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NavXtender

NavXtender is a stand-alone application (does not require modification to NAV code) that enhances the functionality and security of the NAV classic client.
NavXtender enables enhanced concurrent session management, logging users out after a predetermined idle period. The idle period is based on user input, not database activity.

NavXtender allows you to:

  • Automatically log users out of Navision after a specified idle period, providing them with ability to simply click “OK” to log back in. This can significantly reduce the concurrent user count on the server.
  • Display company-specific messages on the top of the Navision screen based on user and company to help prevent posting to the wrong company.
  • Hide or disable standard Navision menus (button menus and main menus) by user and/or company (e.g., hide a “Post” menu for certain users on certain forms, or hide “Working Date” menu for everyone except accounting).
  • Disable Navision hotkeys, such as F3 or F4, for certain forms/tables (by user or group)
  • Add new main menu items that run VBScript code to automate Navision and perform a wide array of other tasks (e.g., Export to Excel or Paste from Excel).

NavXtender does this without modifying or adding any Navision code – it is a completely external application.

NavXtender also provides a number of benefits for C/AL programmers:

  • The ability to add macros to the main menu to perform common development tasks (e.g., comment/uncomment code, insert code snippets, etc.)
  • The ability to programmatically hide or disable form menu items.
  • Access to Navision window handles from C/AL for use with OCXs or automation objects requiring a window handle.
  • Access to a number of helper functions from C/AL.

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New User Creation Wizard

Ensure system integrity by properly creating new users and assigning the appropriate permissions and settings. Creating new users in NAV can be a complicated process, especially for IT departments or controllers with limited NAV user management experience. The new User Wizard easily creates and configures new users based on user templates or existing NAV users, without guesswork or missed configuration settings.

The wizard steps administrators through the key steps of user creation:

  • User ID selection
  • Assignment of user roles based on an existing user or template
  • User menu assignment based on an existing user or template
  • The functional permission assignment (if installed)
  • Altus Fax/E-mail setup (if installed)
  • Document approval limits and approvers
  • General user setup, including posting dates, responsibility centers, etc.

With these few simple clicks in the wizard, the new user is properly set up and ready to go.

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NAV Customer Portal

Improve customer interaction and loyalty by providing a self-serve portal that lets customers check order statuses, price lists, purchase history, and warranty status. The portal can be used to create targeted marketing campaigns. The NAV Customer Portal is a configurable framework for securely publishing NAV data.

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Dimension Management

Dimensions are one of the unique strengths with Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Now with Dimension Management you have additional tools to make your life easier and your system even more powerful.

The first function is the ability to add / change dimensions on either posted transaction or posted documents. Users may post and either forget a dimension or assign the wrong dimension.

Now you can update the transaction with the new / updated dimension without going through the long, tedious process of reversing out the transaction or document, and making a correcting transaction.

The second function is the ability to add a dimension to a Customer, Item or Vendor, then update the historical ledger entries, so you can then run analysis and reports on the new dimension for that entity.

For example, if you would like to see your sales by Sales Channel, you could update your customers with their corresponding Sales Channel Dimension. Then, run the process to update their sales data with the new transaction, and analyze your sales by the new Sales Channel.

By utilizing Dimension Management, you can extend the analysis and reporting by updating dimensions, and save time and effort by updating old transaction with correct dimensions.

Benefits:

  • Add or Change Dimensions Quickly and Easily Without Having to Reverse Out and Recreate Documents and Transactions
  • Have the Freedom and Flexibility to Create and Assign New Dimensions to Customers, Items and Vendors and Report on Their Historical Data

Dimension Management