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Hi Guys, One of our customers want to upgrade from DYNAMICS C5 (NAVISION C5) to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016. I have upgraded Nav 4.0 to NAV 2016. So upgrade from DYNAMICS C5 to Dynamics is Same as we do normal NAV upgrade projects? or we we need to go for rapid implementation to get customer data in stander ed NAV 2016? I…

After migration to dynamics.com the change log setup is empty. All old setup data is lost in the migration process. I want to create a decent setup and copy it to all other companies (>10) , but fail do do so by rapid start or other copy ideas I tried. Any ideas?

What is the recommended way to do a full upgrade of a live system (On-Premise) from BC 22 to the latest release available now? May I know whether there is a step by step guide somewhere? I searched and came across only the Technical upgrade guidelines. My understanding is that this is different from a full upgrade ??

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on premises Business Central is a business management solution for small and mid-sized organizations that automates and streamlines business processes and helps you manage your business. Highly adaptable and rich with features, Business Central enables companies to manage their…

What are the key benefits of using Dynamics 365 manufacturing cloud ERP for smart factory transformation? How can manufacturers integrate IoT and machine data with Dynamics 365 manufacturing cloud ERP?

Having troubles upgrading Dynamics 365 Business Central code to events? In our latest blog post, we review this process and explain step by step how to make MSDyn365BC upgrade easier! Find out more here.

Good Day everybody, I am actually using NAV 2009 R2 version at my company and I am planning to move to the latest version of Dynamics 365 Business Central. I would therefore like to understand how Microsoft converts my existing NAV 2009 BRL License when I upgrade same to Dynamics 365 Business Central. I currently have the…

I'm executing a function that calls an XMLPort and then on Success it archives the file. Out of 800 files tested 6 archived the file without importing it. I'm not sure why it archived even though I only archive when Success of the XMLPort is TRUE. I'm thinking of using GETLASTERRORTEXT to see if that traps an error…

Hi all, in the last days i stumbled upon a strange behaviour of our Navision2018 System. And i think(?) this behaviour is knew. I did not recognize that in the past. Situation: We use Nav2018. We have to Import data from a text file. One field is a date field and the value is "1102025". (The data was send by a customer.)…

Hi everyone, We’re currently running Dynamics AX 2012 and planning a move to Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations. I’d appreciate some practical insights from those who’ve already gone through this journey. Did you go with reimplementation or code upgrade? What influenced your decision? How did you handle existing…

Hi everyone, We are currently running Dynamics AX 2012 and starting to evaluate an upgrade to Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations. I’d like to understand from those who have already gone through the upgrade: Did you choose full reimplementation or code upgrade? 2. How did you handle customizations and ISV solutions? 3. Any…

I'm using recref to copy data between companies not copying the key because I want that to be perform by the insert in the destination company but it looks like the insert it's working in the current company

Hi Guys I have created a second list part on the Service order screen to show service item worksheet table rows, second list is filtered by the service item lines . same hierarchy such as sales lines and item tracking lines. all works when viewing records however I cannot insert a new record to the second list part (items…

We have installed NAV 5.0 SPI on a new server, and on that server it does not save the last open Company like it did on the old server. See picture. The SQL server is the same, and ZUP files seems to be saved correctly. Is there a setting some where that enables this ?

Hello, One of our customers can no longer excecute the report 795 Adjust Cost - Item Entries for a specific item. This error message appears. At first glance, it is not obvious that inventory regulation is stuck in an endless loop. When debugging, you notice that the functions ForwardCostToOutbndEntries and…

Hi everyone, I’m working on a hobby project to study and recreate the UX of the old Navision 3.56 client as a modern Rust-based terminal application. I’ve already got the engine running in DOSBox-X, but I’m missing the original demo license and demo database, for example Cronus, database.fin, or cronus.fin. If anyone has…

Hi All We can get fields from another extension by using something like below without delcaring dependency in app.json file. Are there pros and cons with just using recordref vs dependecy. Eitherway if the field is not there second ext wil fail local procedure TryGetFieldValue(RecRef: RecordRef; FieldNo: Integer; var…

Hi, One of my clients' Tenant Media table sizes is growing quickly. The data in this table can be viewed or exported, but records with the MIME Type "application/octet-stream" cannot be read. This kind of record typically takes up a lot of room. I assume that this record is created in the Tenant Media table when an Excel…

I have an MDF file that seems to be corrupted. I can’t open it in SQL Server, and I don’t want to lose my data. Is there an easy way or a tool to repair the MDF file and recover all the data safely? Any suggestions or steps will be really helpful.

So here is the problem I'm having (BC cloud, version 27.3): I have a project planning line with a single resource on it, and that resource is only available for 40 hours a week. If I enter a task that requires 160+ hours, the system doesn't seem smart enough to change the dates accordingly. This is confusing to me for…

Hi, When I create a SqlServer Database in Navision, It creates an mdf, ndf and ldf file. Ok, ldf is the Log file an I see that all my tables are in ndf file. What is the purpose of mdf file?? What does mdf file contain?? Thanks Asier

Hi, I have executed the following SQL query on a NAV Database for two different companies and I surprise to see the column sequence. It differs from one another. SELECT * FROM CompanyName$TableName; What is the reason behind it? How do I fix that ? Thanks, navuser1

Experts, I have a SQL Server 2005 database file (a .mdf file) that I am trying to open in SQL Server Management Studio so I can add a field to a table, but I am unable to open the file. I can't say that I really understand how SQL Server handles these databases. I especially don't understand the "attaching" and "detaching"…

HI there i am looking for a project plan to use for a fresh D365 implementation project plan please or any documents welcome

We have a Microsoft Dynamics 365 on-premise with 7 server licenses, 5 full user licenses and 1 team license. Considering the usage of the system will not be that much, we were considering deploying on the following 1 AOS 1 Orchestrator 1 MSSQL Server 1 Reporting server Is the above possible as opposed to the…

What are the differences between the Essentials and Premium versions of Dynamics 365 Business Central, and how do you choose the right one? How customizable is Dynamics 365 Business Central for industry-specific needs such as manufacturing, retail, or professional services?

Hi All When developing reports in AL you automaticlaly create and rdl fiel thats in xml but later in front end report editor we chnage the look and feel of the layout. Is there a way to convert the rdlc fiel back to xml and embed it in extension so when deploying theres no 2 steps, deplo extensions , import RDLC to the…

I am attempting to upgrade an on-premise instance of Business Central 16.5 to 25.15. However, when attempting to synchronize System Application, the following error occurs: Table 4152 Temp Media :: The table 'Temp Media' cannot be located. Removing tables is not allowed unless they are temporary or are being moved by…

I noticed that when copying project tasks to a new project in Business Central 25.2, the copied planning lines won't reset their fields related to their warehouse pick ("Qty. Picked", "Completely Picked" etc). I thought this was a bug, but even 25.12 has this behavior. This occurs in the codeunit Copy Job, specifically the…

Hi All We want to block warehouse shipment posting if all pick list lines are not picked. What's best event to subscribe. Found this [EventSubscriber(ObjectType::Codeunit, Codeunit::"Whse.-Post Shipment", OnBeforeCheckWhseShptLines, '', false, false)] local procedure ValidatePicksCheckedBeforePost( var…