2 weeks ending 21/8/15

I know - publishing a post ahead of the week end. Thought it may make up for the late blog update for last week.
Work completed this week and last listed below. Another busy week for our Dynamics Nav services.
Data migration for a new company on a current database [v5 UK] completed for open items and various related items. So data migration now complete and only remaining work is setting up old database on a new server.
Development completed to change a current Item / Sales report to add Sales Quantity that shows quantity using sales and base unit of measure and add in ship to location filter.
Development completed for remittance advice auto allocation using csv files. Minor change to data in csv file and updated description on receipt journal created.
Confirmed best approach re another development change re data coming in from legacy system to Dynamics Nav. Change proposed caused issues re VAT so proposed fix and now working.
Bug fixed accounts schedule preview issue with column headings disappearing randomly. [v5 DE].
Attended client site to discuss and assist on reporting from Nav [v2015] using accounts schedules and help is loading budgets. Also confirmed with client their approach re training to take place in October and need for our services.
Attended client site this week to provide on site training and problem solve user issues. [Nav 2013]. Also attended meeting to discuss service management module potential implementation if data and processes fit. We will review this later this week and report back. Sent client some web links to useful You Tube Dynamics Nav tutorials (not ours) for standard Dynamics Nav service management and other modules. Will then provide on site demos if and when required.
Resolved various first line support issues including routing changes not working in manufacturing.
Gained 2 new clients in the week following an on site visit to one and phone conversation with another. Both new clients starting with a day's training on site which will consists of a question and answer sessions for queries and confirmation of best approach to completing tasks in Nav. Both training days booked for September with one of the clients to confirm pencilled in dates.
Only 1 and a half weeks left on our reduction for our daily rates in July / August!
Anyway off on holiday next week. So that's all for now and the next 2 weeks folks!

Week ending 7/8/15

A bit late for last week but very busy on the Dynamics Nav / Navision services so all good.
Work completed last week included:
New company creation, configuration, master file data migration and this week will be open transaction data migration. Completed all yesterday. [Nav v5 UK].
Report development showing SO demand for items by week. [App v2009, database v4].
Amended current dataport for new field from legacy system data feeds into Dynamics Nav. [v2009 Classic].
Dataport development completed to allow item number renames and include changes in items comments (notepad) functionality. Simple 2 field dataport with globals and some code to force normal Nav rename functionality. Included performance testing to assess maximum number to be updated at any one time. [v2009].
Number of changes to accounts schedule as required. [v5 DE].
Plans for this week include completing new company open transaction data migration, on site visit to potential new Nav client in the South and an on site visit to existing client re Jet tutorial. Off on a week's holiday week commencing 22nd.
That's all for this week folks.

2 weeks ending 31/7/15

Ok so I was away on my holidays last week and hence no blog update but still a nice busy week on Dynamics Nav / Navision with a very busy catch up week this week as a result. All good!
Quotes sent for on site training in Scotland for end users to use Jet reports add on in excel. 2 days consisting 1 day super user training (so the end user knows where the data is) and 1 day designing a new Jet report [v2009]. Quote also sent for renaming item numbers in bulk [v2009]. None yet approved.
First line support queries resolved including amendment to free stock calculation (make same change as per item card) [Nav app v2019, database v4], issue with bank rec process not pulling in some dates (not yet resolved but suggested approach to fix) [v2009], suggested process to eliminate error on purchase invoice posting re Gen Prod Posting Group [v2009 Classic] and suggested various ways of getting item master data from Dynamics Nav using already developed reports for a client [v2009].
Suggested approach to date compression re item ledger entries following discussion with contacts and colleagues [v2013]. Confirmed availability of Nav 2015 manuals to client and links to various You Tube videos that show some aspects of standard Dynamics Nav functionality.
Developments completed in the last 2 weeks included final auto emailing (and create email) functionality added to Nav 2013 for sales documents (sales invoice and statements) and now with client for testing.
Also made changes as requested from client re an accounts schedule required [v5]. 
Approval last week to creating a new company on an existing database [v5] for client. Work to include initial configuration, master file data migration and transaction file data migration. All to be done this week and next. We managed to get a live database back up and restored to a local database here so we can get on with all the work.

So all in all a good response to the current price promotion.
That's all for this week.