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Enjoy this month's Dynamics NAV newsletter!
Welcome to the Dynamics NAV Newsletter from Boyer & Associates 

As a Microsoft Dynamics President's Club partner, we are excited to present our first Dynamics NAV newsletter to you! Published bi-monthly, the newsletter is a great way to keep up-to-date on the latest NAV product updates, tap into helpful tips and tricks, as well as stay informed about upcoming training and events so you don’t miss out.  Of course, please feel free to share this information with your colleagues as well by clicking here.

We hope that you find this newsletter beneficial and resourceful and look forward to hearing your suggestions and input for future issues here.
Save the Date! Dynamics NAV Event - May 22

Join us on May 22, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Event at the Microsoft Technology Center in Edina, hosted by Boyer & Associates. 

The Microsoft Dynamics NAV Event is open to all NAV users and provides a unique opportunity to bring together fellow NAV users  and consulting team members to educate you on best practices with Microsoft Dynamics NAV. We will also discuss Jet Reports and what is new in Dynamics NAV 2013 R2.  You will also learn more about what Microsoft is doing to make upgrades easier and less costly after you get to 2013 R2.

In addition to discussing new NAV features and sharing best practices for your cost-effective, complete ERP software solution, there will be lots of opportunities for you to network and meet other Microsoft Dynamics NAV users, as well as Microsoft staff.  You will get an opportunity to visit with some of the leading Dynamics NAV Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

The event is free, open to all NAV users and will include lunch.
 
Registration - 8:30 a.m. CT
Presentations - 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT 

REGISTER HERE!
Try Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 on Windows Azure and Office 365

Interested in learning more about Dynamics NAV 2013 R2? Well now’s your chance to get hands-on with the groundbreaking Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 trial for free. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 adds great new capabilities to the product such as single sign-on with Office 365 and SharePoint Online, a new UI for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web client and the Windows client, a new foundation for cash management, a new Help Server, and powerful provisioning and administration tools.
 
Click here  to access the trial.
Boyer & Associates Turns 20!

Boyer & Associate’s celebrates its 20th year in business! What started as a small technology provider has grown into a leading technology services company with three strong Microsoft Dynamics-based ERP practices serving hundreds of businesses throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and the Dakotas.   

"Our mission and vision remain steady and unchanged. Our focus is to make businesses better today than they were yesterday. We elevate them to higher levels of efficiency and effectiveness by leveraging the use of Microsoft ERP solutions. We deliver success for our clients by aligning their IT strategies with their business goals and ensuring that they get the best return on those investments," said Jack Boyer, President of Boyer & Associates.
Dynamics NAV ISV Spotlight - SPS Commerce Helps Improve Efficiency and Profitability in the Cloud
Putting just the right product at the right price at the right time into the consumer's hands is a tall order. But that level of availability and transparency is demanded by today's connected consumer. It's called the Omnichannel. Sparked by the disruptive technologies of the Internet, mobile devices and social media, the Omnichannel calls for the entire supply chain—retailers, suppliers, distributors and third-party logistics providers (3PLs), among them—to become more connected.
 
Whether you are looking to fully automate communications to meet your trading partner's requirements or expand your business, SPS Commerce allows you to quickly and efficiently connect with thousands of suppliers. Armed with the retail industry's most widely adopted cloud-services platform, SPS Commerce offers a wide range of support for popular resource planning systems, including Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
 
SPS Commerce helps Dynamics NAV users, such as distributors, retailers and suppliers, enhance their operations to become more efficient and profitable. Its cloud solution for Dynamics NAV automates the ordering process directly with your trading partners and connecting to your fulfillment partners like warehouses and 3PLs is easy. To learn more, click here or contact Judy Weston at jweston@spscommerce.com.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Webcasts

Please join us for a Microsoft-hosted webcast exclusively for Microsoft Dynamics customers. These one hour pre-recorded webcasts include content designed to ensure you have full exposure into how you can maximize and extend your current Microsoft ERP investment.
NAV Newsletter -
March 2014

NAV Tip of the Month – Zero Inventory Field
 
One of the little known features of Microsoft Dynamics NAV is the Zero Inventory field within the item table.  This field is often not visible on the item card screen, but it can be easily added.  The Zero Inventory field is a check box field that identifies an item as not carrying an inventory value.  When an item setup as zero inventory is sold or purchased, the transaction posts to the General Ledger without any effect on the Inventory, Cost of Goods Sold, Direct Cost Account, or Purchases account.

Many NAV clients have found this feature very useful for items they don’t keep in inventory but may purchase and keep track of the vendor and purchase costs.  This feature can be useful in eliminating the need for GL account number access to entry-level people keying in sales, AR, purchasing, and AP transactions.  An item setup as Zero Inventory can have Purchase and Sales prices associated with it, as well as Vendor and Customer Specific prices.  You can setup as many items as required as Zero Inventory; however, it is suggested that you use an item number or some other field within NAV to allow you to easily filter them out of reports and lists of items.  Note that a quantity will still be tracked for an item setup as Zero Inventory, but it will have no value.
 
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Dynamics NAV Customer Promotions – Get More Functionality with “Extend For Half”

Microsoft has launched an exciting promotion for customers that need greater functionality beyond the Starter Pack. Now through June 23, 2014, customers will receive a 50% license discount on the Extended Pack for Dynamics NAV. The Extended Pack includes Business Intelligence & Reporting, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Solutions, Project Management and NAV CRM (partial version) capabilities. For more information on this offer, contact Carol Simonson at (763) 412-4315 or csimonson@boyerassoc.com.
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