Data entry in any software solution is a critical component to creating important business data. If items are entered incorrectly, reports cannot be trusted and you will be bogged down cross-referencing data. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 has some new features available that allow you to customize pages by organizing fast tabs and creating quick entry fields.
In Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you can customize what fields appear in fast tabs to allow you to view the most pertinent information for your role. The fields on a ‘fast tab’ can be assigned as follows:
- Standard: These fields will automatically show up in your fast tab.
- Additional: These fields will only be available if you select ‘shows more fields’.
- Promoted: These fields will be visible in the tab bar when it is collapsed so you can quickly identify the ‘need to know’ data. Previously in the classic view, you would have had to go to each tab to see the fields, now you can look at a collapsed fast tab to see payment terms by month, location, or quantity for example.
For a more detailed look at how to leverage ‘quick entry’ or ‘fast tabs’ in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, view this five minute demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzZFyhjn_us
You’ll be amazed at how just a little customization can go a long way in saving your company time and improving data accuracy.
By Malcolm Roach of
Malcolm,
Great points. For higher volume organizations, there are many automated data entry technologies to consider beyond the intrinsic data entry functionality available with Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Thiswebinar provides a review of the full spectrum of automated capture technologies such as scanning, faxing, barcoding, emailing, FTP, OCR, EDI, and portals.
This10-minute demo provides an example of using OCR in the accounts payable process to capture line items and achieve “touchless” AP processing.