NAV 2017 Demo Image on Azure

29/10/201629/10/2016 atotovic Microsoft Dynamics NAV Azure, demo image, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, NAV, NAV2017, portal, PowerShell, VM

Dynamics NAV 2017 has been published three days ago and we already got NAV 2017 Demo Image on Azure. This is very short period and this is amazing. All people who want to test NAV 2017 don’t need to install it on its computers, but they can use it on Azure. Great job.

Currently, we can create demo image only if we use old Azure Portal. We just need to start with new virtual machine from gallery image and choose Dynamics NAV 2017. We need to configure a few fields and wait a few minutes. And yes, we can use NAV 2017 with a lot of interesting tools.

But be careful; if you prefer new Azure Portal, you cannot do it. It is still not possible, but I expect it will be done in few following days. Now, just go to the old portal and finish procedure.

Of course, you can see this VM using new portal as classic VM, but you cannot create it. If you need this VM only for testing, my recommendation is to use D1 or A2 sizes. They are good enough for all tests and you will not spend a lot of your money for this purpose.

When you create VM and run it, you can start with initializing of NAV. On my first sight, there are the same PS scripts as well as on the older NAV demo images. I will test all of them and if I find something new, I’ll publish this.

The Future of NAV Business

29/10/201622/05/2018 atotovic Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics NAV 365, Business Edition, D365, Dynamics, Dynamics 365, Microsoft, NAV, NAV2017

Two weeks after Directions EMEA is finished, we finally got the newest release of NAV. Now we have NAV 2017 and we expect Dynamics 365 BE during the next year (I think on non-US market). We sow the AND story about NAV and Dynamics 365, but I still think NAV partners are on the very important crossroads. I don’t expect they need to choose what business they will need to continue, because I strongly believe we can continue with both of these products, but I’m sure partners have to change their approach to this business. And this is not connected with NAV or Dyn365; new approach must be used for both of them. They have to find the best possible way to transfer their business to cloud, they have to change the way of developing (extensions, events…) and so on.

Because of that, I strongly recommend to all Dynamics partners to read the good story on MSDynamicsWorld about how Microsoft Dynamics NAV partners face crucial decisions on their future. This article can help to NAV partners how to focus thinking about their businesses. Early adopters of new business model will be in much better positions in the future and because of that it is very important not to become obsolete.

NAV 2017 is available for download

26/10/201627/10/2016 atotovic Microsoft Dynamics NAV download, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, NAV, NAV2017, PartnerSource

From today, Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 is available for download. You can find download link on PartnerSource. But currently it has some issues when you try to download (I hope it will be solved soon).

*This issue is solved yesterday. If you still have a problem because you cannot download, press F12, choose Emulation and change Document mode to 9. System will continue with downloading.

On this link you can find W1 version and all official localizations and language modules. Partner Translation Toolkit will be available soon, but you can find system requirements, installation information and release notes. We can find all information about process of ordering NAV 2017 license for new and existing customers as well.

Microsoft Flow and NAV

26/10/201629/10/2016 atotovic Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics NAV Dynamics, Dynamics 365, Financials, Flow, NAV, NAV2017

Now we finally can use Flow features with Dynamics NAV. When you run Flow on https://flow.microsoft.com, you can find Dynamics NAV service.

When you start from My flows, you can choose one of two NAV triggers:

When record in NAV is created
When record in NAV is modified

You can also find the same triggers, but for Dynamics 365 for Financials. You can start and make your first flow. You just need a few basic information.

NAV 2017 will be available Oct.28

25/10/2016 atotovic Microsoft Dynamics NAV Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, NAV, NAV2017, PartnerSource

All of use expected general availability of NAV 2017 yesterday, but we need to wait just few days more. As we can find on Partner Source, Microsoft announced general availability of NAV 2017 for October 28. On this day, we will get:

Product for downloading
Partner Translation Toolkit
Language Modules

At the same time, we can already find what is new in NAV 2017 and new license guide for NAV 2017. Use these few days to learn all news about NAV 2017 and after that we can start with new product.

My presentations from Directions conferences

22/10/201622/10/2016 atotovic Azure, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Project Management agile, Azure, Directions, Directions EMEA, Directions NA, Dynamics, NAV, PM, presentation, Project Management, scrum, waterfall

Directions EMEA was finished one week ago. Ten days before, we finished with Directions NA conference. Both of these conferences were amazing and it was an honor to attend on them and to have some presentations.

After these presentations, people who attended ask me to get these presentations. I know that both of Directions will publish these presentations, but in the mean time, I want to give you everything I prepared.

On the following link, you can get all three presentations:

DirectionsNA – Water-Agile-Fall methodology and NAV implementation
DirectionsNA – Choosing the best possible Azure platform for NAV
DirectionsEMEA – Choosing the best possible Azure platform for NAV

Thank you for being on my sessions and see you the next year in Orlando and/or Madrid. If you have some additional questions, do not hesitate to ask (you can use direct messaging on blog). Cheers.

Directions EMEA 2017

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Directions EMEA 2016 has just started and we sow some amazing numbers. But before we continue, we already know where and when will be Directions next year. Directions EMEA will be in Madrid from October 4 – 6.

See you there next year.

Dynamics 365 Finance Release Date

11/10/201611/10/2016 atotovic Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics NAV Directions, Directions EMEA, Dynamics, Dynamics 365, Finance, NAV, NAVUG, NAVUG Summit, Project Madeira

Today on NAVUG Summit, we finally got a release date of new Dynamics 365 Finance (ex Project “Madeira”). Dynamics 365 Finance will be available at November 1st.

It will be available just one week after general availability of NAV 2017. But, this availability will be for US and Canada market. I’m still not sure, but I expect Dynamics 365 Finance for Europe market in Q1 or Q2 next year. I cannot wait this moment because I strongly believe this is a product which will make a huge impact on global ERP market.

OK, tomorrow is new day and the start of new conference – Directions EMEA. We will wait and I’m sure we will get some new interesting things from beginning.

New Cumulative Updates for NAV

10/10/2016 atotovic Microsoft Dynamics NAV Build, CU, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, NAV, NAV 2015, NAV2013, NAV2013R2, NAV2016, NAVUG

I didn’t want to write this article before new Cumulative Update for NAV 2016 is released. And today, few days after other versions (all other have been released three days ago), we’ve got Cumulative Update 12 for NAV 2016.

Now, you can download all these Cumulative Updates from the following links:

There are really a lot of interesting Platform and Application hotfixes and local hotfixes as well and you just need to download and test them. But this time, I’m sure you still want to see what is new in NAV 2017 and see you on Directions EMEA.

NAV Between Two Directions

02/10/201603/10/2016 atotovic Microsoft Dynamics NAV Directions, Directions EMEA, Directions NA, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, NAV, NAV2017

I didn’t write so much in the last few days. I was on a small vacation after Directions NA. Now I’m waiting my flight and I just heard my flight is delayed. It will be a long trip and because of that I’ve found some time for writing on the Vegas airport.

Directions NA has just finished and I think we got two fabulous products – NAV 2017 and Dynamics 365 Financials. OK, we are still waiting the final releases, but we could see almost everything about them. And I’m writing “Dynamics 365 Financials”, not “Project Madeira”, because few days ago I saw new name in my solution. That means we will not use Project “Madeira” name in the future.

Looks fine and I’ll use to use this new name. And what we got with this. Generally we got the new product based on the same source code as NAV 2017, but I’m sure they will be absolutely different products in the future; they will have only the same father and mother 🙂 And with Dynamics 365 we cannot continue with the standard customizations; that means we will must use extensions and we have to use to use extensions in the future, not only because Dynamics 365 – because of NAV as well.

OK, there are a really more and more interesting things about these two products and I’ll start to write about them from tomorrow when I arrive to home. But in the meantime, we are expecting Directions EMEA in only 9 days and we will see everything about that once more and I’m sure hear something new again. I’ll have one session on Directions EMEA with the same topic as on Directions NA – how to choose the best Azure platform for NAV. See you there in nine days.

And yes I forgot, the next Directions NA will be again in Orlando, but this time at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes at September 17th-20th. Bye Chandler for now and I hope, see you there the next year.

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Month: October 2016