Book excerpt: With this book you'll quickly learn to develop complete Dynamics NAV applications and gain the versatility to design for different enterprise needs and industry sectors. With a user-friendly, fully focused approach it's an indispensable tutorial. Key FeaturesLearn how Dynamics NAV ERP suite is set up and customized for various industriesIntegrate numerous parts of a company's operations including financial reporting, sales, order management, inventory, and forecastingDevelop complete applications and not just skeleton systemsCovers the design and implementation of two new add-on services: The Squash application and the Storage ' Logistics applicationAlso usable for previous versions such as 3.x, 4.0, and 5.0Easy-to-read style, packed with hard-won practical adviceReal-world examples with step-by-step explanationsBook Description Dynamics NAV 2009 is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software product from Microsoft that can be used for variety of business needs. It is part of the Microsoft Dynamics family, and intended to assist with finance, manufacturing, Customer Relationship Management, supply chains, analytics, and electronic commerce for small and medium-sized enterprises. This book is a focused tutorial on Microsoft Dynamics NAV application development, so you can develop complete applications and not just application outlines. It will show NAV developers how to create different kinds of applications. Different kinds of application are vital in different industries like fashion, automobile, retail, books (education), and other industries. It starts off by introducing the supply chain that you will be using throughout the book. You will implement the Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP suite and learn how it is set up and customized for various industries. You will be able to customize Dynamics NAV to suit the different aspects of a business such as Financial Management, Relationship Management, Production, Jobs, Trade, Storage, Logistics, and so on. The book will take you through these Microsoft-designed application features and show you how to customize and extend them safely. Thus, you will be able to create a structure of your own in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. What you will learnImplement Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP suite with a sample industry application throughout the bookSet up Dynamics NAV and customize it for various industries including fashion, retail, and the automobile industryGet to grips with key Dynamics NAV features such as Inventory Valuation, Item Tracking, and ReservationsLearn about B2B and B2C Interfacing and the fundamentals of Application DesignLearn and customize application features designed by Microsoft such as Financial Management, CRM, Manufacturing, Distribution / Wholesale, and Retail and extend them safelyDesign your applications to have a good balance between cost of ownership and functionalityAnalyze operation data based on sales demographics using Dynamics NAV CRMExtend your core applications using interfaces such as Flatfile, CSV, XMLports, ADO, EDI standards, and web servicesWho this book is for If you are a NAV consultant and developer, or designer of business applications you will benefit most from this book. The book assumes that you have a basic understanding of business management systems, application development, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics NAV.