Another busy week!

Not had much time for blogs this week but I thought I would post one up before the week end!
On the advertising front, now agreed terms for advertising book keeping services and Dynamics Nav services through 2 different periodicals over the next 6 months. We will then see whether we get any takers.
Never advertised Dynamics Nav services in this way before so this is a 'suck it and see' case!
Busy on 2 developments this week split between 2 clients. 1 has been written this week and we have just started development testing. The other was written a few weeks ago and finally loaded into the client's test database this week. As a result the development has been fully tested by the users and amendments made. I am hoping that the last amendment has been made and we can load the development into live next week.
For this client this will mean I can focus on a work around for the email issue on their test database.
We are planning to complete testing on the other client development by mid week next week ready for UAT.
Put in some more quotes this week but nothing signed off as yet. In fact more delays to sign off expected as a result of the cost cutting by the government. I am hoping not but......

Post holiday blog

Back from holidays now. Straight into work with a new development for a client for tracking new customers and their satisfaction with the service. Nice intellectual challenge!
Nothing much else happening but that is a relief. Still quite busy but waiting to see what happens with the government spending cuts this week. Keeping fingers crossed!

Last post pre holiday!

Looking forward to a break away in sunny (I hope!) Cornwall in our holiday bungalow! Not sure body boarding is on the cards but the weather forecast is reasonable.

Today was making some changes as part of fixed price support for 2 clients and quoting for developments for 2 clients. Keeping fingers crossed that both quotes are approved. For one I have confirmed a discount as it is over 10 days! It has been busy up until now but will be quiet next week. A good time to go on holiday but I would prefer to know I have signed off POs. Call me fussy!
Support issue for 1 client was an Nav process delay on changing a Prod BOM from new to certified. Caused by a blank Prod BOM Number which has valid item number lines. Of course you cannot delete a blank number  Prod BOM but deleting the lines and closing the BOM cleared up the error.
Always learning something new!

Well it has been a while......

For those that are following the blog, apologies for the delay since the last posting. Thankfully this is down the a large workload for the last few months. Just coming out of delivering a host of Dynamics Nav developments for a number of clients. Some are still work in progress but today is the first day that I have had a spare few hours for updating the blog.
On the Dynamics Nav front, I have learnt something new about htm templates and how you can get Nav to populate specific areas of the template even where there is html code. Very useful!! Also had a potential client contact for training in Nav pre purchase. Must update our web site for this as an option as I can see the logic. Why not get a day's specific training in Nav before you buy from an organisation like ours that does not sell the software. We only support it. And although it is always great to get new Nav clients, we can quite easlily provide non Nav related services to support any client that decides against Nav.
The last few months have involved on site attendance for a development go live, on site attedance for a Nav sql install and bespoke Nav super user training, training on Accs Sch in Nav and developments for email templates, telesales, email (for Navision V4), email support for Navision v3.7.
Phew! Busy period and long may in continue! More details for Dynamics Nav support (versions 2.x to 2009 Classic) available at www.dynamicsnavconsultant.co.uk.
Hopefully next blog will be next week.

Busy busy busy!

What a turnaround this week - loads of PO sign offs with deliver dates for Dynamics Nav developments in the next few weeks. And its holiday season! Just completed 2 day super user training for a client which is at least a start for them to be reasonable self sufficient for most Nav issues. Went well so any simple development requests by the client that can be achieved through amending an existing form or report object to creating a new one through the wizard can be done by the client. First line fixed price Dynamics Nav support for this client starts week after next.
Also learnt a little more for interaction templates for Dynamics Nav and available fields from tables. All can be changed (VERY carefully) through codeunit 5054. Client wanted a customer number on one of the templates and this was achieved via this codeunit.
A reasonable week for client contact - one to confirm approval for a quote from 3 months ago and an urgent request from another client for a change.
More and longer blogs next week. Very busy Dynamics Nav development week!

'Never stop learning'

An interesting day today. Had a phone call from a back links supplier on the www.dynamicsnavconsultant.co.uk web site and what they could do for a fee to improve referrals / clicks. Very interesting - we are doing most of the potential optimisations already but back links are more difficult. Our ranking has also slipped to 10th on the first page from 2nd. So we need to do something. Going back to the supplier by the end of this week. If it works, it should get us more hits!
And then we had an issue with Nav sql version. Sql 2008 all ok and database looks ok. But you cannot access the database in Nav - .stx error. It all started with trying to restore the latest client sql database back up into our server. No problem in sql management studio but could not access in Nav sql. So tried all sorts including trying to restore old back ups. Made an assumption that the issue was in sql and yet the error message was in Nav.
Now fixed. All down to where was the error message (Nav) and re-installing the Nav client. The re-install failed but it must have replaced a corrupt .stx file because now we have the latest database on our machine. A result and more importantly a lesson learnt - track the error message against the application it appears in first.
Busy day and a very busy week. 2 days out super user training on Dynamics Nav for a client and behind on some of the developments because of the failed restore issue above. But we will catch up!

POs confirmed!!

Started work today on Dynamics Nav developments (http://www.dynamicsnavconsultant.co.uk/devel) for a client. POs signed off last week which will keep us busy this week. Hope this is a sign of things to come. Also need to prepare for Dynamics Nav super user training (http://www.dynamicsnavreports.co.uk/training) that I am providing for a client. No code teaching just a general understanding of Dynamics Nav, how it works and how to create simple reports and forms using the Nav wizard. Training over 2 days next week.
HMRC phoned up today to confirm we have hit their radar re agency code for client self assessment and corporation tax return submissions on line. Thank goodness! 1 client wants returns in by the end of next week.