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Sure Step – reduce risks in sales and delivery

Microsoft Dynamics UK Blog — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:07:25 GMT

We’d like to announce the opportunity to meet the Sure Step product manager and look at how Sure Step helps you manage the challenges of closing sales and deploying solutions with your customers. The training planned for Monday 19 th April from 9.30 through to 1pm in Thames Valley Park, Reading, is applicable to all partners, with the objective of providing participants with an understanding of why and how Sure Step can help deliver better engagements. To get a more detailed agenda or to register...(read more)

NAV Upgrade Course – 13th –14th May, 2010

Microsoft Dynamics NAV UK Blog — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:09:26 GMT

Dear partner We are delighted to announce the availability of this course. This 2 day instructor-led course, Data Upgrade and Code Upgrade from 3.70 to NAV 2009 SP1 is targeted at software developers and administrators. To register please click: HERE We also hope to get a further date in the diary and as soon as I have this I will let you know, but given the positive noises I heard at the Panel meeting, I am guessing that you will need to book early on this to avoid disappointment. Steve...(read more)

Positioning xRM And SharePoint

Microsoft Dynamics CRM UK Blog — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:29:00 GMT

Something About You… For many years, there has been some confusion around where Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft SharePoint should be positioned. Since we started talking about xRM (or extended CRM), this confusion has increased. Well, this morning...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

CRM As A Solution Development Framework Whitepaper

Microsoft Dynamics CRM UK Blog — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:56:00 GMT

Running In The Family… There are several good whitepapers available focusing on Microsoft Dynamics CRM as a solution development framework (xRM), but none of them quite met the requirement I had for a document that I could give to enterprise architects...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

New Cloud Computing Page on Microsoft.com

Microsoft Dynamics UK Blog — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:39:28 GMT

A new page has been set up bringing together the details around the Microsoft Cloud Computing strategy – definitely one for a visit…more to follow View the details here Posted By Fee Nolan Read More......(read more)

Are you making the most of the Role Related content for Dynamics?

Microsoft Dynamics UK Blog — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:33:20 GMT

Hello All, this has been on my mind some time, even to the point of keeping me awake at night (and not too much keeps me awake at night). Please don’t forget everything around the research that has been done with regards the Dynamics Customer Model – many of our competitors have started to talk in relation to roles, however none have gone through the exercise of the deep level of R&D (with an emphasis on the “R”) that we’ve done, and that can’t be underestimated when talking to customers and...(read more)

ERP Implementation Strategies - Houston Neal

Dynamics GP - Learn & Discuss — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:16:00 GMT

Those who are currently doing or planning implementation(s), a must read article by Houston Neal of Manufacturing Software Advise . Houston walks us thru' 3 kinds of ERP Implementation: 1. Big Bang 2. Phase Out 3. Parallel Adoption I voted for 2nd method, which is Phase Out, due to various practical reasons. Check out his article, ERP Implementation Strategies - A Guide to ERP Implementation Methodology . And people, don't forget to vote your kinda strategy. There is a poll waiting for you...(read more)

Requirements and Process Review – Critical vs. Non Critical

Vjekoslav Babic — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:52:57 GMT

Requirements and process review is one of the decision accelerators in the Diagnostic phase of the Sure Step, aimed at gaining deeper understanding of customer’s business processes, and documenting high level requirements, as well as possible implementation issues. As such, it is an indispensable input into further decision accelerators and the implementation project itself. One [...] Read More......(read more)

It's not Report Transformation but Report Redesign

Luc van Vugt — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:56:00 GMT

Oh gosh, what's in a name?

Yesterday I wanted to see what information the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Developer and IT Pro Documentation exactly contained about transforming reports for RTC, but could not find it as I was looking for transform/transformation/transforming. I even used the cside.chm file to search on these keywords and also on report. I couldn't find it or the hits were too many. So I decided to to use the documentation feedback feature that's in the NAV online help and bother Microsoft with my issue. Already today I did get an answer ... and a fix:

We decided not to call it “report transformation” but instead, to say that you “redesign Classic report layouts as RDLC report layouts.” That’s probably why you couldn’t find info on report transformation. All the topics are under the following location in the Developer and IT Pro Help:

Developing Objects\Designing and Maintaining Reports\Redesigning Classic Reports with Visual Studio Report Designer

You bring up a good point though, and I’m sure you’re not the only person that has searched the Help for report transformation content. I just added the following keywords to the index for all topics that are about “redesigning” reports:

Transforming reports
Report transformation

Great service Microsoft.

Better that you know: you're not transforming but redesigning a report.

Fit Gap and Solution Blueprint Estimates

Vjekoslav Babic — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:31:47 GMT

The Sure Step season seems to have started in its fullest for me – it is the second time this year already that I’m delivering the Sure Step course, this time in Copenhagen, Denmark, and I must say that I truly enjoy it. Anyway, while discussing the Fit Gap and Solution Blueprint decision accelerator, an [...] Read More......(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics ERP Facebook Friend

Microsoft Dynamics AX UK Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:21:30 GMT

Hey all, the social media march continues – come make friends with Microsoft Dynamics ERP on Facebook here Posted By Fee Nolan Read More......(read more)

New Competitive Guide - Netsuite

Microsoft Dynamics NAV UK Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:39:29 GMT

Hi Here’s the new compete guide NAV vs Netsuite NetSuite vs Microsoft Dynamics NAV Steve Farr Read More......(read more)

Competitive Sales Tools vs NetSuite

Microsoft Dynamics UK Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:22:52 GMT

For those of you at the Partner Day last Monday and in the ERP Compete session – you’ll have heard us talking about NetSuite. The compete pages on PartnerSource have been updated to include more positioning guides here . Posted By Fee Nolan Read More......(read more)

Platform updates overview - 3.70.B - NAV2009 SP1 (UPDATED 3)

waldo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:24:00 GMT

As you can see, I updated the list dramatically thanks to the Platform-updates-page on partnersource (thanks wito :-) ), where Microsoft started to publish the same list as I am doing for quite a while now. I did this to have a complete the list for you to search in.

Furthermore, there is a NEW cumulative platform update for version 5.0 Sp1, like you could have read on Partnersource and blogs (like this one). After downloading it from the Product Download Page (I downloaded the BE version), I noticed the update was a 833Mb zipped file ?!? This is no normal "update", this smells like a Service Pack. What's in a name...

In fact, it's a whole new DVD! (Therefor, the 833Mb... ). BUT .. as you can see as well, it doesn't contain ALL hotfixes. So don't forget to download the latest hotfix as well. It's starting to be complicated, isn't it? It isn't, really. Just download the new DVD, install, download the latest hotfix, replace the files. Just like before.

Call for feedback...

To conclude, I would like your opinion. What should I do? This list is available on partnersource and customersource in its full glory. Sure, it doesn't include all in one page, and it doesn't include the "easy"/"handy"/"useful" links to other parts on partnersource. But on the other hand, the main subject is there... .

So, do you think I should continue my work, publish this list regularly, or has it become useless? Any honest feedback is appreciated. Don't get me wrong ... I love doing this, and I already got good feedback on the result, but it has to be useful.

Thanks for your feedback and enjoy the list!

Version	Update	Build No.	KB number	Info
NAV2009		27808		RTM
	Update 0.1	27980	960268	The numeric decimal separator does not work as expected when you use non-US regional settings in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Roletailored client
	Update 0.2	28177	961772	The blank option disappear in the option list of option typed fields when you try to filter values on a report in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.3	28463	962012	Error message when you design reports in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "The RDLC file is not a well-formed XML document"
	Update 0.4	28622	961430	The filter values are not populated automatically into the page fields as expected in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RTC client
	Update 0.5	28713	968196	Error message when you active the option MaintainSQLIndex or MaintainSIFTIndex in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "Cannot drop the index 'CRONUS International Ltd_$Cust_ Ledger Entry.$6'"
	Update 0.6	28766	968650	The CurrPage.CLOSE method does not work as expected in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.7	28772	968466	The shortcut that you create in the non-English classic client is lost in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.8	28795	968189	Error message when you try to start the Role Taylored Client (RTC) with a three tiers configuration in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON'"
	Update 0.9	28795	968649	The XML port throws two errors when there is a data validation error during XMLPort import in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.10	28815	968277	The "OnLookUp" trigger does not work as expected on a page in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.11	28829	968411	The value of xRec is different between a form and a page when an OnLookup trigger is coded on the form and the page in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.12	28889	969447	The OnNewRecord trigger of a page is performed two times when you create a new record in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.13	28981	969448	Error message when you open a report in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client that does not have a report definition layout in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "Microsoft Dynamics NAV Classic client is opened from an untrustworthy component"
	Update 0.14	28981	969649	Microsoft Dynamics NAV crashes if you run the code to receive a stream in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.15	29070	970473	A report is not sent to a specified printer when you print the report from the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.16	29082	970762	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Classic client crashes when you export the Approval Request Entries form (662) to Excel 2007 on a computer that is running Windows Vista
	Update 0.17	29096	970712	The xRec and Rec variables unexpectedly contain the same values in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.18	29140	970545	Menu items or menu groups that are sent to shortcuts disappear from the original menu in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 or Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 0.19	29140	971124	You can access pages even if you do not have permissions in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.20	29140	971173	A new instance of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 client is started when you use a fully qualified hyperlink that links to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 database
	Update 0.21	29140	971230	Error message when you run a page on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Role Tailored Client (RTC) based on a custom table in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "Destination buffer is too small, destination buffer size: 65536, source size: 65675"
	Update 0.22	29202	970079	Error message when you post an application that has multiple documents which are applied in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Role Tailored Client (RTC): "The application was successfully posted though no entries have been applied"
	Update 0.23	29210	971174	Error message when you use the Hyperlink statement to open a file in the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "File not found"
	Update 0.24	29210	971701	You receive an error message in the RoleTailored client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "Overflow under conversion of System.Int32 value 256 to System.Byte"
	Update 0.25	29210	971738	Error message when you run a report for a company whose name has an ampersand character in the RoleTailored client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "Company Name '[Company_name]' does not exist"
	Update 0.26	29267	972059	Error message when you run a customized report in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "The input line is too long"
	Update 0.27	29285	971989	You cannot connect to a Web service when you connect a Web site by using the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Web service interface in a non-Microsoft development software environment
	Update 0.28	29285	972372	Error message when you click "Post and Print" in the Bank Account Reconciliation dialog box to print a reconciliation in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "The Bank Acc. Reconciliation does not exist"
	Update 0.29	29285	972465	Error message when you run a page that is based on a table by using the RoleTailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "The in the [table name] table must be enabled"
	Update 0.30	29285	972660	Error message when you change the value in the "Bank Account No." field in the "Bank Acc. Reconciliation" dialog box in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "The Bank Acc. Reconciliation does not exist"
	Update 0.31	29372	971784	Error message when you create an item journal line in a project that uses the C# language by using the Item Journal page (40) as Web reference in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "You cannot use entry type Transfer in this journal"
	Update 0.32	29372	972430	You cannot compile a statement that compares two strings in the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.33	29372	972791	A null termination string is added at the end of a text string when you load the string to a BSTR variable in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.34	29372	972832	The line breaks that you added manually in the C/AL code do not work in the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.35	29392	972970	The blank spaces after an ampersand (&) character are removed when you pass a string to a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Web service
	Update 0.36	29392	973041	Error message when you try to access all licensed sessions at the same time in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "Your program license does not permit more users to work simultaneously"
	Update 0.37	29415	942540	You cannot determine which fields are available and which fields are unavailable when you open a dialog box in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
	Update 0.38	29415	971519	Error message when you run an object that uses the RecordRef.GET(RecordID) function in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "Object of type Table with id 2000100007 could not be found"
	Update 0.39	29415	973237	The date filter that you set in the "VAT Statement Preview" dialog box does not work in the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.40	29443	973227	Local characters are imported as question marks after you import a file from the RoleTailored client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.41	29443	973416	Transactions are not saved in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 database when you execute the transactions by using Web services
	Update 0.42	29443	973491	Error message when you use the "Send To Microsoft Office Excel" feature or the "Send To Microsoft Office Word" feature in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "You do not have permission to read the User Default Style Sheet table"
	Update 0.43	29500	973899	You do not receive an error message as expected when an error occurs in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.44	29500	973959	You do not receive a warning message when you try to add a record that already exists if you use the "No. Series" field with the "Default Nos" setting enabled in the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.45	29515	973997	You receive a Microsoft SQL Server error when you try to synchronize permissions if the "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" account is set up as a Windows logon account in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.46	29515	974066	You experience slow performance when you restore a single company into a Microsoft SQL Server database in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.47	29518	974024	Error message when you change to another company in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "Page is not open"
	Update 0.48	29548	974196	Error message when you run the Calculate Inventory report in a "Whse. Physical Inventory" journal in the RoleTailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: "The maximum length for a string value is 20"
	Update 0.49	29548	974245	The lines in a batch are not updated after you add a line to a batch of a general journal in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.50	29607	974526	Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 RoleTailored Client crashes when you try to open a home page
	Update 0.51	29683	974244	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 client crashes when you compile certain objects from the client
	Update 0.52	29735	974717	The Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 crashes if you have Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2 installed
	Update 0.53	29735	975655	The "ISTEMPORARY" property of a RecordRef variable becomes incorrect in certain cases in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.54	29762	975799	A newly created purchase invoice has the same number as the previously created invoice if you create the purchase invoice after you view the statistics in the Statistics dialog box in the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.55	30233	948302	The NAS stops responding to events when a lock time-out occurs in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
NAV 2009 SP1		29626		This link for Customers.
	Update 0.1	29958	974980	The import of the translations fails when you export and translate report objects in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1
	Update 0.2	29958	975339	You cannot synchronize meetings and tasks as expected between Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Outlook
	Update 0.3	29958	975655	The "ISTEMPORARY" property of a RecordRef variable becomes incorrect in certain cases in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.4	29958	976028	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 development environment becomes unstable when the object cache is set to zero
	Update 0.5	29958	976076	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 classic client crashes when you receive a Microsoft SQL Server error message in a synchronization process
	Update 0.6	29958	976273	The result set is incorrect when you apply a filter on a form in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.7	29958	977219	The subform part of a dialog box is always noneditable if you use the Editable property for the subform of the dialog box in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 with Service Pack 1
	Update 0.8	29987	977063	Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 crashes when you run a codeunit to call the "RecRef.GETTABLE" method and the "RecRef.FIELD" method
	Update 0.9	29994	976611	You experience slow performance in pages after you run a report in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1
	Update 0.10	30037	976994	The spaces in a fixed-length file are unexpectedly truncated when you run the XMLPort import in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.11	30037	976646	A report is always printed in portrait orientation even though you set the Orientation property of the report to Landscape in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 with Service Pack 1 installed
	Update 0.12	30045	976543	The GET function disallows you to handle an error when you run the function on an uninitialized RecordID value in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 with Service Pack 1 installed
	Update 0.13	30045	976810	You cannot access the files that are located on a share from the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 server
	Update 0.14	30045	976914	Error message when you convert a database to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1: "CREATE USER [] FOR LOGIN []"
	Update 0.15	30065	975298	You cannot see any processing indication when you save the data in the Gantt component in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.16	30069	977294	Error message when you close the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Classic Client with SP1 installed: "Date is not valid"
	Update 0.17	30101	976254	The records in a table are displayed as "#Name?" when you create a linked table in Microsoft Access by using the Microsoft Dynamics NAV N/ODBC-connection data source
	Update 0.18	30212	977447	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 server crashes sporadically
	Update 0.19	30212	977121	You experience various issues when you upgrade Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 or Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 after you specify a value for the CaptionClass property of a field in a system table
	Update 0.20	30212	977393	Two errors are logged in the Application log when you restart the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server service in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 with Service Pack 1
	Update 0.21	30212	977455	The user sessions remain active on a Microsoft SQL Server server when the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Role Tailored Client (RTC) crashes
	Update 0.22	30212	977575	The GETRECORD function returns different results on the Classic Client of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 and on the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1
	Update 0.23	30212	977604	You experience slow performance when you perform any actions after you print a report in the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1
	Update 0.24	30212	977602	Only the company that you previously log on to is displayed when you use company-specific roles in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1
	Update 0.25	30212	976930	You experience slow performance when you open or resize pages after you print or preview a report in the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 with Service Pack 1
	Update 0.26	30212	977218	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 client crashes when you run the FORM.RUNMODAL statement together with the COMMIT statement
	Update 0.27	30232	977533	The Role Tailored Client (RTC) crashes when you run an Automation object in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.28	30232	948302	The NAS stops responding to events when a lock time-out occurs in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
	Update 0.29	30326	978426	Some records in a table are displayed as "#Deleted" when you create the linked table in Microsoft Access by using the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 N/ODBC-connection data source
	Update 0.30	30357	978484	The cursor jumps incorrectly between fields on pages in the Role Tailored Client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1
	Update 0.31	30502	979428	A hotfix is available to develop and deploy an unsupported language for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1
	Update 0.32	30522	979700	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 server service does not release memory after you run the SaveAsPDF function when you run a report or a codeunit
	Update 0.33	30553	977064	A RecordID field cannot be used on a page in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1
	Update 0.34	30609	978100	Error message when you add a field to a table in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1: "You can only specify the READPAST lock in the READ COMMITTED or REPEATABLE READ isolation levels"
	Update 0.35	30609	978492	Error message when you print a classic report in the RoleTailored client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1: "The date is not valid"
	Update 0.36	30609	978033	Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 unexpectedly shows 0 in flow field column in pages even though the amounts in the flow field column are not 0
	Update 0.37	30609	978488	You experience an increase of memory consumption when you run an application that calls a function in the Web Service codeunit in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.38	30609	977606	Error message when you perform a data conversion in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1: "The call to member [Method_member] failed"
	Update 0.39	30609	978942	The data type of a field in a page becomes incorrect when you publish the page to a Web service in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1
	Update 0.40	30609	978537	You experience slow performance after you print a report in the Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
	Update 0.41	30609	978290	Error message when you try to compile an object in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1: "The Type –[Number] was not defined for the function"
	Update 0.42	30609	978298	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 classic client crashes when you try to compile an object directly from the Object Designer window
	Update 0.43	30609	978343	The Role Tailored Client (RTC) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 does not use the primary language when a caption is not translated to the current language
	Update 0.44	30623	980448	The FINDSET function may return an incomplete record set, depending on the size of the caching Record Set configuration setting in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV client that uses the Microsoft SQL Server database

Some interesting version-specific links:

Executives & Sales

Developers & Consultants

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Developer and IT Pro Help
User Experience (UX) Guidelines: a tool to guide ISV's and partners in building more user-friendly applications.
Caption ID's using the Form Transformation Tool for NAV 2009
NAV2009 Download Page
Installation and Application Setup Guides for NAV 2009
System Requirements for NAV 2009
Performance Guide for NAV 2009
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Developer and IT Pro Help
- The Download of the help files
- The link to MSDN
Feature Enhancements Documents for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
Overview of Released Platform Hotfixes on Partnersource:
- for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
- for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1
Overview of Released Platform Hotfixes on Customersource:
- for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
- for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1
Dynamics NAV Treemap AddIn

Version	Update	Build No.	KB number	Info
5.0 SP1		26084
	Update 0.1	26654	953245	C/Front hangs while generating a lot of temp files
	Update 0.2	26751	953545	Selecting printer tray doesn't work
			951631	Locking error when printing a report with code in a form
				Local variable in debugger
	Update 0.3	26810	954342	NAV Shows unexpected results when filtering, and may crash
	Update 0.4	26948	954672	Certain jobs can run slower after upgrading the client
	Update 0.5	27002	954722	NAV can crash in certain situations: E.g. error 1247 in module 19. No official KB URL available yet. though.
	Update 1	27191	956161	Cumulative Platform Update Rollup
	Update 1.1	27253	954722	NAV crashes when you try to open some forms
	Update 1.2	27368	957219	Error sending a document from Commerce Gateway to a server with BizTalk
	Update 1.3	27368	957471 957733	Restore backup: Company Name 'xx' does not exist All SIFT views of a table are rebuilt when changing the table
	Update 1.4	27398	957824	Changes in Production Schedule are not saved - Native only
	Update 1.5	27831	959911	XMLPort.EXPORT cannot handle DBCS Characters.
	Update 1.6	27831	959912	Permissions too restrictive when calculating flowfields with security filters (recordlevel security)
	Update 1.7	27831	960141	RunModal error screen when deleting record links in certain
	Update 1.8	28007	960607	Save report to html can save the wrong space characters.
	Update 1.9	28028	960661	Lookup list in report request forms do not open.
	Update 1.10	28342	962005	XML Ports do not import data that comes after a white space
.	Update 1.11	28412	963700	Client crashes when using a global FieldRef variable
	Update 1.12	28512	967158	Error message when you restore a customer database on Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) Native backup to the Native option for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1 Client: "Internal Error 1355 in Module 19"
	Update 1.13	28798	968465	The XML port returns an additional error message when you execute an XMLPort import in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1: "The XML Parser setup fails"
	Update 1.14	28884	969452	The xRec and Rec are the same and the change log does not detect any changes when a record is changed from a sub form in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 1.15	28913	969590	You require a new platform feature to provide the functionality to limit the general visibility for users in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Sp1
	Update 1.16	28956	969881	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV client crashes when you lose the connection to Microsoft SQL Server in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1
	Update 1.17	29040	969777	Some temporary files are not deleted as expected when the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 application service stops
	Update 1.18	29048	970545	Menu items or menu groups that are sent to shortcuts disappear from the original menu in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 or Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 1.19	29083	970913	The card form does not show the detailed information for the record in a list form in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 1.20	29118	971172	Slow performance when you apply a filter to a form that is based on a large table in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1
	Update 1.21	29125	971170	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV client crashes when you reopen a company that contains certain customizations in Microsoft Dynamic NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1
	Update 1.22	29469	973584	The value in a field is changed by a value that you select for a field filter on the field in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1
	Update 1.23	30018	976908	The data in the Warning column is not exported as expected when you export a planning worksheet to a Microsoft Office Excel worksheet in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 with Service Pack 1 installed
	Update 1.24	30482	979135	Error message when you add a field to the table in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1: "You can only specify the READPAST lock in the READ COMMITTED or REPEATABLE READ isolation levels"
	Update 2	30488		New product DVD that contains (obviously) all previous Platform Updates. Functional and technical changes in the product (database) as well. Here are the release notes.
	Update 2.1	978893	30550	Some transactions are rolled back without an error message if SHOWPLAN permissions are revoked from the $ndo$shadow application role in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 2.2	979210	30550	Error message when you use the Global Filter group feature in Microsoft SQL Server Option for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1: "The FlowField value cannot be calculated"
	Update 2.2	978692	30524	Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1 uses an incorrect key for the lookup operation of the Record Link table
	Update 2.2	980448	30625	The FINDSET function returns inconsistent results that depend on the Record Set value in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV client that uses the Microsoft SQL Server database

Some interesting version-specific links:

Summary of Dynamics NAV 5.0 Sp1 Build Numbers
Summery of platform updates for 5.0Sp1
Released code fixes for NAV 5.0 that are included in SP1
Upgrade Information for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1
Jobs update for 5.0SP1. It's not a platform update, but rather important, so I just add it here... .
There are new installers (msi) available for about all country versions. You can find more info here or on KB957397. It corrects the error message "The Windows Installer service cannot update the system file c:\WINDOWS\system32\msxml6r.dll".
Overview of Released Platform Hotfixes for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1 (Partnersource)
Overview of Released Platform Hotfixes for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1 (Customersource)

Version	Update	Build No.	KB number	Info
5.0		24199
	Update 0.1	24632	936885	Error when opening 4.x db in 5.x: "You do not have permission to modify the [Tablename] Table"
	Update 0.2	25344	943581	All object info is unexpectedly updated after upgrade db to 5.0 (SQL Server)
	Update 1	25359	943858	Platform update.
	Update 1.1	25560	945339	Error when renaming record: "you cannot rename a record because the new value is ''"
	Update 1.1b	25560	953245	C/FRONT API stops responding when creating connection
	Update 1.2	25581	944919	"Two fields below must be the same type " or "No. xxxx is not defined in the contact profile answer table"
	Update 1.3	25653	945349	Locks are not released as expected
	Update 1.4	25684	945992	Crash when processing messages from MSMQ
	Update 1.5	26026	948512	Slow performance when running reports after client upgrade 4 to 5
	Update 1.6	26810	954342	several issues when you set a filter in a list form
	Update 1.7	27241	957267	NAV displays an incorrect character when using a DBCS character in a field
	Update 1.8	27831	959911	The XML port adds unwanted characters when you export data in a double-byte character set (DBCS) environment in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 1.9	28007	960607	The characters that indicate an empty HTML cells are incorrect displayed as "&nbsp" in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 1.10	28874	969125 969037	You experience slow performance when you restore some companies into a Microsoft SQL Server database in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 becomes unresponsive when you perform a search process in a list-type form
	Update 1.11	28884	959158 969452 968679	Error message when you perform the Copylinks function by using a recordref-type variable in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0: "Type conversion is not possible because one of the operators contains an invalid type. Record := Recordref" The xRec and Rec are the same and the change log does not detect any changes when a record is changed from a sub form in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Error message when you change the properties of a key in the Cust. Ledger Entry table (21) in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0: "3701,"42S02",[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Cannot drop the index 'CRONUS International Ltd_$Cust_ Ledger Entry.$6'"
	Update 1.12	29083	970913	The card form does not show the detailed information for the record in a list form in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 1.13	29178	970256	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 client crashes if you receive an error message when you try to close a form
	Update 1.14	29379	973133	Some printers are not displayed in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 1.15	29410	973045	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 client crashes when you use the Error function in the OnCloseForm trigger
	Update 1.16	29729	974798	The fast forward-only pointer replaces the dynamic pointer when you run the Microsoft SQL Server Option for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 1.17	29736	975673	Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 crashes when you open too many dialog boxes
	Update 1.18	30407	978080	You cannot know whether the RecRef object is already opened or not in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
	Update 1.19	30550	978893 979210	Some transactions are rolled back without an error message if SHOWPLAN permissions are revoked from the $ndo$shadow application role in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Error message when you use the Global Filter group feature in Microsoft SQL Server Option for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1: "The FlowField value cannot be calculated"

Some interesting version-specific links:

Installations manuals for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0
How to set up e-mail logging in NAV5.0
Demo Center for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 W1. Here you can find some demo VPC's.
Released platform hotfixes and rollup updates for NAV 5.0

Version	Update	Build No.	KB number	Info
4.0 SP3		25143
	Update 1	24080	931841	included in 4.0SP3!*
	Update 2 – NODBC		Not released	included in 4.0SP3!*
	Update 3	24219	933727	included in 4.0SP3!*
	Update 4	24449	936602	included in 4.0SP3!*
	Update 5	24734	938138	included in 4.0SP3!*
	Update 6	25143	940718	included in 4.0SP3!*
	Update 6.1	25307	943227	F4 Delete function behaves inconsistently when pressing CTRL+A to select all records
	Update 6.2	25638	945349	Locks are not released as expected
	Update 6.3	25709	946247	NAV crashes when saving an object with large amount of text constants
	Update 6.4	25726	945992	Crash when processing messages from MSMQ
	Update 6.5	25732	945339	Error when renaming record: "you cannot rename a record because the new value is ''"
	Update 6.6	26033	948302	NAS stops responding to events when a lock timeout occurs
	Update 6.7	26170	949866	NAV ignores specified printer tray selection when printing a file from second page or later
	Update 6.8	26410	950920	Slow performance when browsing a list in a form
	Update 6.9	26565	952355	Dynamics NAV client stops respoding when NAV calcs a SIFT
	Update 6.10	26708	952873	Error message when you open a company in NAV 4.0: "Property exceeds the buffer size"
	Update 6.11	26752	953313	?????????????????
	Update 6.12	27010	954342 954722	Several issues when filtering an list form
	Update 6.13	27256	957275	NAV crashes on citrix if captions contain an ampersand
	Update 6.14	27742	959165	Inconsistent behavior when you search for the "RecordRef" data type records in different Windows operating systems and Microsoft Dynamics NAV versions
	Update 6.15	27765	959822	Error when printing a report: 'FORM NAME' cannot close because the system is currently working
	Update 6.16	27857	959656	Error when lock time-out occurs: "Function sequence error"
	Update 6.17	28477	965225 965224	The characters that indicates an empty HTML cells are incorrect displayed as "&nbsp" in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) Memory is not released when you open a new company in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0
	Update 6.18	28541	967469	Error message when you open a table in the Design mode in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0: "Error 2 in module 5"
	Update 6.19	29021	970383	The BLOB data type cannot be performed on the RecordRefs object in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0
	Update 6.20	29113	971172	Slow performance when you apply a filter to a form that is based on a large table in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Service Pack 1
	Update 6.21	29723	975345	The last Outstream.Writetext statement is not considered by the string.LEN function or the string.TRUNC function in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0
	Update 6.22	29821	975988	You experience slow performance when you browse some forms in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 with Service Pack 3
	Update 6.23	29961	976327	The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 client crashes when you delete a record in a List form by right-clicking Delete
	Update 6.24	30033	976911	Error message when you try to change a table that has a primary key field defined by using Variant as the SQL data type in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0: "Invalid cursor state"
	Update 5.25	30377	978895	You experience slow performance when you restore some companies into a Microsoft SQL Server database in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 SP3

Some interesting version-specific links:

Summary of Dynamics NAV 4.0 Service Pack 3 Build Numbers

Version	Update	Build No.	KB number	Info
4.0 SP2		22100
	Update 1	22611	919407
	Update 2 – NODBC	22851	921893
	Update 3	23099	922695
	Update 4 – NODBC	23460	927113	Update 3

Version	Update	Build No.	KB number	Info
4.0 SP1		21666
	Update 1	21990	913523
	Update 2 – NODBC	22373	912791
	Update 3	22363	915455

Version	Update	Build No.	KB number	Info
4.0		19365
	Update 1	20942	890551
	Update 2	21871	908918	Update 1
	Update 3	21990	911653 911654	Error message when you paste selected records from a form to a table that has the property "PasteIsValid=No" in Microsoft Navision: "You are not allowed to paste in this table" You are prompted to convert the database every time that you open a database in a client installation of Microsoft Navision 4.0 Service Pack 1

Version	Update	Build No.	KB number	Info
3.70.B		19516
	Update 1	19868	890640

Manuals

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Local Functionality

Product Information/Updates

Interesting downloads:

Microsoft Dynamics Mobile:
- Product Release
- Evaluation edition
Database Archive for Microsoft Dynamics NAV: You need a db from Navision Financials 1.00? You can find it here.. .
Upgrade Toolkit Archive for Microsoft Dynamic NAV: really cool site to give you access to all info you need to update form very early versions (Navision Financials 1.00) to 5.00 SP1.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Tools Overview: an overview of all Microsoft Dynamics Nav related tools, like: Tools CD, Upgrade Toolkit, Database Resource Kit, Developer's Toolkit, …

Blogs:

Other interesting links:

KB articles that were added in January 2008, February 2008 and March 2008
Updates for general distribution for NA version of Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Microsoft Dynamics PartnerSource RSS Feeds: Most interesting (imho) are:
- RSS feed for the most recent Knowledge Base Articles
- RSS feed for Microsoft Dynamics NAV News
North American Support Site for Microsoft Dynamics (A LOT of links to find about NAV 5.0, NAV 5.0 SP1, NAV2009, SQL Server, Security, ...)
More information about Certified for Microsoft Dynamics:
- Fact Sheet
- List of current certified products
- Microsoft Dynamics Solution Finder for detailed solution descriptions
- Customer information
Knowledgebase Search Engine
NAV 2009 Developer and IT Pro Help is on MSDN

Remarks

The text in italic and yellow means that that peace was added or changed since last update.

SAVE THE DATE – 18th MAY – GP2010 LAUNCH

Microsoft Dynamics GP UK Blog — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:24:42 GMT

Dear All This is the planned date for the UK Launch of GP 2010. We are delighted that the Head of Product Management Errol Schoenfish will be giving the keynote presentation at this very important release for all GP Partners and Customers. Highlights GP 2010 is being launched under the 3 pillars of: o Enhance Insight o Make It Easier o Extend Connections What this means for GP Customers is greater Web connectivity enabling Cloud Computing , simple to configure and use Business Intelligence and unprecedented...(read more)

Dashboards Made Easy With Reporting Services

Microsoft Dynamics CRM UK Blog — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:29:00 GMT

All Over The World… I don’t know about you, but I have always struggled with our dashboard story in CRM 4.0. It’s not that we don’t have plenty of dashboard capabilities, with solutions such as the Analytics Accelerator that we provide free of charge...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics AX Upgrade Campaign

Microsoft Dynamics AX UK Blog — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:34:55 GMT

Hello All, just want to make sure you all pick up the following RSS Feed around the Upgrade Campaign Further information available here Posted By Fee Nolan Read More......(read more)

Intelligent Data Management Archiving - BetaRelease

Microsoft Dynamics AX UK Blog — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:30:40 GMT

Hello All, just to let you can now download the Archiving facility (and documentation) for use in test environments only from PartnerSource here . Posted By Fee Nolan Read More......(read more)

MS Excel VLOOKUP - Learned it Finally

Dynamics GP - Learn & Discuss — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:29:00 GMT

Don't be harsh on me of being so ignorant. But this concept is one thing which I never learned it quite right. One of my colleagues, Nasir, used to teach me this wonderful VLOOKUP concept and I always got it wrong. Today I decided to get it right once for all. Stumbled across this video, Brainstorm's VLOOKUP Tutorial Video , which is available directly from MS Excel Help Links. This is exactly what Nasir also explained me, but somehow I missed something in this entire process. Thanks for...(read more)

Failed SAP implementation & collapse of IBS-STL UK

Microsoft Dynamics AX UK Blog — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:44:50 GMT

Thanks to a lovely lady in the channel for forwarding this onto me. I’d make a cup of tea/coffee to accompany the reading of the following article around the collapse of IBS-STL UK which has largely been attributed to its failed SAP implementation . Full details can be viewed here Posted By Fee Nolan Read More......(read more)

NAV 2009 Reporting: Document Map

waldo — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:32:59 GMT

Here is a new blog entry about a feature that comes available thanks to the RDLC we can use in NAV 2009. Called "Document map". A document map is a navigation feature that you know form PDF. In some PDF's you can browse to the chapters in the document. Something like this:

In Microsoft Word 2010, if you use the Header-formats, you get this out-of-the-box:

You can use this in your RDLC-layout as well. It works with groupings. A group-title (if I may call it like that) is some kind of "title" of a certain group of data. You can compare it with a title of a paragraph in a word or pdf document. Let us work this out with an example (a complete useless idiotic example, as always ... you know ... I've got the creativity of a canary (and nothing more)): we'll create a report on Item Ledger Entry, grouped by Location code and Entry Type. I know, it doesn't make sense, but it gave me enough data to show you the concept.

Let's do the report:

I created the dataset with the report-wizard ... A list-style document with these columns:

Entry No.
Item No.
Posting Date
Entry Type
Document No.
Description
Location Code
Quantity

Furthermore, no groupings (we'll do that in Visual Studio when defining the layout) and finished! If you would run this report, it would give you this result:

That's it, we've got the dataset. Now, let's define the RDLC layout. I'm lazy, so I don't want to start from scratch .. therefore, let's click "Tools"/"Create Layout Suggestion". You'll open a Visual Studio (or another RDLC editor)(if you want to know what you need for this, please read my blog entry about it) and the layout will be there.

You see, just a default layout like we had in the NAV Report Designer. We'll change this, because we want to have a document map example ... .

I want to group on "Location code" and "Entry Type", so first I sort on the key (I would recommend to add a key for this, and use this in your dataset - but it seems it's not necessary (my report worked fine without the key)):

Go to the properties of the table
Go to the Sorting tab
Add:
- =Fields!Item_Ledger_Entry__Location_Code_.Value
- =Fields!Item_Ledger_Entry__Entry_Type_.Value

For a better look, I'll move those two columns to the front (you can do this my cut/past). The, I'll add the grouping:

Go to the properties of the table again
Go to the Groups tab
Click Add
Group on Location code
Uncheck the "Include Group Footer" option

Do the same for the "Entry Type" field.

Now, we've got two groups .. to make this a little bit clearer, just move the expression of the location code to its grouping level, and the same for the Entry type. You'll get something like this:

If you run the report by now, you would get something like this.

Now, this is not new. Just a grouping, nothing more, nothing less.

But how do I add that bloody Document Map?

Well, just go back to your RDLC-layout design in Visual Studio, and go to the properties of the table, and to the Groups-tab:

Edit a group. There you'll find the "Document Map Label"-property. Here, you have to fill in the expression of what your label should be in the document map. I want it to be exactly the same as my Location Code, or Entry Type, so I use that value. Just copy the expression into the Document map:

Do this for both Location Code and Entry Type.

When finished, save the layout, and run your report again:

On the left you'll see a treeview, which is your document map. Just click on the value's and it will navigate you through the resulting report.

How cool is that? :-)

If you would think it would stop here ... you're wrong. Just export your report to Excel or PDF. You'll find your document map again. Here is a screenshot of Excel, where it creates a separate sheet "Document Map" with hyperlinks to the resulting report:

While in PDF it creates bookmarks to the position in the document:

Only issue here is that you don't see the indentation anymore ... but I can live with that :-).

Enjoy!

Ps, you can download my report here. Nothing fancy, just to show you the basics of the Document Map possibilities.

Independent Dynamics Partner Panel

Microsoft Dynamics NAV UK Blog — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:27:00 GMT

Dear Partner For those of you not aware of this body I am pleased to advise you that the next meeting will take place at TVP on March 11th. The meeting is run by partners, for partners, and the agenda for the next meeting will cover: Payroll, Promotions and pricing, PAMs, Marketing, Other suppliers and Current market conditions, Business strategy discussion on Assessment of third party products. Agiles Workflow demonstration After the main session Microsoft will join the meeting to update the Panel...(read more)

Get Details About ERP and CRM Competency Changes for MPN

Microsoft Dynamics AX UK Blog — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:34:41 GMT

A theme of the day on Monday was around the changes coming down the line with the MPN. To glean more information and start preparing for the changes, you can watch a one-hour webcast and download materials to find out more about the new ERP and CRM competencies under the new Microsoft Partner Network (MPN). Posted By Fee Nolan Read More......(read more)

InFocus Increases Productivity and Savings with Integrated ERP and CRM Solution

Microsoft Dynamics AX UK Blog — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:31:39 GMT

InFocus is a leader in the digital-projection market and a globally known brand. To compete more effectively and profitably in a challenging market, the company made a strategic decision to outsource its manufacturing operations and reduce overhead. To facilitate such change, InFocus decommissioned its Oracle software environment and built a business-aligned infrastructure with Microsoft Dynamics AX as a key element. To support sales and drive revenue, the company deployed Microsoft Dynamics...(read more)

New Content Available Now to Help You Leverage the Wave”14” Release

Microsoft Dynamics AX UK Blog — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:14:32 GMT

For those of you at the Sales Excellence Day on Monday, you’ll have seen an action packed session from James Akrigg “2010 A Software Odyssey” showcasing some of the changes coming down the line with the Wave 14 releases later this year. As a reminder, the Microsoft Dynamics & the Wave ”14” Launch pages on PartnerSource have now been updated with additional content that you can use to understand and evangelize how Microsoft Dynamics business applications, together with Microsoft’s business productivity...(read more)