Microsoft Dynamics NAV has evolved over time to become a successful ERP solution for SMBs. NAV 2018 includes many new features such as improved Office integrations, Flow integration, Power BI reporting, image analysis capabilities using cognitive services, and personalization options for the web client. It also runs on newer ASP.NET Core and .NET Framework versions for better cloud scalability.

1. RobertoStefanetti,
MVP BusinessSolutions– NAV
@robstefane

2. AGENDA

3. NAV TIMELINE

4. NAV Roadmap

5. NAV Timeline – Why is Growing Up ??
How Microsoft Dynamics NAV acquired 120000 plus clients globally and still going
strong ?
Evolving from a accounting solution state NAV in its current form is complete and
celebrated as the most successful SMB ERP solution in the globe !
What could be the reason ?
1. The Products Flexibility
2. Industry Add-ons availability
3. Localisation aspects
4. Simple yet comprehensive state
5. Competent, passionate and Organized consultant community which worship and
celebrate the product
6. Of course Microsoft Product Teams Vision and commitment to the declared
roadmap .. NO !!!!!
7. Strong User Community
8. Last but not least the passionate presales and sales force :-) NO !!!!!

6. NAV Timeline – Best Features in Time
https://robertostefanettinavblog.com/2018/05/05/from-nav-2009-to-nav-2018-timeline-of-features/

7. NAV 2018 WHAT’S NEW
My article https://msdynamicsworld.com/story/microsoft-dynamics-nav-mvp-says-wow-nav-2018-release
My presentation https://www.slideshare.net/RobertoStefanetti/nav-2018-whats-new

8. NAV 2018 WHAT’S NEW – THE “BIG PICTURE”

9. NAV 2018 WHAT’S NEW - LINKS
NAV 2018 What’s New Links
https://www.slideshare.net/RobertoStefanetti/nav-2018-whats-
new
https://msdynamicsworld.com/story/microsoft-dynamics-nav-
mvp-says-wow-nav-2018-release?sthash.fv5Dd6Xg.mjjo
http://simplanova.com/whats-new-microsoft-dynamics-nav-
2018/

10. NAV 2018 - New Product Features
NAV 2018
NEW PRODUCT FEATURES

11. NAV 2018 – APPLICATION IMPROVEMENTS

12. NAV 2018 – OFFICE INTEGRATIONS

13. NAV 2018 – PLATFORM IMPROVEMENTS

14. NAV 2018 – PDF IN BROWSER

15. NAV 2018 – PRINTING IN BROWSER

16. NAV 2018 – SETUP & EXTENSIONS

17. NAV 2018 – SETUP & EXTENSIONS

18. NAV 2018 – SETUP & EXTENSIONS

19. NAV 2018 – EXTENSIONS BUTTONS

20. NAV 2018 – SETUP & EXTENSIONS

21. NAV 2018 – MS FLOW EXPERIENCE

22. NAV 2018 – MS FLOW EXPERIENCE

23. NAV 2018 – MS FLOW INTEGRATION
http://www.soluzioniedp.it/soluzioni/automation-e-
scheduling/57a1307e827c07697e7f7af19a708bba/microsoft-flow/93652005c53b55fb8569b02d5f8f1ed4/
http://help.lsnav.lsretail.com/Content/Dynamics%20NAV/ui-how-register-dynamics-nav-azure.html
HOW-TO REGISTER DYNAMICS NAV ON AZURE MANAGEMENT PORTAL

24. NAV 2018 – MS FLOW INTEGRATION
APPLICATION AND KEY

25. NAV 2018 – MS FLOW EXPERIENCE

26. NAV 2018 – MS FLOW EXPERIENCE

27. NAV 2018 – CREATE CONTACT INTERACTIONS

28. NAV 2018 – CREATE CONTACT INTERACTIONS

29. NAV 2018 – OUTLOOK 365 INTEGRATION
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/integrating%20dynamics%20nav%20and%20office
Integration with Outlook 365 becomes even more powerful: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 is able to read
the contents of the e-mails by automatically populating the lines of the document that you want to produce.
The user, without having to enter data by hand, for example, can create an offer for the customer and then
send the invoice without ever leaving Outlook.
NAV 2018
Mail Reading &
Automations

30. NAV 2018 – OUTLOOK ADD-IN

31. NAV 2018 – OUTLOOK ADD-IN

32. NAV 2018 – CREATE CONTACT INTERACTIONS

33. NAV 2018 – CUSTOMER MANAGER

34. NAV 2018 – CREATE NEW QUOTE

35. NAV 2018 – CREATE NEW QUOTE

36. NAV 2018 – EXCEL REPORT TEMPLATES

37. NAV 2018 – EXCEL REPORTS
New Excel integration, with preconfigured Excel reports. The Business
Manager and Accounting Role Center has a new option in the ribbon for
Excel Reports.
Users may select from a dropdown menu of preconfigured reports (see
graphic) that is ready to print from Excel. Among those reports are such
broadly useful ones as Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and Trial
Balance.

38. NAV 2018 – EXCEL REPORT TEMPLATES

39. NAV 2018 – EDIT IN EXCEL FOR JOURNAL

40. NAV 2018 - EDIT IN EXCEL

41. NAV 2018 - EDIT IN EXCEL

42. NAV 2018 – POWER BI REPORTING

43. NAV 2018 – POWER BI REPORTING

44. NAV 2018 – POWER BI REPORTING

45. NAV 2018 – POWER BI REPORTING

46. NAV 2018 – IMAGE ANALYZER

47. NAV 2018 – IMAGE ANALYSER (BY COGNITIVE
SERVICES)
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/nav/2017/12/11/smart-solutions-
1-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-in-dynamics-nav/
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/nav/2017/12/13/smart-solutions-
2-programming-computer-vision-in-cal-code/

48. CREATE COGNITIVE SERVICES (BY AZURE)
NAV 2018 – IMAGE ANALYSER (BY COGNITIVE
SERVICES)

49. NAV 2018 – IMAGE ANALYSER (BY COGNITIVE
SERVICES)
CREATE COGNITIVE SERVICES (BY AZURE)

50. NAV 2018 – IMAGE ANALYSER (BY COGNITIVE
SERVICES)

51. NAV 2018 – SYNC VENDORS TO OCR

52. NAV 2018 – SYNC VENDORS TO OCR

53. NAV 2018 – EMPLOYEE LEDGE ENTRIES

54. NAV 2018 – EMPLOYEE LEDGE ENTRIES

55. NAV 2018 – EMPLOYEE LEDGE ENTRIES

56. NAV 2018 – USER TASKS

57. NAV 2018 – USER TASKS

58. NAV 2018 – USER TASKS
User Tasks feature: with which you can create tasks to remind you of work to be
done, or to assign tasks to yourself or other users (a feature like the CRM Assign
function or Service Task). I had submitted this request to MS Connect long ago - nice to
see it!

59. NAV 2018 – USER TASKS

60. NAV 2018 – USER TASKS
https://robertostefanettinavblog.com/2017/12/13/nav-2018-user-tasks/

61. NAV 2018 – PERSONALIZE WORKSPACE

62. NAV 2018 – WEB CLIENT PERSONALIZATION
https://robertostefanettinavblog.com/2017/12/23/all-about-nav-2018-web-client-personalization/

63. NAV 2018 – WEB CLIENT PERSONALIZATION
NAV WEB CLIENT http://server1:8080/dynamicsnav110/

64. NAV 2018 – WEB CLIENT PERSONALIZATION
WEB CLIENT - USER PERSONALIZATION

65. NAV 2018 – RUN TIME DESIGNER – JAVAS.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/developer/devenv-
inclient-designer

66. NAV 2018 – WEB CLIENT PERSONALIZATION
RUN-TIME DESIGNOR - JAVASCRIPT

67. NAV 2018 – WEB CLIENT PERSONALIZATION
FINISH DESIGN & SAVE “.APP”

68. NAV 2018 – REPORT PREVIEW WEB CLIENT

69. NAV 2018 – UNI APP & CONTINUUM
Universal APP & Windows 10 Continuum
Universal App is today available on more devices, the new
interesting feature is: “Continuum”, What is Continuum ?
Continuum technology is a Windows 10 feature that allows
you to project your phone to your big screen.
You can also interact with keyboard and mouse through
Bluetooth, when connected NAV Universal App
automatically switch to the desktop experience.

70. NAV 2018 – WINDOWS 10 CONTINUUM
Universal App & Windows 10 Continuum: The NAV Universal App for mobile
devices is today available on more devices, and a new and interesting feature
is Continuum.
This technology is a Windows 10 feature that allows you to project your phone to
your big screen. You can also interact with keyboard and mouse through
Bluetooth, when the connected NAV Universal App is configured to automatically
switch to the desktop experience.
HOLO-LENS SUPPORT

71. NAV 2018 – WINDOWS 10 CONTINUUM

72. NAV 2018 – ASP .NET CORE + .NET 4.7
ASP.NET Core + .NET FRAMEWORK 4.7
The Dynamics NAV Web server components now run on
ASP.NET Core ! Cool! .. ASP.NET Core keeps NAV to reach
new heights in cloud scalability.
Pre-requirement (silence)

73. NAV 2018 – OTHER FEATURES

74. RobertoStefanetti,
MVP BusinessSolutions– NAV
@robstefane