Microsoft Business Solutions–Navision 4.0 Finn Boysen - Senior Product Manager, Navision Michael Rosenørn - Senior Product Manager, Navision

What’s New in Navision 4.0? Part One Main Menu: Navigation Pane Main Menu: Navigation Pane KPIs KPIs Information Pane on Sales Documents Information Pane on Sales Documents New Reporting Features New Reporting Features Manufacturing Foundation Manufacturing Foundation Business Analytics Business Analytics Business Notifications Business Notifications Industry Specific Solutions Industry Specific Solutions Part Two New Application of Customer Ledger Entries New Application of Customer Ledger Entries  Partial Payments  Reversal of Journal Postings  Unapply of Payments Intercompany Postings Intercompany Postings Other Microsoft Navision Financial Management Enhancements Other Microsoft Navision Financial Management Enhancements Customer Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Quality Improvements Quality Improvements E-Biz Update E-Biz Update XML I/O XML I/O

What’s new: Part I

Main Menu: Navigation Pane Familiar Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 environment Familiar Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 environment Tailored to specific needs Tailored to specific needs Easier navigation = empowered employees Easier navigation = empowered employeesDemo

Key Performance Indicators New KPI’s for Financial Management, SCM and CRM New KPI’s for Financial Management, SCM and CRM View KPI’s in a generic graph component in 4.0 that can be customized by partners View KPI’s in a generic graph component in 4.0 that can be customized by partners Gives even better drill-down capabilities Gives even better drill-down capabilitiesDemo

SCM – Information Pane on Sales Documents Facilitate order-taking process Facilitate order-taking process New UI in Sales Pane New UI in Sales PaneDemo

SCM – New Reporting Features Analysis Reports, Sales and Purchase Budgets and Analysis Views by Dimensions, ideal for companies with simple reporting needs! Analysis Reports, Sales and Purchase Budgets and Analysis Views by Dimensions, ideal for companies with simple reporting needs! Be flexible with your analysis views Be flexible with your analysis views Trace quickly to the source of the problem Trace quickly to the source of the problem Analyze data in real-time Analyze data in real-time Support sales and purchasing budgeting and budget follow-up in monetary values and quantities Support sales and purchasing budgeting and budget follow-up in monetary values and quantities Demo Demo

Microsoft Navision Business Analytics Take action based on up-to-date insight into your business Take action based on up-to-date insight into your business Analyze data with Microsoft Excel or other easy-to-use front-end tools of your choice Analyze data with Microsoft Excel or other easy-to-use front-end tools of your choice Streamline your data analysis process Streamline your data analysis process Expand functionality to meet more complex reporting and analysis needs Expand functionality to meet more complex reporting and analysis needs Reduce training and support costs Reduce training and support costs

SCM – Manufacturing Foundation Start with the Manufacturing solution that works for your size and needs Start with the Manufacturing solution that works for your size and needs Adapt quickly to keep pace in a competitive market Adapt quickly to keep pace in a competitive market Deliver more responsive customer service Deliver more responsive customer service Enhance business performance from shop floor to bottom line Enhance business performance from shop floor to bottom line Grow your manufacturing solution the way you want Grow your manufacturing solution the way you wantDemo

SCM – Business Notifications Save time on tracking and monitoring your supply chain process, and focus on decision-making instead Save time on tracking and monitoring your supply chain process, and focus on decision-making instead Gain better control with complete overview of what’s happening in your supply chain Gain better control with complete overview of what’s happening in your supply chain Integrate your business processes Integrate your business processes Prevent problems occurring, rather than reacting to them Prevent problems occurring, rather than reacting to them

Industry Specific Solutions Customers: Customers:  Reduce Total Cost of ownership and implementation time  Simpler and more structured implementations  Documented implementation and easier upgrade Partners: Partners:  Enables sharing of knowledge and solutions between partners  Shorter sales cycle and better integration between sales and implementation  Shorter learning curve for new consultants and partners

Example: Implementation (2+5+2) And Components for phase 1 Sales process Demo based on industry Interview based on Questionnaire Collection of knowledge 2 days preparatio n Knowledg e transfer First customer meeting Questionnaire 5 days implementation Day1: Kick offDay1: Kick off Day 2: G/LDay 2: G/L Day 3: Customer/VendorDay 3: Customer/Vendor Day 4: InventoryDay 4: Inventory Day 5: Sales/PurchaseDay 5: Sales/Purchase 2 days follow up Day1: onsite assistance and follow up Day 2: Evaluation with customer incl. next steps Industry data Excel Import/export Tool Project Schedule

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What’s new: Part II

Part Two New Application of Customer Ledger Entries New Application of Customer Ledger Entries  Partial Payments  Reversal of Journal Postings  Unapply of Payments Intercompany Postings Intercompany Postings Other Microsoft Navision Financial Management Enhancements Other Microsoft Navision Financial Management Enhancements Customer Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management Quality Improvements Quality Improvements E-Biz Update E-Biz Update XML I/O XML I/O

Microsoft Navision Financial Management: New Application of Customer Ledger Entries Partial payments gives you more flexibility to decide how a payment is applied Partial payments gives you more flexibility to decide how a payment is applied Reversal of Journal Postings and Unapply of Payments enables you to reverse all postings and changes related to an application, both regarding customer ledger entries and vendor ledger entries – and include a clear audit trail Reversal of Journal Postings and Unapply of Payments enables you to reverse all postings and changes related to an application, both regarding customer ledger entries and vendor ledger entries – and include a clear audit trailDemo

Microsoft Navision Financial Management: Intercompany Postings Increase productivity with reduced workload as you save time on multiple data entry Increase productivity with reduced workload as you save time on multiple data entry Minimize errors with automated and up-to-date data between your affiliated companies, making the inter-company reconciliation process faster, smoother and easier Minimize errors with automated and up-to-date data between your affiliated companies, making the inter-company reconciliation process faster, smoother and easier Transform islands of data for affiliate companies into a linked accounting procedure with a complete audit trail Transform islands of data for affiliate companies into a linked accounting procedure with a complete audit trail Better connect with affiliate companies with functionality that allows for multiple currencies and configurations with more than one database, to better manage inter company transactions Better connect with affiliate companies with functionality that allows for multiple currencies and configurations with more than one database, to better manage inter company transactionsDemo

Other Microsoft Navision Financial Management Enhancements Consolidation: give customers more freedom to choose which method to use when translating the G/L a/c from a a foreign entity Consolidation: give customers more freedom to choose which method to use when translating the G/L a/c from a a foreign entity Chart of Accounts: improved ease-of-use and simplicity Chart of Accounts: improved ease-of-use and simplicity Bar Chart in Account Schedules Bar Chart in Account SchedulesDemo

Microsoft Navision Customer Relationship Management Digital Security Certificate Digital Security Certificate Two-way synchronization of all fields Two-way synchronization of all fields Grouping Outlook tasks Grouping Outlook tasks Synchronization of Team to-dos/restructuring of Team to-dos Synchronization of Team to-dos/restructuring of Team to-dos SmartTag included as part of solution SmartTag included as part of solution Postponed Interaction Log Entries Postponed Interaction Log Entries Correction of known errors in Service Management Correction of known errors in Service Management

Quality Improvements and Enhancements Sustained error-correction effort in the supply chain area Sustained error-correction effort in the supply chain area Code re-factoring of adjust cost batch job Code re-factoring of adjust cost batch job Average cost improvement, including better expected cost handling Average cost improvement, including better expected cost handling Ability to use lot number for UOM>1 within the receipt process of WMS Ability to use lot number for UOM>1 within the receipt process of WMS Ability to include posted shipment date on invoices to conform with EU regulations Ability to include posted shipment date on invoices to conform with EU regulations New ODBC Driver New ODBC Driver

E-Biz Update Microsoft Navision Portal release delayed Microsoft Navision Portal release delayed Microsoft Navision User Portal not included in 4.0 release Microsoft Navision User Portal not included in 4.0 release Microsoft Navision Employee Portal to released with Microsoft Navision 4.0.A Microsoft Navision Employee Portal to released with Microsoft Navision 4.0.A Microsoft Navision Commerce Gateway: Microsoft Navision Commerce Gateway:  supports the latest version of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004  enhanced security  worker productivity gains (accepting and sending of multiple documents

XML I/O New XML port feature makes it easier for our partners to customize Microsoft Navision 4.0, and therefore give better service to our customers. New XML port feature makes it easier for our partners to customize Microsoft Navision 4.0, and therefore give better service to our customers. Improved overall performance of Microsoft Navision when handling doc exchange. Improved overall performance of Microsoft Navision when handling doc exchange. Reduced need for partners to have expert knowledge in XML parsers. Reduced need for partners to have expert knowledge in XML parsers.

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