Dynamics NAV - Quirks

• Security
• You must enter each windows account as a user
• If you define a Group user, any permissions assigned to it will be applied to all AD members of that group
• Dev Environment
• ALWAYS backup and export an object before modifying it
• If an object is marked as "Modified", or if the object you are trying to import is an older version than what you're trying to import, it will skip the import by default. You must untick "Modified" first, or select NO to enter the worksheet and manually force the replace.
• If the object you are trying to import is an older version than what you're trying to import, it will skip the import by default.
• Use Report Builder instead of Visual studio to edit reports
• Go to Tools>Options>Use Report Builder > Yes
• When adding a table to a report, ensure that you fill in the following fields
• DataItemTableView
• DataItemLink
• Finance
• If posting date is later than the work date, the transaction will not post
• Voided Checks show up in the Check Ledger Entries and not in the Bank Ledger entries
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• Purchasing
• Check Printing
• If you apply Credits to a check, it will create blank lines on your remittance and cause the check to misalign
• Do not apply checks to credits
• Purchase Orders
• Purchase Order default shipping address location code cannot be changed
• If user is setup as a retail user for a specific store/location, it limits Purchases to that location
• Create Whse Receipt doesn't do anything
• If the user is not a Warehouse Employee, nothing will happen
• If the Location of the PO is not setup to require receive, nothing will happen
• Creating a record in the Cross-Reference table creates a record in the Vendor Item table automatically
• When you click Print Checks, you must select a Bank Account. 
• Ensure that the bank account you select is the same Bank account as the transaction you are trying to print, otherwise nothing will happen.
• Inventory
• Item Ledger Entries from Purchase Receipts
• Item Description is blank on posted item ledger entry
• NAV will only populate a description if the item description for the transaction is different from the default description
• LS Retail
• Distribution Location Card - Server Name is the SQL server name (MYSERVER\NAV)
• CAL Codeunits
• POS Session
• Price change
• POS Transaction
• Assign Customer