Answers to the most common questions concerning Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

1. Microsoft Dynamics NAV
FAQ
Presented By:
Michael Intravartolo
Marketing Manager
Solution Systems, Inc.
Reimagine 2016
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2. How long can a description
of an item be?
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•The description field of an item in Dynamics NAV is 50
characters long. There is also a description 2 field that
can be used (also 50 characters long) and extended texts
that can be attached to an item.

3. Do I need a production
BOM for production
orders?
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•No, you can use production orders without production
BOMs (with only the routing).

4. What is the different
between global dimensions
and shortcut dimensions?
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•The two global dimensions are stored directly on the
records such as documents and transactions while the
shortcut dimensions are just displayed on the lines of
documents and journals but stored in tables related to the
records. Where the values are stored has an impact in how
you could filter the values. The two global dimensions
should be the most used dimensions.

5. What is the maximum
length of an item number?
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•The item number field is 20 characters long in Dynamics
NAV. The length of this field is not recommended to change
since it is in so many places of the application.

6. How do I cancel a
production order?
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•If you have not posted any transactions against the
production order then you can just delete it. If you have
posted something against the production order then you
cannot delete it and you have to finish it. To finish it you
have to post some output on the last operation. The best
way is to post an output of something like 0.01 pcs on the
last operation, then reverse all consumption and capacity
that has been posted before changing the status to
finished. Once finished you will do a negative adjustment of
the 0.01 pcs you got into inventory.

7. Do I need machine centers?
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•No, you do not need machine centers. In fact, most
Dynamics NAV manufacturing implementations only use
the work centers.

8. Can I run NAV in different
languages?
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•Yes, Dynamics NAV supports multiple languages. It
typically comes in your local language(s) and English, and
then you can download and install additional languages.
Keep in mind that modifications and add-ons then have to
be translated (which there are tools that you can use to
help you).

9. Can I undo a warehouse
pick?
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•You cannot undo a warehouse pick. The trick is to delete
the warehouse shipment and then move the picked items
back from the shipping bin to their corresponding stocking
bins manually.

10. Can an item be both
manufactured and
purchased?
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•Yes, an item can be both produced and purchased (quite
common actually), the replenishment method you set on
the item/SKU is used as a default method by MRP but you
can always manually create an order independent of the
replenishment method.

11. Can I delete a vendor?
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•Yes, a Vendor can be deleted if there are no transactions
on it within the current fiscal year and no open transactions
(transactions = vendor ledger entries). There should also
not be any purchase documents (orders, quotes, invoices,
etc.) for the vendor. If deleted, the transactions will get a
blank vendor number. Think twice before deleting a vendor
with transactions.

12. Questions
Contact info:
 Michael Intravartolo
 847-590-3000 x295
 michaeli@solsyst.com
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