This document contains frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Microsoft Dynamics NAV answered by Michael Intravartolo of Solution Systems. The FAQs cover topics such as implementation timelines (3-12 months), how to start learning NAV development, the purpose of closing dates in NAV, what drives prices and discounts, whether resources can be purchased, cost considerations, and that C/SIDE is the development environment. Contact information is provided for additional questions.

1. Microsoft Dynamics NAV
FAQ
Presented By:
Michael Intravartolo
Marketing Manager
Solution Systems, Inc.
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2. How long does it take to
implement Dynamics NAV?
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•It’s kind of the same answer to the how much does it
cost question. It all depends on the requirements. But
count on everything from 3 months to 12 months.

3. How do I start learning
development in Dynamics
NAV?
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•Start with learning the basics through some training (there
are many partners that provide this) and get the Microsoft
certifications. The Microsoft certifications are a great initial
goal to set. Then continue building your experience with
tasks that are low risk, like creating reports, adding fields,
etc. Working along a more experienced developer is a good
way of learning what to do and what not to do.

4. What are the closing dates
(C dates) in NAV?
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•All dates in Dynamics NAV have a corresponding closing
date. A closing date is a period in time following the given
date but before the next normal date. When you close an
income statement using the Close Income Statement batch
job Dynamics NAV creates a journal with closing dates.
Typically this is a date between two month; C12/31/16 is
for example the last day in 2016 and before the first day in
2015. This is quite nice when you’re running your financial
reports, which then enables you to date filters to either
exclude (01/01/16..12/31/16) or include
(01/01/16..C12/31/16) the year end close transactions.

5. What drives the sales
prices and discounts; sell-
to or bill-to?
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•The bill-to customer determines the prices and discounts
that applies, it also determines the dimensions and posting
groups.

6. Can I purchase a resource?
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•No, at the moment you cannot purchase a Resource.
Resources can only be placed on sales documents.

7. How much does Dynamics
NAV cost?
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•The question about how much it costs is technically
impossible to answer without knowing what is required.
NAV can be fairly inexpensive or it can be fairly expensive.
There is a software portion that includes the licenses from
Microsoft and for potential add-ons, and there is a
consulting portion that includes tasks like training,
configuration, data migration and development.
There is also typically a large amount of work your internal
people have to put into the implementation. Contact a
partner to do an analysis and estimate if you want to know
how much it would cost for your business to implement
Dynamics NAV and what the return on investment would
be.

8. What is C/SIDE?
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•C/SIDE stands for Client/Server Integrated Development
Environment and is the development environment within
NAV. In the “old days” when the classic client was used, you
could use any of the clients to develop and make changes
to the software. Now Dynamics NAV has a dedicated
development environment and multiple separate clients
(windows client, web client, SharePoint client, tablet client,
etc.)

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