Innovia Newsletter, March 2016
Spring Garden
 
Spring is almost here! Most of Innovia live in the upper Midwest (Wisconsin and Indiana) and we really have had a pretty easy winter, so we shouldn't complain. Our family had a blessed Easter (I pray you did as well) and much like my intro in Thanksgiving, this is another time to pause and reflect. It is sad that our lives are so busy that we need some sort of holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter) to remind us to slow down, reflect on where we spend our time and energies, and, if you're anything like me, realize I don't always have my priorities right. I took the Monday after Easter off and part of that time was to do just that, reflect and re-prioritize. I encourage everyone to do that and, next year, actually plan for it (make it happen)!

As far as Innovia goes, we are really excited about bringing back our annual Innovia Customer Conference in Wisconsin Dells on May 11th and 12th - we have added to the number of ISV's doing breakout sessions and added another track. There are 24 sessions to choose from:
  • Agiles Group - Discover a New World with Agiles Workflow
  • Armada Dynamics - Taking Control of Your Rental Business
  • ChargeLogic - Payments, E-commerce, Click-to-Pay, & Shipping
  • Data Masons - Rethinking EDI with the Evolving Landscape of NAV
  • Dynamic Manufacturing - NAV Barcoding: Mobile WMS and Production Labor Tracking
  • Equisys, Inc. - Going Paperless with Zetadocs and Microsoft Dynamics NAV
  • Fastpath Solutions, Inc. - Eyes Wide Shut - Do you know who is Making Changes to your NAV Data?
  • Jet Reports, Inc. - NEW Jet Reports 2016 Functionality & Enhanced Mobile/BI Capabilities
  • Lanham Associates, Inc. - First Steps to Demand Planning & Replenishment
  • Malibu Commerce - NAV E-Commerce: What are the Most Important Selection Criteria?
  • MergeTool.com - NAV Easy Security
  • Microsoft
  • Netronic - Visual Scheduling in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
  • NAVUG
  • Next Generation Logistics, Inc. - Transportation Management for NAV
  • Quanta CRM - NAV CRM vs Dynamics CRM: What should you know?
  • Redtail Solutions, Inc.
  • RMM Solutions - Learn How to Increase Your IT Department's Efficiency
  • Sologlobe - 4 Exciting New WMS Features that will Revolutionize Your Warehouse
  • SPS Commerce - Omnichannel Supply Chain Solutions, beyond EDI
  • Innovia Consulting
    • What's New in NAV 2016
    • 50 Tips in 50 Minutes: Finance
    • NAV Manufacturing Tips & Tricks You Can Use Today
    • Interactive Reporting with PowerBI
    • NAV CRM vs Dynamics CRM: What should you know?
    • Improve your Processes through Value Stream Mapping


We also have Errol Schoenfish from Microsoft giving the keynote - this should be a great opportunity to learn and network. We hope to see you there!
Mark Christie, CEO
Innovia Consulting

Upcoming Webinars

April 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am - 10 EDI Best Practices: Integrating Your Supply Chain with Dynamics NAV

April 13 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am - CRM built into the NAV system you already own!  
   
April 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am - NAV Easy Security from Mergetool.com

April 27 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am - Document Management with Zetadocs


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Recent Blog Posts:
Multi-column Sorting in List Views NAV 2016
Multi-column Sorting in List Views NAV 2016
By John Grant

NAV 2015 allowed a user to sort one list view column at a time by left clicking the mouse on the list view column name. With NAV 2016 you can sort by multiple list view columns (column within a column).  Read More

Resolution for Dynamics NAV 2016 Error _Error occurred while creating a control add-in_ Posted by_Joseph Gress on
Resolution for Dynamics NAV 2016 Error "Error occurred while creating a control add-in"
By Joseph Gress

I would like to share information about an interesting issue that I ran into today with Dynamics NAV 2016. I just installed NAV 2016 Cumulative Update 4 on Innovia's servers. Our setup has the service tier on one server and the role tailored client on a different server. I suspect that the issue would not have occurred if the two were on the same server.  Read More

SMBs: Get ready to kick some SaaS in 2016
By Avalara

I would like to share information about an interesting issue that I ran into today with Dynamics NAV 2016. I just installed NAV 2016 Cumulative Update 4 on Innovia's servers. Our setup has the service tier on one server and the role tailored client on a different server. I suspect that the issue would not have occurred if the two were on the same server.  Read More

Top 10 NAV Spring Cleaning Tips
By Kerry Rosvold

Does your company's NAV need spring cleaning? 10 easy things to look at first: 
#1 - Evaluate reports. Take a look at the reports you have to determine if they are still used, relevant, comparable, and consistent. If not, find ways to make small changes gradually to tell a clearer story for your company. Read More
Shiny New Gadget of the Month
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Drivemocion LED Car Sign

With the Drivemotion's 16 messages and variety of facial expressions, you can tell the world behind you exactly how you feel. Now, keep your eyes on the road!

Learn More about it here
Quick Quiz
This Months Question
Which of the following should be part of your NAV spring cleaning?

a. Evaluate reports
b. Evaluate general ledger accounts
c. Evaluate user passwords
d. All of the above



Submit your answer to info@innovia.com A winner will be drawn from the correct responses to win a Shiny New Gadget. 
Last Months Answer
What is Microsoft Sway?


a. The newest dance video game
b. Basically, a web-based PowerPoint
c. A photo editing app


Answer: b. Basically, a web-based PowerPoint

Congratulations go to: Vanessa Lehigh, Kirby Foods, who won the Red Swingline Stapler. 
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About Innovia Consulting
Over the last 30 years Innovia has become a multiple-award winning, Microsoft Dynamics NAV consulting firm known for delivering innovative technology systems while providing exceptional client-focused service. By adopting a collaborative, pragmatic approach focused on getting the job done, Innovia has received five Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Awards in the last eight years and membership into Microsoft Dynamics President's Club. These honors rank Innovia in the top echelon of Microsoft's global network of value-added reselling NAV partners. Innovia knows NAV so you don't have to.