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Reveal Your Real Inventory Planning and Forecasting Policy by Answering These 10 Questions

By Xabier Lizartzategi
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How can you be sure that you really have a policy for inventory planning and demand forecasting? We explained how an organization’s lack of understanding on the basics (how a forecast is created, how safety stock buffers are determined, and how/why these values are adjusted) contributes to poor forecast accuracy, misallocated inventory, and lack of trust in the whole process. In this blog , we review 10 specific questions you can ask to uncover what’s really happening at your company. We detail the typical answers provided when a forecasting/inventory planning policy doesn’t really exist, explain how to interpret these answers, and offer some ...
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BCUG/NAVUG Podcast Transcription: Microsoft MVP Interview (Part 1)

By Delaney Freer
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The BCUG/NAVUG Podcast is your easy opportunity to stay current with news and insights on Dynamics 365 Business Central / Dynamics NAV. Each month the User Group interviews community leaders to hear about the latest product and technology developments and discuss their perspectives and insights regarding how these tools are being applied. In the May 2019 episode, we heard from Microsoft MVPs James Crowter and Erik Hougaard on their thoughts regarding Microsoft’s progress with the new platform, how existing NAV customers can prepare for the future, and a range of other insights on the ever-changing technology landscape. It’s an informative, engaging ...
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Ten Tips that Avoid Data Problems in Software Implementation

By Xabier Lizartzategi
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We work with many customers in many industries to connect our advanced analytical, forecasting, and inventory planning software to their ERP systems. Despite the variety of situations we encounter, some data-related problems tend to crop up over and over. This blog lists ten tips that can help you avoid these common problems.   Once a customer is ready to implement software for demand planning and/or inventory optimization, they need to connect the analytics software to their corporate data stream. In our case, we mainline transaction data directly into the analytical software. This provides information on item demand and supplier lead times, among other ...
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Maintenance Notice

By Mitchell Olson
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The platform which supports this community, Higher Logic, will be performing scheduled infrastructure maintenance for the online community on Friday, July 26, from 11PM ET to 3AM ET. Although you may anticipate a brief downtime during the maintenance window, your site will not be down during the entire allotted time frame.
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Don't miss the opportunity to nominate your 2019 BCUG/NAVUG All-Stars!

By Laura Gariano
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One of the highlights of the year is to see the BCUG/NAVUG User Group community recognize and reward those individuals that have made significant contributions of their time and expertise to educate and connect the greater User Group community. For those of you not familiar with the BCUG/NAVUG All-Star award program, please take a few minutes to read through the information below and submit your All-Star nominations before the August 2 nd deadline . Then get ready to vote in August for those extraordinary All-Star volunteers!  Awards will be announced at the annual User Group Summit North America conference; be sure to join us October 15-18 in ...
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A Few User Group Site Updates

By Michelle Lowry
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Hey, all! Your user group website has some new and changed features, and I’ve highlighted some of them below. View your Followed Content For some time now, you’ve been able to follow discussion posts, blog articles, and library entries by navigating to them and clicking the  Follow (star)  icon.  Following a content item triggers real-time email notifications to you whenever someone else in the community interacts with that item.  It’s a great way to keep up on a conversation or file that interests you.    Now, to make it as easy as possible to track  all  the content you're following, you can view it from your profile; just navigate to  My ...
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The eXtreme Partner Event Has Evolved: eXtreme365 Now Offers Something for Everyone!

By Angie Stahlmann
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In today's’ business world, only the fittest survive. Standing still is a recipe for failure. That’s why Microsoft has evolved. The technology has evolved. And partner organizations have evolved. It’s, therefore, no wonder that the eXtreme365 event for Microsoft technology partners has evolved, too.  The eXtreme365 Evolution In the past, eXtreme was strictly a CRM event. But that’s no longer true. In the past, eXtreme was strictly a technical event. But that’s no longer true either. So if you thought you knew what eXtreme365 is all about, think again! eXtreme365   now offers something for everyone: ERP, CRM, and Power Platform, for Technical ...
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Announcing BCUG/NAVUG’s Top Webinars of 2018

By Delaney Freer
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As hard as it is to believe, we are already halfway through 2019. To keep from moving too fast and to celebrate all of the great content our User Group volunteers contribute every day, let’s rewind the clock and take time to appreciate the top performing virtual content from 2018. Did you know there are   121,000+   educational content session downloads annually across all User Groups? As a way to highlight some of the amazing success and incredible programs community members shared last year, BCUG/NAVUG is excited to share our   Top Downloaded Webinar Recordings . That’s right, the votes are in – YOUR votes. Here are the results: Excelapalooza ...
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Register before the Early Bird deadline for User Group Summit North America 2019 in Orlando!

By Gwen Toay
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Big news – registration is open for User Group Summit North America. This one-of-a-kind event for learning, sharing and connecting, is happening again October 15-18, 2019! Registration is open – so register now and take advantage of our $400 early bird discount!   Summit is the premier annual conference for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV and Power Platform (Power BI, PowerApps, and Microsoft Flow) users, partners and Microsoft experts. Connect with the community and gain vital knowledge to maximize your software performance and further your job role, career and product investment.   There are plenty of reasons to ...
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User Group World Tour Q&A: Interview with Copenhagen Speaker Sune Lohse

By Delaney Freer
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Where’s the one place you can gain direct access to Microsoft, hear about real-life experiences from others who face the same daily challenges as you, and get insight into the latest product updates? The User Group World Tour for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central & Dynamics NAV in Copenhagen on 22 May 2019. BCUG/NAVUG had the pleasure of chatting with Sune Lohse , Chief Strategy Officer for Abakion, about what attendees can expect to hear during his session at the User Group World Tour in Copenhagen. Sune has been working with the Dynamics NAV/Business Central products for over 18 years, and often times volunteers to speak for the ...
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User Group World Tour: Q&A with Attendee Poul Kjaer

By Delaney Freer
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“ In a rapidly changing environment like Dynamics, you need to update yourself frequently. And this event offers broad opportunities for that.” – Poul Kjaer, CEO of Pipol A/S   In case you missed it, the User Group World Tour for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central & Dynamics NAV is headed to Copenhagen towards the end of the month, and is a great opportunity for all BC/NAV users and partners to come together to hear from Microsoft, network with peers, and learn about the latest product updates. BCUG/NAVUG was given the opportunity to speak with Poul Kjaer , CEO of Pipol A/S, to learn more about how his experience at the ...
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User Group World Tour: Q&A with Eva Dupont (Microsoft)

By Angie Stahlmann
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"The User Group World Tour is about users sharing experiences with other users, no matter which version they are running back home."  - Eva Dupont, Senior Content Program Manager at Microsoft The User Group World Tour for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central & Dynamics NAV is your one-stop shop to gain exclusive access to Microsoft, hear what best practices others are using to overcome their everyday system challenges, and learn what’s next for D365 BC/NAV. BCUG/NAVUG visited with Eva Dupont , Senior Content Program Manager at Microsoft , to learn more about her experience at the User Group World Tour stop in Amsterdam this ...
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Does your Lanham Eship calculate Declared Value Charges Properly

By Michael Heatherly
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We were reviewing our Electronic invoice down loaded from UPS and noted we were being billed $1.05 per hundred prior to incentives for Declared Value Charges. I called UPS to inquire why were  being overcharged.  They indicated the tariff published at the end of December 2018 effective in 2019 raised the rate from 90 cents per hundred dollars of declared value, to $1.05. Our Var uploaded a corrected rate mode from Lanham this morning.  Have others encountered this situation? Here is the column legend for the UPS bill if you want to see what your were invoiced. AW  Basis Value AZ    Incentive Amount BA    Net Amount (Gross up Invcentive + Net)/ Basis ...
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Nominate a BCUG/NAVUG Champion!

By Laura Gariano
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In honor of National Volunteer Month, this April 2019 we are excited to have launched a special opportunity to shine a light on the people who inspire us and make a difference in the BCUG/NAVUG community. The  BCUG/NAVUG Champion  spotlight program celebrates exceptional User Group members who share their knowledge and passion for Dynamics 365 BC/Dynamics NAV, providing meaningful learning and experiences for their User Group peers. Tell us about a volunteer in your User Group community who has impacted your work by helping you solve an issue, maximize the performance of your Dynamics product, improve operations, overcome obstacles, or achieve ...
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What i learned from summit emea, bc day in amsterdam

By Franz Kalchmair
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i visited amsterdam the first time in my life, it was also the first summit i joined. the event is quite well organized, but there are to less nibbles for coffee break. but that is not so the point. so what is the point? a bit surprisingly many sessions were a kind of a marketing show from and for ISVs and/or partners. this can be interesting, if someone has a special interest in the products of the ISV, but it's not really interesting for the public, for people who are interested in news about BC in general. or ... power bi is a quite interesting tool and it's nice, that someone can make basic analysis reporting for BC data, but it's not specific BC. what ...
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Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Business Central Licensing Initiatives and April Deadlines

By Debbie Clark
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https://qixas.com/microsoft-dynamics-nav-business-central-licensing-initiatives-and-april-deadline
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What is a Summit N.A. RFP?

By Mark Rhodes
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I'm glad you asked! Planning for our 12th annual Summit has begun, and if you run Business Central or NAV at your organization, you could lead a session at the conference! This year's Summit North America (the “N.A.”) will be October 14-18 in Orlando, Florida, and your User Group Programming Committee is looking for fresh ideas and new faces via our Request for Proposals (the “RFP”). It's our method of collecting session ideas and speakers so the Programming Committee can review and assemble a truly valuable conference agenda, and you can access it here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UGSummitNA2019 .  We want to hear from you! If you're thinking ...
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How to Review & Update your BCUG/NAVUG Privacy Settings & Discussion Signature

By Marghet Hager
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Here on BCUG/NAVUG, you can control what information shows to others on your BCUG/NAVUG profile! Reviewing your BCUG/NAVUG profile privacy settings periodically will allow you to understand what information of yours is viewable on our site and allow you to protect your information. To access your privacy settings, go to your BCUG/NAVUG profile and click on MY SETTINGS>PRIVACY SETTINGS. What are my Privacy Setting options? You can set your information to four different settings: Public: This will allow anyone, even those who is not logged into BCUG/NAVUG, to view this information Members Only: This will only allow people who have a BCUG/NAVUG ...
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For The Love of NAV!

By Holly Kutil
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For The Love of NAV! Success & the Admin!             By Holly T. Kutil 02/14/19 I am grateful for a dear friend and mentor in the NAV space, Cynthia Priebe, it was our first encounter back in 2008 that sparked the flame that ignited into the blaze of passion I have for our beloved ERP we have called Navision, NAV and now Business Central.   It was a simple encounter where she pointed out that typing "t" in a date field would fill in the current date of 02/14/19 or "today's" date.  That tip sure seems like a small thing, but when you work in an ERP and type in the date 02/14/19 more than 100 times a day . . . It becomes a "BIG" thing!   That ...
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A Successful Admin Is Not An Island!

By Holly Kutil
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A Successful Admin Is Not An Island! Success & the Admin!             By Holly T. Kutil 01/30/19   If you are an ERP Administrator and you find yourself sitting in a corner office or the basement, (depends on how much your boss likes you) looking out the window or staring at a computer monitor, waiting for the rest of the employees to knock on your door, I am here to tell you that you are doing it wrong.  If you have not found a group of ERP Administrators to network with on a regular basis, again you are doing it wrong.  An admin cannot live on an island and cannot do it alone so today we are going to talk about how to thrive and not just survive!  ...
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