From the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Blogs: Seasonal inventory; Standard Journals; NAV extensions; Tax amounts

From this week's Microsoft Dynamics NAV blogs:

• Seasonal inventory forecasting in Dynamics NAV
• How you can save time re-entering journal entries using ‘Standard Journals' in Dynamics NAV!
• Conquering the peculiarities of Dynamics NAV extensions
• How to adjust tax amounts in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Seasonal inventory forecasting in Dynamics NAV

On the Encore Business Solutions blog, Constantine Gart wrote that recently many customers had been asking about Microsoft Dynamics NAV's capabilities to handle seasonal forecasting.

Most customers knew that Dynamics NAV could automate their inventory replenishment by keeping a minimum quantity on hand. However, they didn't know that they could also set sales/production forecasts for inventory over a specific period, he wrote.

This helps companies because changes in the seasons will increase/decrease the demand for particular items during the year, according to Gart.

In his blog, Gart explained how to set your own sales forecast by using the Production Forecast feature, which will drive future replenishment, i.e., production and/or purchases.

You can learn about the basic setup requirements and find some troubleshooting tips on how to incorporate sales forecasts to maintain adequate inventory over a period here.

How you can save time re-entering journal entries using ‘Standard Journals' in Dynamics NAV!

On the Evolution Business Systems blog, Amado Tan wrote that Dynamics NAV has a very useful tool for accountants that will save time when they created repetitive and periodic journal entries.

Although the tool, Standard Journals, is standard NAV functionality, it's rarely used by accountants, Tan wrote.

Standard Journals are journal entry ...