management, banking, sales, purchasing, human resources, inventory, and reporting tools. It's for between one and ten program users, but you can always upgrade to the extended Microsoft Navision product, which can accommodate as many users as you need.

Business Analytics in Microsoft Dynamics NAV helps you transform company data from almost any source into intelligent dashboards, revealing analysis and insightful reports—all in fewer clicks. Take advantage of predefined online analytical processing(OLAP) cubes or define your own, then create graphical displays and reports featuring the information each user needs. With the ability to deliver deep business intelligence throughout the organization in a form that is easy to view and understand, you can empower employees to make collaborative, strategic decisions. Because Business Analytics in Microsoft Dynamics NAV is simple to use, everyone in the organization gets the perspective they need tokeep performance on track. With easy access to real-time data and powerful reporting tools, you can gain a quick, accurate view of your business.


Features

1.Flexible analytics

* Generate simple, effective analytical views of critical business information at any time with easy-to-use tools;

the solution stores your analysis preferences and automatically opens analysis using your preferred objects.

* Choose a starting point for dynamic dates and a notification agent, which notifies you when figures in your analysis, reports, or dashboards deviate.

* Define and easily modify OLAP cubes to meet data needs specific to your business, or create new cubes based on these needs.


2.RoleTailored access

* Use intelligent dashboards to deliver the reports, graphs, and key performance indicators (KPIs) you need to make fast, informed decisions.

* Personalize your Role Center according to current business needs and designate the way you want information to appear.


3.Transform data from any source

* Include structured data from Microsoft Dynamics NAV and unstructured data from other sources in analysis cubes to see the information you need to make informed decisions.

4.Cross-tab functionality

* Simplify reporting with the ability to perform real cross-tabs and create several cross-tabs across one report.

* Improve report readability by adapting cross-tabs to meet your needs, including adjusting columns or sorting data.

* Define multiple cross-tabs to create more effective financial reports, and organize and for information to match your needs.



5.Scheduling

* Define reports and other analysis objects, and schedule them to be created on a consistent basis, without requiring intervention.

* Use batch scheduling to define a set of reports and objects to be simultaneously recreated and then delivered automatically via e-mail to users, providing a predictable, consistent source to the information they need.



6.Notifications

* Set up e-mail notifications to alert specific individuals when crucial numbers change, for example if profits drop under a certain percentage.



7.Web access

* Access business information views and objects via Web browser, from any location, to stay on top of key business drivers.



8.SQL Server Analysis Services

* Pull data from Microsoft Dynamics NAV and other sources into tables and create multidimensional cubes that can be processed in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services.



Benefits



* Gain accurate and timely insight into your business. Swiftly set up targeted analysis of your business information into OLAP cubes and review graphical displays and reports.


* Sharpen your competitive edge by improving decision-making. Empower employees at multiple levels in your company to spot trends, identify weak areas, and make confident decisions that help drive the success of your business.



* Improve productivity with RoleTailored information. View intelligent dashboards, generate e-mail notifications when

conditions change, and schedule the creation and delivery of reports, graphs, and Microsoft® Office Excel® files.



* Work smoothly with Microsoft Office programs. Tight integration with familiar programs such as Excel makes it easy

to access, analyze, and share information—without having to juggle applications.



* Help accelerate business insight with SQL Server technologies. Meet demanding requirements for data

management and analysis and quickly build customized reports with Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 and

SQL Server Reporting Services.