Technical enhancements and features of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018

1. Ceridian payroll (Related only to North America localization)

You can now Import payroll transaction files from Ceridian HR/Payroll in US and Ceridian Powerpay in CA by installing the Ceridian Payroll extension.

1. Quickbooks File Import

You can now import payroll transaction files in the Quickbooks IIF format by installing the Quickbooks Payroll File Import extension.

1. Integration API

To empower developers and service providers to easily integrate with Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft is adding a REST API based on web services with easy-to-use authentication.

The entities in the API can be used on their own or in combination with extensions when there is a need to add user interface elements or business logic Dynamics NAV. The first iteration of the API publishes common record types, including company information, customer, vendor, employee, item (product), sales order, sales invoice, account, and journal.

1. Synchronize Vendors with Lexmark ICS

Also, there is a possibility now to take advantage of vendor synchronization when using Lexmark ICS. This will improve the vendor recognition rate in the Lexmark ICS and allow manual selection of vendors when performing visual training of new invoice layouts.

Vendor information including number, name, address, VAT registration, phone, and bank account data is transferred to Lexmark ICS when synchronizing. IMAGE

1. Personalize your workspace

Personalize your workspace to your tastes and work style! With our upcoming personalization tool built directly into Dynamics NAV, all it takes is a few clicks to display the right data for your role and your business or optimize for data entry in the browser.

1. Preview and Print Reports

Invoices, tax reports, checks and balance sheets – our upcoming Report Preview feature will display all kinds of reports directly in Dynamics NAV without having to download as a file (also there will be a possibility to print directly from the browser).

1. Analyzing Financial Statements in Microsoft Excel

In the Business Manager and Accountant Role Centers, you can choose which financial statements to view in Excel from a drop-down menu in the Reports section of the ribbon. When you choose a statement, it will be opened in Excel or Excel Online. An add-in connects the data to Financials.

1. 3 Checks per Page (related more to North America localization)

A new format has been created for check printing.  Now there is a possibility to print 3 checks per page to save paper and make check printing faster.

1. Full CRM Synchronization can be run in background

The Dynamics CRM Connection Setup guide now includes coupling of salespersons to CRM users as this is a prerequisite for any synchronization of data between Dynamics CRM and Financials.

The guide now allows you to run full synchronization when the CRM connection has been set up. The synchronization runs in the background so that the user can continue working.

1. Submission of EC Sales List with more than 9999 lines

You can now submit EC Sales List Report with more than 9999 lines. All you need is to set a threshold on a number of lines in VAT Report Configuration for EC Sales List report in Maximum number of lines field to 9999 and we’ve got you covered. When you submit such large EC Sales List report a number of messages will be generated and sent them to Government Gateway. You can see results of submission in Log Entries.